News Archive - January, 2005

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		January 31, 2005 President Thanks Secretary Spellings at Swearing-In Ceremony Video Audio President Congratulates 2004 World Champion Detroit Pistons Video Audio Personnel Announcement Nomination Sent to the Senate

		January 30, 2005 President Congratulates Iraqis on Election Video Audio In Focus: Iraqi Elections

		January 29, 2005 President's Radio Address Audio

		January 28, 2005 President Thanks Secretary of State Rice at Swearing-In Ceremony Video Audio President Speaks at 2005 "Congress of Tomorrow" Luncheon Personnel Announcement

		January 27, 2005 President Discusses Health Care Information Technology Benefits Video Fact Sheet: Improving Care and Saving Lives Through Health IT In Focus: Health Care Vice President's Remarks with Ukrainian President Yushchenko Vice President's Remarks at "Let My People Live" Forum Executive Order: Amendments to Executive Order 13285 Memorandum for the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense

		January 26, 2005 President Holds Press Conference Video Audio President Participates in Conversation on Health Care Video Audio Fact Sheet: Improving Care and Saving Lives Through Health IT In Focus: Health Care Vice President's Remarks at Reception for Survivors of Auschwitz

		January 25, 2005 President's Statement on Supplemental Budget Request 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, 2005

		January 24, 2005 President Bush Calls "March for Life" Participants President to Meet with French President Jacques Chirac in Brussels Vice President to Lead U.S. Delegation to Poland Personnel Announcement Personnel Announcement Nominations Sent to the Senate Nominations Sent to the Senate

		January 23, 2005 President's Statement on Johnny Carson

		January 22, 2005 President's Radio Address Audio

		January 21, 2005 Statement on Federal Assistance for Indiana Statement on Jan Nowak-Jezioranski Presidential Eid Al-Adha Message 2005 Personnel Announcement Personnel Announcement Personnel Announcement

		January 20, 2005 President Sworn-In to Second Term Video Audio President Thanks Joint Congressional Inaugural Committee at Luncheon Video Audio

		January 19, 2005 President Thanks Military, Guests at 'Celebration of Freedom' Concert Video Audio Vice President Introduces President at 'Celebration of Freedom' Event Personnel Announcement Personnel Announcement

		January 18, 2005 President Thanks Armed Forces at 'Saluting Those Who Serve' Event Video President Encourages Service at 'America's Future Rocks' Concert Video Audio Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate

		January 17, 2005 President Honors Secretary, Mrs. Powell at 'Let Freedom Ring' Event Video Audio

		January 15, 2005 President Discusses ongoing Tsunami Relief in Radio Address Audio Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, 2005 Religious Freedom Day, 2005 National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2005

		January 14, 2005 President Participates in Conversation on Higher Education, Job Training Video Audio Strengthening Higher Education for a Successful Workforce Text of a Letter from the President to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Committees on International Relations and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations Personnel Announcement

		January 13, 2005 President Briefed on Tsunami Relief, War on Terror Video Vice President Discusses Social Security Reform Memorandum for the Secretary of State Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession in the Office of Management and Budget Personnel Announcement

		January 12, 2005 President Discusses No Child Left Behind and High School Initiatives Video Audio Fact Sheet: No Child Left Behind--High-Quality, High School Initiatives In Focus: Education National Mentoring Month, 2005

		January 11, 2005 President Nominates Michael Chertoff as Secretary of Homeland Security Video Audio President Participates in Conversation on Social Security Reform Video Audio In Focus: Social Security Fact Sheet: Strengthening the Social Security System for Future Generations Personnel Announcement Statement On Federal Assistance for Indiana Statement on Federal Assistance for Ohio

		January 10, 2005 President Thanks USAID Employees and NGO Presidents Video Audio In Focus: Tsunami Relief Event Backgrounder: President's Remarks to USAID Employees and NGO Presidents Personnel Announcement Personnel Announcement President Briefed on U.S. Assistance for Tsunami Affected Regions Video Audio In Focus: Tsunami Relief

		January 9, 2005 President's Statement on Palestinian Elections President Congratulates Sudan on Signing of Comprehensive Peace Agreement In Focus: Africa

		January 8, 2005 President Discusses ongoing Tsunami Relief in Radio Address Audio

		January 7, 2005 President Participates in Asbestos Litigation Conversation Video Audio President Names Senators Mack and Breaux on Federal Tax Reform Panel Video Audio President Nominates Ambassador Zoellick as Deputy Secretary of State Video Statement on H.R. 241, Accelerating Income Tax Benefits for Charitable Contributions for Tsunami Victims Presidential Proclamation: To Extend Nondiscriminatory Trade Treatment to the Products of Armenia Executive Order: President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform Personnel Announcement Personnel Announcement

		January 6, 2005 President Meets with Members of Congress on Class-Action Reform Video Audio Message to the Congress of the United States President to Welcome Polish President Kwasniewski to the White House

		January 5, 2005 President Discusses Medical Liability Reform Video Audio In Focus: Medical Liability Legal Reform: The High Costs of Lawsuit Abuse Personnel Announcement Personnel Announcement

		January 4, 2005 Cabinet Secretary Nominations Sent to the Senate Nominations Sent to the Senate Memorandum for the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense

		January 3, 2005 President Asks Bush and Clinton to Help Raise Funds for Tsunami Relief Video Audio President Signs Condolence Book at the Indonesian Embassy Video Audio President Signs Condolence Book at the Indian Embassy Video Audio President Welcomes Newly Elected Members of Congress Video Audio Personnel Announcement

		January 2, 2005 President's Statement on Congressman Bob Matsui

		January 1, 2005 President Discusses Tsunami Relief in Radio Address Audio Honoring the Memory of the Victims of the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunamis