(CNSNews.com) - President Bush announced on Monday that he will lift the executive order banning offshore drilling, a move that Republicans consider essential to boosting oil supply. Some Democrats, however, say the move won’t lower gasoline prices any
President George W. Bush told a wary global audience on Monday that the US economy was not headed for recession and that US forces in Iraq will face "tough fighting" in 2008 — but are winning the war.
The unpopular president, in excerpts of what the
The 1973 War Powers Act has been the object of much political and legal derision--especially given the widespread belief that the Act is unconstitutional as written. The political derision stems from the fact that Presidents have not invoked the Act
In a daily press
briefing on July 2, 2008, the following set of questions and answers took place
between
an unidentified
reporter and Department of State Spokesman Sean McCormack
[1]:
QUESTION: Tomorrow
marks the 20 years since the U.S.
I want to thank the members of my Cabinet for joining me here today. Madam Ambassador, thank you for coming.
I appreciate those who support free trade and fair trade for joining us on this important occasion.
In a few minutes, I will sign a letter to
WASHINGTON Having beaten back most of the Democrats’ legislative initiatives, President Bush chided Congress on Thursday for wasteful spending and announced that his budget director would seek ways to reverse some of the thousands of spending projects
Despite the 9/11 Commission's recommendation that Congress consolidate oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) into a single, principal point of oversight, Congress has done little to implement this recommendation.
Congress's commitment
A third generation of Vietnamese are suffering deformities caused by US chemical warfare and still Washington refuses to accept responsibility
Three-year-old Xuan Minh, believed to be suffering from the effects of Agent Orange, looks out from his
CNSNews.com Senior Editor
April 29, 2008
(CNSNews.com) - President Bush, admitting that "these are tough times," laid some of the blame for higher gasoline and food prices right at the doorstep of Congress on Tuesday.
At a time when demand is rising
WASHINGTON -- A draft letter asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Roger Clemens made false statements to the U.S. Congress has been written by congressional staffers, The New York Times reported on its Web site on Monday.
The chief of