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Remarks by President Bush at Roundtable on Humanitarian and Volunteer Efforts (Popularity:  )
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The following is a transcript of remarks by President Bush at a roundtable on humanitarian and volunteer efforts: THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank the good folks of Sant'Egidio for joining us. Sant'Egidio is one of the great faith-based organizations in the world. And we're here to talk about our common commitment to help the poor, feed the hungry, and help eradicate disease. The United States is firmly committed to ...
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DuPont Chief Science & Technology Officer Offers Perspectives on Science and Global Policymaking at Davos World Economic Forum (Popularity: )
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DuPont Senior Vice President and Chief Science & Technology Officer Uma Chowdhry offered her perspectives on the importance of science in the formation of global policy during a discussion at the World Economic Forum here today. "The role of science is to inform the policymaking process, to help understand both benefits and risks, and to inform the limits of what is knowable, and what is possible," Chowdhry said. "Future progress ...
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Change to Win Members Address DNC Platform Drafting Committee (Popularity: )
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Change to Win leader and vice-president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Geralyn Lutty, along with two members from Change to Win unions, joined state and national experts and grassroots Americans in Cleveland, Ohio this weekend for the Democratic Party's Platform Drafting Committee meeting to assist in defining and drafting the Party's national platform. During Friday's hearing, Lutty stressed the importance of implementing sound economic policies that ...
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American Red Cross Issues Two-Month Progress Report for Haiti Earthquake (Popularity: )
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The American Red Cross today issued a two-month progress report describing its efforts since the January 12 earthquake and sharing its plans to address longer-term needs such as emergency and longer-term shelter. "While there is still massive need everywhere you look, I have seen signs of resilience, recovery and renewal in Haiti," said David Meltzer, senior vice president of international services with the American Red Cross, one day after returning ...
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Democratic Radio Address: Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Questions McCain's Leadership on Iraq and Understanding of American Families' Struggles (Popularity: )
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The following release was issued today by the Democratic National Committee: Roger Martinez, a former infantryman in the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment and veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, delivers the Democratic radio address this week. Martinez was deployed twice to Afghanistan and once to Iraq with the 1st Ranger Battalion and now is studying at the University of Texas at San Antonio. In his address, Martinez ...
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Amnesty International Says Egypt's Proposed Constitutional Amendments Will be the Greatest Erosion of Rights in 26 Years (Popularity: )
Amnesty International today called on Egyptian members of parliament to reject proposed amendments to the country's constitution, which the organization described as the most serious undermining of human rights safeguards in Egypt since the state of emergency was re-imposed in 1981. The appeal came as the Egyptian Parliament prepared to approve this Sunday amendments to 34 articles of the constitution, including Article 179. The amendments to this Article would give ...
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Blockage of Iran Sanctions Legislation in Senate is a Republican Failure to Promote National, Global Security, Berman Says (Popularity: )
Congressman Howard L. Berman, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee today issued the following comment on the U.S. Senate's failure to pass his Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act (H.R. 7112). "Preventing Iran from developing the technology for nuclear weapons is one of the great national security challenges of our age, but thanks to Republican opposition the Senate could not take this step to make our country and ...
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NEWSWEEK INTERVIEWS: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (Popularity: )
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Among America's most urgent challenges are Iran and Iraq. And while Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is optimistic about his country's future, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad remains intransigent in his refusal to halt nuclear-related activities as demanded by the United States as a precondition for talks. Both presidents speak separately with Special Diplomatic Correspondent Lally Weymouth in interviews in the October 2 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, September 25). Asked ...
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Radio Address of President Bush to The Nation (Popularity: )
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The following is President Bush's radio address to the Nation: THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Next week, I will be hosting the North American Leaders' Summit in New Orleans. This event will give me an opportunity to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon to discuss some of the most significant issues facing our hemisphere and the world. One of the issues that I'll be discussing ...
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Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on January employment numbers (Popularity: )
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the January 2010 Employment Situation report released today:"This past January, the economy lost 20,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent."While today's report shows positive signs that the economy is moving in the right direction, the numbers underscore that we still have work to do to get Americans back to work."The president has made it clear ...
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