News releases for February 2008
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February 29, 2008
President Bush Meets with Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
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Statement by President Bush on Resignation of Don Powell
President Bush Signs H.R. 5264 and H.R. 5478 into Law
Statement by the Press Secretary
Executive Order: President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board
Irish-American Heritage Month, 2008
National Consumer Protection Week, 2008
Statement by the Press Secretary
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February 28, 2008
Press Conference of the President
Audio
President Bush Meets with His Economic Team
Audio
President Bush Signs H.R. 1216 and H.R. 5270 into Law
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
American Red Cross Month, 2008
Save Your Vision Week, 2008
Message to the Congress of the United States
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February 27, 2008
President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Topolánek of the Czech Republic
Audio
In Focus: Global Diplomacy
President Bush Welcomes 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox to White House
Audio
President Bush Meets with Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference
Audio
Statement by the President on Death of William F. Buckley
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Personnel Announcement
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February 26, 2008
President Bush Discusses Trip to Africa at Leon H. Sullivan Foundation
Audio
Africa Video Slideshow
Africa Trip 2008
In Focus: Africa
President and Mrs. Bush Discuss Picturing America Initiative
Audio
President Bush Meets with Former Cabinet Secretaries and Senior Government Officials on Free Trade Agreements
Audio
Fact Sheet: Free Trade Agreements Vital To U.S. Economic Growth and National Security
Statement by the Press Secretary
Personnel Announcement
Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate
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February 25, 2008
President Bush Meets with National Governors Association
Audio
President and Mrs. Bush to Welcome King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan to White House
Statement by the President on Burma
Statement by the Press Secretary on FISA
Statement by the Press Secretary
Fact Sheet: The Quiet Revolution: A Seven-Year Progress Report
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Remarks by the President at the 2008 Republican Governors Association Gala
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February 24, 2008
President and Mrs. Bush Host State Dinner for Nation's Governors
Audio
FISA Fact Check: Setting the Record Straight on Speaker Pelosi
In Focus: Homeland Security
Setting the Record Straight
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February 23, 2008
President's Radio Address
Audio
In Focus: Defense
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February 22, 2008
Setting the Record Straight: President Bush Committed to Strengthening Democracy Throughout Africa
In Focus: Africa
Setting the Record Straight
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February 21, 2008
President Bush Presented with Key to the City by President Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
President Bush and President Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia Exchange Toasts
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
President Bush Visits Barclay Training Center in Liberia
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
President Bush and President Johnson Sirleaf Participate in Roundtable on Education
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
Roundtable Interview of the President and the First Lady by the Travel Pool
Africa Trip 2008
Personnel Announcement
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Kentucky
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February 20, 2008
President Bush Participates in Press Availability with President Kufuor of Ghana
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
President Bush Participates in United States Embassy Greeting, Discusses Malaria
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
President Bush Meets with Peace Corps Volunteers
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
President Bush Meets with President Kufuor of Ghana
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
President Bush Attends Tee Ball Game in Ghana
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
President Bush and President Kufuor Exchange Toasts
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
Fact Sheet: Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases Around The World
Africa Trip 2008
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February 19, 2008
President Bush Visits Kigali Memorial Centre in Rwanda
Audio
Fact Sheet: United States Leading The Global Response To Crisis In Darfur
In Focus: Global Diplomacy
Africa Trip 2008
President Bush Discusses Kosovo
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
In Focus: Global Diplomacy
President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Kagame of Rwanda
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
President Bush and President Kagame of Rwanda Dedicate United States Embassy Kigali
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
Fact Sheet: United States-Rwanda Bilateral Investment Treaty
In Focus: Africa Trip 2008
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February 18, 2008
President Bush Tours Meru District Hospital, Discusses Malaria
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
Text of a Letter from the President to the President of Kosovo
In Focus: Global Diplomacy
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February 17, 2008
President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Kikwete of Tanzania
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
President Bush Participates in Roundtable on PEPFAR with President Kikwete of Tanzania
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
Remarks by President Bush and President Kikwete of Tanzania in An Exchange of Toasts
Africa Trip 2008
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February 16, 2008
President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Yayi of Benin
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
President Bush Presented Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
President's Radio Address
Audio
In Focus: Defense
Press Briefing by Ambassador Jendayi Frazer
Africa Trip 2008
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February 15, 2008
President Bush Meets with Bicameral Republican Leadership
Audio
President Bush Meets with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
Audio
President and Mrs. Bush to Welcome His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to the White House
Statement by the Press Secretary
Personnel Announcement
Personnel Announcement
Press Gaggle by Scott Stanzel
Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Health and Human Services
Myth/Fact: Five Myths About the House's Failure to Give Our Intelligence Professionals the Tools They Need to Monitor Terrorists Effectively
In Focus: Defense
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February 14, 2008
President and Mrs. Bush Discuss Africa Policy, Trip to Africa
Audio
Africa Trip 2008
Fact Sheet: U.S. Africa Policy: An Unparalleled Partnership Strengthening Democracy, Overcoming Poverty, and Saving Lives
President Bush Discusses Protect America Act
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Fact Sheet: Congress Must Act Now To Ensure That We Have The Tools To Keep America Safe
In Focus: Defense
Roundtable Interview of the President with Foreign Radio Media
President Bush Signs H.R. 4253 into Law
Statement on Protect America Act
In Focus: Defense
Statement by the President
Statement by the Press Secretary
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Personnel Announcement
Personnel Announcement
Memorandum for the Secretary of Health and Human Services
Interview of the President by Matt Frei, BBC World News America
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February 13, 2008
President Bush Discusses Protect America Act
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Fact Sheet: The House Must Act Quickly to Pass Bipartisan Senate FISA Modernization Bill
President Bush Signs H.R. 5140, the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
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Fact Sheet: Bipartisan Growth Package Will Help Protect Our Nation's Economic Health
Statement by the Press Secretary
Executive Order: Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection with the National Emergency with Respect to Syria
Message to the Congress of the United States
Memorandum for the Secretary Of State
Statement by the Press Secretary
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February 12, 2008
President Bush Celebrates African American History Month
Audio
President Bush Meets with Mali President Amadou Touré
Audio
In Focus: Global Diplomacy
Statement by the President
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate
Personnel Announcement
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February 11, 2008
President Bush Signs 2008 Economic Report
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Fact Sheet: The Economic Report of the President
President and Mrs. Bush Host Heart Truth Reception
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Fact Sheet: The Heart Truth: Helping Prevent Heart Disease in Women
Statement by the President
President and Mrs. Bush Saddened by Death of Congressman Tom Lantos
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
President Bush to Welcome United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the White House
Remarks by the National Security Advisor, Stephen Hadley, to the Center for International Security and Cooperation
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February 10, 2008
President and Mrs. Bush Honor Abraham Lincoln's 199th Birthday
Audio
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February 9, 2008
President's Radio Address
Audio
In Focus: Judicial Nominees
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February 8, 2008
President Bush Briefed on Regional Tornado Damage
Audio
President Bush Tours Tornado Damage in Tennessee
Audio
Remarks by the President to the Conservative Political Action Conference
President Bush to Host Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark
President Bush to Welcome President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia
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February 7, 2008
President Bush Discusses Pending Presidential Nominations, Urges Senate Confirmation
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Fact Sheet: Senate Must Act on Nominations to Federal Courts and Agencies
President and Mrs. Bush Discuss Helping America's Youth
Audio
Fact Sheet: Continuing the Work of Helping Our Nation's Youth
President Bush Attends National Prayer Breakfast
Audio
President Bush to Welcome Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland to the White House
Statement by the President
Message to the Senate of the United States
Message to the Congress of the United States
Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency Relating to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels
Executive Order: Improving the Coordination and Effectiveness of Youth Programs
Statement by the Press Secretary
Statement by the Press Secretary
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Arkansas
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Tennessee
Withdrawal Sent to the Senate
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February 6, 2008
President Bush Attends Ceremonial Swearing in of Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer
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President Bush Welcomes Stanley Cup Champion Anaheim Ducks to the White House
Audio
President Bush to Host NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the White House
President Bush Signs S. 2110 into Law
Statement by the Press Secretary
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Hawaii
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Personnel Announcement
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February 5, 2008
President Bush Meets with 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion
Audio
President Bush Signs H.R. 3432 into Law
Statement by the President
Presidential Message: Lunar New Year 2008
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Missouri
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict In Côte D'Ivoire
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Executive Order: Implementation of the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of America
Statement by the Press Secretary
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Personnel Announcement
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February 4, 2008
President Bush Meets with Cabinet, Discusses Budget
Audio
Fact Sheet: The President's FY09 Budget
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2009
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
Remarks by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Statement by the Press Secretary
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February 1, 2008
President Bush Discusses Economy in Kansas City
Audio
Mrs. Bush's Radio Address to the Nation
President Bush Signs Presidential Proclamation in Honor of American Heart Month
Audio
American Heart Month, 2008
American Heart Month, 2008
President Bush Signs Presidential Proclamation in Honor of American Heart Month
Mrs. Bush's Radio Address to the Nation
President Bush to Welcome Amadou Toumani Touré of the Republic of Mali to the White House
Fact Sheet: Addressing Uncertainties to Help Keep Our Economy Growing
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Kansas
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