Archive for October 23rd, 2008
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Robocalls flood phone lines in battleground states
Some residents in battleground states are receiving more than a dozen daily robocalls, recorded messages often used to attack a candidate’s opponent.
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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Ohio
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Ohio and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe wind storm associated with Tropical Depression Ike on September 14, 2008.
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President Bush Participates in Signing Ceremony with NATO Secretary General De Hoop Scheffer for NATO Accession Protocols for Albania and Croatia
President Bush on Friday said, “With today’s ceremony, we celebrate two young and vigorous democracies seeking to assume new responsibilities in a time of terrorism and a time of war. We strengthen America’s partnership with nations that once found themselves in the shackles of communism. We rejoice in taking a major step toward welcoming the people of Albania and Croatia into the greatest alliance for freedom the world has ever known.”
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President Bush Participates in Briefings at the National Security Agency
President Bush on Friday said, “Ever since 9/11, the people in this building have done what the country expects them to do, and that is to work as hard as necessary to help protect the United States of America. The work here at the NSA is absolutely vital, and I wish all our citizens could meet the folks that work here and realize how smart they are, how capable they are, and how enthusiastic they are in doing their duty.”
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United Nations Day, 2008
On October 24, 1945, in the wake of the devastation left by World War II, the United Nations was formally established. Today, we recognize the many contributions of the United Nations and renew our commitment to its founding principles.
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McCain, RNC Have $8 Million More Than Obama, DNC in Last Weeks (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) — The Republican National Committee
and its party nominee, John McCain, headed into the final three
weeks of the presidential campaign with $8 million more to spend
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Polls point to trouble for McCain
Analysis: For John McCain, the batch of battleground state polls released recently brings almost universally bad news. His path to the presidency is now extremely precarious.
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McCain, Obama Make Populist Appeals on Economy in Swing States (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) — Barack Obama and John McCain
ratcheted up their populist appeals to working-class voters as
they campaigned in two battleground states where voting already
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Obama Benefits as Blacks, Democrats, First-Timers Vote Early (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) — Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama has an edge in six of eight states that provide
early-voting data by party registration, as Democrats, blacks and
first-time voters cast ballots in unprecedented numbers. -
Press Briefing by Dana Perino – 10/24/2008
MS. PERINO: Hello, everybody. A few things for you. The President is currently attending briefings at the National Security Agency. This visit is similar to the ones the President has done at the CIA, at the State Department and at other places. I expect he’ll be doing that as much as he possibly can between now and the end.
