Since January, the U.S. civil liberties oversight board — meant to monitor the government's impact on American's privacy and civil liberties — has been shuttered with the expiration of the five members' terms. Unfortunately, the White House is now blocking the board's progress by refusing to accept the nomination of progressive civil liberties expert Morton Halperin:
Without any public
Reporters travelling with President Bush to Japan received an interesting press kit in which the Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi was described as a political "amateur" who is "hated by many".The "insulting" biography further depicted Berlusconi as "one of the most controversial leaders" of a country "known for governmental corruption and vice". It said Mr Berlusconi was "regarded by many as a politic
050119-N-1928O-081 Washington, D.C. (Jan. 19, 2005) - Fireworks explode over the White House on the eve of President Bush's inauguration at the Ellipse in Washington D.C. More than 5,000 men and women in uniform provide military ceremonial support to the presidential inauguration, a tradition dating back to George Washington's 1789 Presidential Inauguration. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class
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Published: June 25, 2008
The White House in December refused to accept the Environmental Protection Agency's conclusion that greenhouse gases are pollutants that must be controlled, telling agency officials that an e-mail message containing the document would not be opened, senior E.P.A. officials said last week.
The document, which ended up in e-mail limbo, without
President George W. Bush delivers remarks to congratulate the 2007 WNBA Champions, the Phoenix Mercury, Monday, June 23, 2008, in the East Garden at the White House. White House photo by Chris Greenberg President Bush Welcomes 2007 WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury to White House FULL STREAMING VIDEO East Garden 11:02 A.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLETHE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming. Please be seated.
A White House wedding reception for first daughter Jenna and new husband Henry Hager on Saturday night drew hundreds of friends and family, including President Bush, who took to the dance floor.
The United States Marine Band played a selection of standards and other “oldies-but-goodies,” one of the guests tells PEOPLE, for the Republican-heavy crowd of [...]
NEW YORK: A record-breaking 46 per cent of Americans have used the internet, email or cellphone text messaging to get news about the presidential campaign, share their views and mobilise others, according to a new poll. The PEW survey also suggests that presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama's backers have an edge in online political activities. The poll shows three online activities hav
NEW YORK: A record-breaking 46 per cent of Americans have used the internet, email or cellphone text messaging to get news about the presidential campaign, share their views and mobilise others, according to a new poll. The PEW survey also suggests that presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama's backers have an edge in online political activities. The poll shows three online activities hav
Hamilton Jordan, who served as the chief of staff for the Carter White House, has died from malignant mesothelioma at the age of 63. Jordan had struggled with several forms of cancer since 1985, including non-Hodgkins lymphoma, prostate cancer, and melanoma. He was treated for mesothelioma for the past two years, but as with [...]
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White House Unveils Plans to Address Trash in the OceanInitiative Boosts Project AWARE's Long-Standing International Cleanup Day Efforts Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – Project AWARE Foundation and partner environmental organizations applauded First Lady Laura Bush’s unveiling of a new initiative to address marine debris. The First Lady called for an increase in public/private partnerships for
Overdue Report Reveals Serious Health Consequences By Bill Blakemore ABC News - May 29, 2008 Original URL Today, the White House finally released an overdue report on the comprehensive impact of global warming on the United States. It is the first such report from the Bush administration since it took office more than seven years ago. A Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter d
Briefing by Dana Perino FULL STREAMING VIDEO, running time 21:13 min, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:42 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Okay, I've got two things for you -- I said I would have the radio address preview and tomorrow's commencement address. In this week's radio address the President will outline several important legislative matters p
As noted earlier on this site by Chris Edelson, Scott McClellan, Bush's former press secretary has come out with the first real critical book about the Bush Administration from a true Bush insider, and the result is a surprise in that it has emerged from an insular, paranoid, ultra-political White House. If the excerpts are accurate, the picture that emerges from McClellan's book, What Happened: I
Nic Shayko has a post on his blog worth reading. The two of us haven’t seen eye-to-eye much since McCain locked up the Republican Nomination, but we come really, really close to seeing eye-to-eye on this one. Here’s a brief excerpt.
Remember back to when Mitt Romney dropped out of the race at the [...]
Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan writes in a surprisingly scathing memoir to be published next week that President Bush “veered terribly off course,” was not “open and forthright on Iraq,” and took a “permanent campaign approach” to governing at the expense of candor and competence.read more | digg story
Shocking Yes. Surprising? Not hardly. Quote: Among the most explosive revelations in the 341-page book, titled “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception” (Public Affairs, $27.95): • McClellan charges that Bush relied on “propaganda” to sell the war. • He says the White House press corps was too eas
We were first introduced with just how out of touch the Bush family is with the average American family when Bush 41, George Herbert Walker Bush, was asked how much it costs for a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk in 1992. He absolutely couldn’t answer the question. A few weeks later, when a young woman asked 41 a question about how the recession of that era affected him personally, he couldn
Briefing by Dana Perino and OMB Director Jim Nussle FULL STREAMING VIDEO, running time 18:10 min, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:42 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE and Press Briefing Slides (PDF, 318 KB, 3 pages)MS. PERINO: Hello. I have one announcement. First of all, we wish Deb Riechmann a happy birthday. (Applause.) So I guess I have two announcements.Tod
Leave Iran Problem To Next PresidentOr Let Israel Take Them OutThe White House on Tuesday flatly denied an Army Radio report that claimed US President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term. It said that while the military option had not been taken off the table, the administration preferred to resolve concerns about Iran's push for a nuclear weapon "through peaceful dipl
Press Briefing by Scott Stanzel FULL STREAMING VIDEO James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:40 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE 12:36 P.M. EDT Press Briefing Slides (PDF, 512 KB, 3 pages)MR. STANZEL: Good afternoon, everyone; let's go right to questions.Q Scott, when the President talked about the housing legislation, was he talking at all about the Shelby-Dodd proposed compromise, or just about
The Whitehouse has issued a statement about “strengthening ties” with Saudi Arabia including the expansion of “peaceful civil nuclear energy”.
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The Saudis bear a special responsibility for protecting key energy facilities of global importance and the world benefits from their abundant energy supplies. Our global economy depends greatly on Saudi Arabian energy
Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr, once a Republican now a Libertarian, will run for the White House, he announced today. The former Georgia Congressman, who was instrumental in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, is expected to hurt the candidacy of and take votes away from John McCain, R-Ariz. Here's the story on this announcement.
According to Mark Huffman, with ConsumerAffair.com, the White House has threatened to veto a bill which would help those who are being affected by the foreclosure crisis.
Mr Huffman states:
“The White House is threatening to veto a measure that would spend $300 billion to help distressed homeowners avoid foreclosure. The House passed the measure last week [...]
If we ever had a "decider" in the White House, apparently that doesn't extend to the best ways to address the housing bust or even to negotiate in good faith on a compromise bill. From the New York Times:Even as the housing foreclosure crisis deepens, legislation to rescue homeowners and their lenders appears to be in significant political jeopardy.The bill, which passed the House on Thursday, is
WASHINGTON: President Bush's second trip to the Mideast this year, designed in part to make progress toward a peace deal before the end of his presidency, will not see him hosting a joint session with the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the White House said Wednesday."This did not seem the time for a big, high-level, three-way event," Stephen Hadley, Bush's national security adviser, told reporters. "It just doesn't feel right as the best way to advance the negotiation.""It's both symbolic and substantive," Hadley said of Bush's trip, which starts Tuesday.
Bijender Sharma writes from Dharamshala:
The United States said it was “concerned” about reports that China has sentenced 30 Tibetans to between three years and life imprisonment for their involvement in the recent unrest inside Tibet.
“We are concerned. We don’t think that anyone should break the law. But we also believe in freedom of expression and [...]
Jenny McCarthy looks all classy…
Jenny McCarthy - White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington
On the Red Carpet, White House Correspondents’ DinnerAttendees and guests walk down the Red Carpet at the 94th Annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Celebrities and political leaders include actress Pamela Anderson, singers the Jonas Brothers [...]
The Jonas Brothers got caught up in the excitement when they found out who their dinner companion would be at the White House Correspondents Association dinner over the weekend in Washington, DC. 'Access Hollywood' spoke with the sibling trio, as wel
Rosario Dawson in sexy dress on White House Correspondents Association dinner.
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Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz at The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, April 26 - April 26 2008
Some more of the celebrities at the event here. I posted the happy couple separately
2008 White House Correspondents' Dinner, Washington Hilton Hotel (April 26, 2008) -FULL STREAMING VIDEO, President George W. Bush in his final appearance as President at the 94th annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. The President looked back at past correspondents' dinners. He finished by conducting the U.S. Marine Band in a medley of patriotic marches. Craig Ferguson the host of CBS' "Late Late Show." followed the Pesident. The Scottish-born Ferguson who became a U.S citizen in February, gave his perspective of the relationship between Government and the news media. Washington, DC. Running time is 42:12.RELATED:WHCA DINNER2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner - Stephen Colbert, Bush "Clone"Tags: President Bush and White House Correspondents' Dinner or Craig Ferguson
Jenny McCarthy, Lauren Conrad , Marcia Cross, Pamela Anderson - White House Correspondents Association dinner in Washington - April 26th 2008 (Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz posted separately here)
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The annual White House Press Correspondents Association Dinner is going on this weekend, and President Bush’s pad is about to get a lot cooler. Newly engaged Ashlee Simpson (whose new album came out this past Tuesday) and Pete Wentz were spotted walking hand-in-hand through the terminal at Dulles Airport yesterday looking...
For some odd reason, plastic surgery queen Heidi Montag was invited to the White House Correspondents gala. You would think she would be psyched about getting such a prestigious invitation, but sure enough her douchebag boyfriend Spencer Pratt went ahead and messed things up for her. MSNBC had invited Montag to be a guest at its table, "Then Spencer got involved as her manager," a source told Page Six. "He demanded first-class tickets for both him and Heidi - even though he wasn't invited."When MSNBC refused, Pratt canceled Montag's appearance, claiming "It wasn't 'A-listy' enough."Right, cause you and Heidi are sooooo A-List. Montag is slowly making her way up to the D-list but Spencer is definitely at the bottom of the Z-listers.A rep for MSNBC is now denying that Montag was ever invited
Press Briefing by Dana Perino FULL STREAMING VIDEO, running time 18:10 min, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:40 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Hello, everyone. I don't have anything to start with, so we'll go straight to questions.Q Does the information that's being released today about North Korea and Syria help or hurt the administration's argument that North Korea is going to fully disclose its nuclear activities?MS. PERINO: As I said this morning, there are many things I'm not going to be able to comment on in today's briefing, which I know is very frustrating, not just for you but for me, too.Q I'm not talking about the information itself, but I'm talking about --MS. PERINO: But commenting on -- by answering that question I would be also
The Bush Administration does not agree with the housing package proposed by Democrats, arguing that it puts taxpayers at risk. From a CNNMoney story:A top housing official said Thursday that the Bush administration "strongly opposes" a Democratic housing rescue package, calling it a bailout that would expose taxpayers to excessive risk.Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Roy A. Bernardi also indicated that President Bush would veto a bill sending $15 billion to states for the purchase and rehabilitation of foreclosed properties.The comments, in separate letters to lawmakers, were the most forceful rejection yet by the Bush administration of Democrats' housing aid plans. And they were the clearest indication to date that the White House intends to put up a vigorous fight agai
Press Briefing by Dana Perino FULL STREAMING VIDEO, running time 11:23 min, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:45 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Hello. Three announcements for you, and then I'll go to questions. Today, as you saw, with the concurrence of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary Gates has recommended, and the President has approved and will nominate, General David Petraeus as the new Commander of Central Command. In addition, he will withdraw the nomination of Lieutenant General Ray Odierno to be the Army Vice Chief of Staff, and nominate him instead to return to Baghdad as the new Multi-National Force Iraq Commander, replacing General Petraeus. And finally, the President will also nominate Lieutenant General Peter Ch
It's been nearly a year since the Supreme Court decided Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., which held that the statute of limitations for a pay discrimination claim under Title VII begins to run when the pay-setting decision is made, and not when the employee learns of the discrimination. The Ledbetter decision set of a reactionary wave in Congress. Less than 2 months after Ledbetter, the House passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007, which would amend Title VII, the ADEA, the ADA, and the Rehabilitation Act such that a discriminatory compensation decision occurs each time compensation is paid per that decision. In other words, each receipt of a paycheck would start a new statute of limitations running, regardless of when the actual discriminatory decision was made or impleme
The Bush administration reacted boldly to the news that wholesale prices increased by 1.1 percent last month, the second largest increase in 33 years.“Our economy is not experiencing inflation,” said chief economic spokesperson Buck Uberalles, “Like melting polar ice caps, our temporary economic downtown, and recent violence in Iraq, this is an anomalous spike that people are trying to turn into a crisis for political advantage.”Uberalles acknowledged that the inflation spike, however temporary, did require government action to alleviate any short-lived suffering.“Effective immediately,” he announced, “Supermarkets will begin passing out magnifying glasses and tweezers so that families will be able to more efficiently open increasingly downsized items like cereal boxes, candy
Suggests Cheney, Rice, Powell and Other White House Officials Committed War CrimesVideo above from MSNBC’s “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” on Thursday, April 10. (See transcript below.) In the 1990s, Jonathan Turley, a George Washington University law professor and constitutional expert, was a strong advocate for impeaching Pres. Bill Clinton because Clinton lied about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky while under oath in a deposition for a civil lawsuit. The issue today is far more serious. According to ABC News, starting in 2002, senior Bush officials, including Vice President Cheney and Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice, who was then the national security adviser, were involved hands-on in drafting torture guidelines for the CIA. Because torture is illegal under U.S.
Brace yourself Washington, Donatella Versace is coming to town. TIME magazine invited the fiesty designer to the annual White House Correspondents Dinner on April 26. Not sure if guests are expecting to be clothed in couture gowns and tailored tuxedos for the dinner but I am certain this event will be talked about for weeks in Washington.Is Donatella looking to get into politics? Her brother is running for the Italian Parliament. Don't quit your day job Donatella because the fashion world would certainly miss you. Versace will be the guest of Time's Style and Design editor Kate Betts and managing editor Rick Stengal. I wonder who else will be seated at their table. Where will she hang before and after the dinner? Perhaps drinks with Franco at Milano?
Pamela Anderson and Lauren Conrad are among the celebrities invited to attend the White House Press Correspondents Association Dinner on April 26.Other stars on the list of guests include Eric Dane, Hayden Panettiere, Tim Daly, Ben Affleck, Marcia Cross and celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, reports Usmagazine.com.The WHCA’s annual dinner, started in 1920, has become a Washington, D.C. tradition and is usually attended by the President and Vice President.The 2007 dinner took place on April 21, 2007. Entertainment was provided by impersonator Rich Little, with David Letterman appearing by video with a Top 10 list of "favorite George W. Bush moments."Del.Icio.Us Tags: Pamela Anderson, Lauren Conrad invited to White House dinnerTechnorati Tags: Pamela Anderson, Lauren Conrad invi
Washington, April 11 (ANI): Pamela Anderson and Lauren Conrad are among the celebrities invited to attend the White House Press Correspondents Association Dinner on April 26.
Other stars on the list of guests include Eric Dane, Hayden Panettiere, Tim Daly, Ben Affleck, Marcia Cross and celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, reports Usmagazine.com.
The WHCA’s annual dinner, started in [...]
Michelle Obama has no business being within 100 yards of the White House. Her openly fascistic rhetoric is so repulsive that I do not want her representing my Country; you shouldn't either.
She openly hates America worse than Jeremiah Wright. Keep in mind that this is true even though she has gotten a free-ride her whole life and is now wealthy. Moreover, she has utter contempt for...
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Les We de Richard Cheney, vice-président des USA, ont l'air épicé. Enfin, c'est la conclusion à laquelle on arrive après regardé le reflet de ses lunettes deux secondes !!! Je comprends mieux les amateurs de pêche à la mouche !!! Irréaliste !!!En plus, cela me semble compliqué que ce soit un Fake parce qu'il faut sûrement être super balèze pour aller installer ça sur le site officiel de la Maison Blanche !!! Enjoy ou pas d'ailleurs !!!
Scott Ritter, former head of weapons inspection in Iraq who protested there were no weapons of mass destruction to justify an invasion, believes the same is true for Iran.But there is an 80 percent chance of war with Iran, he told about 200 people Wednesday at Middlebury College as part of a series of talks facilitated by the Vermont Peace and Justice Center.The pattern of preparations for such a conflict has been steadily developing and involves Congress as well as the Bush-Cheney administration, he said.People ask him if he feels vindicated by the absence of WMDs in Iraq, he said, but "there isn't any vindication in being right about this one." A war with Iran would hasten the ongoing decline of American standing in the world, and afterward Russia and China would be ready to ta
U.S. President George W. Bush (L) receives a football from running back Jacob Hester (C) of the Louisiana State University Tigers football team as head coach Les Miles (R) looks on as Bush hosts the team at the South Lawn of the White House April 7, 2008 in Washington, DC. The Tigers were the NCAA football champions in 2007.
Seems so... Via Think Progress: During today’s White House press briefing, deputy spokesman Tony Fratto admitted that the White House has, at least up until recently, been looking at Iraq through “rose-colored glasses.” Responding to a question about the rising violence in Iraq, Fratto said, “I think we have thrown out all of the rose-colored glasses in how we look at Iraq and try to look at it through clear lenses as to what is going on in the country.” Fratto later added: “Like I said, we threw out the rose-colored glasses. I think we have a clear-eyed view of what’s happening in Baghdad.” Think Progress has the video. Cue John Conlee: But then again, hasn't George W. Bush's Presidency been served by looking through those
The Clinton Tax Returns: What Will They Reveal? An ABC News Review Has Found the Clintons Have Made More Than $50 Million Since Leaving the White House independent review by ABC News has found that since leaving the White House seven years ago, the senator and her former president husband have made well over $50 million, much of it from paid speeches made by Bill Clinton. A review of Sen. Clinton's annual ethics filings found that her husband has earned $47 million in fees from more than 280 speeches he has made around the world."
The Clinton Tax Returns: What Will They Reveal? An ABC News Review Has Found the Clintons Have Made More Than $50 Million Since Leaving the White House independent review by ABC News has found that since leaving the White House seven years ago, the senator and her former president husband have made well over $50 million, much of it from paid speeches made by Bill Clinton. A review of Sen. Clinton's annual ethics filings found that her husband has earned $47 million in fees from more than 280 speeches he has made around the world."
As millions of people around the world turned off their lights for one hour starting at 8 PM, the Bush administration unexpectedly joined the world-wide observation of Earth Hour. At precisely 7:30, gangs of thugs fanned out from the Rose Garden into the Washington, DC area, gouging out the eyes of any environmentalists they came across.“None of these namby-pamby one-hour measures for us,” said Vice President Dick Cheney. “We put out some of their lights for good.”Between 8 and 9 PM, the White House Earth Hour Squad, as it was officially designated, pulled people out of hybrid cars and broke into houses with only candlelight showing through the windows, sticking their thumbs into people’s eyes and twisting.“We decided to bring the central metaphor of our administration into con
The Indo-US civil nuclear deal has not reached the point of “now or never”, the White House has said after External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s talks with President George W Bush in Washington.
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One may wind up as the first woman to lead the U.S. Senate. Another is relatively young and could run again for president. The third may simply resume his role as a congressional maverick and retire in two years.
These are among the options that await the losers in the three-way [...]
The Bush administration is planning to tap a Silicon Valley entrepreneur to head a new inter-agency group charged with coordinating the federal government’s efforts to protect its computer networks from organized cyber attacks. Sources in the government contracting community said the White House is expected to announce as early as Thursday the selection [...]
Dana Perino, White House spokesperson, refusing to answer a reporter's question: "I’m under strict instructions, and have been from the beginning, to not talk about the dollar, and I’m not going to get fired to satisfy your question."read more | digg story
Press Briefing by Dana Perino FULL STREAMING VIDEO, running time 15:00 min, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:44 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Hi. A couple of announcements. President Bush has asked Secretary Rice and Secretary Gates to travel to Moscow on March 17th and 18th for two-plus-two consultations with their Russian counterparts. The Secretaries held similar consultations with those individuals back in October -- October 12, 2007. And as in October, the agenda will cover a broad range of bilateral, strategic issues, including missile defense, post START arrangements, cooperation on nonproliferation, as well as counterterrorism.The President and President Putin discussed this possible meeting in last week's phone call and both agreed i
Mortgage lenders see more borrowers give up by USA Today - snip:On the front lines in the mortgage foreclosure crisis, lender and loan servicer Dennis Lauria says his deepest losses are from borrowers who owe more than their homes are worth and simply mail in the keys, rather than try to work out a new payment plan. "I can't get you to pay if you've got no skin in the game," says Lauria, senior vice president of Popular Mortgage Servicing in Cherry Hill, N.J., who says 14% of his customers with subprime loans — high-interest loans given to people with poor credit ratings — are in default. Nearly 3 million homeowners were behind on their mortgages at the end of last year, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said last week. An additional 1 million-plus borrowers were at risk of immine
Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, Running time is 20:29, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:34 P.M. EDT. Press Briefing Slides (PDF, 571 KB, 2 pages)MS. PERINO: Hello. Just a few -- couple of announcements for you. Today USA Freedom Corps launched the Financial Literacy Volunteer Initiative, to mobilize volunteers who can help homeowners improve their financial literacy and avoid foreclosure in the wake of America's transitioning housing market. The new initiative provides tools and resources for Americans who are interested in sharing their financial services, nonprofits in need of skilled volunteers, and homeowners who are seeking financial guidance. And more information can be found at their website, at volunteer.govAlso this morning, th
Beginning with advertising during this year’s Super Bowl, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is launching its first major effort to educate parents about teen prescription drug abuse. More than 2 million American kids are abusing prescription drugs, and parents need to wise up, step in, and get their teens into treatment [...]
Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, Running time is 20:29, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:55 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Hello, everybody. A couple of announcements. One, the statement on housing, just an update. As the housing market continues to transition, President Bush is helping responsible homeowners across America through a series of targeted actions. This past fall, you may remember, he announced the creation of FHASecure, which is a program giving HUD's Federal Housing Administration greater flexibility to help Americans by offering more home mortgage financing and also refinancing options for people who need it.Today the President was pleased to learn that that program has reached a milestone of helping over 10
White House Redux, concorso internazionale di idee per la nuova sede della Casa Bianca
"In occasione dell'elezione del 44esimo Presidente degli Stati Uniti, Storefront for Art and Architecture, in associazione con Control Group e il patrocinio di Abitare, ha indetto un concorso per il palazzo presidenziale del futuro, nuovo simbolo del potere politico."
Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, Running time is 24:57, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:31 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Hello. A couple of announcements. One thing, earlier today the Treasury Department issued sanctions against some elements of the regime in Burma. And the President will have a statement about that after this. I won't read it for you here because it's quite long -- I'll spare you that -- but it will be released soon.Q Do you mean a written statement?MS. PERINO: A written statement, yes; sorry.Also, tomorrow President Bush will deliver remarks to the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation, which works to promote political, entrepreneurial and intellectual leadership of the African people and to advocate on behalf of Africa. As the Presiden
Beginning with advertising during this year’s Super Bowl, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is launching its first major effort to educate parents about teen prescription drug abuse. More than 2 million American kids are abusing prescription drugs, and parents need to wise up, step in, and get their teens into treatment [...]
Jack Nicholson has gone up against fellow movie great Robert De Niro as Hollywood’s stars start backing presidential wannabes. Nicholson announced his support of Democrat Hillary Clinton on...
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"U.S. officials believe that wild geese in Michigan may have been infected with a strain of the bird flu virus, but it is not thought to be a highly pathogenic strain and is one that has been seen previously in North America, the White House said on Monday."read more | digg story
What appear to be gaps in White House Email archives, may in fact coincide with negative press events during President Bush's term. A chart discolsed by Rep. Henry Waxman, CA Democrat, indicated that among the times for which e-mails have not been archived from Vice President Dick Cheney's office are four days in early October 2003, just as a federal probe was beginning into the leak of Valerie Plame's CIA identity. Also missing is a five-day span starting on Jan. 29, 2004, when the White House was dealing with the possibility of an election-year probe by Congress into Iraq intelligence failures. Can it be a mere coincidence that some of the missing e-mail correspond to a key period during the Valerie Plame investigation? asked Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens f
How to ward off a recession? Tax cuts for millionaires of course!The Bush administration, faced with a deteriorating economy and a big jump in unemployment, said Friday it was considering an economic stimulus package that might include tax cuts to ward off a recession.Officials stressed that President Bush has not decided yet to offer a proposal but was looking at a variety of options with a plan possibly being unveiled around the time of his Jan. 28 State of the Union address."The president is always looking at options ... always talking to people and looking at data," Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said in an interview with The Associated Press.Bush met Friday with top economic officials including Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who are pa
White House: NYT wrong about CIA tapesExcerpt 1:"The Bush administration on Wednesday called "pernicious and troubling" a New York Times article on the White House's role in the destruction of CIA interrogation tapes.Citing unnamed administration officials, the Times article says at least four top White House lawyers took part in discussions with the CIA between 2003 and 2005 over whether to destroy videotapes of the interrogations of two al Qaeda operatives."Excerpt 2:"One source told the Times that some officials expressed "vigorous sentiment" for destroying the tapes. Others asserted that no one at the White House supported the tapes' destruction.However, those same sources said none of the lawyers specifically told anyone to preserve the tapes, the Times reported."http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/19/cia.tapes/
The Executive Office building where the ceremonial office of Vice Presidnet Dick Cheney, but he was in the West Wing when the fire occured.WASHINGTON - Thick black smoke billowed from a fire Wednesday on the
White House compound in the Executive Office Building.
The blaze appeared to be located near the ceremonial office of Vice President Dick Cheney
on the second floor of the building. The vice president was across the
street in his office in the West Wing of the White House.
Secret Service spokesman Darrin Blackford said the Old Executive Office building was evacuated as a precaution. District of Columbia firefighters poured water on the blaze and moved furniture from the building onto a balcony.
The Executive Office Building houses the Office of Management and
Budget and staff of the National Security Council and other agencies.
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Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, an anti-war libertarian who has clashed with his rivals over Iraq, raised a record $4.5 million in a one-day Internet fund-raising event on Sunday, his campaign said in a statement.
Paul’s campaign said the Texas congressman had received more than 41,000 donations by early evening, shattering a $4.2 million record in a 24-hour period last month.
So far, the campaign has taken in over $16 million in the fourth quarter with two weeks remaining, the statement said.
Paul, an obstetrician-gynecologist from the Houston area, has been a formidable presence in Republican presidential debates, challenging top rivals like former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Arizona Sen. John McCain and strongly condemning the Iraq war.
Paul still registers low in national polls of the November 2008 elections race, but routinely scores much higher in Internet surveys and snap polls taken after debates.
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I'm wondering if the road to the White House is paved in gold. Is the campaign trail broken? Is the system down? Have we eliminated the honor and truth from our Presidential election process, and made it simply a corporate event? What I mean is, is it all about money?I think the wealthier candidates, or those with more financial backing, have an unfair advantage over candidates with less money. Money can buy a lot. It can pay to bus groups of people around. It can pay volunteers with coffee and donuts to go door to door and solicit votes. It can pay for signs, better ad spots, and more public appearances.There must be some way we can reengineer things to balance the playing field. Could technology be the answer?
