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PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: While the First Lady and daughter Jenna are on an African trip, there was no public word about where President Bush and the dogs are spending the weekend. However, it's safe to say he's spending at least part of the time reviewing material on potential Supreme Court nominees. It has been a momentous week just past, and next week promises to be hectic. Here's a few notes from today's top stories... President George W. Bush, who kept something of a low profile at the G8 summit that closed Friday at Gleneagles, Scotland, appears nonetheless to...

Today President Bush attended the last day of the G-8 Meeting and Arrived back at Andrews Air Forse Base in Maryland and immediately went to the British Embassy in Washington D.C. to sign the guest book and offer condolences to the victims of terrorist attacks on London yesterday. The Ambassador expressed his appreciation for the outpouring of sympathy and support by the American people, and he thanks President Bush for the gesture

For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryJuly 9, 2005 President's Radio Address      Audio      THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Thursday morning, terrorists struck at the heart of one of the world's great cities in a series of bombings that hit London's subway and bus system as thousands of commuters headed to work. We in America know the sense of loss that our British friends feel at this moment. We extend our sympathies to those who suffered terrible injuries, and we pray for the families mourning the loss of loved ones. In this dark hour, the people of Great Britain can know...

US President George Bush is attending the G8 Summit at Gleneagles, Scotland, which unfortunately was disturbed today due to the terrorist attack in London. British PM Tony Blair left Gleneagles to return to London briefly to assess the situation though returned to the summit later in the evening. The summit will continue tomorrow but it is expected to end probably a little earlier than originally intended to allow Tony Blair to return to London tomorrow afternoon Vice President Dick Cheney will undergo a routine exam Friday to check the condition of a high-tech pacemaker that was placed in his chest...

Bush says: I put US interests first Tania Branigan, Luke Harding and Owen Gibson Monday July 4, 2005 Guardian George Bush sounds a warning today to those hoping for a significant deal on Africa and climate change at Wednesday's G8 summit, making clear that when he arrives at Gleneagles he will dedicate his efforts to putting America's interests first. The president will adopt a stance starkly at odds with the idealism professed by the performers at Saturday's Live 8 concerts around the world and their television audience of 2 billion. "I go to the G8 not really trying to make...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As President Bush heads to next week's Group of Eight summit in Scotland, one of his main tasks will be to try to mitigate anti-U.S. sentiments in Europe -- but he may also need to look at growing anti-Europeanism in the United States, political and foreign policy analysts say. "There is a strong strain of anti-Europeanism coming from sections of the Republican Party, related to and sometimes encouraged by the White House," said Jan Kubik, director of the center for comparative European studies at Rutgers University. "Connected to that is the anti-Europeanism of the religious right, where...

Washington – President Bush will be celebrating his 59th birthday in Scotland next Wednesday, the first US President to land north of the border since Eisenhower. But he will not be using the occasion to turn native. Asked if he was tempted to try haggis, he was blunt. “Yes, haggis, I was briefed on haggis . . . No. Generally, on your birthday, my mother used to say, ‘What do you want to eat?’ and I don’t ever remember saying, ‘Haggis, Mum’.” Nor did he plan to don a kilt. When the Queen held a Buckingham Palace banquet in Mr...