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Today the President, the First Lady and Secretarry of State Condeleza Rice continue their visit to Israel celebrating the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Israeli State. Today they visited the Masada Historic Site, the ancient fortress on a plateau in the desert overlooking the Dead Sea. The President also addressed the Knesset in Jerusalem. They also attended a reception at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem where the President spoke. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2800

The President and First Lady returned to the White House yesterday after attending their daughter Jenna's wedding at their ranch in Crawford, Texas. See Daisy's Sunday ping for photos of the event. Today the First lady attended and spoke at Senate Spouses luncheon at the White House and also congratulated the recipients of the 2008 Preserve America Presidential Awards. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2797 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended a meeting with members of the Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion at the State Department and also attended the swearing in of Goli Ameri as Assistant Secretary of...

One Saturday the President attended and spoke at the commencement ceremonies for the Greensburg High School graduating class of 2008.Pray for President Bush -- Day 2790 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem The First Lady welcomed the Westminster Kennel Club's 2008 Best in Show winner to the White House today. Today before leaving for her daugher Jenna's wedding in Crawford this weekend the First Lady made a statement about the terrible tragedy caused by Cyclone Nargis in Burma. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

On Saturday the President and Vice Presidnet attended their last White House Correspondence Dinner of their administration, they were accompanied by their wives and the President spoke. See Daisyscarlett's excellent weekend thread for photos and more details which doubled for a live thread for the event. Click HereTranscript of the speech Today the President met with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom in the Oval Office. He attended a meeting of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. He also met in the Oval Office with Marty Conaster, National Commander of the American Legion. The White House announce d...

Sons of Islam everywhere, the jihad is a duty - to establish the rule of Allah on earth and to liberate your countries and yourselves from America’s domination and its Zionist allies, it is your battle - either victory or martyrdom. Sheikh A. Yassin According to Robert Spencer, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is revamping the State Department Lexicon with the orders to eliminate the words jihad and jihadi. The argument, of course, is the old Streusand/Guirard claim that by using the word jihad, we’re validating the jihadist claim to be waging jihad. Of course, it’s ridiculous to think that...

BAGHDAD - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised the Iraqi government Sunday for government-led assaults on radical militias, as the top U.S. diplomat made a surprise visit to Baghdad in a show of support for the country's leaders. Rice's brief heavily guarded stop was not announced in advance, in keeping with security precautions adopted by all top U.S. officials who remain targets of the anti-American insurgents five years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and the fall of Saddam Hussein.Rice met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, his Kurdish president and other top officials. She was also honoring Americans killed...

Today the President signed the Honor of Education and Sharing Day Proclamation. Also today the President presented the Lifetime President's Volunteer Service Award to Chick fil-A Inc. founder Truett Cathy. The President met the Pope at Andrews Airforce Base the first time during his Presidency that he has gone to Andrews Airforce to welcome an overseas dignitary. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2770 Today Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice testified before the House Armed Services Committee. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island PHOTO(s) OF THE DAY Older photo of Pres. Bush in silouette at his ranch in Crawford, TX. Older photo of Pres. Bush with reporters at his ranch in Crawford, TX. QUOTE(s) OF THE DAY President's Radio Address ~ April 12, 2008 Good morning. Fifteen months ago this week, I announced the surge. And this week, General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker gave Congress a detailed report on the results. Since the surge began, American and Iraqi forces have made significant progress. While there's more to be done, sectarian violence, civilian deaths, and military deaths...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. and EU are Serbia’s friends, but that Kosovo’s development as an independent state must be allowed. “Both the U.S. and Germany have recognized Kosovo. We want a stable Balkans where Serbs will understand that they have good friends in the U.S. and the EU, but we must allow the development of Kosovo as an independent state,” said Rice at a joint press conference with German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier. Steinmeier added that the Balkans needed to be stable, and that in this respect, Kosovo’s stability was vital, which,...

...Condoleezza Rice described herself as "mildly pro-choice." ...(T)here is nothing "mild" about having your arms and legs ripped off your body in that "choice" we call abortion. ...Washington Times correspondent Bill Sammon pressed Rice, "But it sounds like you do not wish to change the laws that now allow (abortion). ..." Rice responded, "Well, I don't spend my entire life thinking about these issues. … What I do think is that we should not have the federal government in a position where it is forcing its views on one side or the other." ...Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute, summarized...

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says repeatedly she does not "do politics" but her name keeps popping up as a potential running mate for Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate. Rice's spokesman tried yet again on Monday to quash reports that Rice wants the No. 2 spot on the Republican ticket but blogs and political Web sites are still buzzing. "I don't know how many ways she can say no," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack of reports that Rice is actively campaigning to join the Arizona senator's ticket. "She has got to finish up her...

As accusations against Americans go, surely there's none more serious than that of responsibility for 9/11. Yet Maureen Dowd has seen fit to level just such a charge against Condi Rice en passant: as a simple afterthought, no explication or justification offered. There I was this morning reading Maureen's musings on yesterday's hearings with Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker. Pretty standard Dowd fare: a couple Shakespearean quotes pressed into service, a snippy sobriquet [dubbing Petraeus and Croker the "Surge Twins"], when suddenly came this [emphasis added]: "A confused Chuck Hagel asked the pair: 'So, where’s the surge? What are we...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Condoleezza Rice has plans to head West after her time as secretary of State—not plans to be vice president. She stressed Tuesday that she has no aspirations to join John McCain as his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket this fall. McCain, an Arizona senator, has wrapped up the GOP presidential nomination. "Senator McCain is an extraordinary American, a really outstanding leader and obviously a great patriot," Rice said at a State Department news conference with the foreign ministers of Canada and Mexico. "That said, I am going back to Stanford, back to California, west of...

The President and the First Lady returned to Washington on Sunday as did Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates from the NATO Sumit in Europe. Today the President spoke about the Colombia Free Trade Agreement and signed a letter to Congress on the matter.Click here for further details The President also hosted a ceremony honoring members of the NCAA football champion LSU Tigers at the White House. The President also met with small and medium business owners in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2762 Secretary of State...

WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has exhibited interest in becoming John McCain's vice presidential running mate, a Republican strategist says. Dan Senor revealed during Sunday's edition of ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" that Rice has been seeking support to be considered for the No. 2 spot on the Republican ticket this fall. "Condi Rice has been actively, actually in recent weeks, campaigning for this," Senor said.

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in a candid interview with The Washington Times Friday expressed her position on abortion as “mildly pro-choice.” Asked, “Are you pro-life? Are you pro-choice? What is your thought on abortion?”, Rice responded: “I believe if you go back to 2000, when I helped the president in the campaign, I said that I was, in effect, kind of Libertarian on this issue, and meaning by that that I have been concerned about a government role in this issue. I'm a strong proponent of parental choice, of parental notification. I'm...

ABCNews’ Mary Bruce Reports: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is actively courting the Vice Presidential nomination, according to Republican Strategist Dan Senor. “Condi Rice has been actively, actually in recent weeks, campaigning for this,” Senor said this morning on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” According to Senor, Rice has been cozying up to the Republican elite. “There's this ritual in Washington, the Americans for Tax Reform, which is headed by Grover Norquist, he holds a weekly meeting of conservative leaders, about 100, 150 people, sort of inside, chattering, class types,” Senor explained. “They all typically get briefings from political conservative...

WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has exhibited interest in becoming John McCain's vice presidential running mate, a Republican strategist says. Dan Senor revealed during Sunday's edition of ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" that Rice has been seeking support to be considered for the No. 2 spot on the Republican ticket this fall. "Condi Rice has been actively, actually in recent weeks, campaigning for this," Senor said. The party strategist said Rice could represent an ideal vice presidential candidate when paired with the Arizona senator, who is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. "What the...

The President and the First Lady are in Romania. The President is attending various NATO meetings and the First Lady joined wives and partners from other NATO countries and visted Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest. Also representing the US at this NATO sumit is Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2758 On a different note prayers are needed at this time for Jim Robinson Prayer requested for Jim Robinson Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

At Al Omari mosque, the imam cursed the Jews and the "Crusaders," or Christians, and the Danes, for reprinting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. He referred to Jews as "the brothers of apes and pigs," while the Hamas television station, Al Aksa, praises suicide bombing and holy war until Palestine is free of Jewish control. Its videos praise fighters and rocket-launching teams; its broadcasts insult the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, for talking to Israel and the United States; its children's programs praise "martyrdom," teach what it calls the perfidy of the Jews and the need to end Israeli occupation over...

Yesterday the President threw out the ceremonial first pitch between the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves for the start of a new baseball season at new Nationals Park Stadium in Washington DC. Today the President and First Lady departed for Kiev to attend the NATO sumit before he left he spoke to the media and urged Congress to to pass FISA reform, legislation to modernize the Federal Housing Administration and approve the Colombian Free Trade Agreement. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2755 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended meetings in Jerusalem and Amman. Enjoy your visit to Sanity...

Condoleezza Rice Would Consider VP Job Ronald Kessler, NewsMax.com Despite saying she wants to return to Stanford University, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has let it be known in Republican circles that she would consider running for vice president if asked. One source told Newsmax that she expressed interest in the possibility when Rudy Giuliani was running for president. Another source said she has more recently let her interest be known discreetly within top Republican circles, presumably including John McCain’s camp. Fueling speculation that she would consider being on the ticket, Rice appeared for the first time this week at...

(IsraelNN.com) Israeli diplomatic sources said Sunday that the American delegation was very surprised at the extent of Israeli concessions to the Fatah-controlled "Palestinian Authority" (PA) announced by Defense Minister Ehud Barak. However, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was quick to say that they were not enough, and vowed to monitor Israel's execution of its promises. The latest Israeli concessions to the PA in Judea and Samaria include permission for construction of two new Arab neighborhoods in the Ramallah area, with a total of 5,000 to 8,000 housing units. In addition, about 50 dirt roadblocks in Samaria will be removed, thus...

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After listening to the (excellent!) weather forecast (mid-seventies) and walking the dog in the woods near us, I made my morning tea and opened the Washington Times to find the secretary of state talking about race again: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that the United States still has trouble dealing with race because of a national “birth defect” that denied black Americans the opportunities given to whites at the country’s very founding. “Black Americans were a founding population,” she said. “Africans and Europeans came here and founded this country together — Europeans by choice and Africans in chains....

The Secretary of State Thinks She's Suffering Michael Ledeen March 28, 2008 After listening to the (excellent!) weather forecast (mid-seventies) and walking the dog in the woods near us, I made my morning tea and opened the Washington Times to find the secretary of state talking about race again: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that the United States still has trouble dealing with race because of a national “birth defect” that denied black Americans the opportunities given to whites at the country’s very founding. “Black Americans were a founding population,” she said. “Africans and Europeans came here and...

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that the United States still has trouble dealing with race because of a national "birth defect" that denied black Americans the opportunities given to whites at the country's very founding. "Black Americans were a founding population," she said. "Africans and Europeans came here and founded this country together — Europeans by choice and Africans in chains. That's not a very pretty reality of our founding." As a result, Miss Rice told editors and reporters at The Washington Times, "descendants of slaves did not get much of a head start, and I think you...

The President travelled to Ohio today and delivered a speech on the war on terror at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton. Later he met privately with a group who includes our very own Dr Deb - we await her report of the event. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2751 Today Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, met with Haitian Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

(IsraelNN.com) US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will break with standard protocol and will not meet with Opposition Leader Binyamin Netanyahu during her upcoming visit to the region, apparently as punishment for Netanyahu's recent call to build up the so-called E-1 corridor between Jerusalem and Ma'aleh Adumim. The United States opposes the plan. The snub is the second this year from senior US figures for Netanyahu. In January President George W. Bush refused to meet with the Likud chairman until a public outcry forced him to schedule time with the Opposition Leader. Rice is due to visit the region in...

Despite saying she wants to return to Stanford University, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has let it be known in Republican circles that she would consider running for vice president if asked. One source told Newsmax that she expressed interest in the possibility when Rudy Giuliani was running for president. Another source said she has more recently let her interest be known discreetly within top Republican circles, presumably including John McCain�s camp. Fueling speculation that she would consider being on the ticket, Rice appeared for the first time this week at the so-called Wednesday meeting run by Grover Norquist, president...

The President and First Lady spent the weekend at Camp David returning to the White House on Sunday. . Today the President took part in the Easter Egg Roll at the White House, met with India ' s Foreign Minister Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, attended a National Security Council meeting and made a statement at the State Department.Pray for President Bush -- Day 2748 The Vice President continued his overseas trip today with meetings in Israel and Turkey. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee at the State Department Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met...

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday apologized to Sen. Barack Obama for a security breach in which three State Department contractors inappropriately reviewed the Democratic presidential candidate's passport file. The episode raised questions as to whether the actions of the three contractors, two of whom have been fired, were politically motivated. "I told him that I was sorry, and I told him that I myself would be very disturbed," Rice told reporters. "None of us wants to have a circumstance where any American's passport files are looked at in an unauthorized way," she said. Rice, who spoke...

The President today spoke about the National President's Challenge. The President also met with Bahamas' Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, Barbados' Prime Minister David Thompson, and Belize's Prime Minister Dean Barrow along with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He then departed from the White House to spend the Easter weekend at Camp David.Pray for President Bush -- Day 2744 The Vice President visited Afganistan today. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashviliand Thailand Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama today. Today Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President today met with Ireland Prime Minister Bernie Ahem and took place in St Patrick's Day celebrations. He also spoke about he economy and met with Children's Miracle Network Champion Children. The Vice President made a surprise visti to Iraq today. Secretary Rice and Secretary Gates are in Russia. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2741 Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Tibet protests spread to other provinces By TINI TRAN, Associated Press Writer BEIJING - Violence in Tibet spilled over into neighboring provinces Sunday where Tibetan protesters defied a Chinese government crackdown. The Dalai Lama warned Tibet faced "cultural genocide" and appealed to the world for help. Protests against Chinese rule of Tibet were reported in neighboring Sichuan and Qinghai provinces and also in western Gansu province. All are home to sizable Tibetan populations. The demonstrations come after protests in the Tibetan capital Lhasa escalated into violence Friday, with Buddhist monks and others torching police cars and shops in the fiercest...

Last night the President spoke at the National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner in Washington, DC. The President today made a statement on FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) legislation.Fact Sheet: Protect America Alert: House Foreign Surveillance Bill Undermines Our National Security He also participated in a video teleconference with Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team Leaders and Brigade Combat Commanders. The Presdient also met with Larry Faulkner, chairman of the National Mathematics Advisory PanelPray for President Bush -- Day 2737 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Brazil on a 2 day visit. The First lady is in Port-au-Prince Enjoy your visit to...

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The President today met with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk.Pray for President Bush -- Day 2734 The President and the First Lady took part in a Women's History Month and International Women's Day event in the East room. Secetary of State Condoleezza Rice met with recipients of the 2nd Annual International Women of Courage Awards at the State Department. She also had a meeting at the State Department with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

In the first insider account of Pentagon decision-making on Iraq, one of the key architects of the war blasts former secretary of state Colin Powell, the CIA, retired Gen. Tommy R. Franks and former Iraq occupation chief L. Paul Bremer for mishandling the run-up to the invasion and the subsequent occupation of the country. Douglas J. Feith, in a massive score-settling work, portrays an intelligence community and a State Department that repeatedly undermined plans he developed as undersecretary of defense for policy and conspired to undercut President Bush's policies. Among the disclosures made by Feith in "War and Decision," scheduled...

The President today met with World War I Veteran Corporal Frank Woodruff Buckles in the Oval Office. He slso attended a commemoration to the Fifth Anniversary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2730 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels. Defense Secretary Robert Gates hosts the unveiling of WWI veteran Frank Buckles' portrait during a dedication ceremony at the Pentagon Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President held a press conference today and then met with his economic team at the Labor Department in Washington. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2733 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Japan. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates continues his extensive overseas trip today he is in Turkey. A BIG THANK YOU FOR KASLIN FOR COMPILING THE PHOTOS ON SECRETARY GATES FOR ME. First Lady Laura Bush spoke at the Helping America's Youth Regional Conference in Portland, Ore. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President met with Jay Hein, Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in the Oval Office and then addressed to a meeting of the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room. The President and the First Lady attended the 2008 Republican Governors Association gala at the National Building Museum where the President gave a speech. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2713 Today the Vice President is in Dallas Texas, tomorrow he will visit Fort Hood where he will deliver remarks at the III Corps flag uncasing ceremony and then address about 10,000 Fort Hood...

For the last few years, Condoleezza Rice's name has come up in conjunction with the Vice Presidency in a number of strange ways. First, in 2004, rumors had George Bush dumping Dick Cheney to invite Rice onto his re-election ticket. When that didn't happen, the rumors persisted as late as last year that Cheney would retire for health reasons and allow Rice to be selected as the replacement VP -- and put her in position to run for President in 2008. That didn't happen, either, but it hasn't stopped the Rice advocates from pressing to make her VP. At CPAC,...

The President and First Lady conclude their African tour in Liberia. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2716 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is in Hawaii before embarking on a major overseas visit. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President and First Lady continues their African tour - today they are in Tanzania Pray for President Bush - Day - 2713 Secretary of State Condeleza Rice is also in Africa she is in the troubled country of Kenya. The President's father today officially endorsed John McCain. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island The President, First Lady and their party are on a five-country African visit, until Feb. 21, 2008. Click on the banner below for further background and details. Press Briefing by Ambassador Jendayi Frazer (aboard Air Force One) Excerpt: I think that it's important to know that our -- that we have a major initiative that's intended to build the capacity of Africans, themselves, to respond to conflict. That's the Global Peace Operations Initiative. It's called GPOI. And that was an initiative that the President pushed the administration to develop. It started in 2005....

CNN has fired producer Chez Pazienza after the network brass realized he had been blogging at his own left-wing site and several others over a period of years: In a phone interview this morning, Mr. Pazienza, 38, said he joined CNN as a senior producer in January 2004 and has consistently received positive performance evaluations of his work. He spent his first year at CNN at the network’s headquarters in Atlanta, then moved to New York to work on “CNN Daybreak,” which has since been canceled, then “American Morning,” which is shown Monday through Friday, from 6 to 9 a.m....

Today the President and the First Lady President Bush spoke at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. Click here for transcript. Today the President spoke on the "Protect America Act" in Rose Garden. Click here for transcript. The White House have also produced a Fact Sheet Congress Must Act Now To Ensure That We Have The Tools To Keep America Safe Pray for President Bush - Day - 2709 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at a memorial service for US Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) at the US Capitol. She also met with Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis at...

The President and the first lady spent the weekend at Camp David where the President recorded an interview with Chris Wallace which was aired on Sunday morning. The President and First Lady arrived back at White House on Sunday and attended a celebration in honour George Washington's 199th birthday. Yesterday Secretary of Defense Robert Gate visited Iraq. Today the President signed Signs 2008 Economic Report Click here for further details. Also today the President and the First Lady attended a Heart Truth Reception in the East Room. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2706 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...