Archive for January 4th, 2009
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Pressure mounts on Japan PM as parliament meets (AFP)
AFP – Japan’s parliament convened Monday for a session on measures to revive the flagging economy with Prime Minister Taro Aso under pressure both from within and outside the ruling bloc to call a snap election. -
Virginia Governor Kaine Said to Be Obamaâs Choice to Lead DNC (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) — Virginia Governor Tim Kaine is
President-elect Barack Obamaâs choice to head the Democratic
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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm and flooding beginning on December 11, 2008, and continuing.
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Press Briefing by Dana Perino – 1/5/2008
MS. PERINO: Hello. All right, I have a few announcements and then I will go to your questions.
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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Hawaii
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Hawaii and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding during the period of December 10-16, 2008.
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President Bush Meets with First Vice President of the Government of National Unity of the Republic of Sudan and President of the Government of Southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit – January 5, 2009
President Bush on Monday said, “I’m proud to be meeting again with the Vice President of Sudan. He’s a friend of mine. He is a strong leader who’s dealing with a very difficult situation. … I informed the Vice President that I have provided a waiver to the State Department so they can begin to move 240 containers’ worth of heavy equipment into Darfur, and that the Defense Department will be flying Rwanda equipment into Darfur to help facilitate the peacekeeping missions there.”
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President Bush Meets with First Vice President of the Government of National Unity of the Republic of Sudan and President of the Government of Southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit
President Bush on Monday said, “I’m proud to be meeting again with the Vice President of Sudan. He’s a friend of mine. He is a strong leader who’s dealing with a very difficult situation. … I informed the Vice President that I have provided a waiver to the State Department so they can begin to move 240 containers’ worth of heavy equipment into Darfur, and that the Defense Department will be flying Rwanda equipment into Darfur to help facilitate the peacekeeping missions there.”
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Statement by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley
Today, President Bush announced his approval of the airlift of equipment for the United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). The President also authorized the waiver of the 15-day congressional notification requirements to allow the airlift assistance to proceed immediately, because failing to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health and welfare.
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Memorandum for the Secretary of State
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 10(d)(1) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287e-2(d)(1)), I hereby determine that provision of assistance to the United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur to support the airlift of equipment for peacekeeping in Darfur without reimbursement from the United Nations is important to the security interests of the United States.
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President, Mrs. Bush, Barbara, and Jenna Deeply Saddened by Passing of Their Cat India (“Willie”)
The President, Mrs. Bush, Barbara, and Jenna are deeply saddened by the passing of their cat India (“Willie”). The 18 year-old female black American Shorthair died Sunday, January 4, 2009 at home at the White House.
