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President Bush Discusses the Economy and Budget
President George W. Bush delivers remarks regarding the economy in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. "This morning my administration released the budget numbers for fiscal 2006. These budget numbers are not just estimates; these are the actual results for the fiscal year that ended February the 30th," said the President. "These numbers show that the budget deficit has been reduced to $248 billion and is down to just 1.9 percent of the economy. As a percentage of the economy, the deficit is now lower than it has been for 18 out of the last 25 years." White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush delivers remarks regarding the economy in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. "This morning my administration released the budget numbers for fiscal 2006. These budget numbers are not just estimates; these are the actual results for the fiscal year that ended February the 30th," said the President. "These numbers show that the budget deficit has been reduced to $248 billion and is down to just 1.9 percent of the economy. As a percentage of the economy, the deficit is now lower than it has been for 18 out of the last 25 years." White House photo by Paul Morse Full Story
President George W. Bush delivers remarks regarding the economy in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. "This morning my administration released the budget numbers for fiscal 2006. These budget numbers are not just estimates; these are the actual results for the fiscal year that ended February the 30th," said the President. "These numbers show that the budget deficit has been reduced to $248 billion and is down to just 1.9 percent of the economy. As a percentage of the economy, the deficit is now lower than it has been for 18 out of the last 25 years." White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush delivers remarks regarding the economy in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. "This morning my administration released the budget numbers for fiscal 2006. These budget numbers are not just estimates; these are the actual results for the fiscal year that ended February the 30th," said the President. "These numbers show that the budget deficit has been reduced to $248 billion and is down to just 1.9 percent of the economy. As a percentage of the economy, the deficit is now lower than it has been for 18 out of the last 25 years." White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush discusses North Korea during a press conference in the Rose Garden Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. "I've spoken with other world leaders, including Japan, China, South Korea, and Russia," said President Bush. "We all agree that there must be a strong Security Council resolution that will require North Korea to abide by its international commitments to dismantle its nuclear programs." White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush holds a press conference in the Rose Garden Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. “In response to North Korea's actions, we're working with our partners in the region and the United Nations Security Council to ensure there are serious repercussions for the regime in Pyongyang,” said President Bush. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush meets with the leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention in the Oval Office Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. Pictured with the President are Dr. Morris Chapman, left, Dr. Frank Page and his wife Dayle Page. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush welcomes Bob Wallace, left, the executive director of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Washington Office; Gary Kurpius, the National Commander-In-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Gordon Mansfield, right, the deputy secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs, to the Oval Office for a meeting Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. The VFW, founded in 1899, is the largest organization of combat veterans with some 2.4 million members in 9,500 VFW Posts worldwide. White House photo by Paul Morse
Mrs. Laura Bush waves to visitors during a tour of Cinergy Children’s Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, Wednesday, October 11, 2006. Ranked among the world’s top 25 children museums, Cinergy Children's Museum offers more than 1,800 hours of programming for children in areas such as arts, culture, reading and science. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush sculpts clay with participants of the Communications Through Art program at the Knox County Public Defenders Community Law Office in Knoxville, Tennessee, Wednesday, October 11, 2006, as part of the President’s Helping America’s Youth program. Communications Through Art program uses the arts to help young people express themselves and to deal with important issues of the day. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
 
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