Archive for October 22nd, 2008
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Undecided Asian voters play key role in US election (AFP)
AFP – Minority Asians may be the biggest group of undecided voters in the upcoming US presidential and congressional elections and will play a key role in the outcome of the ballot, officials say. -
McCain’s image as reformer born in crisis
Senator John McCain’s response to Keating Five scandal in 1989 launched him into national spotlight.
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Black vote could help swing key states to Obama (Reuters)
Reuters – Black Americans could vote in record numbers for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, potentially giving him an edge in some states that are tightly contested with Republican rival John McCain. -
House GOP leader asks Bush to cut off ACORN funds (AP)
AP – House Republican leader John Boehner on Wednesday urged President Bush to block all federal funds to a grass-roots community group that has been accused of voter registration fraud. -
Palin’s aides back charging state for kid’s travel (AP)
AP – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is allowed to charge taxpayers for her children’s commercial airline tickets because they represent the state wherever they go with her, the governor’s aides said Wednesday. -
AP presidential poll: Race tightens in final weeks (AP)
AP – The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows McCain and Barack Obama essentially running even among likely voters in the election homestretch. -
Obama’s lead widens in California (AP)
AP – THE POLL: Public Policy Institute of California; national presidential race among likely voters in California (55 electoral votes). -
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced that he intends to nominate six individuals and appoint four individuals and that he has designated one individual to serve in his Administration: Robert A. DeHaan, Steven C. Hollon, Joseph E. Lambert, Gayle A. Nachtigal, Arthur G. Scotland, Gerald W. VandeWalle, Abram Claude, Jr., Marc Gordon, Herbert Briick, Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker, and William E. Reukauf
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Text of a Letter from the President to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services, the Chairman and Ranking Members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Pursuant to section 1228(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Public Law 110-181 (NDAA), I hereby certify that a registration and monitoring system for defense articles provided to the Government of Iraq or any other group, organization, citizen, or resident of Iraq, meeting the requirements set forth in subsection 1228(c) of the NDAA, has been established.
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Statement by the President
Twenty-five years ago a suicide bomb destroyed the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. We remember the 241 American Marines, soldiers, and sailors who lost their lives in that attack, and we pay tribute to their families and loved ones. The U.S. forces in Lebanon were serving as part of the Multinational Force working to bring peace and security to that country, torn by years of civil war.
