Posted on 06/15/2005 2:46:39 PM PDT by GretchenM
President Bush and Russian President Putin discussed reform of the U.N. Security Council in a phone call initiated by Putin. The conversation came amid intrigue over a push by Japan, German, India and Brazil to become permanent members of the Security Council. [Will John Bolton be the USA's final ambassador to the UN?]
The president continued urging Congress to pass an energy bill, while speaking about energy efficiency at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington.
A Senate committee voted to back President Bush's pick to head the Food and Drug Administration, acting FDA commissioner Lester Crawford, but Senators from both parties threaten to block a vote by the full Senate.
Condi Rice attended a National Geographic Society event to recognize the plight of refugees worldwide.
There are pictures from the president's attendance at last night's GOP fundraiser in DC.
Yesterday, Laura Bush attended a People with Disabilities function in DC.
Welcome to Sanity Island!
QUOTE: President Bush called on Congress to pass a national energy policy. "The American people know that an energy bill will not change the price of gas immediately. But they're not going to tolerate inaction in Washington as they watch the underlying problems grow worse. ... To address the root causes of high gas prices, we need to take four important steps toward one vital goal -- and that is making America less dependent on foreign sources of oil."
Dose going up.
Please wait to post or repost photos till the all clear.
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Second day in a row, #1!!!...Is that a record?
Hello Gretchen
Intro'd by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.
hi
A Rumsfeld toaster, please. :-)
Yahoo caption: "A divided U.S. Senate committee voted to back President Bush's pick to head the Food and Drug Administration, acting FDA commissioner Lester Crawford, on June 15 2005, but Senators from both parties threaten to block a vote by the full Senate. Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma has said he plans to place a hold on Crawford over condom labeling -- complaining the labels are not accurate and must give specific information on how well they work and the diseases they prevent. U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) is pictured alongside his wife Carolyn re-enacts being sworn-in by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 4, 2005." 
Yahoo caption: "President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed reform of the U.N. Security Council on June 15 2005 in a phone call initiated by Putin, the White House said. The conversation came amid intrigue over a push by Japan, German, India and Brazil to become permanent members of the Security Council. Shown is the United Nations 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in New York, on May 2, 2005." 
Hi Gem, checking in. Thanks for posting.
"President Bush speaks about energy efficiency at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2005. President Bush argued Wednesday that Americans suffering from high gas prices will not tolerate inaction on energy legislation on Capitol Hill." 
Bush waves following his remarks about energy resources at the Energy Effenciency Forum at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington 
With Jolie
Speaking at the NGS event
All clear!
For RushCrush, who really should get an Avis badge as well: 
Yea!!!!! I got here at a decent time of the day. At least I'm not #300!
Thanks for posting today's dose!
Hi Rob. Noticed your tag line -- did you catch my bracketed Bolton question in the first paragraph today?
I really am wondering how long the UN is going to last.
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