Archive for October 29th, 2008
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Poll: Obama doubles lead in Colorado, gains in electoral map
Call it the Rocky Mountain road to the White House.
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Transcript of Larry King’s interview with John McCain
Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain sat down with CNN’s Larry King on “Larry King Live” on Wednesday. Among the topics were Gov. Sarah Palin’s readiness to lead the country and whether McCain’s Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, is a socialist.
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Palin hints she’s in politics for good, eyeing 2012 (AFP)
AFP – Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hinted in an interview with ABC News to be broadcast Thursday that she will remain a key player in US politics regardless of who gets elected president next week, and may even run in the 2012 election. -
Obama, Bill Clinton join forces for change (AFP)
AFP – Old and new Democratic champions Bill Clinton and Barack Obama buried the hatchet and joined forces to deliver a rousing call for change six days from the US election. -
McCain says racism will barely affect election (AP)
AP – Republican presidential candidate John McCain says racism will play virtually no role when voters head to the polls next Tuesday because it will be trumped by the nation’s economic problems. -
Early voting appears to favor Obama (AFP)
AFP – Millions of Americans have lined up to vote early in the November 4 election — some waiting more than two hours — with many appearing to favor Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. -
Statement by Press Secretary Dana Perino
The United States condemns the sentencing of 12 members of the Damascus Declaration National Council to two and a half years in prison. This judgment once again underscores the Syrian regime’s contempt for the fundamental rights and freedoms of their people.
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Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to appoint three individuals and that he has designated one individual to serve in his Administration.
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Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to Sudan
On November 3, 1997, by Executive Order 13067, a national emergency was declared with respect to Sudan, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Sudan. On April 26, 2006, in Executive Order 13400, I determined that the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region posed an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, expanded the scope of the national emergency to deal with that threat, and ordered the blocking of property of certain persons connected to the conflict. On October 13, 2006, I issued Executive Order 13412 to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency and to implement the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-344).
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Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed notice to the Federal Register for publication, stating that the Sudan emergency is to continue in effect beyond November 3, 2008.
