Posted on 10/16/2007 5:26:32 PM PDT by Kaslin
President Bush met this afternoon in the Rose Garden with Senator Bob Dole and Secretary Donna Shalala on the Commission on Care for Wounded Warriors
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President Bush met privately today with the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet. He will present him tomorrow with Congressional Medal
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice continued her meeting in the Middle East.
She won public support Tuesday for a Mideast peace conference from a skeptical Egypt, boosting her bid to secure critical Arab backing for pushing Israel and the Palestinians to resume formal negotiations to end their conflict.
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As we work with Congress on this legislation, my administration will continue to institute the recommendations of the Dole-Shalala commission that do not require congressional approval. We're acting on the commission's recommendations to form a new corps of well-trained recovery coordinators. These coordinators will work with families to establish recovery plans and monitor the healing process, facilitate the transition to civilian life, and ensure wounded service members do not get lost in the system.
We're also acting on the commission's recommendations to ensure health professionals working at the Defense Department and Veteran's Affairs facilities can easily share patient information. This will allow us to provide patients with better care as they move through the system. We're also developing a new secure web portal, where service members will be able to access all their medical files and benefit information in one place.
We're acting on the commission's recommendation to create incentives for medical professionals and administrators to work at Walter Reed. One out of every five wounded service members passes through this hospital. While Walter Reed is set to close at 2011, we will ensure it remains a state-of-the-art facility until the last day of operation.
By taking these steps, we'll honor a shared commitment to care for those who defend our freedom. One of those people is Ryan Groves. While serving with the Marines in Iraq in 2004, he lost his left leg and severely injured his right leg in a rocket attack. Today, he refuses to allow his disability to stop him from living his life. He's going to Georgetown. He wants to be a lawyer. He travels using the Segway. He's an amazing fellow. He's an inspiration for all Americans. And we need to build a system of care that is worthy of the sacrifice that he and others have made.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice smiles after her press conference with Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, left, in Cairo, Egypt , Tuesday, Oct.16, 2007. Talks focused on preparations for the U.S.-sponsored international peace conference on the Middle East planned for next month. Others are unidentified security members.
Lucy Baines Johnson, left, thanks first lady Laura Bush for her support for the National Park Foundation with a live oak tree seedling from the LBJ Ranch during the National Park Foundation Leadership Summit's Founders Award Dinner Monday, October, 15, 2007 at the Four Seasons hotel in downtown Austin, Texas. Johnson was on hand to accepted the Founders Award on behalf of her mother, former fIrst lady, Lady Bird Johnson.
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U.S. President George W. Bush (C) listens as Commission Co-Chair former Sen. Robert Dole (R-Ks) (R) speaks about America's wounded military personnel after meeting with members of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, October 16, 2007. Joining Bush is Commission Co-Chair former Secretary of HHS Donna Shalala.
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) listens as Commission Co-Chair former Secretary of HHS Donna Shalala speaks about America's wounded military personnel after meeting with members of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, October 16, 2007
U.S. President George W. Bush talks about America's wounded military personnel after meeting with members of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, October 16, 2007
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) speaks about America's wounded military personnel after meeting with members of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, October 16, 2007. Joining Bush are Commission Co-Chairs Former Secretary of HHS Donna Shalala (L) and former Sen. Robert Dole (R-Ks).
Good evening.
Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole listens as President Bush makes remarks on Wounded Warriors in the Rose Garden of the White House Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007 in Washington. Dole is co-chair of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors
President Bush speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007, after meeting with the co-chairs of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors, former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole and former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, not shown
U.S. President George W. Bush walks out of the Oval Office before talking about America's wounded military personnel after meeting with members of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, October 16, 2007
President Bush makes remarks to the media with former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole and former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, not shown, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007 in Washington.
President Bush walks from the Rose Garden to the Colonnade of the White House after delivering remarks on Wounded Warriors Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007 in Washington
This file handout photo released by the White House in 2003 shows US President George W. Bush (R) welcoming the spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, to the White House. Bush met privately Tuesday with the Dalai Lama
The two sides of the Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal are seen in this combination handout image released on October 16, 2007. U.S. President George W. Bush will present the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists and a Nobel Peace laureate whom China regards as a separatist and a traitor, with the medal on Wednesday, the first time a U.S. president will appear in public with the Dalai Lama. 'Tenzin Gyatso', written on one face of the medal, is the birth name of the Dalai Lama.
The obverse (heads) of the Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal is seen in this handout image released on October 16, 2007. U.S. President George W. Bush will present the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists and a Nobel Peace laureate whom China regards as a separatist and a traitor, with the medal on Wednesday, the first time a U.S. president will appear in public with the Dalai Lama. 'Tenzin Gyatso' written on the medal is the birth name of the Dalai Lama. (United States Mint/Handout
Lucy Baines Johnson, left, thanks first lady Laura Bush for her support for the National Park Foundation with a live oak tree seedling from the LBJ Ranch during the National Park Foundation Leadership Summit's Founders Award Dinner Monday, October, 15, 2007 at the Four Seasons hotel in downtown Austin, Texas. Johnson was on hand to accepted the Founders Award on behalf of her mother, former fIrst lady, Lady Bird Johnson.
Lucy Baines Johnson, joined by First Lady Laura Bush, spoke passionately about her mother, Lady Bird Johnson, during the National Park Foundation Leadership Summit's Founders Award Dinner Monday, October, 15, 2007 at the Four Seasons hotel in downtown Austin, Texas. Johnson accepted the Founders Award on behalf of her Lady Bird Johnson.
Lucy Baines Johnson, left, speaks passionately about her mother, Lady Bird Johnson, as first lady Laura Bush, looks on during the National Park Foundation Leadership Summit's Founders Award Dinner Monday, October, 15, 2007 at the Four Seasons hotel in downtown Austin, Texas.
Lucy Baines Johnson, joined by her daughter Nicole Covert, right, and First Lady Laura Bush, is overcome with emotion while speaking about about her mother, Lady Bird Johnson, during the National Park Foundation Leadership Summit's Founders Award Dinner Monday, October, 15, 2007 at the Four Seasons hotel in downtown Austin, Texas.
Thank You K!
My fave pic thus far is Pres. B. flanked by the 2 blurry Flags!!!
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) speaks to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Cairo October 16, 2007
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007. Talks focused on preparations for the U.S.-sponsored international peace conference on the Middle East planned for next month.
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abu el-Gheit, left, accompanies U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, centre, to a press conference hall in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit walk past a window as they arrive to hold a joint press conference in Cairo
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abu el-Gheit, second right, accompanies U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, to a press conference hall in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit (C) to a news conference in Cairo, October 16, 2007
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit (R) during a news conference in Cairo, October 16, 2007.
Me too!
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abu el-Gheit chats with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice before a joint press conference in Cairo, Egypt , Tuesday, Oct.16, 2007
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) attends a news conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Cairo, October 16, 2007
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abu el-Gheit chats with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice before a joint press conference in Cairo, Egypt , Tuesday, Oct.16, 2007. Talks focused on preparations for the U.S.-sponsored
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a joint news conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit (R) during a news conference in Cairo October 16, 2007
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice adjusts her translation sets during a press conference with Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abu el-Gheit, not pictured, in Cairo, Egypt , Tuesday, Oct.16, 2007
The Foreign Office said it spent more than 9,500 dollars on a 50th birthday party for US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen here 16 October 2007, in 2004.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)
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Looks like you won the Toaster tonight! Congrats.
Will You put our co fave pic as your T pick?
Say/type that 10 times fast!
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a joint news conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Cairo, October 16, 2007.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a joint news conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit (R) in Cairo, October 16, 2007
Yep, that’s the one I’m going for.
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