Archive for January 6th, 2009
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Networks devoted more time to election: report (Reuters)
Reuters – The presidential election and worsening economy pushed the war in Iraq mostly out of the headlines, especially among the Big Three evening newscasts. -
New Congress begins with stimulus at top of agenda
The first session of the 111th Congress officially convened at noon Tuesday, with the troubled economy at the top of its agenda.
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Obama pledges new intel chiefs will break with past practices (AFP)
AFP – US president-elect Barack Obama pledged Tuesday to make a break with the CIA’s controversial war-on-terror practices in naming new intelligence chiefs, but said they would not look backwards. -
Press Briefing by Dana Perino – 1/7/2008
MS. PERINO: Hi, everyone. Okay, I have a few announcements, so if you’ll bear with me. Today, obviously, is a very exciting day. For the first time in over 27 years, all living U.S. Presidents will meet together at the White House in what will certainly be a historic gathering. These former Presidents have experienced something that, as I said yesterday, very few of us can even imagine. And President Bush is happy to welcome President-Elect Obama to lunch today, because he will soon be a member of this small group.
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Remarks by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
MR. HADLEY: Thank you, John, very much for those kind words. I’m honored to be here at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. I thank you for the research you conduct, the analysis you provide, and the policy ideas that you develop.
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President Bush and Former President George H. W. Bush Host Reception in Honor of the Points of Light Institute
President Bush on Wednesday said, “The strength of America is not our military, it’s not our wallet; it… lies in the hearts and souls of our citizens, those who hear the universal call to love a neighbor just like they’d like to be loved themselves.”
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President Bush Welcomes President-Elect Obama, Former President Clinton, Former President Bush and Former President Carter to the White House – January 7, 2009
President Bush on Wednesday said, “I want to thank the President-elect for joining the ex-Presidents for lunch. And one message that I have and I think we all share is that we want you to succeed. Whether we’re Democrat or Republican, we care deeply about this country. And to the extent we can, we look forward to sharing our experiences with you. All of us who have served in this office understand that the office transcends the individual. And we wish you all the very best. And so does the country.”
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President Bush Welcomes President-Elect Obama, Former President Clinton, Former President Bush and Former President Carter to the White House
President Bush on Wednesday said, “I want to thank the President-elect for joining the ex-Presidents for lunch. And one message that I have and I think we all share is that we want you to succeed. Whether we’re Democrat or Republican, we care deeply about this country. And to the extent we can, we look forward to sharing our experiences with you. All of us who have served in this office understand that the office transcends the individual. And we wish you all the very best. And so does the country.”
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Obama will ban earmarks from stimulus bill
Members of Congress won’t be allowed to slip earmarks into the economic recovery package Congress will soon take up, President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday.
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Obama says deficit may approach $1 trillion (Reuters)
Reuters – President-elect Barack Obama said on Tuesday he expects to inherit a U.S. budget deficit approaching $1 trillion and his administration would have to make some tough budget choices.
