News Archive - December, 2008

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		December 31, 2008 President Bush to Meet with Salva Kiir, First Vice President of the Government of National Unity of Sudan and President of the Government of Southern Sudan Proclamation by the President: To Extend Duty-Free Treatment for Certain Agricultural Products of Israel and for Other Purposes Presidential Message: New Year's Day, 2009 Holidays at the White House 2008

		December 30, 2008 National Mentoring Month, 2009 Text of a Letter from the President

		December 29, 2008 Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate To Implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement

		December 24, 2008 Event Backgrounder: The President Makes Christmas Eve Telephone Calls to Members of the Armed Forces Presidential Message: Kwanzaa 2008 Statement by the Press Secretary Personnel Announcement

		December 23, 2008 President's Radio Address Audio Holidays at the White House 2008 Statement by Press Secretary Dana Perino President Bush Signs H.R. 6184, H.R. 7327, S. 3663, S. 3712 and Into Law Presidential Message: Christmas 2008 Presidential Message: 2008 Holiday Message to the Men and Women of the United States Armed Forces Memorandum for the Secretary of State To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement with Respect to Costa Rica and for Other Purposes Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation

		December 22, 2008 President Bush Visits Walter Reed Army Medical Center Video Audio In Focus: Veterans President Bush Participates in One Warm Coat Holiday Service Project Video Audio Holidays at the White House 2008

		December 21, 2008 Statement by the Press Secretary on Irresponsible Reporting by New York Times Setting the Record Straight: The Three Most Egregious Claims In The New York Times Article On The Housing Crisis In Focus: Economy

		December 20, 2008 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Economy

		December 19, 2008 President Bush Discusses Administration's Plan to Assist Automakers Video Audio Fact Sheet: Financing Assistance to Facilitate the Restructuring of Auto Manufacturers to Attain Financial Viability In Focus: Economy President Bush Meets with President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority Video Audio In Focus: Middle East In Focus: Global Diplomacy President and Mrs. Bush Attend Unveiling of Their Portraits Video Audio President Bush Signs H.R. 6859 and S.J.Res. 46 Into Law White House Announces 2007 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers Text of a Letter From The President to the Speaker of The House of Representatives and The President of The Senate To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Generalized System of Preferences Interview of the Vice President by Chris Wallace, FOX News

		December 18, 2008 President Bush Addresses the American Enterprise Institute Video Audio In Focus: The Bush Record In Focus: Health Care In Focus: Economy President and Mrs. Bush Host Reception in Honor of the United States-Afghan Women's Council In Focus: Afghanistan Interview of the President by Steve Scully, C-SPAN In Focus: The Bush Record Memorandum for the Secretary of State Executive Order: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for New York

		December 17, 2008 President Bush Discusses National Security, Homeland Security and the Freedom Agenda at U.S. Army War College Video Audio In Focus: Freedom Agenda In Focus: Homeland Security In Focus: National Security Fact Sheet: President Bush Has Kept America Safe Wright Brothers Day, 2008

		December 16, 2008 President Bush Meets with President Saca of El Salvador Video Audio In Focus: Global Diplomacy President Bush to Welcome Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to Washington Text of a Letter from the President To The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives And The President Pro Tempore Of The Senate

		December 15, 2008 President Bush Participates in Press Availability with Afghanistan President Karzai in Afghanistan Video Audio In Focus: Afghanistan President Bush Visits with Troops in Afghanistan Video Audio In Focus: Afghanistan In Focus: Defense President Bush Hosts Hanukkah Reception Video Audio Holidays at the White House 2008 Fact Sheet: Diversifying Our Energy Supply and Confronting Climate Change In Focus: Environment Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Maine

		December 14, 2008 President Bush Visits Troops in Iraq Video Audio In Focus: Defense In Focus: Iraq President Bush and Iraq Prime Minister Maliki Sign the Strategic Framework Agreement and Security Agreement Video Audio In Focus: Iraq President Bush Meets with Iraq President Talabani in Iraq Video Audio In Focus: Iraq Roundtable Interview of the President with Travel Pool In Focus: Afghanistan Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Dana Perino and National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, General Douglas Lute

		December 13, 2008 President's Radio Address Audio Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for New Hampshire Statement on Federal Emergency Assistance for Massachusetts

		December 12, 2008 President Bush Delivers Commencement Address at Texas A&M Video Audio Statement by Press Secretary Dana Perino Executive Order: Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 2008 Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for South Dakota Fact Sheet: Advancing Transatlantic Economic Integration Through the Transatlantic Economic Council

		December 11, 2008 President Bush Participates in Meeting on Drug Use Reduction Video Audio Fact Sheet: President Bush Has Improved The Lives Of America's Youth Fact Sheet: President Bush Has Improved The Lives Of America's Youth President Bush Participates in Meeting on Drug Use Reduction Fact Sheet: Leading the Global Response to the Crisis in Darfur Nomination Sent to the Senate Personnel Announcement

		December 10, 2008 President Bush Meets with Darfur Human Rights Activist Dr. Halima Bashir Video Audio In Focus: Freedom Agenda Fact Sheet: Promoting Human Rights Worldwide In Focus: Freedom Agenda The President Participates in a Ceremony for 2008 Recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal Personnel Announcement

		December 9, 2008 President Bush Discusses Defense Transformation at West Point Video Audio Fact Sheet: Transforming Our Armed Forces To Face The Threats Of Today And Tomorrow In Focus: Defense Statement by the President on Zimbabwe Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice Memorandum for the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Memorandum for the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2008

		December 8, 2008 President and Mrs. Bush Host Children's Holiday Reception and Performance Video Audio Holidays at the White House 2008 President Bush Attends Briefings by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the National Counterterrorism Center Video Audio President Bush to Welcome President Elias Antonio Saca of El Salvador Statement by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley In Focus: National Security Setting the Record Straight Memorandum for the Secretary of State Presidential Message Nominations Sent to the Senate

		December 7, 2008 Interview of the President by Nadia Bilbassy-Charters of MBC TV (Middle East Broadcasting Center) Fact Sheet: The Bush Administration Has Provided Unprecedented Support for Our Veterans In Focus: Veterans

		December 6, 2008 President Bush Attends Unveiling of The Union League of Philadelphia's Portrait of the President Video Audio President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Defense In Focus: Iraq Interview of the President by Sam Ryan at Army-Navy Football Game, CBS Sports

		December 5, 2008 President Bush Discusses Economy Video Audio In Focus: Economy President Bush Signs the President Proclamation Designating the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument and the Presidential Proclamation in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2008 Video Audio President Bush Attends Saban Forum 2008 Video Audio Fact Sheet: Progress in the Middle East: Freedom, Prosperity, and Hope In Focus: Middle East President Bush Offers Condolences on Death of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Alexsey II Establishment of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2008

		December 4, 2008 President and Mrs. Bush Attend 2008 Lighting of the National Christmas Tree Ceremony Video Audio Holidays at the White House 2008 Fact Sheet: The Strategic Framework Agreement and the Security Agreement with Iraq In Focus: Iraq Statement by Press Secretary Sally McDonough

		December 3, 2008 Fact Sheet: Defending Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism In Focus: National Security

		December 2, 2008 President Bush Participates in Roundtable on Mentoring Children of Prisoners Initiative Video Audio Fact Sheet: President Bush Has Improved How We Address Human Need Through Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Personnel Announcement President Bush Signs H.R. 2040, S. 602, and S. 1193 Into Law President and Mrs. Bush Congratulate Senator Mel Martinez on Distinguished Career

		December 1, 2008 President Bush Discusses World AIDS Day Video Audio Fact Sheet: World AIDS Day 2008 In Focus: HIV/AIDS President and Mrs. Bush Participate in Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health Video Audio In Focus: HIV/AIDS President Bush Signs H.R. 5714 Into Law Presidential Message Executive Order: Exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program