Archive for December 14th, 2008
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GOP Picks Ranking Members for 111th (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com – House Republicans avoided a potentially divisive issue last week as Don Young of Alaska pulled his name from consideration to continue as ranking Republican on the Natural Resources Committee.
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Obama left with little time to curb global warming (AP)
AP – When Bill Clinton took office in 1993, global warming was a slow-moving environmental problem that was easy to ignore. Now it is a ticking time bomb that President-elect Barack Obama can’t avoid. -
President Bush Participates in Press Availability with Afghanistan President Karzai in Afghanistan – December 15, 2008
President Bush on Monday said, “I told the President that you can count on the United States — just like you’ve been able to count on this administration, you’ll be able to count on the next administration, as well. It’s in our interest that Afghanistan’s democracy flourish. It’s in America’s interest that we forever deny safe haven to people who still want to kill our citizens.”
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President Bush Visits with Troops in Afghanistan – December 15, 2008
President Bush on Monday 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 Hosts Hanukkah Reception – December 15, 2008
President Bush on Monday said, “The story of Hanukkah recalls the miraculous victory of a small band of patriots against tyranny, and the oil that burned for eight nights. Through centuries of exile and persecution, Jews have lit the menorah. Each year, they behold its glow with faith in the power of God, and love for His greatest gift — freedom.”
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Fact Sheet: Diversifying Our Energy Supply and Confronting Climate Change
President Bush has taken a reasoned, balanced approach to the serious challenges of energy security and climate change. The President supports a climate change policy that takes advantage of new clean energy technologies; increases our use of alternative fuels; works towards an international agreement that will slow, stop, and eventually reverse the growth of greenhouse gases; and includes binding commitments from all major economies.
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President Bush Hosts Hanukkah Reception
President Bush on Monday said, “The story of Hanukkah recalls the miraculous victory of a small band of patriots against tyranny, and the oil that burned for eight nights. Through centuries of exile and persecution, Jews have lit the menorah. Each year, they behold its glow with faith in the power of God, and love for His greatest gift — freedom.”
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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Maine
The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Maine and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm beginning on December 11, 2008, and continuing.
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President Bush Visits with Troops in Afghanistan
President Bush on Monday 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 Participates in Press Availability with Afghanistan President Karzai in Afghanistan
President Bush on Sunday said, “I told the President that you can count on the United States — just like you’ve been able to count on this administration, you’ll be able to count on the next administration, as well. It’s in our interest that Afghanistan’s democracy flourish. It’s in America’s interest that we forever deny safe haven to people who still want to kill our citizens.”
