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Bush Backs Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush says a Senate compromise on immigration reform will secure the nation's borders, restore respect for law and meet the needs of the U.S. economy. In his weekly radio address, President Bush thanked Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate for coming together on legislation that he says includes all the elements required ...
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May 19, 2007 - Voice of America
White House Says It Will Quickly Nominate New World Bank President
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- White House spokesman Tony Fratto says Washington wants to move swiftly to nominate a new president of the World Bank. World Bank chief Paul Wolfowitz announced Thursday that he would resign at the end of June, ending a bruising political squabble growing out of charges he improperly arranged a promotion and pay raise for his girlfriend ...
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May 18, 2007 - VOA News
Gates Commissions ROTC Cadets at White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The nation's leaders gathered today to recognize a group of young people taking the first step toward leading America's soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates commissioned 55 ROTC cadets and midshipmen today at the White House in a ceremony attended by President Bush and other political and military leaders ...
May 17, 2007 - American Forces Press Service
Bush, Blair Call U.S.-U.K. Relationship Key to World Peace
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair praised each other's courage and stressed the continuing importance of the U.S.-British partnership at the White House today in what may be their last joint news conference. Blair will step down June 27 after more than 10 years on the job. "I believe that the relationship between the United States ...
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May 17, 2007 - American Forces Press Service
Army General Joins White House Staff as War Coordinator
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A U.S. Army general is joining the White House staff as the top war policy coordinator. The choice of Lieutenant General Douglas Lute followed a lengthy search for a new manager to oversee war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The White House describes General Lute's role as that of an "action officer." But outside the executive mansion ...
May 16, 2007 - Voice of America
White House Backs Attorney General Despite Controversies
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The White House says President Bush still has confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, despite controversy over his handling of the firing of federal prosecutors and of the reauthorization of a clandestine surveillance program. New details emerged Tuesday about Gonzales' role in recertifying the wiretap program over Justice ...
May 15, 2007 - Voice of America
Iraq War Strains Ties Between Bush, Republicans
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For the past six years, President Bush has enjoyed strong support from Republicans in Congress for his domestic and foreign policy agendas. But divisions over the war in Iraq are beginning to strain that political alliance. Mindful of public opinion polls that indicate most Americans have turned against the war in Iraq, some Republicans ...
May 14, 2007 - Voice of America
Bush Pushes Plan to Reduce Auto Emissions
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush has ordered major government agencies to start work on drafting new regulations to cut dangerous auto emissions. The president is coming under increasing pressure to tackle America's energy woes. The Supreme Court has ruled that carbon dioxide emissions from cars and trucks must be regulated by the government. At the same time ...
May 14, 2007 - Voice of America
Cheney: Iraqi Leaders Must Make Progress on Security, Political Issues
IRBIL, IRAQ -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was in Baghdad on Wednesday, where he said Iraqi officials are showing a greater sense of urgency in reconciling political divisions. In Irbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdistan region, a rare suicide bomb attack killed 14 people and wounded 87 others. Vice President Cheney's unannounced visit to ...
May 9, 2007 - Voice of America
Former CIA Director Tenet Slams Vice President Cheney Over Iraq War
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The former director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is strongly criticizing Vice President Dick Cheney and other Bush administration officials, saying they led the country into war with Iraq without conducting a serious debate about whether Saddam Hussein was an imminent threat to the United States. George Tenet levels the charges in a new book ...
April 27, 2007 - Voice of America
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