Posted on 07/08/2006 4:19:49 PM PDT by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and Mrs. Bush are spending a quiet weekend prior to a busy week during which they will travel to Germany and Russia. An important story not highlighted in most MSM reports is the fact that Russia and the United States are nearly an agreement on a civilian nuclear power. Here is an excerpt from an AP story by Judith Ingram, published today (click the link embedded in the title to read the entire article):
Russia, U.S. eye nuke power cooperationMOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Bush are expected to make progress at a meeting next week on a civilian nuclear power agreement, a Western official and analysts said. The two leaders, who have been promoting nuclear energy as a clean alternative, have made similar proposals on providing nuclear power to developing countries while building in safeguards for nonproliferation of weapons.
Rose Gottemoeller, the director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, said the potential joint project was "probably the biggest story coming out of the Petersburg summit."
"This is a field where Russia has a clear technological advantage because over the past 30 years, the U.S. has essentially abandoned nuclear power technology development" in the wake of the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear accident in Pennsylvania and the Chernobyl accident in 1986, Gottemoeller said during a round table discussion on U.S.-Russian relations.
In January, Putin proposed establishing an international nuclear center in Russia that would provide full fuel cycle services. He said that the center could be the start of a network of such centers around the world, and Russian Nuclear Agency chief Sergei Kiriyenko said there could be up to five such centers in other nations.
At about the same time, Bush introduced his Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, which would provide fresh fuel to countries that agree to use it only for power generation and would recover spent fuel.
On a more humorous note, here's the letter from Nintendo of America that accompanied their birthday gift to President Bush.
Nintendo of America
4820 150th Ave. NE
Redmond, WA 98052
July 6, 2006President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20500Dear President Bush:
Happy Birthday! Don’t worry, turning 60 is an exciting milestone. As you know, you’ve joined millions of other baby boomers in an invigorating new decade of your life. And, like many boomers, you may be looking for ways to keep your mind sharp. That’s where we come in.
Please accept our gift of a new Nintendo DS Lite system and a copy of Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day. You now join millions of people around the world who have fun challenging themselves with Brain Age. If you have never played a video game before, don’t worry. Brain Age is part of our new Touch Generations brand, which includes games that are easy for people of any age -– regardless of their video game experience -– to pick up and start playing immediately.
It’s obvious you don’t have a lot of time to play games, which makes Brain Age such a great activity for you -– just a few minutes a day with more than 15 daily training tests will help keep your mind sharp. Training tests include categories like math, reading and memorization. Try it for a few days and watch your score improve. Brain Age also comes with more than 100 sudoku puzzles –- these could make your next long flight on Air Force One a bit more fun! (Perhaps copies of Brain Age for journalists joining you on your next flight would be a nice distraction!)
Have fun exploring Brain Age with your Nintendo DS Lite and be sure to let us know your brain age!
Have a tremendous birthday!
Sincerely,
Your Friends at Nintendo
Signed: Jonathan Metts, Director
And while we're discussing PITB Democrats, we've finally reached the ultimate in "it's Bush's fault" absurdity. Here's an article by a Dim columnist, Marc Ethier, whining because the President "ruined" his weekend. It seems the President had the temerity to visit Camp David, where he did a little mountain bike riding. This caused the summit trail of a local peak to be closed off for security reasons just when Ethier wanted to climb it. In Ethier's world, it seems his hike is more important than the security of the President of the United States.
Am I FIRST?
Pinging you to the Saturday afternoon Dose.
Bump! top 10???
Yep. :)
A video grab shows Larry King interviewing the President and First Lady in the Blue Room of the White House.
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President Bush stops to greet Cantranette 'Cat' McCrimon during his tour of Cabot Microelectronics.
Barney and Miss Beazley, left, take a break from playing with their volleyball, Tuesday, June 13, while playing out on the South Lawn of the White House. (White House Photo by Kimberlee Hewitt)
Miss Beazley curiously follows a bright orange balloon Tuesday, June 18, across the South Lawn. (White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
Top 2! :)
Hi onyx. :)
Cantranette looks thrilled! Very Nice!
BUSH alert
I am watching my Padres playing the Nats in D.C.
Just now our announcers said and cameras turned to
Bush, Laura, & Condi at the ballgame
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