News Archive - July, 2007

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		July 31, 2007 President Bush Signs Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Micronesia Nominations Sent to the Senate

		July 30, 2007 President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom Video Audio President Bush Signs Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007 Personnel Announcement

		July 28, 2007 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: National Security

		July 27, 2007 President Bush Discusses Economic Expansion and Gross Domestic Product Growth Video Audio Press Briefing on the Economy by Senior Administration Officials In Focus: Economy Fact Sheet: Six Years of Progress Under the President's New Freedom Initiative Conclusion of Negotiations with India on a Bilateral Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation President Bush Presents Awards to 2005 and 2006 National Medal of Science and Technology Recipients Video Audio

		July 26, 2007 President Bush Addresses the American Legislative Exchange Council, Discusses Budget, Education and War on Terror Video Audio President and Mrs. Bush Attend Special Olympics Global Law Enforcement Torch Run Ceremony Video Audio President Bush to Welcome British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to Camp David President Bush Signs Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 President Bush Signs H.R. 556 Into Law Memorandum For The Heads Of Executive Departments And Agencies Personnel Announcement Nominations Sent to the Senate

		July 25, 2007 President Bush Receives Briefing by The Co-Chairs of The President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors Video Audio In Focus: Veterans President Bush Jogs with Wounded Soldiers, Discusses Care For Returning Wounded Warriors Video Audio Setting the Record Straight: Targeting Al Qaeda Setting the Record Straight

		July 24, 2007 President Bush Discusses War on Terror in South Carolina Video Audio Fact Sheet: Al Qaeda in Iraq In Focus: National Security Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 2007 Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Nebraska Personnel Announcement

		July 23, 2007 President and Mrs. Bush Saddened by Death of Mohammad Zahir Shah Personnel Announcement

		July 21, 2007 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Renewal in Iraq In Focus: National Security Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Scott Stanzel Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate

		July 20, 2007 President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror, Thanks Troops Video Audio In Focus: Renewal in Iraq In Focus: Defense President Bush to Welcome King Abdullah II of Jordan to Washington In Focus: Global Diplomacy In Focus: Middle East President Bush Signs Executive Order Executive Order: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Statement on the U.S. Strategy to Combat Criminal Gangs from Central America and Mexico Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Former Liberian Regime of Charles Taylor Message to the Congress of the United States

		July 19, 2007 President Bush Visits Nashville, Discusses Budget Video Audio Accompanying Slides (PDF, 27kb, 7 pages) In Focus: Budget Fact Sheet: Balancing the Budget While Keeping Taxes Low In Focus: Budget Management Nomination Sent to the Senate Personnel Announcement

		July 18, 2007 President Bush Participates in Roundtable on Health Care Video Audio In Focus: Health Care In Focus: Small Business President Bush Meets with the Import Safety Working Group Video Audio Executive Order: Establishing An Interagency Working Group on Import Safety Statement by the President President Signs into Law S. 1701 Personnel Announcement Nomination Sent to the Senate

		July 17, 2007 President Bush Meets with United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon Video Audio In Focus: Global Diplomacy President Bush Presents Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Norman Borlaug Video Audio Fact Sheet: The Terrorist Threat to the U.S. Homeland Press Briefing by White House Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend In Focus: Homeland Security In Focus: Renewal in Iraq United States Deplores Actions by Mugabe Regime in Zimbabwe Statement by the President In Focus: Honoring Our Veterans Fact Sheet: Implementation of the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza In Focus: Pandemic Flu Message to the Congress of the United States Regarding International Emergency Economic Powers Act Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq Message to the Congress of the United States Regarding International Emergency Economic Powers Act Text of a Letter from the President to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Committees on Foreign Relations, Foreign Affairs, and Appropriations Nominations Sent to the Senate In Focus: Judicial Nominations Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for North Dakota

		July 16, 2007 President Bush Meets with President Kaczynski, of the Republic of Poland Video Audio In Focus: Global Diplomacy President Bush to Welcome Afghan President Karzai to Camp David Personnel Announcement President Bush Discusses the Middle East Video Audio

		July 15, 2007 President Bush Attends White House Tee Ball Game on the South Lawn, Honors Jackie Robinson Video Audio Tee Ball on the South Lawn

		July 14, 2007 President's Radio Address Audio Initial Benchmark Assessment Report In Focus: Renewal in Iraq National Security Council In Focus: National Security

		July 13, 2007 President Bush Participates in Video Teleconference with Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Team Leaders, Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team Leaders, and Brigade Combat Commanders Video Audio Fact Sheet: Expanded Provincial Reconstruction Teams Speed the Transition to Self-Reliance In Focus: Renewal in Iraq Message to the Senate of the United States President Bush Signs S.277 into Law Statement by the Press Secretary

		July 12, 2007 Press Conference by the President Video Audio Initial Benchmark Assessment Report In Focus: Renewal in Iraq National Security Council In Focus: National Security Initial Benchmark Assessment Report Press Conference by the President National Security Council In Focus: National Security In Focus: Renewal in Iraq Memorandum for the Secretary of State Message to the Congress of the United States Death of Lady Bird Johnson Remembering Lady Bird Johnson (1912-2007) Parents' Day, 2007 President Bush to Meet with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Nominations Sent to the Senate

		July 11, 2007 President Bush Discusses the Budget Video Audio Fact Sheet: Growing Economy and Fiscal Discipline Working to Reduce Budget Deficit In Focus: Budget Management President and Mrs. Bush Mourn the Passing of Lady Bird Johnson Related Photos Remembering Lady Bird Johnson (1912-2007) Death of Lady Bird Johnson President Bush Unveils Renovated Press Briefing Room Video Audio Fact Sheet: The 2007 Renovation of the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room Life in the White House - The Press Briefing Room Memorandum for the Secretary of State Nominations Sent to the Senate Personnel Announcement

		July 10, 2007 President Bush Visits Cleveland, Ohio Video Audio Fact Sheet: A Day in Cleveland: President Bush Calls on Congress to Act to Fund Vital Priorities President Bush Discusses Energy During Visit to GrafTech International, LTD Video Audio Fact Sheet: A Day in Cleveland: President Bush Calls on Congress to Act to Fund Vital Priorities In Focus: Energy Iraq Fact Check: Responding to Key Myths Captive Nations Week, 2007 Personnel Announcement

		July 9, 2007 President Bush Participates in a Conversation on the Americas Video Audio Ask the White House: Discussion on Conference on the Americas White House Conference on the Americas Fact Sheet: White House Conference on the Americas Communication to Congress on President's Assertion of Executive Privilege PDF (153kb, 3 pages) Setting the Record Straight: Democrats Are Proposing Billions in Unnecessary Government Spending Setting the Record Straight Personnel Announcement

		July 7, 2007 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Jobs & Economic Growth Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Oklahoma

		July 6, 2007 Fact Sheet: Job Creation Continues - More Than 8.2 Million Jobs Created Since August 2003 In Focus: Jobs & Economy Press Gaggle by Tony Fratto In Focus: Economy Memorandum for the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Director of OSTP

		July 5, 2007 Personnel Announcement Memorandum for the Secretary of State President Signs into Law S. 229 and S. 801

		July 4, 2007 President Bush Celebrates Independence Day With West Virginia Air National Guard Video Audio Independence Day 2007

		July 3, 2007 President Bush Visits with Wounded Military Personnel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Video Audio Declaration on Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation: Joint Actions President Bush Signs S. 1352 President Bush Signs S. 1704

		July 2, 2007 President Bush Meets with President Putin of Russian Federation Video Audio Grant of Executive Clemency Statement by the President On Executive Clemency for Lewis Libby Statement by the President on Executive Clemency for Lewis Libby Grant of Executive Clemency President Bush Signs H.R. 1830 President Bush Signs H.R. 57 and H.R. 692 Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Kansas Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for New York

		July 1, 2007 Remarks by President Bush Before Arrival of President Putin of Russia