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THE PRESIDENT: Today the United States Congress passed a vital piece of legislation that will make it easier for this administration and future administrations to protect the American people. This vital intelligence bill will allow our national security professionals to quickly and effectively monitor the plans of terrorists outside the United States, while respecting the li...
March 7, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Si ntese. Gracias. Bienvenidos a la Casa Blanca. Mr. Secretary, thank you for being here. Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, members of the diplomatic corps, distinguished officials, honored guests. We gather today to remember a tragic moment in the history of Cuba. Five years ago this month, Cuban authorities rounded up scores of citizens and ch...
August 24, 2008 The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Tropical Storm Fay beginning on August 18, 2008, and continuing. Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-s...
Welcome to Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, I’m Faith Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there； they serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be： your roommate, neighbor, professor, long-lost friend, lover...
August 26, 2008 The United States condemns the decision by the Russian President to recognize as independent states the Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. This decision is inconsistent with numerous United Nations Security Council Resolutions that Russia has voted for in the past, and is also inconsistent with the French-brokered six-point ceasefire agreement w...
February 28, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank Madam Secretary for hosting this meeting with my economic team. We just had a briefing on what has become very obvious to the American people — that we’re in a period of slowness. And it’s also a period of uncertainty. We’re optimistic about the long-term economic future of the country, but right now ...
PRESIDENT BUSH: I am pleased to welcome my friend, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, back to the Oval Office. And I thank you for bringing your wife to have dinner tonight with Laura and me. I’m looking forward to it. We’ve been through a lot together during our time in office. We strongly believe that Israel will benefit by having a Palestinian state, a democracy on ...
February 11, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank members of my economic team for submitting this Economic Report of the President. I’m about to sign it. And so I want to — Eddie, thank you for your good work, you and your team. This report indicates that our economy is structurally sound for the long term, and that we’re dealing with uncertainties in the ...
PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. Prime Minister, welcome to the Oval Office. It was about a year ago that I had the great pleasure of visiting your beautiful country, and I want to thank you for the warm hospitality you showed and thank you for giving me a chance to welcome you here to the Oval Office. We had a very extensive conversation — PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV: Indeed. PRESI...
May 22, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank you for the warm welcome to Fort Bragg. It is good to be at the home of the Airborne and Special Operation Forces. This is my fourth visit to Fort Bragg since I have been honored to be the President. Somehow I always find my way back to the "center of the universe." (Applause.) And every time I come, I look forward to sa...
February 21, 2008 PRESIDENT JOHNSON SIRLEAF: Let me say how pleased we are to welcome President Bush, Mrs. Bush, Secretary Rice and all the members of this delegation. It is a great honor for Liberia to receive them. And they’ve received a very warm welcome from the Liberian people, from our young people, from our students, who lined the route and waved and showed fla...
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. (Applause.) Welcome to the White House. It is an honor to be here with so many fine student athletes, now known as national champs. (Applause.) It seems like the South Lawn is a fitting place to hold Champions Day. After all, we have a swimming pool, a tennis court, a running track, a putting green, and a basketball court R...
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released new jobs figures for August. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 84,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate rose to 6.1 percent. While these numbers are disappointing, what is most important is the overall direction the economy is headed. Last week, the economy posted a strong gain of 3.3 percent at an annual rate in t...
PRESIDENT BUSH: Prime Minister Singh and I just had a typical conversation among friends. We talked about common opportunities, world problems, and we did it in a spirit of respect — and it was easy for me to do because I respect the Prime Minister a lot. I also respect India a lot, and I think it’s very important that the United States continues to work with our...
THE PRESIDENT: I called my Cabinet together for them to get a full understanding of the extraordinary actions we’ve taken. Many of the Cabinet members are involved in helping make sure this economy is strong in the future — no Cabinet member more involved than Secretary Paulson. And we have taken extraordinary measures because these are extraordinary circumstance...
March 20, 2008 PRESIDENT BUSH: Secretary Rice and I have had the pleasure of welcoming three of our neighbors — neighborhood’s strong leaders: the Prime Ministers of the Bahamas, Barbados and Belize. And we had a discussion like you would expect neighbors to have — how do we work together for our mutual benefit. We talked about trade and tourism. We talke...
Oval Office, Colonnade and Map Room White House News December 5, 2008 1:00 P.M. EST Q Mr. President, nice to see you always. THE PRESIDENT: Welcome, welcome. Q Thank you very much. Thank you, sir. THE PRESIDENT: We are glad you’re here. Q Thank you very much. THE PRESIDENT: Come on in to the Oval Office. Q We are grateful for this. Thank you. This is great. ...
Today, President Bush signed legislation to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA). ATPA ensures that products from several of our trading partners in South America continue to enter the United States duty-free. With this extension, our Nation is demonstrating our commitment to continued economic growth in our hemisphere and a global system based on free and open trad...
February 19, 2008 PRESIDENT KAGAME: President, it’s my great pleasure, it’s the pleasure of the whole country to welcome you, Mr. President and Mrs. Laura Bush and your distinguished delegation. We thank you very much for your visit, your friendship, and the support — these have made a substantive difference to many lives in our country. PRESIDENT BUSH: ...
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. Good morning. Secretary Paulson, Secretary Rice and I just had a productive discussion with finance ministers of America’s partners in the G7 — Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Japan. I’m pleased to be with Prime Minister Junker of Luxembourg, who is the President of the Eurogroup of countries, Manag...