News Archive - August, 2006

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		August 31, 2006 President Bush Addresses American Legion National Convention Video Audio Fact Sheet: Winning the Struggle Between Freedom and Terror in the Middle East In Focus: National Security Remarks by the President at Orrin Hatch for Senate Reception Personnel Announcement

		August 30, 2006 President Bush's Remarks Upon Arrival in Utah Video President Saddened by Passing of Egypt's Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature Naguib Mahfouz President Bush to Welcome Amir Sabah of Kuwait to the White House Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for New Mexico Remarks by the President at Bob Corker for Senate and Tennessee Republican Party Dinner Remarks by the President in Photo Opportunity Personnel Announcement In Focus: Judicial Nominations

		August 29, 2006 President and Mrs. Bush Visit New Orleans High School, Discuss Gulf Coast Recovery Video Audio Fact Sheet: Keeping the Promise of Jackson Square: A More Hopeful Louisiana In Focus: Hurricane Katrina President and Mrs. Bush Discuss Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative Video Fact Sheet: Keeping the Promise of Jackson Square: A More Hopeful Louisiana In Focus: Hurricane Katrina Executive Order: Improving Assistance for Disaster Victims National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2006 National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2006 Vice President's Remarks at a Rally for the Troops at Offutt Air Force Base Personnel Announcement

		August 28, 2006 President Bush Discusses Gulf Coast Recovery Video Audio Fact Sheet: A New Mississippi: Rebuilding in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina In Focus: Hurricane Katrina President Bush Meets with Community Leaders in Mississippi Video Fact Sheet: A New Mississippi: Rebuilding in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina Fact Sheet: President Bush's Visit to Biloxi and New Orleans In Focus: Hurricane Katrina President Visits United States Marine, Inc. Video Fact Sheet: A New Mississippi: Rebuilding in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina In Focus: Hurricane Katrina Vice President's Remarks at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention

		August 26, 2006 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Hurricane Katrina

		August 25, 2006 National Day of Remembrance of Hurricane Katrina, 2006 In Focus: Hurricane Katrina President and Mrs. Bush to Host White House Summit on Malaria The White House Summit on Malaria Presidential Message: 90th Anniversary of the National Park Service Memorandum for the Secretary of the Interior National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2006

		August 24, 2006 President Bush Welcomes France's Decision to Send Troops to Lebanon Fact Sheet: The One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina In Focus: Hurricane Katrina Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate Notice: Intention to Enter Into a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia

		August 23, 2006 President Bush Meets with Rockey Vaccarella, Discusses Gulf Coast Rebuilding Video Audio In Focus: Hurricane Katrina Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2006

		August 22, 2006 President Bush Discusses Health Transparency in Minnesota Video Audio Fact Sheet: Health Care Transparency: Empowering Consumers to Save on Quality Care Executive Order: Promoting Quality and Efficient Health Care in Federal Government Administered or Sponsored Health Care Programs In Focus: Health Care Executive Order: Promoting Quality and Efficient Health Care in Federal Government Administered or Sponsored Health Care Programs President Bush Discusses Health Transparency in Minnesota Fact Sheet: Health Care Transparency: Empowering Consumers to Save on Quality Care In Focus: Health Care Personnel Announcement

		August 21, 2006 Press Conference by the President Video Audio In Focus: Peace in the Middle East Memorandum for the Secretary of State Women's Equality Day, 2006

		August 19, 2006 President's Radio Address Audio

		August 18, 2006 President Bush Meets with Economic Advisors Video Audio In Focus: Jobs & Economy President Bush to Welcome President Alan Garcia of Peru

		August 17, 2006 President Bush Signs H.R. 4, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 Video Audio Fact Sheet: The Pension Protection Act of 2006: Ensuring Greater Retirement Security for American Workers President's Statement on H.R. 4, the "Pension Protection Act of 2006" President Bush Signs H.R. 4, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 Fact Sheet: The Pension Protection Act of 2006: Ensuring Greater Retirement Security for American Workers Statement on the Terrorist Surveillance Program Statement on U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia Memorandum for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense President Designates United States Postal Service Facilities

		August 16, 2006 President Discusses Economy During Visit to Pennsylvania Video Audio In Focus: Jobs & Economy President Bush to Welcome President Roh Moo-hyun of the Republic of Korea Remarks by the President at Lynn Swann for Governor Reception Personnel Announcement

		August 15, 2006 President Bush Meets with Counterterrorism Team Video Audio In Focus: National Security Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Texas Vice President's Remarks at a Luncheon for Arizona Victory 2006 Personnel Announcement

		August 14, 2006 President Discusses Foreign Policy During Visit to State Department Video Audio In Focus: Global Diplomacy President Meets with Secretary of Defense and Defense Policy and Programs Team Video Audio In Focus: Defense President Signs H.R. 5683, S. 250, H.R. 3682, and S. 3693

		August 12, 2006 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Homeland Security President Welcomes U.N. Security Council Resolution to Bring Lasting Peace to Middle East In Focus: Peace in the Middle East

		August 11, 2006 President Condemns Terrorist Attack in Najaf

		August 10, 2006 President Heralds U.S. Economy, Small Business in Wisconsin Video In Focus: Jobs & Economy President Bush Discusses Terror Plot Upon Arrival in Wisconsin Audio In Focus: Homeland Security President's Statement on Kleptocracy Fact Sheet: National Strategy to Internationalize Efforts Against Kleptocracy

		August 9, 2006 Personnel Announcement Interview of the Vice President by Wire Service Reporters

		August 7, 2006 President Bush and Secretary of State Rice Discuss the Middle East Crisis Audio In Focus: Peace in the Middle East

		August 6, 2006 Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Steve Hadley Press Briefing by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

		August 5, 2006 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Immigration

		August 4, 2006 President Looks Forward to Signing Pension Reform Legislation Fact Sheet: Job Creation Continues - More Than 5.5 Million Jobs Created Since August 2003 In Focus: Jobs & Economy President Signs H.R. 5877 and S. 3741 Presidential Delegation to Attend Inauguration of His Excellency Alvaro Uribe Velez, President of the Republic of Colombia Presidential Delegation to Tokyo, Japan to Attend Funeral for Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto, Former Prime Minister Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Alaska

		August 3, 2006 President Bush Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform in Texas Video Audio Fact Sheet: Operation Jump Start: Acting Now to Secure the Border In Focus: Immigration President Signs H.R. 4019, S. 310, and S. 1496 President Urges Cuban People to Work for Democratic Change Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate Notice: Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations Nominations Sent to the Senate Personnel Announcement Personnel Announcement

		August 2, 2006 President Visits White House Press Briefing Room Prior to Renovation Video President Bush Tours Lake County Emergency Management Agency After Recent Flooding in Ohio Video Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Ohio President Designates United States Postal Service Facilities Memorandum for the Secretary of State Nominations Sent to the Senate

		August 1, 2006 President Thanks Naval Medical Staff After His Annual Physical Video President Renews Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 President Signs H.J.Res. 86, Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 President Designates United States Postal Service Facilities Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Ohio President Bush Tours Lake County Emergency Management Agency After Recent Flooding in Ohio Nominations Sent to the Senate Personnel Announcement