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News Archive - April 2007

News releases for April 2007

President George W. Bush, European Council President Angela Merkel of Germany and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso of Portugal listen to a question Monday, April 30, 2007, during a joint press conference in the Rose Garden.  White House photo by Eric Draper April 30, 2007
President Bush Meets with EU Leaders, Chancellor Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany and President Barroso of the European Council and President of the European Commission
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     Fact sheet 2007 U.S.-EU Summit
2007 U.S.-EU Summit
     Fact sheet President Bush Meets with EU Leaders, Hosts 2007 U.S.-EU Summit
     Fact sheet 2007 U.S.-EU Summit
Framework for Advancing Transatlantic Economic Integration Between the United States of America and the European Union
     Fact sheet 2007 U.S.-EU Summit
2007 U.S.-EU Summit Economic Progress Report
     Fact sheet 2007 U.S.-EU Summit
2007 U.S.-EU Summit Statement: Energy Security, Efficiency, and Climate Change
     Fact sheet 2007 U.S.-EU Summit
2007 U.S.-EU Summit Promoting Peace, Human Rights and Democracy Worldwide
     Fact sheet 2007 U.S.-EU Summit
2007 U.S.-EU Summit Political Progress Report
     Fact sheet 2007 U.S.-EU Summit
Press Gaggle by Tony Snow
Loyalty Day, 2007
Jewish American Heritage Month, 2007
Personnel Announcement
Nominations Sent to the Senate
 
April 29, 2007
Setting the Record Straight: Democrats Continue Misrepresenting Gen. Petraeus' Comments
     Fact sheet Setting the Record Straight
 
President George W. Bush speaks to the estimated 1,500 graduates of Miami Dade College - Kendall Campus Saturday, April 28, 2007. The President told the Class of 2007, "The opportunities of America make our land a beacon of hope for people from every corner of the world." White House photo by Eric Draper April 28, 2007
President Bush Delivers Commencement Address at Miami Dade College
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Education
Law Day, U.S.A., 2007
President's Radio Address
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Immigration
 
President George W. Bush exchanges handshakes with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan after their joint press availability Friday, April 27, 2007, at Camp David.  White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian April 27, 2007
President Bush and Prime Minister Abe of Japan Participate in a Joint Press Availability
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: U.S.-Japan Cooperation to Tackle Global Trade, Energy, and Environmental Challenges
     Fact sheet Welcoming Prime Minister Abe
U.S. - Japan Joint Statement on Energy Security, Clean Development, and Climate Change
National Charter Schools Week, 2007
Presidential Delegation to Attend 65th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea in Commonwealth of Australia
Statement by the President on North Korea Freedom Week
The White House Announces National Finalists for the 2007-2008 Class of White House Fellows
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for New Hampshire
 
President George W. Bush is joined by Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Mrs. Laura Bush as they congratulate the 2007 National Teacher of the Year, Andrea Peterson, during ceremonies Thursday, April 26, 2007, in the Rose Garden. Mrs. Peterson is a music teacher at Monte Cristo Elementary School in Granite Falls, Washington.  White House photo by Eric Draper April 26, 2007
President and Mrs. Bush Meet with 2007 National and State Teachers of the Year
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Education
Press Gaggle by Dana Perino and Administration Officials on the EU Summit
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for New Jersey
President Bush to Welcome Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore
President Bush to Welcome President Saleh of Yemeni
President and Mrs. Bush Saddened by Death of Jack Valenti
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 2007
Nominations Sent to the Senate
 
President George W. Bush delivers remarks during a ceremony marking Malaria Awareness Day Wednesday, April 25, 2007, in the Rose Garden. "Today, citizens around the world are making a historic commitment to end malaria. In European capitals, parliaments are debating how their governments can help. In Ontario, Canadians are commemorating their first World Malaria Day by raising money for bed nets for Uganda," said President Bush. "Across the continent of Africa, people are teaching their families, friends, and neighbors how to protect themselves from this deadly disease."  White House photo by Eric Draper April 25, 2007
President and Mrs. Bush Discuss Malaria Awareness Day
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     Fact sheet Malaria Awareness Day, 2007
     Fact sheet President's Malaria Initiative
President Bush Participates in Meeting on Financial Literacy
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Press Gaggle by Dana Perino and Administration Officials on Visit by Japanese Prime Minister Abe
     Fact sheet Visit by Japanese Prime Minister Abe
     Fact sheet In Focus: Global Diplomacy
Statement on the Emergency War Supplemental
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Maine
President Bush to Welcome President Uribe of Colombia
Personnel Announcement
 
President George W. Bush meets students in the seventh grade science class at Harlem Village Academy Charter School in New York, during his visit to the school Tuesday, April 24, 2007, where President Bush spoke about his "No Child Left Behind" reauthorization proposals.  White House photo by Eric Draper April 24, 2007
President Bush Encourages the Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: No Child Left Behind: Keeping America Competitive in the 21st Century
     Fact sheet In Focus: Education
President Bush Discusses Iraq War Supplemental
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Defense
     Fact sheet In Focus: Renewal in Iraq
President Bush Commends Interagency Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes
Presidential Message: Honoring Memory of 1.5 Million Armenian Lives Lost During Ottoman Empire
Statement on the Results of Syrian Elections
Presidential Delegation to Attend the Funeral Service of Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin
President Bush to Attend G-8 Summit in Germany
President Bush to Welcome Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt of Sweden
Vice President's Remarks on Senator Reid's Comments on Iraq
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for New York
Malaria Awareness Day, 2007
     Fact sheet President and Mrs. Bush Discuss Malaria Awareness Day
     Fact sheet President's Malaria Initiative
 
President George W. Bush delivers a statement on the War in Iraq during a visit Monday, April 23, 2007, by Gen. David Petraeus, Commander of the Multinational Force-Iraq, to the White House. Said the President, "I will strongly reject an artificial timetable withdrawal and/or Washington politicians trying to tell those who wear the uniform how to do their job." With them is Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and Gordon England, Deputy Secretary of Defense.  White House photo by Eric Draper April 23, 2007
President Bush Meets with General Petraeus, Discusses War in Iraq
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Renewal in Iraq
President Bush Welcomes President García of Peru to the White House
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President Bush Congratulates NFL Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts
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President Bush Participates in a Meeting on Medicare Part D
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Medicare
     Fact sheet In Focus: Health Care
President and Mrs. Bush Saddened by the Death of Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin
President Bush Signs the Older Americans Reauthorization Technical Corrections
President Bush Commends Attorney General Gonzales and FTC Chairman Majoras on Identity Theft Task Force Report
Reid vs. Reid: A State Of Confusion
     Fact sheet Setting the Record Straight
 
April 22, 2007
President and Mrs. Bush Deeply Saddened by the Death of Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald
 
April 21, 2007
President Bush Honors Victims of Virginia Tech Tragedy at White House Correspondents Dinner
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President George W. Bush delivers remarks on the Global War on Terror Friday, April 20, 2007 at East Grand Rapids High School in East Grand Rapids, Mich.  White House photo by Eric Draper April 20, 2007
President Bush Visits East Grand Rapids, Discusses Global War on Terror
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: Update on the New Iraq Strategy
Fact Sheet: Update on the New Iraq Strategy
     Fact sheet President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror
President Bush Signs the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act
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President's Radio Address
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     Fact sheet In Focus: School Safety
President Bush Commemorates Earth Day 2007, Calls for Good Stewardship of Land and Oceans
     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: Earth Day 2007
     Fact sheet In Focus: Environment
Fact Sheet: Earth Day 2007
     Fact sheet President Bush Commemorates Earth Day 2007, Calls for Good Stewardship of Land and Oceans
     Fact sheet In Focus: Environment
Press Gaggle by Dana Perino
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Maine
National Day of Prayer, 2007
National Park Week, 2007
National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 2007
Setting The Record Straight: Sen. Reid's Inconsistent And Conflicting Statements
     Fact sheet Setting the Record Straight
Personnel Announcement
 
President George W. Bush takes a variety of questions from the audience, including questions regarding the tragedy at Virginia Tech University, during a visit to Tipp City High School Thursday, April 19, 2007, in Tipp City, Ohio. "One of the lessons of these tragedies is to make sure that when people see somebody, or know somebody who is exhibiting abnormal behavior, to do something about it, to suggest that somebody take a look; that if you are a parent and your child is doing strange things on the Internet, pay attention to it, and not be afraid to ask for help, and not be afraid to say, I am concerned about what I'm seeing," said President Bush. White House photo by Eric Draper April 19, 2007
President Bush Discusses the Global War on Terror in Tipp City, Ohio
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Defense
President Bush Pleased with Attorney General's Testimony
Small Business Week, 2007
Dutch-American Friendship Day, 2007
 
President George W. Bush delivers remarks at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Speaking on the issue of Darfur, the President told his audience, "Thanks to the efforts of people in this room, the world knows and the world sees. Now the world must act."  White House photo by Eric Draper April 18, 2007
President Bush Visits the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: Stop the Genocide in Darfur
     Fact sheet In Focus: Africa
President Bush Meets with Bipartisan and Bicameral Congressional Leadership
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President Bush Pleased by Supreme Court's Decision to Uphold Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
Statement by Deputy Press Secretary on Zimbabwe's Independence Day
Executive Order: 2007 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate
Personnel Announcement
 
President George W. Bush comforts James Tyger, outgoing Student Government president, Tuesday, April 17, 2007, during the Convocation on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. The President and Mrs. Laura Bush attended the service honoring students, faculty and staff who died or were injured in Monday's tragic shooting. White House photo by Eric Draper April 17, 2007
President Bush Offers Condolences at Virginia Tech Memorial Convocation
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     Fact sheet Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy at Virginia Tech
     Fact sheet In Focus: School Safety
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy at Virginia Tech
     Fact sheet President Bush Offers Condolences at Virginia Tech Memorial Convocation
Mrs. Cheney's Remarks at a Special Naturalization Ceremony
 
President George W. Bush, joined by military family members, addresses his remarks on the Iraq War supplemental spending bill in the East Room at the White House, Monday, April 16, 2007. President Bush urged Congress to pass an emergency war spending bill, without strings and without further delay.  White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian April 16, 2007
President Bush Discusses the Iraq War Supplemental
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Defense
     Fact sheet In Focus: Renewal in Iraq
President Bush Shocked, Saddened by Shootings at Virginia Tech
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     Fact sheet Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy at Virginia Tech
     Fact sheet In Focus: School Safety
Nomination Sent to the Senate
Personnel Announcement
 
April 15, 2007
Interview of the Vice President by Bob Schieffer on CBS News "Face the Nation"
 
April 14, 2007
President's Radio Address
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Defense
President Bush Pays Tribute to Baseball Great Jackie Robinson
 
President George W. Bush talks with Mother Assumpta Long after addressing the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Friday, April 13, 2007, in Washington, D.C. "One of the reasons that I am such a strong believer in the power of our faith-based institutions is that they add something the government never can, and that is love," said the President in his remarks. White House photo by Shealah Craighead April 13, 2007
President Bush Meets with Parochial Education Leaders and Parents
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Education
President Bush Attends National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
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Vice President's Remarks to the Heritage Foundation
Interview of the Vice President by Don and Roma Wade, WLS 890-AM, Chicago
Vice President Dick Cheney and Mrs. Cheney Release 2006 Income Tax Return
President and Mrs. Bush Release 2006 Tax Return
President Bush to Welcome President Lech Kaczynski of Poland to the White House
 
April 12, 2007
President Bush Discusses the Reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Education
 
April 11, 2007
Statement by the President on Stem Cell Research
Presidential Delegation to Attend Inauguration of His Excellency Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, President-elect of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Thomas Jefferson Day, 2007
National D.A.R.E. Day, 2007
National Volunteer Week, 2007
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate
 
President George W. Bush emphasizes a point as he speaks on the Iraq War Supplemental during a visit to the American Legion Post 177 Tuesday, April 10, 2007, in Fairfax, Va. Said the President, "The bottom line is this: Congress's failure to fund our troops will mean that some of our military families could wait longer for their loved ones to return from the front lines. Others could see their loved ones headed back to war sooner than anticipated. This is unacceptable."  White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian April 10, 2007
President Bush Discusses Iraq War Supplemental, War on Terror
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Defense
     Fact sheet In Focus: Renewal in Iraq
President Bush Signs the NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007
Memorandum for the Director of National Intelligence
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Personnel Announcement
 
President George W. Bush speaks on immigration reform during a stop Monday, April 9, 2007, in Yuma, Ariz. Said the President, "I can't think of a better place to come and to talk about the good work that's being done and the important work that needs to be done in Washington, D.C., and that's right here in Yuma, Arizona, a place full of decent, hardworking, honorable people."  White House photo by Eric Draper April 9, 2007
President Bush Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform in Yuma, Arizona
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: Acting This Year to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform
     Fact sheet In Focus: Immigration Reform
President Bush Visits Yuma Sector Border Patrol in Arizona
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Immigration
 
President George W. Bush and his father former President George H.W. Bush stand with Sergeant Shenika Hampton after attending an Easter church service at Fort Hood, Texas, Sunday, April 8, 2007. White House photo by Eric Draper April 8, 2007
President and Mrs. Bush Celebrate Easter Sunday at Fort Hood, Texas
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     Fact sheet Easter 2007
 
April 7, 2007
President's Radio Address
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Defense
 
April 6, 2007
Press Briefing on the Second International Panel on Climate Change
Fact Sheet: Job Creation Continues - More Than 7.8 Million Jobs Created Since August 2003
Presidential Message: Easter 2007
     Fact sheet Easter 2007
400th Anniversary of Jamestown
 
April 5, 2007
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2007
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2007
Interview of the Vice President by Rush Limbaugh, The Rush Limbaugh Show
 
President George W. Bush watches as a soldier operates technical field equipment, joined by U.S. Army Captain Pat Armstrong, right, during President Bush’s visit to the U.S. Army National Training Center Wednesday, April 4, 2007, at Fort Irwin, Calif.  White House photo by Eric Draper April 4, 2007
President Bush Visits with the Troops at Fort Irwin, California
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: President Bush Meets with Military Personnel and Their Families at Fort Irwin
     Fact sheet In Focus: Defense
     Fact sheet In Focus: Iraq
President and Mrs. Bush to Welcome Prime Minister of Japan and Mrs. Abe to the White House
     Fact sheet Visit by Japanese Prime Minister Abe
     Fact sheet In Focus: Global Diplomacy
Executive Order: Establishing An Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between Metro-North Railroad and Its Maintenance of Way Employees Represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Interview of the Vice President by Ann Compton, ABC News Radio
Personnel Announcement
President and Mrs. Bush Saddened by Death of Football Legend Eddie Robinson
 
President George W. Bush discusses the emergency supplemental bill with the press Tuesday, April 3, 2007, in the Rose Garden. "Democrat leaders in Congress seem more interested in fighting political battles in Washington than in providing our troops what they need to fight the battles in Iraq," said the President. "If Democrat leaders in Congress are bent on making a political statement, then they need to send me this unacceptable bill as quickly as possible when they come back. I'll veto it, and then Congress can get down to the business of funding our troops without strings and without delay."  White House photo by Eric Draper April 3, 2007
President Bush Makes Remarks on the Emergency Supplemental
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     Fact sheet Setting The Record Straight: Sen. Reid's Misleading Comments About Iraq Funding
     Fact sheet In Focus: Renewal in Iraq
     Fact sheet In Focus: Defense
Statement on U.S. Delegation to North Korea
 
President George W. Bush addresses his remarks to members of the media during a meeting with small business owners, health insurance providers and recently insured individuals on Health Savings Accounts, Monday, April 2, 2007, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. A report released Monday shows the number of individuals covered by Health Savings Accounts has increased 43 percent over the last year.  White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian April 2, 2007
President Bush Participates in Meeting on Health Savings Accounts
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Health Care
President Bush Presents the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy to the United States Naval Academy Football Team
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Executive Order: Renaming a National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Notice of Intention to Enter Into a Free Trade Agreement with Korea
Presidential Message, Passover
Vice President's Remarks at a Reception for Senator Jeff Sessions
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance to New Mexico
 
April 1, 2007
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate