Posted on 08/21/2008 5:42:08 PM PDT by snugs
Today the President continued to operate from his ranch in Texas where he is vacationing, a White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe briefed reporters on the President's activities.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Iraq
Pray for President Bush -- Day 2899
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Florida The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Fay beginning on August 18, 2008, and continuing.
The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in all counties of the State.
Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency. Debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, will be provided at 75 percent Federal funding.
R. David Paulison, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Thomas P. Davies as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600
PHOTO OF THE DAY
This NOAA satellite handout image shows Tropical Storm Fay as it continues to move slowly along the eastern coast of Florida at tropical storm strength. Fay began a second slow slog across mainland Florida Thursday, as President George W. Bush declared an emergency in the waterlogged, wind-battered state.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Gordon Johndroe calls on a reporter during a press briefing in the "Western White House" press filing center in the school gymnasium in Crawford, Texas, August 21, 2008. US President George W. Bush is currently vacationing at his nearby ranch.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, accompanied by Iraq's national security adviser, Mouwaffak al-Rubaie (to Rice's left), arrives at the Prime Minister's office in the heavily fortified Green Zone in in Baghdad, August 21, 2008.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, (L) meets Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, while aided by a translator, in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (R) hold a joint news conference in the heavy fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens to the English translation of a reporter's question during a joint news conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari (not in the picture) in the heavy fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008.
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Hiya snugs.
Hope Condi stays safe while gone. She’s so classy!
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) shakes hands with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari after a news conference in the heavy fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (C), accompanied by Iraq's national security adviser Muwafaq al-Rubaie (R) and US Ambassador Ryan Crocker (L), leave after a meeting with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in the Green Zone in Baghdad
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