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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:46:25 +0200

.::Bush travels to Illinois for private fundraiser (AP) ::.

AP - President Bush spent a second day this week traveling to raise money for Republicans, all out of public view.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:44:41 +0200

.::Bush orders expanded U.S. sanctions on Zimbabwe (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - President George W. Bush on Friday expanded U.S. sanctions against the "illegitimate" Zimbabwe government of President Robert Mugabe and the United States moved to freeze assets of 17 state-controlled businesses.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:55:46 +0200

.::Bush expands sanctions against Zimbabwe (AP) ::.

AP - President Bush signed an executive order on Friday to expand sanctions against what he calls the "illegitimate" regime of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and his supporters.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:42:29 +0200

.::Bush nominates judge for 3rd US appeals court (AP) ::.

AP - President Bush on Thursday nominated Paul S. Diamond to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, withdrawing his earlier pick for the job after she drew opposition in the Senate.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:56:33 +0200

.::White House threatens veto on bill to sell govt oil (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - The White House on Thursday threatened to veto legislation that would require the government to sell 10 percent of the oil in the nation's emergency petroleum stockpile.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:27:29 +0200

.::Bush seeks to pass baton on his "Freedom Agenda" (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - President George W. Bush on Thursday urged his successor to carry on what he called his "freedom agenda" of promoting human rights, democracy, and free trade around the world.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:37:51 +0200

.::Bush, Singh seek progress in WTO talks: White House (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - President George W. Bush and India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday discussed the need for leading trading countries to contribute to a breakthrough in the Doha round of world trade talks, the White House said.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:32:58 +0200

.::Stretch of NY highway named for Russert (AP) ::.

AP - President Bush has signed a bill honoring the late NBC newsman Tim Russert by naming a stretch of highway in New York after him.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:04:59 +0200

.::"Wall Street got drunk": Bush at private event (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - President George W. Bush has an explanation for the housing market meltdown that has thrown the global economy into turmoil: Wall Street got drunk.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:47:52 +0200

.::Bush will sign housing bill into law: W. House (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - President George W. Bush will sign into law a housing rescue package, despite objections about a provision to provide grants to communities to buy and repair foreclosed homes, because the legislation was needed promptly to address the crisis, the White House said on Wednesday.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:10:45 +0200

.::Bush urges Congress to OK Colombia trade pact (AP) ::.

AP - President Bush on Tuesday seasoned his call to Congress to pass a free trade pact with Colombia with a little Latino music.

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:49:56 +0200

.::Bush raises money for GOP House challenger (AP) ::.

AP - President Bush is hoping that this will be the year his party ousts Democratic Rep. Jim Marshall from Congress and he came to Georgia on Tuesday to pump money into the campaign of Marshall's challenger.

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:08:10 +0200

.::Bush says Wall Street has hangover, must sober up (AP) ::.

AP - President Bush, in an unguarded moment, said Wall Street "got drunk and now it's got a hangover."

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:54:38 +0200

.::Bush urges Congress to approve Colombia trade pact (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - President George W. Bush on Tuesday urged Congress to move forward on a free trade deal with Colombia, saying failure to approve it was hurting U.S. businesses at a time of economic uncertainty.

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:09:14 +0200

.::Bush gives US Olympians a rousing send-off (AP) ::.

AP - President Bush gave U.S. Olympians a rousing White House send-off to next month's games in Beijing, urging them Monday to "compete swifter, higher and stronger" but also be mindful they will be "ambassadors of liberty" to the people of China and elsewhere.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:34:23 +0200

.::White House seeks movement on housing bill (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - The White House on Monday said it hoped for progress on a sweeping housing rescue plan by the end of this week, but reiterated a veto threat over a provision that Congress looks likely to include in the bill.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:22:00 +0200

.::Bush urges more countries to recognize Kosovo (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - President George W. Bush on Monday told leaders of Kosovo he would urge more countries to recognize the former Serbian province and he opposed partition of the newly-independent state.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:36:10 +0200

.::Iran, N. Korea still part of "axis of evil": W.House (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush in 2002 branded Iraq, Iran and North Korea part of an "axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world" -- and he believes two of them still are, the White House said on Monday.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:13:57 +0200

.::U.S. says Iraq pact unlikely by July 31 deadline (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - The United States and Iraq were unlikely to meet a July 31 deadline for completing a long-term security pact, but intensive negotiations were under way on an agreement that will help dictate the role of U.S. forces after year-end, the White House said on Monday.

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:13:41 +0200

.::Bush: Congress could take steps to ease gas prices (AP) ::.

AP - Responding to Americans' anger over gas prices and the housing bust, President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to open up offshore oil exploration and work to restore confidence in the housing finance industry.