Archive for November 17th, 2008
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Administration moves to protect appointees
Political appointees are shifted to career civil service posts as the Bush administration tries to maintain its regulatory initiatives.
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Some abortion foes shifting focus
Unsuccessful legal fights lead to efforts within the antiabortion movement designed to encourage women to continue their pregnancies.
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Obama advisers: No charges likely vs interrogators (AP)
AP – Barack Obama’s incoming administration is unlikely to bring criminal charges against government officials who authorized or engaged in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the George W. Bush presidency. Obama, who has criticized the use of torture, is being urged by some constitutional scholars and human rights groups to investigate possible war crimes by the Bush administration. -
Obama Will Likely Delay Overhaul of Nafta to Focus on Economy (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) — Barack Obama, who threatened during
the presidential campaign to withdraw from the North American
Free Trade Agreement unless he could renegotiate it, may delay
trying to rework the accord as he focuses on the U.S. economic
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Press Briefing by Dana Perino – 11/18/2008
MS. PERINO: Hello, everybody. A couple of announcements for you. As you just saw, the President spoke today about efforts to improve travel for all Americans during this busy holiday season. He announced an expansion of the Thanksgiving Express Lanes, which were utilized on the East Coast during last year’s Thanksgiving season.
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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for California
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of California and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the area struck by wildfires beginning on November 13, 2008, and continuing.
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Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate six individuals to serve in his Administration: Rodney G. Bent, Gary C. Bryner, Thomas Joseph Dodd, Roger W. Wallace, Alesia Ranney-Marinelli, Mark S. Shelton
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President Bush Discusses Aviation Congestion and Transportation Safety – November 18, 2008
President Bush on Tuesday said, “Our job is to make sure it is as comfortable an experience as possible. Now, obviously, the federal government can’t control all aspects of how the airlines, for example, conducts their business. We’re not in the business of managing airlines. We are in the business, however, of making it easier for airlines to do the job we expect them to do.”
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Executive Order: Amendments to Executive Order 9397 Relating to Federal Agency Use of Social Security Numbers
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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Fact Sheet: Improving Travel During The Holidays And Beyond
Today, President Bush visited the Department of Transportation (DOT) and discussed measures to improve air travel, both during the upcoming holiday season and in the future, and highlighted his Administration’s transportation safety record. Over the holidays, millions of Americans will take to the roads, railways, and skies to visit loved ones. For too many travelers, though, it means long delays, cancellations, and lost bags. Today the President announced new measures that bolster the Administration’s those problems.
