President Bush Congratulates Deborah Pryce on Congressional

August 16, 2007 Throughout her Congressional career, Deborah Pryce has championed issues that matter to the families of Central Ohio. Her commitment to reducing taxes, strengthening our national defense, and reforming our health care system has helped improve the lives of her constituents and made America a more hopeful Nation. She has also earned national recognition as a ...

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Tribute to the dog 向狗致敬

Tribute to the dog 向狗致敬   本文是一篇法庭辩护词,作者George Graham (1830-1904) 是美国密苏里州的一个议员,是当时杰出的演讲家和辩论家。本篇是他早年从事法律工作时在法庭上所作,其时他为一位因狗被杀而起诉的人做辩护。辩护时,Vest 没有要求任何证词,只是凭借其辩论就赢得了官司。他辩词的撼人之处在于:拿出人类兽性的一面与狗人性的一面作对比,引起法官们对狗的感激和同情,以及对杀...

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President’s Radio Address

November 17, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. In a few days, our Nation will celebrate Thanksgiving. Like millions of Americans, members of Congress will travel home for the holiday. Unfortunately, as they get to work carving their turkeys, they’re leaving a lot of unfinished work back in Washington, D.C. And unless they complete this work soon, middle-class American...

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President Bush Welcomes Prime Minister Clark of New Zealand

收听点击下载 March 21, 2007 11:48 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BUSH: Madam Prime Minister, welcome. We’ve had a really fruitful discussion. The Prime Minister and I have visited several times over the course of the years. Every time I’ve talked to Helen Clark I’ve found a very straightforward, honest woman who cares deeply about the country she represents. And I re...

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Statement by the President

December 31, 2007 Today, I have signed into law S. 2271, the "Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007." I share the deep concern of the Congress over the continued violence in Darfur perpetrated by the Government of Sudan and rebel groups. My Administration will continue its efforts to bring about significant improvements in the conditions in Sudan through...

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President Bush Meets with Counterterrorism Team

August 3, 2007 11:41 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming. Director Mueller, thank you for your hospitality. I’m honored to be here at the headquarters of the FBI. Just had a beginning of a series of meetings today, and during those meetings it is clear that people around that table fully understand we have no higher duty than to protect the American peop...

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President Bush Participates in Briefing on Interstate 35-W B

August 21, 2007 4:53 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank the senators, the congresspersons, the Governor, and the Mayor, for joining me and Secretary Peters and others in my administration. We’re here to talk about two disasters. First we talked about the bridge that collapsed. I was here earlier; saw the collapse first hand. I was impressed by the magnitude of t...

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Nominations Sent to the Senate

September 12, 2007 William Delahunt, of Massachusetts, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-second Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. William H. Frist, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years, vice Christine Todd Whitman, resigned. Kenneth Fr...

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President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror, Thanks Troops

July 20, 2007 10:42 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Thank you all for coming. I’m joined by veterans and military families who are here to express support for our troops and their mission in Iraq, and I want to thank you all for being here today. We’ve just finished a really good meeting. In our discussions, these folks had a message that all of us in Wa...

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President Bush Visits the United States Holocaust Memorial M

April 18, 2007 10:32 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. Thank you all very much. I appreciate your hospitality, Mr. Chairman. Thank you very much for the fine job you’re doing. I am honored to have just taken a tour of this important museum with Sara Bloomfield, who arguably is one of the best museum directors in the country — (applause) &...

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President Bush Meets with Vice President Adil Abd Al-Mahdi o

March 15, 2007 10:55 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: It is such an honor to welcome the Vice President of a free Iraq to the Oval Office. Mr. Vice President, I appreciate your courage. I don’t know if the citizens of my country know, but the other day, a killer tried to take your life. And fortunately, you sit here, and you speak with enthusiasm and optimism about the futur...

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President’s Statement on Anniversary of Cuba’s Independenc

May 20, 2007 send greetings to all those celebrating the 105th anniversary of Cuba’s Independence. The longing for justice, freedom, and human rights is a desire that can be delayed but never denied. The United States remains committed to extending the full blessings of liberty around the world, and on this important milestone, we stand united with freedom-loving peo...

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Press Conference by the President

September 20, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. In just 10 days the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as S-CHIP, is set to expire. This important program helps children whose families cannot afford private health insurance, but do not qualify for Medicaid to get coverage they need. I have strongly supported S-CHIP as a governor, and I have done so as P...

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President Bush Meets with Community Leaders in Missouri

August 22, 2007 9:06 A.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: How is everybody doing? Thank you for joining me. I’m visiting with some of the area’s finest citizens. We talked about businesses and opportunities and sports and culture. It’s good to be with you. Thank you. I hope you leave here with the sense that I’m upbeat about the future of this country. I believe s...

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如何减肥

How to Lose Weight It seems that many people today are overweight. No one wants to carry around extra pounds, lout few people know how to slum down effectively. They look for miracle pills and magic cures. In the end, they fail and the pounds come back. But the most effective way of losing weight is actually very simple. It is a combination of a good diet and proper exercis...

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我重树信心–英语演讲优秀范文

I Regain ConfidenceBy Li Jun (李军青岛海洋大学) (2001年11月下旬,在上海举行的第七届“21世纪·爱立信杯”英语演讲比赛华东地区比赛中获得第一名)专家点评:本演讲语言较流畅,从具体事件人手,将主题升华,催人奋进。 I received a devastating blow to my self-confidence in the first interview of my college years. I applied to be a host in our Student Acting Troupe and fe...

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George Washington – Prevents the Revolt of his Officers (178

At the close of the Revolutionary War in America, a perilous moment in the life of the fledgling American democracy occurred as officers of the Continental Army met in Newburgh, New York, to discuss grievances and consider a possible insurrection against the rule of Congress. They were angry over the failure of Congress to honor its promises to the army regarding salary, bou...

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Press Gaggle on the President’s Bilateral Meetings with Mex

August 20, 2007 5:38 P.M. EDT MR. FISK: Good afternoon; good to see a number of faces again. Some of you I guess got your wish today — you get to see me again. (Laughter.) Anyway, let me give you a brief overview of both bilateral meetings; I’ll do them in chronological order. First, the President’s meeting with Prime Minister Harper, that was the first ...

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