President Bush Discusses Health Care

June 27, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Thank you all for being here. I just finished a really interesting and good discussion with a group of distinguished health care experts. I appreciate you all taking your time. Mr. Secretary, thank you for being here, as well. These men and women have different specialties, different backgrounds, and different ideas, but they al...

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President Bush Meets with Military Support Organizations

September 18, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming. Laura and I are honored to welcome you here to the South Lawn. Welcome to the people’s house. (Applause.) First, I’d like to thank Katy Benko for singing the national anthem. It’s not only a beautiful morning to sing the national anthem, it’s a beautiful setting in which to sing the national anthem...

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President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror

November 1, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Ed, thanks. Thanks for the kind introduction. I’m looking forward to working with you for the next 14 months — but you better put on your running shoes, because my spirits are high, my energy level is good and I’m sprinting to the finish line. (Applause.) I congratulate you on your 30th anniversary as President &...

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President Bush Visits Naval War College, Discusses Iraq, War

June 28, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, all. Please be seated. Thanks for the warm welcome. Thanks, Governor; appreciate you — go find a nice seat. (Laughter.) I am really pleased to be among the best and brightest of the United States military. (Applause.) And I am pleased to see the many here who represent nations from around the world. Thanks for coming by. (Laught...

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President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Blair of the United

9:26 A.M. (Local) PRIME MINISTER BLAIR: Well, obviously, this is a summit where we’ll be discussing two crucial issues. One is the change in the climate and the actions that we need to take in order to address that. And I think this is a very substantial coming together around the need to make sure that we have a substantial reduction in emissions and find the right p...

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President’s Radio Address

June 2, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Next week, I will travel to Europe to attend the G8 summit. At this meeting, the leaders of industrialized nations will discuss ways we can work together to advance trade, fight disease, promote development that works, increase access to education, and address the long-term challenge of global climate change. It is in America’...

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President Bush Welcomes President Uribe of Colombia to the W

May 2, 2007 7:51 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BUSH: It’s been my honor to welcome a true democrat, a strong leader, and a friend, the President of Colombia. We had a long discussion. First, Mr. President, Laura and I remember fondly our trip to your beautiful country. It was my second trip to Colombia, my first to your capital, and it was a very special occasion. And we thank...

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President Bush Discusses Economic Expansion and Gross Domest

July 27, 2007 9:46 A.M. THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank my economic advisors for joining me here in the Cabinet [sic] today. We’ve had a wide range of discussions about a lot of aspects of our economy. I appreciate the Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of Treasury and others for giving me their opinions about the events of day. And what they’re saying —...

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President Bush Announces Resignation of Press Secretary Tony

August 31, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Good afternoon to you. Tony Snow informed me he’s leaving. And I sadly accept his desire to leave the White House, and he’ll do so on September the 14th. He is — it’s been a joy to watch him spar with you. He’s smart, he’s capable, he’s witty. He’s capable of — he’s able to...

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President Bush Welcomes President Preval of Haiti to the Whi

May 8, 2007 4:45 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BUSH: I appreciate very much the President of Haiti joining us here in the Oval Office. Mr. President, welcome. I thank you for your courage. I thank you for having one of the toughest jobs in the world, and that is to bring prosperity and security to your country. While there is still a lot of work to be done, there’s progress be...

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President Bush Participates in Meeting on Financial Literacy

April 25, 2007 4:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: April is Financial Literacy Month, and so I’ve asked some of our nation’s most caring citizens to come and talk to us about how to develop and hone a strategy that will help more of our American citizens become financially literate. If you’re not sure how interest works, it’s hard to be a good homeowner. If...

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President Bush Celebrates Cinco de Mayo, Discusses Immigrati

2:54 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. Siéntese. Bienvenidos. Thank you for coming. Welcome to El Jardin de las Rosas. It’s a great place to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. As a matter of fact, I’ve been looking forward to celebrating this so much that we decided to have our own Cuatro de Mayo. (Laughter.) Thanks for coming. Welcome. I&#...

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President Bush Discusses Energy Initiatives in Missouri

March 20, 2007 1:15 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. (Applause.) Alan, thank you. It’s good to be here in Kansas City. Thank you for your warm hospitality. I’ve had — I guess you’d call it Car Day. I started off at a GM plant across the way, and now I’m at the Ford plant. My impressions are — is that American auto...

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President Bush Meets with Economic Team

October 11, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Just had a meeting with members of my economic team — and I thank you all for coming. I particularly want to thank Director of the OMB Jim Nussle for his briefing on the newest numbers regarding our deficit. You know, last February, it was projected that our deficit would be $244 billion, and today the Director informed us that the def...

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President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with

May 21, 2007 11:22 A.M. CDT PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you all for coming. Mr. Secretary General, thank you very much for joining us. Laura and I are really happy to have you here at our place in Crawford. And thank you very much for bringing Jeannine with you. We had a lovely dinner last night, and that’s what you’d expect when friends get together. Hoop Scheffer M...

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我们该选择死亡吗?(伯特兰·罗素)

Shall We Choose Death? Bertrand Russell伯特兰·罗素 December 30, 1954 I am speaking not as a Briton, not as a European, not as a member of a western democracy, but as a human being, a member of the species Man, whose continued existence is in doubt. The world is full of conflicts: Jews and Arabs; Indians and Pakistanis; white men and Negroes in Africa; and, oversh...

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