Posted on 06/15/2006 5:50:49 PM PDT by snugs
Today the President attended the New U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab swearing in ceromony, signed S. 2803, the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, spoke at the Initiative for Global Development's 2006 National Summit, signed the Senate bill 193 for Broadcast Decency, attended a signing ceremony for the Establishment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Monument and accompanied by the First Lady attended the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice met with Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Store
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld spoke at the unveiling of the Pentagon Memorial marker.
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
QUOTE OF THE DAY
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Whatever successes this administration has had in combating global poverty, Colin Powell gets a lot of credit. (Applause.) I will spend some time talking about our responsibility as government to address global poverty. It's a responsibility we take seriously, and it's a responsibility that Colin Powell carried out in his distinguished tenure as the Secretary of State of our country. I want to thank you for being a friend, and thank you for your service to the country. He's a good man. (Applause.)
Thank you all for allowing me to come by to speak. I appreciate the co-founders and the leaders of the Global Development effort. I want to thank you for having this summit. Thank you for being what I call social entrepreneurs, people who care about the plight of other people.
The facts are these: Across the globe, more than a billion people live on less than a dollar a day. That should be a troubling statistic to all Americans. They lead lives of hunger, they lead lives of desperation. Every day is a struggle just to survive. That struggle ought to inspire us here in America. It's inspired you. It ought to inspire all our citizens.
I want to thank you for lending your expertise and your funds to address problems alongside your government. Colin said, you know, this is not a governmental effort, it's not a business effort, it's not an NGO effort, it's a combined effort by a lot of compassionate hearts to address a significant problem. And so I'm here to thank you for your commitment, and to let you know we're pleased to stand with you.
PHOTO OF THE DAY
President George W. Bush is introduced by former Secretary of State Colin Powell at the Initiative for Global Development's 2006 National Summit in Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 15, 2006. "We have a moral duty to care for those who hurt here at home, and we have a moral duty to care for those as best as we can for those abroad, said the President. "That's part of the foreign policy of our country."
congrats! :)
Greetings and salutations!
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top 10?
Hey.
thanks. I'm a nervous wreck ....waiting, poised....waiting....soon.... LOL
Dose going up please wait for the all clear before posting or reposting photos or graphics
Good evening, Snugs.
Thank you snugs. Good things are happening for my wonderful President right now! Yippee!
Randy McCloy (L), the sole survivor of the Sago Coal Mine disaster, walks on stage with his wife Anna (obscured) as veteran U.S. senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) looks on at an event where U.S. President George W. Bush signed S. 2803, the Miner Act, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, June 15, 2006
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snugs, did you get my FReepmail?
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President George W. Bush greets Anna McCloy, wife of miner Randal McCloy, during the signing of S. 2803, The MINER Act, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Thursday, June 15, 2006. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., greets Randal McCloy. "This year alone, accidents have taken the lives of 33 miners in our country," said President Bush. "Just last month, five miners were killed in a mine explosion in Harlan County, Kentucky. And in January, Americans watched and prayed -- a lot of Americans prayed -- with the people of West Virginia for the 13 miners that were trapped underground by the explosion in the Sago mine. Only one man came out, and he's with us today -- Randal McCloy, and his wife, Anna. And we welcome you all." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush greets family members of miner Marty Bennett during the signing of S. 2803, The MINER Act, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Thursday, June 15, 2006. Mr. Bennett died in the Sago Mine disaster in West Virginia. White House photo by Eric Draper
WOW! I just looked at your profile page, that is a Wonderful photo of the troops with their dogs! :)
It's you today!
Congrats!
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