Posted on 02/02/2007 2:44:11 PM PST by GretchenM
President Bush honored the 2006 NHL Stanley Cup (hockey) Championship Carolina Hurricanes at the White House. [I lost the b key on my keyboard with the Great Water Mishap earlier this week so if I type a b that doesn't show up, and forget to copy and paste it in, please insert it mentally into the text. In my replies I might start typing a v in place of b.]
Secretary of State Rice hosted a meeting of "the Quartet" to discuss events in the Middle East.
Defense Secretary Gates and General Pace held a news conference at the Pentagon. Text here.
National Security Adviser Hadley conducted the press briefing today, discussing the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), text and video here. The NIE is "an effort to bring together all the elements of the intelligence community and come out with a consolidated set of judgments about the situation in Iraq." It is a new document, provided to the president to develop a new strategy or new approach to Iraq.
Laura Bush promoted heart health awareness by attending the Red Dress Heart Truth fashion show in New York.
Danica Patrick, Mary Hart, Kristin Chenoweth, Camilla Belle, U.S. first lady Laura Bush, Natalie Morales, Jane Krakowski, Paula Zahn, Angela Bassett, and Kelly Ripa 
Late arrivals from yesterday (and they are good!)
Laura Bush receives the Woman's Day Red dress Award from Jane Chesnutt, editor-in-chief of Women Day magazine, in New York, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007. The event kicks off American Heart Month by honoring women who have made strides in the fight against heart disease, the number one killer of women today. 
Good eveing GEM, hope your b comes back.
Great pictures Gretchen, thank you.
February 2, 2007, is National Wear Red Day!
National Wear Red Day is a day when Americans nationwide wear red to show their support for women's heart disease awareness.
Clapping for award winners yesterday 
Returning to the WH after the prayer breakfast yesterday. 
On August 31, 2006, in Nashville, Bob Jones and Paul Keith Davis spoke at a conference and referenced a prophetic word they had given on July 6, 1999 (George W. Bush's birthday) in Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas. In 1999 they said the Lord had a choice of who the president would be: he was a burning bush, and this man would not turn against Israel but there would be a foot of troubled waters the whole eight years of his administration. He was the Lord's choice, he was a beginning. He would define marriages, and support three Supreme Court Justices -- if the church got behind him.I post this as a heads up for all who want another eight years of a Dose we can still call Sanity Island!They further said that if the church gets behind this, the Lord will bring forth a second person for the next presidency, another eight years, that would lead this nation back from darkness to light. This righteous person would begin to bring righteousness (justice, morality, and spiritual relationship between God and mankind) back to America. He said, "... the Lord has been preparing a man [later, he clarified this and said "person"], and we need to begin to pray for the next President right now. How this nation goes is not determined by the devil or politics, but by the church -- you." They urged us to be praying now for the third USSC appointment.
A partial text of their message is here. These men have functioned at a high level of intercession for America for many decades and have a mature understanding of what to pray; however, if one is not accustomed to hearing prophetic people speak, it can seem somewhat jolting and I recommend fastening the seat belts and reading with the childlike faith Jesus admired. They are proven ministers in the work of the Lord, but, as His word is intended to break new ground, it can at times seem strange to our ears.
Part of the text of Jones' message includes this: " In 2001, there were at least four times that I asked the Church to pray about the buildings that were already bombed once in New York City (the Twin Towers), most of them didn't get a hold of it. And two years before that, I even brought the date, and asked them to mark their calendar--September 11th."
Haaaaaay (that's the phonetic spelling!) Hiya onyx.
Well done !!!
Poor dog
LOL I dried out my keyvoard and the only letter I lost was the second one in the alphavet, which, I discovered, we don't use that much ......... vut, as you can see, it makes me seem a little toooo German lol. I'm vidding on a replacement (exactly like the one I'm using now) on evay and the vids close in a few hours. Even if I get it, the seller ships only on Thursdays so it will ve a couple weeks vefore I can get rid of this accent.
The Doctor Is in!
Hi radiohead.
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Photos in this thread. Also check out the Hurricane's website
Your rainvow post is veautiful. Nice to see in the throes of winter.
The First Lady is very classy.
Following is the text of a statement issued by the Quartet (United Nations, Russian Federation, The United States and European Union). [This has to do with Israel and the Palestinian people.]
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The Quartet Principals - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, High Representative for European Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner - met today in Washington to discuss the situation in the Middle East.
The Quartet welcomed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the representative of the EU Presidency, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Recognizing the critical need to end the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, which would contribute to security and stability in the region, the Quartet pledged to support efforts to put in place a process with the goal of ending the occupation that began in 1967 and creating an independent, democratic and viable Palestinian state, living side-by-side in peace and security with Israel, and reaffirmed its commitment to a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace based on UNSCRs 242 and 338.
The Quartet expressed the hope that the result-oriented dialogue initiated between Israeli and Palestinian leaders will continue in the framework of a renewed political process with the aim of launching meaningful negotiations.
The Quartet undertook to give active follow-up to these meetings and to remain closely engaged at this moment of increased activity and dialogue. The Quartet reaffirmed its commitment to meet regularly at both the principals and envoys level according to an agreed calendar, including with the parties and other regional partners, to monitor developments and actions taken by the parties and to discuss the way ahead.
The Quartet noted its support for renewed dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian leaders and welcomed the December 23 meeting between Israeli PM Olmert and PA President Abbas, and the subsequent implementation of some steps discussed at that meeting. The Quartet urged the parties to implement fully steps discussed at the December 23 meeting, to refrain from taking any measures that could predetermine the number of issues that will be resolved in negotiations, to meet their respective obligations under phase one of the Roadmap and under the Agreement on Movement and Access, and to seek to fulfill their obligations under the Sharm el-Sheikh Understandings of 2005.
The Quartet discussed U.S. efforts to facilitate discussions between the parties. The Quartet welcomed the upcoming meeting between Prime Minister Olmert, President Abbas, and Secretary of State Rice, that could begin to define more clearly the political horizon for the Palestinian people, and help engender a sense of partnership. The Quartet affirmed the primacy of the Roadmap, and welcomed U.S. efforts to accelerate progress on the Roadmap.
The Quartet noted the continuing importance of the Arab Peace Initiative, particularly its reflection of a shared commitment to a two-state solution.
The Quartet reiterated its call for an immediate and unconditional end to all acts of violence and terror. It condemned the suicide bombing in Eilat on 29 January and called once again for an immediate end to all rocket attacks against Israel.
The Quartet expressed its deep concern at the violence among Palestinians and called for respect for law and order.
The Quartet called for continued international assistance to the Palestinian people, and encouraged donors to focus on preserving and building the capacity of institutions of Palestinian governance as well as the development of the Palestinian economy. The Quartet welcomed international efforts to reform the Palestinian security sector and thus to help improve law and order for the Palestinian people. It called for the Temporary International Mechanism to be further developed to support the political process, to identify suitable projects for international support in the areas of governance, institution building and economic development, and urged other members of the international community to consider practical support to the parties.
The Quartet called for Palestinian unity in support of a government committed to nonviolence, recognition of Israel, and acceptance of previous agreements and obligations, including the Roadmap. The Quartet reaffirmed that these principles endure. The Quartet reiterated its call for the PA government to commit to these principles.
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