Posted on 07/09/2003 9:25:06 AM PDT by PhiKapMom
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You have probably noticed the recent anti-Bush attack articles appearing in the print media and being reported on TV. The attacks are getting worse by the day and very little positive is being written. The Clinton media "seems" to be in charge of the news we are getting.
Many media outlets are starting to push Dean or Kerry and then there is always Hillary waiting in the wings along with the clintonites in the media ready to support her.
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President Bush Meets with South African President Mbeki
Press Availability with President Bush and President Mbeki of South Africa
Union Building
Guest House
Pretoria, South Africa 11:47 A.M. (Local), July 9, 2003
PRESIDENT MBEKI: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome. I'm very pleased, indeed, to welcome President Bush and his delegation, Mrs. Bush and young Barbara. We are very pleased, indeed, Mr. President, that you were able to come. It's very important for us because of the importance of the United States to our future, and the United States to the future of our continent.
We've had very good discussions with the President, able to cover quite a wide field. We're very pleased with the development of the bilateral relations, strong economic links, growing all the time. Continued attention by the U.S. corporate world on South Africa is very critically important for us. AGOA has had a very big impact in terms of the development of our economy. And we continue to work on all of these matters.
It also gave us a chance to convey our thanks to the President for the support with regards to meeting the African continental challenges. That includes questions of peace and security, the NEPAD processes. Again, very important for the future of our continent. That, of course, also gave an opportunity to discuss some of the specific areas of conflict around the continent.
I must say, President, that at the end of these discussions, we, all of us, feel enormously strengthened by your very, very firm and clear commitment to assist us to meet the challenges that we've got to meet domestically and on the African continent. And, therefore, President, thank you very much, indeed, for coming. We -- the visit will certainly result in strengthened bilateral relations and strengthened cooperation to meet these other challenges that we face together.
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By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
Associated Press Writer
Jul 9, 11:41 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Secret Service will help oversee security at the Republican National Convention in New York, which is scheduled for the week of Aug. 30, 2004, within days of the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Wednesday his agency is designating the convention a National Special Security Event. That puts the Secret Service in charge of federal efforts to design and operate a security plan and coordinate with state and local law enforcement "to prevent terrorist attacks and criminal acts," the Homeland Security Department said.
The Democratic National Convention in Boston, scheduled for the week of July 26, 2004, received the security designation in May.
Gov. George Pataki had requested the designation for the GOP convention.About 48,000 people are expected to attend the event, which will create thousands of jobs for the city, said Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"The convention will also give us a tremendous opportunity to show the world how far we've come since the attack of 9-11 - a tribute to the spirit of a great city in a free nation," he said.
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Dean Aims to Expand Campaign Operations
By ROSS SNEYD
8 July 2003
(Excerpt) MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean is looking to expand his campaign operations into several early primary states, an opportunity created by his successful fund raising.
Joe Trippi, campaign manager for Dean, said Tuesday that the campaign may establish a more formal presence in Arizona, New Mexico, Washington and possibly Oklahoma as early as Aug. 1 or Sept. 1.
Initial plans had called for the Dean campaign to open offices in those states no earlier than October.
Dean led his Democratic rivals in fund raising from April to June, collecting $7.5 million. He also finished first in an Internet primary and formally launched his presidential campaign. "We had a mantra at Burlington and that was Iowa, New Hampshire, Internet and fund raising," Trippi said. "Obviously, we're in a different position now."
Dean was holding strategy sessions with his senior advisers Tuesday and Wednesday in Vermont to figure out how to capitalize on the momentum that his fund-raising success has helped to build.
Meantime, at least one Republican was practically giddy at the prospect of Dean capturing the Democratic nomination. In a memo titled, "Happy Days are Here Again," GOP pollster Bill McInturff crowed about the anti-war Dean winning the nomination or at least pushing the party to the left. "Dean's here to stay," McInturff wrote. "And the long-term impact of his candidacy will accrue to the advantage of President Bush and Republican candidates for Congress." ---
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