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News Archive - January 2007

News releases for January 2007

President George W. Bush delivers remarks on the economy on Wall Street in New York City Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. "When people across the world look at America's economy what they see is low inflation, low unemployment, and the fastest growth of any major industrialized nation," said the President. "The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the United States."  White House photo by Paul Morse January 31, 2007
President Bush Delivers State of the Economy Report
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     Fact sheet State of the Economy
     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: State of the Economy
     Fact sheet In Focus: Jobs and Economy
The Rest of the Story: Sec. Baker Outlines "Common Elements" In The Iraq Study Group's Report And The President's New Strategy
     Fact sheet Setting the Record Straight
President Bush's Statement on the Passing of Molly Ivins
 
President George W. Bush gestures as he speaks to workers at Caterpillar Inc. in East Peoria, Ill., Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, on the strength of the U.S. economy.  White House photo by Paul Morse January 30, 2007
President Bush Discusses Economy
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Jobs & Economy
President Bush Meets with Small Business Leaders in Illinois
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Jobs & Economy
President Bush Names Amy Zantzinger as White House Social Secretary
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Personnel Announcement
 
President George W. Bush addresses members of the Securing America's Future Energy organization Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, discussing the efforts to reduce America's dependence on oil. From left to right are Mike Jackson, chairman and CEO of Auto Nation; Herb Kelleher, executive chairman of Southwest Airlines Company and General P.X. Kelley, USMC (Ret).  White House photo by Eric Draper January 29, 2007
President Bush Meets with Members of Securing America's Future Energy
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Energy
President Bush Disappointed by Recent Violence in Lebanon
United States Strongly Condemns Terrorist Bombing in Eilat
Vice President to Visit Japan, Australia and Guam
Nominations Sent to the Senate
 
January 28, 2007
Interview of the Vice President by Richard Wolffe, Newsweek Magazine
President and Mrs. Bush Saddened by Death of Deborah Orin-Eilbeck
 
January 27, 2007
President's Radio Address
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     Fact sheet State of the Union 2007
 
President George W. Bush welcomes Army General David Petraeus, incoming Commander of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, to the Oval Office. White House photo by Eric Draper January 26, 2007
President Bush Congratulates General Petraeus on Senate Confirmation, Discusses Way Forward in Iraq
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Renewal in Iraq
     Fact sheet In Focus: Defense
President Bush Speaks to the House Republican Conference
International Day of Commemoration In Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, 2007
Executive Order: Further Amendment to Executive Order 13285, Relating to the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
National African American History Month, 2007
     Fact sheet African-American History Month Message, 2007
     Fact sheet African American History
 
President George W. Bush speaks with Esmerelda Wergin, who works as a waitress in Overland Park, Mo., about how hard it is to maintain insurance for her family during a roundtable discussion on health care initiatives at the Saint Luke’s-Lee’s Summit hospital in Lee’s Summit, Mo., Thursday, Jan 25, 2007. Under the new health care initiatives offered in President Bush’s State of the Union address, Wergin would save over two thousand dollars, making insurance for her family more attainable. White House photo by Eric Draper January 25, 2007
President Bush Participates in a Roundtable on Health Care Initiatives
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: Affordable, Accessible, And Flexible Health Coverage
     Fact sheet In Focus: Health Care
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Fifth Anniversary of USA Freedom Corps, 2007
     Fact sheet USA Freedom Corps
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Alabama
 
President George W. Bush talks about his energy initiatives at Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007. "American automobile companies, as well as foreign automobile companies competing for market share here in the United States, understand that's where the consumer mentality is evolving," said President Bush. "And they're beginning to spend their own money, as well as help from the federal government, to develop new batteries. It's going to be an exciting time, really, when you think about it, when you're able to drive the first 20 miles in a plug-in hybrid vehicle without one drop of gasoline, which makes the country less dependent on oil."  White House photo by Paul Morse January 24, 2007
President Bush Discusses Energy Initiative
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: Strengthening America's Energy Security and Improving the Environment
     Fact sheet In Focus: Energy
President Bush Meets with the Joint Chiefs and Combatant Commanders
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Defense
Executive Order: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management
Fact Sheet: Strengthening America's Energy Security and Improving the Environment
     Fact sheet President Bush Discusses Energy Initiative
     Fact sheet In Focus: Energy
 
President George W. Bush receives applause while delivering the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. Also pictured are Vice President Dick Cheney and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. White House photo by David Bohrer January 23, 2007
President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address
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     Fact sheet State of the Union 2007
     Fact sheet 2007 State of the Union Policy Initiatives
Guest List for the First Lady's Box at the 2007 State of the Union Speech
     Fact sheet State of the Union 2007
 
President George W. Bush makes his way across the South Lawn after arriving at the White House aboard Marine One from his weekend at Camp David, Md., Monday, Jan. 22, 2007. The President spent the weekend at the Presidential retreat preparing for his State of the Union address to be delivered before Congress Tuesday evening. White House photo by Paul Morse January 22, 2007
President Bush Calls March for Life Participants
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     Fact sheet National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2007
Fact Sheet: Affordable, Accessible, and Flexible Health Coverage
     Fact sheet In Focus: Health Care
     Fact sheet State of the Union 2007
Setting the Record Straight: President Bush's Standard Deduction for Health Insurance Would Save Money for More Than 100 Million Americans
     Fact sheet Setting the Record Straight
     Fact sheet In Focus: Health Care
Statement by the Press Secretary
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Personnel Announcement
 
January 20, 2007
President's Radio Address
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Health Care
 
January 19, 2007
President Bush to Welcome President Adamkus of Lithuania to the White House
National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2007
President Bush's Statement on Republican National Committee Leadership
 
January 18, 2007
Executive Order: Further Amendment to Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review
Message to the Congress of the United States
Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Personnel Announcement
 
President George W. Bush listens to Dr. Marston Linehan, left, chief of Urological Oncology, as he tours a cancer lab at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007. Also pictured are Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, right, and NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni, far right. White House photo by Eric Draper January 17, 2007
President Bush Participates in a Roundtable on Advances in Cancer Prevention
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: A New Era in Cancer Prevention
     Fact sheet In Focus: Health Care
President Bush Signs S. 159, Redesignates White Rocks National Recreation Area in Vermont
Text of a Letter from the President to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
 
President George W. Bush and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon meet with the press in the Oval Office Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. "Thank you for your willingness to serve. Thank you for this very important discussion we just had," said President Bush. "I appreciate so very much how you opened up the discussion with a strong commitment to democracy and freedom. And the United States is willing -- wants to work with the United Nations to achieve a peace through the spread of freedom." White House photo by Eric Draper January 16, 2007
President Bush Meets with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Global Diplomacy
President Bush Welcomes World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals to the White House
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President Bush Signs the National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Missouri
Vice President's Remarks at the Naming Ceremony of the USS Gerald R. Ford
Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate
 
President George W. Bush greets volunteers big and small during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Cardozo Senior High School in Washington, D.C., Monday, Jan. 15, 2007. "One of the things that Mrs. King wanted was for MLK Day to be a day of service. It is not a day off, but it's a day on," said the President. "And so I'm here at Cardozo High School to thank the hundreds of people who have showed up to serve the country by volunteering." White House photo by Paul Morse January 15, 2007
President Bush Participates in Volunteer Service Event on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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     Fact sheet Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2007
     Fact sheet In Focus: African American History
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Oklahoma
 
January 13, 2007
President's Radio Address
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President George W. Bush prepares to sign H.R. 5946, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, Friday, Jan. 12, 2007 in the Oval Office at the White House. President Bush is joined by, from left, Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, Sen. Olympia Snow of Maine, Rep. Nick Rahall of West Virginia., Rep. Jim Saxton of New Jersey, Rep. Frank Palloneof New Jersey; Rep. Don Young of Alaska, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Guiterrez and Rep. Wayne Gilchrest of Maryland. White House photo by Paul Morse January 12, 2007
President Bush Signs the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act
Fact Sheet: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act
President Bush to Welcome United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the White House
Presidential Delegation to Attend Inauguration of His Excellency Marc Ravalomanana of Madagascar
President Bush Signs H.R. 482, H.R. 1245, H.R. 4709, H.R. 4997, H.R. 5483, H.R. 5948, and H.R. 6338
President Bush Signs H.R. 6338, the "Geneva Distinctive Emblem Protection Act of 2006"
 
President George W. Bush gestures as he addresses the troops and their families at Fort Benning, Ga., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, talking about the new strategy for Iraq. White House photo by Eric Draper January 11, 2007
President Bush Visits with Military Personnel and Families at Fort Benning, Georgia
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Defense
President Bush Presents Medal of Honor to Corporal Jason Dunham
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President Bush Signs H.R. 486, H.R. 4588, H.R. 6060, and H.R. 6345.
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2007
     Fact sheet African American History
Religious Freedom Day, 2007
Nominations Sent to the Senate
 
President George W. Bush concludes his address to the nation Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, 2007, from the White House Library, where President Bush outlined a new strategy on Iraq. White House photo by Eric Draper January 10, 2007
President's Address to the Nation
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: The New Way Forward in Iraq
     PDF Link Highlights of the Iraq Strategy Review (PDF)
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Vice President's Remarks to a Joint Session of the Virginia General Assembly
Fact Sheet: The New Way Forward in Iraq
     PDF Link Highlights of the Iraq Strategy Review (PDF)
     Fact sheet Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials
     Fact sheet In Focus: Renewal in Iraq
Personnel Announcement
 
President George W. Bush meets with Republican members of the House of Representatives in the Cabinet Room, Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at the White House.  White House photo by Eric Draper January 9, 2007
President Bush Selects Fred Fielding to Serve as Counsel to the President
Memorandum for the Secretary of the Interior
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Personnel Announcement
 
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush meet with bicameral and bipartisan members of Congress, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, left; Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming, left-center; Congressman Buck McKeon of California, right-front; Congressman George Miller of California, right-center, and U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, right, in the Oval Office, Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, marking the fifth anniversary of No Child Left Behind.  White House photo by Paul Morse January 8, 2007
President Bush Marks Fifth Anniversary of No Child Left Behind
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: The No Child Left Behind Act: Five Years of Results for America's Children
President Bush Welcomes European Commission President José Barroso to the White House
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Global Diplomacy
Presidential Delegation to Attend Inauguration of His Excellency Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado of Ecuador
Presidential Delegation to Attend Inauguration of His Excellency José Daniel Ortega Saavedra of Nicaragua
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Colorado
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Otero County, Colorado
Personnel Announcement
 
January 7, 2007
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Kansas
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Nebraska
 
January 6, 2007
President's Radio Address
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Statement on Additional Federal Disaster Assistance for Florida
 
President George W. Bush nominates John Negroponte as Deputy Secretary of State, left, and Vice Admiral Mike McConnell as Director of National Intelligence during an announcement in the Roosevelt Room Friday, Jan. 5, 2007. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pictured at left. White House photo by Paul Morse January 5, 2007
President Bush Nominates John Negroponte as Deputy Secretary of State and Vice Admiral Mike McConnell as Director of National Intelligence
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: John Negroponte and Mike McConnell: The Right Choices for Deputy Secretary of State and Director of National Intelligence
President Bush Pleased to Accept Recommendations from Secretary Gates for General Petraeus and Admiral Fallon
Fact Sheet: Job Creation Continues – More Than 7.2 Million Jobs Created Since August 2003
     Fact sheet In Focus: Jobs and Economy
Memorandum for the Secretary of Health and Human Services
Personnel Announcement
Personnel Announcement
 
President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel shake hands at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2006. White House photo by Paul Morse January 4, 2007
President Bush Welcomes Chancellor Merkel of Germany to the White House
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Global Diplomacy
Personnel Announcement
 
President George W. Bush addresses reporters as he stands with members of his Cabinet in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007, following the first Cabinet meeting of 2007.  White House photo by Eric Draper January 3, 2007
President Bush Meets with Cabinet, Proposes Balanced Budget and Earmark Reform
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: A Balanced Budget by 2012 & Earmark Reform
     Fact sheet In Focus: Budget Management
     Fact sheet President Bush's Cabinet
 
President George W. Bush delivers the eulogy for former President Gerald R. Ford during the State Funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007.  White House photo by Eric Draper January 2, 2007
President Bush Attends Funeral Service for President Ford at the National Cathedral
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     Fact sheet Remembering President Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006)
 
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush stand next to the catafalque holding the flag-draped casket of former President Gerald R. Ford Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol as they pay their final respects to the 38th President of the United States. White House photo by Eric Draper January 1, 2007
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