Archive for November, 2008
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Obama inauguration could take on subdued tone
Millions of people are expected to go to Washington to celebrate Barack Obama’s inauguration on January 20, but with a troubled economy and pocketbook issues on the mind, the president-elect must be careful to set the right tone.
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Obama’s Army of E-Mail Backers Gives Him Clout to Sway Congress (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — The millions of donors who enabled
Barack Obama to shatter campaign-fundraising records and build a
nationwide network of supporters may also help him rewrite the
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Obama’s Army of E-Mail Backers Gives Him Clout to Sway Congress (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — The millions of donors who enabled
Barack Obama to shatter campaign-fundraising records and build a
nationwide network of supporters may also help him rewrite the
rules for governing. -
Press Briefing by Dana Perino – 12/1/2008
MS. PERINO: Good morning. The President is currently in the Situation Room receiving an update on the recent attacks in Mumbai. He also got an update on Iraq this morning. And as I announced last evening, Secretary Rice will travel to India on Wednesday, and I expect that she’ll report back to the President upon her return, which I think is Thursday night, maybe Friday morning.
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Executive Order: Exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7103(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, and in order to reflect the effects of the reorganization and restructuring of the Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, Transportation, and the Treasury on their subdivisions exempted from coverage under the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program, it is hereby ordered as follows
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President Bush Discusses World AIDS Day – December 1, 2008
President Bush on Monday said, “Today is World AIDS Day, a day we reaffirm our commitment to fight HIV/AIDS at home and abroad. Thirty-three million people around the world are living with HIV, including more than one million Americans. Once again this year, to observe World AIDS Day, there is a red ribbon on the North Portico of the White House. The ribbon is a symbol of our resolve to confront HIV/AIDS and to affirm the matchless value of every life.”
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President and Mrs. Bush Participate in Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health – December 1, 2008
President Bush on Monday said, “We’re a better nation when we save lives. And I wish the American people could see what we have seen after this PEPFAR initiative has kicked in and brought results. I mean, people literally lining the roads in Tanzania, all waving and anxious to express their love and appreciation to the American President who represents the American people.”
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Fact Sheet: World AIDS Day 2008
Today, President and Mrs. Bush marked World AIDS Day 2008 with Pastor Rick Warren at the Newseum and discussed the success of this Administration’s global HIV/AIDS initiative. President and Mrs. Bush have made a historic commitment to the fight against global HIV/AIDS. Since 2001, the Administration has delivered more than $148 billion to fight HIV/AIDS both at home and abroad. Once again, this year, the White House will display the red ribbon on the North Portico to represent the continued battle against HIV/AIDS and to affirm the matchless value of every human life.
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Presidential Message
I send greetings to those gathered for the UN International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha, Qatar. Six years ago, I joined leaders from 50 countries at the United Nations Conference on Financing for Development at Monterrey, Mexico to forge a new partnership for development. That partnership was based on a consensus among the world’s nations that development is in the common interest of humankind. The most effective way to raise the living standards of the world’s poorest people is to create economic growth by using all forms of development finance — including trade, investment, grants, and lending — in countries that govern justly, invest in their people, and encourage economic freedom. Today in Doha we should reaffirm our commitment to the development principles agreed upon at Monterrey.
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President Bush Signs H.R. 5714 Into Law
On Monday, December 1, 2008, the President signed into law: H.R. 5714, the “United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008,” which requires the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue coins in recognition and celebration of the founding of the United States Army in 1775.
