News Archive - October, 2007

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		October 31, 2007 President Bush Nominates Ed Schafer for Secretary of Agriculture Video Audio Fact Sheet: Ed Schafer: A Record of Leadership in Agriculture and Business President Bush Discusses Health Care, Economic Growth and Free Trade at 2007 Grocery Manufacturers Association/Food Products Association Fall Conference Video Audio Fact Sheet: National Strategy for Information Sharing National Strategy for Information Sharing President Bush Signs H.R. 3678 and S. 2258 into Law National Hospice Month, 2007 National Adoption Month, 2007 National Family Caregivers Month, 2007 National American Indian Heritage Month, 2007 Veterans Day, 2007 National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 2007 National Diabetes Month, 2007 Personnel Announcement

		October 30, 2007 President Bush Urges Congress to Pass Appropriations Bills Video Audio President Bush Meets with President Museveni of Uganda Video Audio President Bush Nominates Dr. James Peake as Secretary of Veterans Affairs Video Audio In Focus: Veterans Fact Sheet: Lt. Gen. James B. Peake (Ret.), M.D.: The Best Choice for Our Nation's Veterans President Bush to Welcome Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey to Washington Personnel Announcement

		October 29, 2007 President Bush Announces Recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom

		October 27, 2007 President's Radio Address Audio

		October 26, 2007 President Bush Meets with Democratic Republic of the Congo President Kabila Video Audio President Bush Discusses Appropriations Video Audio Nominations Sent to the Senate President Bush Signs H.R. 3233

		October 25, 2007 President Bush Tours Fire Damaged Southern California Video Audio President Bush Visits with First Responders of Southern California Fires Video Audio President Bush Discusses California Wildfires Video Audio President Bush Departs for Southern California Video Audio Just the Facts: Top Five Reasons the Democrats' "New" SCHIP Bill Is Actually More of the Same President Signs H.R. 995 Statement by the Press Secretary Personnel Announcement Personnel Announcement

		October 24, 2007 President Bush Discusses Cuba Policy Video Audio Fact Sheet: Encouraging Freedom, Justice, and Prosperity in Cuba President Bush Meets with Cabinet, Discusses Fires in California Video Audio Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for California President Bush Pleased by Confirmation of Judge Leslie Southwick President Signs H.R. 1124, H.R. 2467, H.R. 2587, H.R. 2654, H.R. 2765, H.R. 2778, H.R. 2825, H.R. 3052, and H.R. 3106 Message to the Senate of the United States Message to the Congress of the United States Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

		October 23, 2007 President Bush Visits National Defense University, Discusses Global War on Terror Video Audio Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for California Just the Facts: "Over Half the Families in America Are Not Poor" Fact Sheet: Defending America and Its Allies Against Ballistic Missile Attack In Focus: Defense Statement by the Press Secretary United Nations Day, 2007 Nominations Sent to the Senate Personnel Announcement

		October 22, 2007 President Bush Presents Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, U.S. Navy Video Audio President Bush Discusses the War Supplemental Video Audio Fact Sheet: 2008 War Funding Request President Bush and President Enkhbayar of Mongolia Sign the Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact Video Audio Statement by the Press Secretary Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives

		October 21, 2007 Vice President's Remarks to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy

		October 20, 2007 President Bush Signs Executive Order to Protect Striped Bass and Red Drum Fish Populations Video Audio Executive Order: Protection of Striped Bass and Red Drum Fish Populations Fact Sheet: Guarding Against Over-Fishing Through Cooperative Conservation In Focus: Environment President Bush Discusses Migratory Bird Conservation Video Audio Fact Sheet: Improving Habitat for Our Nation's Migratory Birds In Focus: Environment Executive Order: Protection of Striped Bass and Red Drum Fish Populations President Bush Signs Executive Order to Protect Striped Bass and Red Drum Fish Populations National Forest Products Week, 2007 National Character Counts Week, 2007

		October 19, 2007 President Bush Discusses Sanctions on Burma Video Audio Fact Sheet: President Bush Announces Added Sanctions Against Leaders of Burma's Regime Executive Order: Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Burma In Focus: Global Diplomacy President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Environment Fact Sheet: President Bush Announces Added Sanctions Against Leaders of Burma's Regime President Bush Discusses Sanctions on Burma President Bush to Welcome President of France Nicolas Sarkozy President Bush Thanks Mel Martinez for Tenure at RNC Memorandum for the Secretary of State Executive Order: Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Burma Annex: Burma Sanctions (PDF, 15Kb) President Bush Discusses Sanctions on Burma Message to the Congress of the United States Executive Order: Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Burma Fact Sheet: Improving Habitat for Our Nation's Migratory Birds President Bush Discusses Migratory Bird Conservation Fact Sheet: Guarding Against Over-Fishing Through Cooperative Conservation President Bush Signs Executive Order to Protect Striped Bass and Red Drum Fish Populations

		October 18, 2007 President Bush Meets with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia Video Audio President Bush Pleased by House Vote on SCHIP Homeland Security Presidential Directive Memorandum for the Secretary of State Message to the Congress of the United States Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia Nominations Sent to the Senate Personnel Announcement

		October 17, 2007 Press Conference by the President Video Audio President Bush Attends Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honoring the Dalai Lama Video Audio Memorandum for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense Presidential Determination Regarding Brazil Airbridge Denial Program

		October 16, 2007 President Bush Meets with Senator Bob Dole and Secretary Donna Shalala on the Commission on Care for Wounded Warriors Video Audio Fact Sheet: Ensuring Our Wounded Warriors Get the Best Possible Care In Focus: Veterans President Bush to Welcome President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Romano Prodi of Italy to White House President Bush to Welcome President Enkhbayar of Mongolia to White House Statement by the Press Secretary Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Nomination Sent to the Senate

		October 15, 2007 President Bush Discusses The Budget Video Audio In Focus: Economy President Bush Visits Arkansas, Discusses Job Growth Video Audio Fact Sheet: House FISA Legislation the Wrong Direction for Our National Security

		October 14, 2007 Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto on Speaker Pelosi's Comment Regarding the President and SCHIP Setting Speaker Pelosi's Record Straight: 14 Days and Counting: No Annual Spending Bills Sent to the President, No House Conferees Even Named In Focus: Economy Setting the Record Straight

		October 13, 2007 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: International Trade

		October 12, 2007 President Bush Discusses Free Trade Agreements Video Audio In Focus: International Trade President Bush to Meet with Ugandan President Museveni National School Lunch Week, 2007 White Cane Safety Day, 2007 Fact Sheet: Latin American and Korean Free Trade Agreements Vital to U.S. Economy and Security In Focus: International Trade President Bush Discusses Free Trade Agreements President Bush Congratulates Ralph Regula on Congressional Career

		October 11, 2007 President Bush Meets with Economic Team Video Audio In Focus: Economy Fact Sheet: FY07 Results: Deficit Declining Towards 2012 Surplus Fact Sheet: FY07 Results: Deficit Declining Towards 2012 Surplus In Focus: Economy Personnel Announcement Memorandum for the Secretary of State Presidential Message, Eid al-Fitr Personnel Announcement

		October 10, 2007 President Bush Discusses Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Legislation Video Audio President Bush Attends Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at White House Video Audio General Pulaski Memorial Day, 2007

		October 9, 2007 President Bush Discusses No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Video Audio In Focus: Education Fact Sheet: National Strategy for Homeland Security National Strategy For Homeland Security Briefing by Fran Townsend, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Via Conference Call In Focus: Homeland Security In Focus: National Security Statement by the President on No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Video Audio In Focus: Education Fact Sheet: 2007 Nation's Report Card Shows Minority Students Posting All-Time Highs President Bush Signs Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act

		October 7, 2007 President Bush Visits National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Video Audio

		October 6, 2007 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Health Care Just the Facts: The $83,000 Question Statement by the Press Secretary Regarding U.S. Trade with Costa Rica President and Mrs. Bush Are Deeply Saddened by the Death of Jo Ann Davis

		October 5, 2007 President Bush Discusses the Economy and Protecting Americans From Terrorism Video Audio Fact Sheet: September 2007 Marks Record 49th Consecutive Month of Job Growth President Bush to Meet with Congolese President Kabila President Bush to Welcome President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of the Republic of Liberia to the White House Interview of the President by Al Arabiya Personnel Announcement

		October 4, 2007 President Bush Attends Iftaar Dinner at the White House Video Audio Ramadan 2007 Menu for Iftaar Dinner President Bush Meets with Leader of the Parliamentary Majority in Lebanon, Saad Hariri Video Audio President Bush Congratulates Pete Domenici on Senate Career Presidential Delegation to Attend the Vilnius Energy Security Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania Statement by the President Columbus Day, 2007 Leif Erikson Day, 2007 German-American Day, 2007 Fire Prevention Week, 2007

		October 3, 2007 President Bush Visits Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Discusses S-CHIP Video Audio Statement by the President Message to the House of Representatives Setting the Record Straight: Speaker Pelosi Misleads on SCHIP In Focus: Health Care Setting the Record Straight

		October 2, 2007 Message to the Senate of the United States Memorandum for the Secretary of State Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Texas

		October 1, 2007 President Bush Attends Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of General Peter Pace and Armed Forces Hail in Honor of Admiral Michael Mullen Video Audio Child Health Day, 2007 National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2007