Archive for November 9th, 2008
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Three Bush appointees likely to stay
In addressing nation’s most serious challenges, President-elect Obama will rely on holdovers from the Bush administration.
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Condoms Trump Abstinence in Obama Global AIDS Policy, Aide Says (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — President-elect Barack Obama will
reverse U.S. family planning and AIDS prevention strategies that
have long linked global funding to anti-abortion and abstinence
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Press Briefing by Dana Perino – 11/10/2008
MS. PERINO: Welcome. Okay, I have a couple of things for you and then I will go to questions.
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President Bush to Welcome Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
President Bush will welcome His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to Camp David on November 16, 2008. The President looks forward to discussing with the Crown Prince the strong bilateral relationship between the United States and the UAE, stability in the Gulf, and a range of regional issues.
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Notice: Continuation of National Emergency with Respect to Weapons of Mass Destruction
On November 14, 1994, by Executive Order 12938, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons (weapons of mass destruction) and the means of delivering such weapons. On July 28, 1998, the President issued Executive Order 13094 amending Executive Order 12938 to respond more effectively to the worldwide threat of weapons of mass destruction proliferation activities. On June 28, 2005, I issued Executive Order 13382 that, inter alia, further amended Executive Order 12938 to improve our ability to combat proliferation. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States; therefore, the national emergency first declared on November 14, 1994, and extended in each subsequent year, must continue. In accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12938, as amended.
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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
Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) In accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I have sent the enclosed notice to the Federal Register for publication, stating that the national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, as amended, is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 2008.
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Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate one individual and designate one individual to serve in his Administration: Michael J. Green, John Kim Cook
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Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the Baku Energy Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 14, 2008.
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Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Malé, Maldives to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Mohamed Nasheed, President-Elect of the Republic of Maldives on November 11, 2008.
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President Bush Visits National Naval Medical Center – November 10, 2008
President Bush on Monday said, “You know, I’m — appreciate the families who were so gracious to me here. One of the things I tell them is that their loved one is going to get fabulous medical care — and they do. It’s inspiring to see the hard work. It’s also inspiring to see the courage of the patients. I met some of the men that I’d seen six months ago; I came back, and they’re totally different looking people. That’s because of the good health care. It’s also because of their mental framework. They’ve decided that nothing’s going to get them down, and they battled back. And a lot of them are doing really well.”
