Archive for December 13th, 2008
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Rolling paper giant sues over NYC firm’s T-shirts (AP)
AP – A prominent cigarette paper maker with drug-culture cachet is accusing a T-shirt company of stealing its distinctive style for a design celebrating President-elect Barack Obama’s victory.
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Obama’s true colors: Black, white … or neither? (AP)
AP – A perplexing new chapter is unfolding in Barack Obama’s racial saga: Many people insist that “the first black president” is actually not black. -
Lt. Gov., Atty. Gen. may be looking ahead to 2010 (AP)
AP – In many ways, Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn and Attorney General Lisa Madigan couldn’t be more different: He has carefully promoted his image as an outsider and reformer; she comes from a powerful political family. -
President Bush Meets with Iraq President Talabani in Iraq – December 14, 2008
President Bush on Sunday said, “And the work hasn’t been easy, but it has been necessary for American security, Iraqi hope, and world peace. So Mr. President, thank you for your friendship and thank you for your hospitality. I’m looking forward to meeting all folks who are involved in the process, leading this political process. And I am just so grateful that I had a chance to come back to Iraq before my presidency ended.”
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President Bush and Iraq Prime Minister Maliki Sign the Strategic Framework Agreement and Security Agreement – December 14, 2008
President Bush on Sunday said, “With these agreements, Mr. Prime Minister, we’re honoring the sacrifices that I just described in the best possible way — by building a freer, safer, and more hopeful world. By signing these agreements we’re showing the people of Iraq the United States of America keeps its word. And we are showing the people of the Middle East that America stands firmly for liberty and justice and peace. And we are leaving the next President with a stable foundation for the future, and an approach that can enjoy broad bipartisan support at home.”
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President Bush Visits Troops in Iraq – December 14, 2008
President Bush on Sunday said, “And so I have a message for you and all who serve our country: I want to thank you for making the noble choice to serve and to protect your fellow Americans. Sometimes it can be hard to tell when history is being made, particularly if you’re in the middle of the action. What you’re doing in Iraq is as important, and courageous, and selfless as what American troops did in places like Normandy and Iwo Jima and Korea. Your generation is every bit as great as any that came before it. And the work you do every day will shape history for generations to come.”
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Roundtable Interview of the President with Travel Pool
Q Quick ducking there, sir. THE PRESIDENT: I was worried about you. I thought you were going to have a heart attack. Q I thought I was, too. (Laughter.) I’m with you on that.
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President Bush Visits with Troops in Afghanistan
President Bush on Sunday said, “Because of you, America has a strong friend and partner in the fight against extremism in a pivotal part of the world. Because of you, people across the broader East — Middle East now have an example of a more hopeful path — a model of liberty that can prevail over tyranny and terror. Because of you, killers who wanted to take the lives of Americans back home have been brought to justice before they reached our shores. And because of you and all who work to protect our nation, America has done something many said was impossible: We have gone more than seven years without a terrorist attack on our homeland.”
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President Bush and Iraq Prime Minister Maliki Sign the Strategic Framework Agreement and Security Agreement
President Bush on Sunday said, “With these agreements, Mr. Prime Minister, we’re honoring the sacrifices that I just described in the best possible way — by building a freer, safer, and more hopeful world. By signing these agreements we’re showing the people of Iraq the United States of America keeps its word. And we are showing the people of the Middle East that America stands firmly for liberty and justice and peace. And we are leaving the next President with a stable foundation for the future, and an approach that can enjoy broad bipartisan support at home.”
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President Bush Visits Troops in Iraq
President Bush on Sunday said, “And so I have a message for you and all who serve our country: I want to thank you for making the noble choice to serve and to protect your fellow Americans. Sometimes it can be hard to tell when history is being made, particularly if you’re in the middle of the action. What you’re doing in Iraq is as important, and courageous, and selfless as what American troops did in places like Normandy and Iwo Jima and Korea. Your generation is every bit as great as any that came before it. And the work you do every day will shape history for generations to come.”
