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The President and the first lady concluded their far east tour on Saturday and returned to the White House on Saturday evening. As is there usual practise they attended church on Sunday Today the President sent to Congress line item veto legislation that is designed to rein in wasteful spending, reduce the budget deficit, and improve accountability. Click here for more details The President also participated in the Swearing-In of CEA Chairman Edward Lazear. He also participated in a drop-by meeting with the Academic Competitiveness Council in the Eisenhower Executive Building Vice President Dick Cheney spoke at a reception for...

Putting up a brave front in the face of United States President George W Bush's refusal to extend the historic India-US civilian nuclear agreement to Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf has said he is aware of 'interests and nuances' in interstate relations but insisted that Islamabad's needs in nuclear field were different from that of New Delhi. In an interview aired on CNN, Musharraf said he was 'very satisifed' with the outcome of Bush's visit. 'We developed very close understanding and there was a lot of substance in the interaction,' he said. Asked about the difference in the Bush administration's treatment...

The President and the first lady concluded their far east tour on Saturday and returned to the White House on Saturday evening. As is there usual practise they attended church today The following are some photos not posted yesterday plus church photos today. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Pak opposition, media slam Bush visit March 05, 2006 18:31 IST Disappointed that no major concessions were announced during US President George W Bush's visit to Pakistan, opposition parties have said it did not bring any tangible gains on Kashmir, nuclear energy and defence while the media slammed it as a "dull affair" with Washington "tilting" in favour of India. Deputy secretary-general of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Liaquat Baloch termed the Bush visit as "most disappointing" and said the American president has left Islamabad "out in the cold" on the Kashmir issue while giving a clear edge to India over Pakistan...

'Bush snatched bread from our mouth' March 05, 2006 As United States President George W Bush leaves Pakistan on Saturday night, one glaring fact will stand apart from the rest. He will be the fifth American president to visit Pakistan and on all five occasions, a democratic government was not in place. Dwight Eisenhower was the first US president to visit Pakistan in December 1959. Lyndon B Johnson visited Pakistan twice (December 1967 and December 1968). Both came when General Ayub Khan was in power. * Complete Coverage Richard Nixon visited Pakistan in August 1969 when the country was under...

Sat Mar 4, 12:21 PM ET - US President George W. Bush (L) shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf following a bilateral meeting in Islamabad. Bush -- on the final leg of a first South Asian tour -- praised Musharraf for his commitment to the war on terror but said more work was needed to defeat Al-Qaeda. (AFP/Jim Watson)

Bush hit by bouncer and fooled by googly in Pakistan Sat Mar 4, 12:45 PM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - After all the security concerns surrounding President George W. Bush's visit to Pakistan on Saturday, he was first hit by a bouncer then fooled by a googly. It all happened when Bush tried his hand at cricket. Bush, an avid baseball fan, batted and bowled several times on a practice cricket pitch set up in the grounds of the U.S. embassy in the capital of cricket-mad Pakistan. Students from the Islamabad College for Boys and the private school Schola Nova, who...

President Bush, right arm over the wicket March 04, 2006

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAYL President and Mrs. Bush and the presidential party have safely left Pakistan for home after a remarkable 5-day trip to nuclear rivals, India and Pakistan. Using diplomatic finesse his detractors claim is beyond him, the President balanced vists to both countries while achieving a significant civilian nuclear technology treaty with India. As I post this thread, there are no photos of the presidential party arriving home in Washington.

President Bush will hold a Press Conference at 2:00 AM est live from Pakistan and Fox News will cover it

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Anti-U.S. protests erupted in several Pakistani cities Friday, with crowds burning American flags, chanting "Death to Bush" and scuffling with police shortly before the U.S. president was to arrive for a two-day visit. Other Pakistanis demonstrated against cartoons of Prophet Muhammad as radical Islamic groups called a strike that shut shops and businesses some towns. The government promised ironclad security for Bush's visit, with one official saying hundreds of army commandos and paramilitary troops would be patrolling the capital. "We have made foolproof arrangements for the safe stay of President Bush and we do not think there...

Every president knows the feeling. Troubles, migraines and vexations pile up at home, and it's impossible to resist the temptation to pack up and beat it out of Dodge. This trip was planned before anyone could imagine that recriminations over Katrina, spying on terrorists and outrage over turning U.S. ports over to unsavory foreign managers would converge in misery for the president. But with a fortnight like the one he's had, George W. Bush might well find Afghanistan, Pakistan and even Baghdad more congenial than Washington. He feels particular affinity for Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the president of Pakistan who foiled...

Bush won't cancel Pakistan trip amid cartoon furor     Washington, Feb 10: US President George W. Bush is going ahead with his trip to Pakistan in March despite widespread outrage in the Muslim world over caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, the White House said. "The president looks forward to going to India, he looks forward to going to Pakistan, we are making arrangements for that trip and that will be in a few weeks," Bush spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters on Thursday. The US president is due to visit both countries in March. McClellan's comments came a day after...

President George W Bush has expressed his desire to visit India and Pakistan in March during his "wide ranging discussion" with Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in Washington. "I'm really looking forward to going to your country," Bush told Aziz in front of reporters at the White House on Tuesday. "I will be travelling to India and Pakistan in March, and I want to thank you for your invitation and your hospitality in advance," he said. The announcement was expected, as the President has made no secret of his desire to go to the region. Welcoming the President to his...

ISLAMABAD: Ryan C Crocker, the US Ambassador to Pakistan, on Monday said that US President George Bush had accepted an invitation by President Pervez Musharraf to visit Pakistan. However, he said the schedule of the visit would be finalised later. Talking to reporters during a programme arranged by the Pakistan Red Crescent Society, the US ambassador said that President Musharraf had invited President Bush to visit Pakistan during his stay in the US. He said that President Bush would also visit India and he might go to Afghanistan as well before or after his stay in Pakistan. He also praised...