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Remarks by Citizens Flag Alliance During Flag Amendment Press Conference in Charleston, W.Va. (2/2)

Jun 01, 2006 ... CHARLESTON, W.Va., June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is atranscript of remarks by Daniel S. Wheeler, president of the CitizensFlag Alliance, during the Flag Amendment Press Conference at theState Capitol Building in Charleston, W.Va. (Part 2 of 2): So in order for this law to ...

Remarks by Citizens Flag Alliance During Flag Amendment Press Conference in Charleston, W.Va. (1/2)

Jun 01, 2006 ... CHARLESTON, W.Va., June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is atranscript of remarks by Daniel S. Wheeler, president of the CitizensFlag Alliance, during the Flag Amendment Press Conference at theState Capitol Building in Charleston, W.Va. (Part 1 of 2): Good morning, and thank you ...

U.S. Politics Today Offers Extended News Coverage of Angelides vs. Westly Race to Challenge California Governor Schwarzenegger

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- With less than one week togo before the June 6 California gubernatorial primary election, therace to replace Gov. Schwarzenegger is turning increasingly bitter,as Phil Angelides brands his Democratic rival Steve Westly as ArnoldSchwarzenegger's ...

Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Questions Monday Meeting Between President Bush and Congo's Sassou-Nguesso

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Former U.S. Ambassador tothe United Nations, Ken Adelman, sent a strongly worded letter toSecretary of State Condoleeza Rice after learning about a meetingMonday between President Bush and Republic of Congo President DenisSassou-Nguesso. The ...

New York City Registered Dietitian Judith A. Gilbride Named 2006-07 President of American Dietetic Association

Jun 01, 2006 ... CHICAGO, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Registered dietitian Judith A.Gilbride, professor and chair of the department of nutrition, foodstudies and public health at New York University, begins her one-year term June 1 as the 2006-07 president of the American DieteticAssociation (ADA) ....

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for June 2: Dairy Events

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the daily"Profile America" feature for June 2 from the U.S. Census Bureau: FRIDAY, JUNE 2: DAIRY EVENTS Profile America - Friday, June 2. Two festivals in the Midwest,starting today and running through Sunday are focusing on ...

New Study Shows Family Presence in Emergency Departments Does Not Hinder Patient Care

Jun 01, 2006 ... CHICAGO, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Despite growing supportallowing family members to be present during emergency procedures,only a small percentage of U.S. hospitals have implemented suchpolicies. But a new study in the June issue of the Journal ofEmergency Nursing shows family presence ...

Renee Semonin-Holleran Appointed Editor of The Journal Of Emergency Nursing

Jun 01, 2006 ... CHICAGO, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Renee Semonin-Holleran has beennamed the new editor of the Journal of Emergency Nursing (JEN), theofficial journal of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). Launchedin 1975, JEN provides peer-reviewed original studies and articles onthe clinical, ...

The Persecution of Wind Power Endangers the Future of All Renewable Energy, Including Solar and Ethanol

Jun 01, 2006 ... NEW YORK, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following article wasissued today by the Alternative Energy News Source: A dangerous trend of political opposition to wind farms hasdeveloped in 2006. Beginning with one or two isolated incidents, theopposition to wind power is rapidly ...

Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association Donates Fire Extinguishers to Habitat for Humanity's Nationwide House Building Event

Jun 01, 2006 ... CLEVELAND, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Fire EquipmentManufacturers' Association (FEMA, The Life Safety Group) is pleasedto announce its local sponsorship of Habitat for Humanity through adonation of portable fire extinguishers to homes across the countryas part of the Habitat for ...

Statement by RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman on Dennis Hastert Becoming Longest Serving Republican Speaker of the House

Jun 01, 2006 ... "Today, Dennis Hastert makes history by becoming the longestserving Republican Speaker of the House. More impressive than thelength of Speaker Hastert's tenure is the leadership he's exhibitedon behalf of Congress, his constituents and the country. Hisleadership has helped to change ...

AMA Foundation Names Minority Scholars Award Recipients

Jun 01, 2006 ... CHICAGO, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In an effort to promotediversity and help with the rapidly rising cost of medical school,the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation has presented 10outstanding medical students from across the country with $10,000Minority Scholars Awards ....

Report on the State of American Schools Shows High School Students Challenged by Math and Science

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- High school students in theUnited States are consistently outperformed by those from Asian andsome European countries on international assessments of mathematicsand science, according to The Condition of Education 2006 reportreleased today by the ...

Gas Mileage Woes? Not for These Vehicles!

Jun 01, 2006 ... News Advisory: With the cost of fuel still rising, collegiate teams in SAE'sSupermileage engineering competition could be the envy of manydrivers who are experiencing sticker shock at the pumps.Their hand-built competition vehicles can get 1,000, 1,500, evenup to 2,000 ...

'Book Of Charts' Chronicles Out-Of-Control Spending

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, May 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Researchers at The HeritageFoundation have upgraded a vital offeringb"Federal Revenue andSpending: A Book of Charts"bmaking it easier than ever to track thedeteriorating condition of the federal budget. The chart book, which debuted in 2003, ...

How did Iranians Live Prior to 21st Century? A Snapshot of Life in Ancient Persia, Through the Eyes of a King

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new book entitled, "To thePrince of Persia," published by Vested Owl Press, is a collection oflessons on life from an ancient Persian King to his son. The bookstarts out with King KaiKaus' admission that he is nearing the end ofhis life, and he ...

U.S. Department of Labor Official to Discuss the Jobs for Veterans Act at Corporate Diversity Compliance Council Meeting

Jun 01, 2006 ... News Advisory: Charles "Chick" Ciccolella, assistant secretary of labor forVeterans' Employment and Training Service, will speak about the Jobsfor Veterans Act at a Corporate Diversity Compliance Council meetingtomorrow. The Corporate Diversity Compliance Council is a small ...

Kansas State University Hydraulic Engineering Students Recreate, Study New Orleans Levee Failure Caused By Hurricane Katrina

Jun 01, 2006 ... MANHATTAN, Kan., June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As the 2006 hurricaneseason draws near, anxious residents of New Orleans keep one eye tothe sky and another on the reconstruction of the Crescent City'slevee system. The system collapsed last year in the wake of HurricaneKatrina ....

Republic of Congo Fails the Poor and Sick, NtDDi Says; High Tariffs on Medicines, Corruption are Increasing Poverty

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement wasreleased today by the No Taxes on Drugs and Devices Initiative(NtDDi) regarding tariffs on medicines and corruption in the Republicof Congo: The President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso isvisiting ...

Report: Practical Solutions to Global Warming May Be Major Economic Opportunity for U.S.

Jun 01, 2006 ... RICHARDSON, Texas, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Global warming mayrepresent a major opportunity for investment and job growth in theUnited States, but any such potential is endangered if the public andpolicy makers remain mired in either panic or a sense of resignationabout climate change, ...

Net Neutrality Advocates Take a Lesson from Internet Tax History: First, Do No Harm

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Those who advocate for netneutrality regulations might take a lesson from Internet tax history.When the Internet was young, there were calls to tax transactions outof fear that an unlevel tax field would penalize brick and mortarbusinesses. Congress ...

VSA Arts Start with the Arts Family Festival; Month-long Celebration of the Arts

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The VSA arts Start with theArts Family Festival, a free month-long celebration of the artsfeaturing artists with disabilities of all ages, will kick- off onJune 5. The festival opens with "Transformation," an international juriedexhibition ...

Federal Judge Allows CREW to Take Deposition of Top DOJ Official; Court Finds DOJ Failed to Comply with FOIA Obligations

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, U.S. District CourtJudge Emmet Sullivan took the rare step of ordering discovery in thecase of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)v. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the government's last minutechange of position ...

Blix WMD Report A 'Wake-Up Call', Say Advocacy Groups

Jun 01, 2006 ... NEW YORK, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Representatives of non-governmental organizations welcomed today's final report of the UNWeapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Commission chaired by Hans Blix,former head of UNMOVIC and the IAEA, presented this morning to UNSecretary General Kofi Annan and ...

Statement by RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman on the Passing of Jean Sullivan

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- RNC Chairman Ken Mehlmanissued the following statement on the passing of former RepublicanNational Committeewoman Jean Sullivan: "Jean Sullivan never stopped working to make her country, herstate, and her party better. When most people ...

Marilyn Moon, AIR Vice President and Director of Health Program, Writes Policy Primer on Medicare

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Marilyn Moon, vice presidentand director of the Health Program at the American Institutes forResearch (AIR) and a nationally recognized expert on Medicare, haswritten a new policy assessment of Medicare, the nation's largestpublic health care program ...

Log Cabin Criticizes Plans for White House Event to Push Divisive and Discriminatory Anti-Family Constitutional Amendment

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "Strong leadership in themidst of the difficult and challenging war on terror demands aPresident who unites Americans instead of dividing them," said LogCabin President Patrick Guerriero. "President Bush's decision to usethe bully pulpit of the ...

Lifting While Holding Infant in Carrier May Result in Lower Back Pain

Jun 01, 2006 ... DENVER, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Better to manually hold aninfant and lift an object than perform a lift while the baby is in aninfant carrier, according to a study presented today at the 53rdAnnual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) inDenver, Colo. Researchers ...

Life's Hardships Yield Special Scholarships for 18 Wyoming High School Seniors

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Poverty, disability, fostercare, parental substance abuse, and physical abuse are among theadversities that could not prevent one hundred outstanding HighSchool seniors from throughout Wyoming from wanting to live out theirAmerican dream and have ...

Pelosi: Cuts in Homeland Security Funding Are Unacceptable

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Democratic LeaderNancy Pelosi released the following statement today on Republicanbudget cuts to homeland security grant funding: "Americans must ask themselves today if they believe we are safernow than we were five years ago. The ...

U.S., State of Alaska Seeking Additional Funds From ExxonMobil for Continuing Natural Resource Damages Caused by 1989 Oil Spill

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In accordance with the"Reopener" provision of the 1991 civil settlement with the ExxonCorporation, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Alaska Departmentof Law today presented the company with a proposed plan to restoreshorelines in Prince William ...

DOJ Fact Sheet on Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Reopener Provision

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following fact sheet on"Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Reopener Provision" was released today by theU.S. Department of Justice: Joint Federal and State Restoration Plan Under the Reopener forUnknown Injury Provision of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ...

NetAid Announces Global Leadership Council, Establishes New Advisory Board to Raise Awareness about Global Poverty among U.S. Youth

Jun 01, 2006 ... NEW YORK, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- NetAid announced today it hastapped into a distinguished group of visionaries to help the New York-based nonprofit raise awareness about global poverty. The NetAidGlobal Leadership Council represents a convergence of expertise fromthe fields of ...

Multimedia Feature Stories from Medialink, June 1

Jun 01, 2006 ... NEW YORK, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following multimedia newsstories are for free and unrestricted use on your news or informationsite, as well as in print or broadcast media: -- Basketball Legend Earl 'The Pearl' Monroe Challenges Men to LearnAbout BPH ...

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Offers Guidance on Physical Activity During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

Jun 01, 2006 ... DENVER, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -b A new ACSM Roundtable ConsensusStatement provides evidence for women and their health care providerssupporting the safety of exercise and physical activity duringpregnancy and the postpartum period. The statement strongly endorsesthe health benefits of ...

Pelosi Urges Hastert to Bring Comprehensive Innovation Agenda to House Floor

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Democratic LeaderNancy Pelosi sent a letter to Speaker Hastert today requestingbipartisan support on a comprehensive innovation agenda inpreparation for the upcoming "Innovation and Competitiveness week,"scheduled for the House floor next week ....

Statement by Earthjustice Managing Attorney David Guest on EPA Water Transfer Rule; EPA Proposes New Pollution Exemptions

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The EPA today proposed a newrule that would exempt an entire class of water polluters from theClean Water Act. The new rule would allow contaminants to be dumpedinto drinking water sources as well as lakes and streams by watertransfer operations ....

U.S. Releases First-Ever Synthetic Drug Control Strategy

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Rachel Brand, AssistantAttorney General for the Office of Legal Policy, and John Walters,Director of National Drug Control Policy, today joined other high-ranking U.S. anti-drug officials and the Deputy Chief of Mission ofthe Embassy of Mexico, ...

Census Bureau Facts for Features Special Edition: 2006 Hurricane Season Begins

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The north Atlantic hurricaneseason begins June 1 and lasts through November. This year's seasoncomes on the heels of last year's record-breaker, in which there were28 named storms, including 15 hurricanes. Seven of the hurricaneswere considered ...

DNC: Frist Brings Politics of Distortion and Distraction to Santorum Stump

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the Democratic National Committee regarding Sen. RickSantorum's campaign events in Pennsylvania: With Pennsylvanians rejecting Republican Senator Rick Santorum'sfailed leadership and misplaced priorities, ...

Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Shortage Examined in New JAACAP Study

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new study in the Journalof the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry shows thatpoor youth and children and adolescents living in rural areas arehardest impacted by the national shortage of child and adolescentpsychiatrists ....

Key Government Officials and Industry Leaders to Discuss Challenges and Opportunities in Alaska Oil & Gas

Jun 01, 2006 ... News Advisory: American Conference Institute's 2nd annual Alaska Oil & GasSymposium will bring together Alaska's key players in oil & gasexploration and development for another 2 day event, packed full ofthe latest information and business strategies for success in theAlaskan ...

ESA Foundation Makes Significant Gift to Save the Children's Gulf Coast Hurricane Programs

Jun 01, 2006 ... WESTPORT, Conn., June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Continuing itstradition of philanthropy and using the proceeds from one of the mostsuccessful events in its history, the ESA Foundation contributed$75,000 today to Save the Children for Gulf Coast Hurricane reliefand recovery efforts. According ...

ESA Foundation Makes Significant Gift to Save the Children's Gulf Coast Hurricane Programs

Jun 01, 2006 ... WESTPORT, Conn., June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Continuing itstradition of philanthropy and using the proceeds from one of the mostsuccessful events in its history, the ESA Foundation contributed$75,000 today to Save the Children for Gulf Coast Hurricane reliefand recovery efforts. According ...

$500K in Insurance Contributions to CA Assembly Kills Health Reform Bill; 7 Politicians Duck Public Accountability by Refusing to Vote

Jun 01, 2006 ... SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A half milliondollars in campaign contributions and heavy lobbying by the insuranceindustry late last night killed a bill in the Assembly to prevent thesale of "junk" health insurance in California. According to ananalysis by the Foundation ...

U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Former U.S. Rep. Vincent K. Snowbarger as PBGC Acting Executive Director

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of LaborElaine L. Chao today announced that former U.S. Rep. Vincent K.Snowbarger will serve as acting executive director of the PensionBenefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) effective immediately. Snowbarger has served as PBGC's deputy ...

Coaches' Behavior at Odds With Ethics, Parents' Expectations; Study Calls for Enforcement of Standards

Jun 01, 2006 ... DENVER, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -b Too many youth sports coachesoveremphasize winning and engage in abusive discipline, according toresearch presented today at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the AmericanCollege of Sports Medicine (ACSM). This reality is at odds with theexpectations of ...

AMA Meeting to Shape Policy on Emerging Issues in Medicine

Jun 01, 2006 ... News Advisory: The nation's physician leaders will gather in Chicago next week tobegin a grassroots process that will shape and influence the healthcare agenda of America's largest physician organization. The American Medical Association's House of Delegates is ademocratic ...

Maine DMR Announces Working Waterfront Funding; Coastal Enterprises, Island Institute to Manage Grants Program to Purchase Fishing Access

Jun 01, 2006 ... ROCKLAND, Maine, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Maine Department ofMarine Resources (DMR) has announced $2 million in available fundingfor the new Working Waterfront Access Pilot Program. The new fund,part of the $12 million Land for Maine's Future bond approved byvoters last November, ...

Child Welfare League of America Announces Hurricane Katrina Aid Grant to Help Foster Children

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Child Welfare League ofAmerica (CWLA) announced today the awarding of several HurricaneKatrina Fund for Foster Children aid grants. The grants were madepossible through a generous gift of $700,000 from the Freddie MacFoundation to the Child ...

Op-Ed: Asleep at the Health Care Switch?

Jun 01, 2006 ... NEW YORK, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is an op-ed by LeifWellington Haase, program officer and healthcare fellow, The CenturyFoundation: Asleep at the Health Care Switch? To help fix the broken U.S. health care system, just abouteveryone agrees on at least one ...

Index Based on Pending Home Sales Slides - NAR

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Pending home sales, theleading indicator for the housing sector, are continuing to ease,according to the National Association of Realtors(r).The Pending Home Sales Index,(a) based on contracts signed inApril, fell 3.7 percent to a level of ...

U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Applauds Productivity Report for First Quarter

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor(DOL) today released revised productivity data for the first quarterof 2006-3.7 percent-showing an upward revision from an already stronglevel. In both reported sectors, the first- quarter productivitygains were larger ...

Justice Department Awards Legal Case Management Contract; New System Increases Effectiveness of Data Sharing

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justiceannounced today that after a comprehensive evaluation process,southern California-based CSC has been awarded the contract for theDepartment's new case management system. The new case managementsystem will allow the ...

Child Welfare League of America Announces Hurricane Relief Aid Grants

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Child Welfare League ofAmerica (CWLA) announced today the awarding of several HurricaneKatrina Relief aid grants. Following the aftermath of hurricanesKatrina and Rita, many child serving agencies in the region foundthemselves in need of ...

Historic Chicago Greystone Initiative(r) to Launch in North Lawndale

Jun 01, 2006 ... News Advisory: Visuals: Preview the exhibit on the history of the Greystone andtour a rehabbed model Greystone home. Volunteers will be guttinganother Greystone at 1841 South Spaulding between 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.(This latter home is one block east of the press event.) WHO ...

Distinguished Policymakers, Diplomats Discuss U.S. Role in a Globalized World June 6

Jun 01, 2006 ... News Advisory: Power and Superpower: U.S. Global Leadership in the 21st Century Distinguished policymakers and diplomats discuss U.S. role in aglobalized world WHAT: Power and Superpower: Global Leadership in the 21st Century WHEN: June 6, 7:45 a.m. to 5:45 ...

New Studies in Journal SLEEP Examine Quality of Sleep in Women with Night Eating Syndrome; Infants in Prone Position Vulnerable to SIDS

Jun 01, 2006 ... WESTCHESTER, Ill., June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- New studies in theJune 1st issue of the journal SLEEP report the following findings: Women with night eating syndrome have poor quality sleep Women with night eating syndrome (NES) are more likely to havepoor quality sleep than ...

Bethany Hospital Announces Multi-Million Dollar West Side Health Initiative in Chicago

Jun 01, 2006 ... News Advisory: WHO: Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, AdvocateBethany Hospital President Lena Dobbs-Johnson, and Chicago West Sidecommunity leaders WHAT: Details of a significant new community outreach health careinitiative for the West Side will be unveiled ...

Chicago West Side Advocates Rally to Show Support for Bethany Hospital's Plans

Jun 01, 2006 ... OAK BROOK, Ill., June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- At a rally today,Advocate Health Care will reaffirm its commitment to Chicago's WestSide with an announcement that it plans to establish a $14 milliondollar community health fund. Advocate also will announce theformation of a community fund ...

Dallas Latino Leaders Focus on Political Power at Morning Press Conference Today

Jun 01, 2006 ... News Advisory: "Today, we march. Tomorrow, we vote," was the frequent chant ofmany who participated in recent immigration rallies. Dallas leadershave called a press conference for this morning to document thedramatic impact Latino voters are ready to make on local elections.The ...

U.S. Department of Labor Launches New Online Back Wage Employee Locator

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Department ofLabor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) today launched a new Web-based back wage employee locator to provide easy and secure accessfor employees to find and collect back wages due to them. The new back wage employee ...

Report Finds Federal Managers Fail to Measure, Reduce Wasteful Killing of Ocean Wildlife; Millions of Pounds Inadvertently Caught

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new report by the MarineFish Conservation Network (Network) released today on the federalgovernment's effectiveness during the last five years to minimizebycatch (the catching and killing of ocean wildlife other than thosefishermen intend to ...

Remarks by the President on Comprehensive Immigration Reform (1/4)

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcript ofremarks by President Bush today at the on comprehensive ImmigrationReform: (Part 1 of 4) United States Chamber of Commerce 9:50 a.m. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all, please be seated. (Applause.) ...

Remarks by the President on Comprehensive Immigration Reform (2/4)

Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcript ofremarks by President Bush today at the on comprehensive ImmigrationReform: (Part 2 of 4) THE PRESIDENT (continued): Today I want to talk about immigration,and the Chamber of Commerce understands that in order for ...