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Barack Obama's vice presidential search team has floated the name of a member of President Bush's first-term Cabinet, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, as Obama's running mate. The search committee, now led by Caroline Kennedy and Eric Holder, raised Veneman's name — among others — in discussions with members of Congress, two Democrats familiar with the conversations said.

Obama veep team floats Republican name By AMIE PARNES & BEN SMITH | 7/25/08 6:41 PM EST Ann Veneman Obama's vice presidential search team has floated the name of a former member of President Bush's first-term cabinet, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, as Obama's running mate. Photo: AP Barack Obama's vice presidential search team has floated the name of a member of President Bush's first-term Cabinet, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, as Obama's running mate. The search committee, now led by Caroline Kennedy and Eric Holder, raised Veneman's name — among others — in discussions with members of Congress, two Democrats familiar...

New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- UNICEF, a UN agency devoted to helping children, has long been condemned by pro-life advocates for promoting abortion. However, someone new, who says abortion issues are "irrelevant" to the mission of the organization, is replacing the longtime director of the agency. Outgoing U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman will take over at UNICEF after being nominated by President Bush for the post. She has received support from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Veneman says she will shift the agency's attention back to helping children combat hunger and disease and away from making sure teenagers can get...

NEW YORK, January 20, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On Tuesday, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan announced the appointment of a Bush Administration veteran to replace Carol Bellamy as the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Beginning May 1, former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman will replace Bellamy who has been credited with leading the once world-renowned organization into international disrepute. Bellamy, a Clinton Administration pick for the UNICEF post, has been slammed for years by pro-lifers for turning UNICEF into an abortion-promoting organization. U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) has said that Bellamy is so pro-abortion that, while a Senator...

In his Saturday radio address, President Bush said, "Earlier this week, Prime Minister Allawi of Iraq authorized military operations to rid the city of Fallujah of Saddam holdouts and foreign terrorists." Here's raw footage of some of the action in Fallujah that makes the case. Sunday the Bush's attended St. John's church in D.C. Monday, the President announced more Cabinet changes. The following individuals are stepping down. * Colin Powell, Secretary of State * Rod Paige, Secretary of Education * Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy * Ann Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture ABC News is reporting that Bush is nominating Condi...

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman met with students and teachers Wednesday to see how to help Iraq's universities recover from war and economic sanctions under Saddam Hussein. Veneman visited the sprawling complex of the Baghdad School of Agriculture in the Abu Ghraib neighborhood, a short distance from the prison complex where Saddam's regime tortured political opponents. "Agriculture is very important to this country, as it is to our country, and we want to see it rebuilt," Veneman said after meeting the school's faculty. "The people of Iraq need to restore their way of life, and we are...