[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2008, Book II)]
[July 1, 2008]
[Pages A-1-A-20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]




Administration of George W. Bush, 2008-2009

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Subject Index



ABC
    ABC News--1609, 1610
    ``ABC World News with Charles Gibson''--1607
Afghanistan
    Afghan military and security forces--1187, 1456
    Bagram Air Force Base--1459, 1610
    Civilian casualties--1187
    Democracy efforts--1186, 1198, 1460, 1462, 1465
    Elections--1457, 1463
    Former regime--1460, 1462
    Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan Insignia, presentation to President Bush--
        1610
    International assistance--971, 1187, 1435
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization
        International Security Assistance Force, commander--1261, 1266
        Role--1187, 1229, 1262, 1456, 1460
    President--1249, 1457, 1462, 1596, 1599, 1610
    President Bush's visit--1458, 1459, 1462, 1466, 1472, 1610
    Provincial Reconstruction Teams--1248, 1249, 1460
    Reconstruction and infrastructure development--1262
    Relations with Pakistan--1027, 1055, 1435, 1456
    Terrorism--1027, 1262, 1455, 1456, 1461, 1462, 1465
    Terrorist attacks--1187, 1198
    U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan, commander--1266
    U.S. assistance--1188
    U.S. military forces
        Casualties--971, 1605, 1614
        Deployment--971, 1023, 1186, 1187, 1198, 1250, 1262, 1395, 1435, 
            1455, 1456, 1459, 1460, 1463, 1464, 1515
    Women's Council, U.S.-Afghan--1475
Africa
    See also Developing countries; specific country
    Africa Education Initiative--1330, 1362, 1409
    Clean water and sanitation, improvement efforts--1330
    Democracy, reform, and economic development efforts--1361
    Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, President's--978, 1032, 1053, 1067, 
        1068, 1362, 1402, 1404, 1408
    Health care workers, international training--969, 1006
    HIV/AIDS epidemic, prevention and treatment--1067
    International assistance--969, 1006
    Malaria, prevention and treatment--996, 1050, 1331, 1362
    U.S. assistance--1360
    U.S. Embassies, terrorist attacks, 10th anniversary--1126
African Growth and Opportunity Act of 2000--1049, 1332
African Union
    Sudan, role--1025, 1026
    U.S. representative--1585
Africare--1361
Agriculture
    Biotechnology crops--970, 977, 1330
    Farm aid, U.S.--977, 1329, 1330
    Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, International 
        Treaty on--1002
Agriculture, Department of
    Food Safety, Acting Under Secretary for--1599
    Forest Service, U.S.--1585
AIDS. See HIV/AIDS; specific country or region
Air Force, Department of the, U.S. Air Force Academy--1614
Alabama
    Disaster assistance--1594, 1595, 1599
    Governor--1594
Alaska
    Disaster assistance--1599
    Eielson Air Force Base--1099, 1588
    Governor--1163, 1593
    President's visit--1099, 1588
Albania, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, accession--1047, 1339, 
    1385, 1603
Al Qaida. See Terrorism

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American. See other part of subject
AmeriCorps--1179
ANWR. See Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board--1585, 1613
Archives and Records Administration, National
    George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Director--1581
    Historical Publications and Records Commission, National--1608
    Public Interest Declassification Board--1603, 1611, 1612
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge--1010, 1015, 1063, 1095, 1139
Arctic Research Commission, U.S.--1586
Arizona
    President's visit--1585
    Republican Party event--1585
Arkansas
    Disaster assistance--1598, 1603
    President's visit--967, 1583
    Republican Party event--1583
Armed Forces, U.S.
    See also Defense, Department of; Defense and national security; 
        specific military branch
    Fisher House program--1357
    Funding--1494
    GI bill legislation--1147
    Integration, 60th anniversary--1586
    Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund--1357
    Intrepid Relief Fund--1357
    Military families--1100, 1109, 1356, 1394, 1431, 1452, 1461, 1516
    Military technologies--1487
    Reorganization--1148, 1436, 1437, 1486
    Servicemembers
        Casualties--971, 975, 1189, 1278, 1353, 1357, 1429, 1443, 1461, 
            1497, 1507, 1516, 1583, 1588, 1595, 1598, 1603, 1605, 1610
        Deployment--993, 1429, 1469, 1509, 1611
        Hispanic and Mexican American servicemembers--1293, 1294
        Meetings with President--1356, 1583, 1588, 1604, 1605, 1607, 
            1609, 1610, 1614
        POW/MIA's remains, recovery efforts--1147
        Service and dedication--993, 1130, 1178, 1198, 1207, 1413, 1421, 
            1433, 1461, 1487, 1508, 1515, 1516, 1528, 1578
Arms and munitions
    See also specific country
    Comprehensive Nuclear Threat Reduction and Security Report--1069
    Nuclear weapons and material
        Security--968, 1488, 1510, 1510
        Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 40th 
            anniversary--968
        U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, reduction--968
    Weapons of mass destruction--1353
Army, Department of the
    Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX, Center for the 
        Intrepid--1357
    Military Academy at West Point, U.S.--1433, 1608, 1609
    U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan, South Korea--1109, 1130, 1589
    U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA--1471, 1610
    Walter Reed
        Army Medical Center--1189, 1507, 1595, 1610
        National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD--974
Arts, National Council on the--1599
Asia
    See also specific country
    Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership--1115, 1390
    Asian Nations, Association of Southeast (ASEAN)--1073, 1115
    Democratization--1114
    Economic growth and development--1388
    President Bush's visit--1070, 1071
    Relations with U.S.--1071, 1073, 1075, 1080, 1083, 1088, 1115, 1130
    Security cooperation with U.S.--1115
    Trade, expansion--1384, 1388
    Trade with U.S.--1114, 1116
    War on terror, role--1116
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)--1073, 1381, 1384, 1386, 1389, 
    1390, 1607
Atomic Energy Agency, International (IAEA)--969, 1510
Australia
    Defense relationship with U.S.--1115
    Former Prime Minister--1568
Avian influenza. See Diseases
Aviation
    Aviation system, modernization efforts--1378
    Flight delays and congestion--1376
Aviation Administration, Federal, Acting Administrator--1613

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Awards. See Decorations, medals, and awards
Azerbaijan
    Baku Energy Summit--1605
    Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)--1504
Belarus, democracy and human rights issues--1050, 1051
Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner--1360
Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are--
    1603
Board. See other part of subject
Bolivia, Andean Trade Preference Act, beneficiary country designation 
    status--1314
Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, membership 
    bid--1340
Boundary and Water Commission (U.S. and Mexico), International--1605
Boundary Commission (U.S. and Canada), International--1595
Boy Scouts of America--1587
Boys & Girls Clubs of America--1597
Brazil, President--1588
Broadcasting Board of Governors--1584
Budget, Federal
    See also specific Federal agency or organization
    Amendments--1059, 1098
    Fiscal year 2009 budget--1016
Bulgaria, visa policy, U.S.--1320
Burkina Faso
    HIV/AIDS epidemic, prevention and treatment--1031
    President--1030, 1585
Burma
    2010 elections--1125
    Burmese activists, lunch with President Bush--1119, 1120, 1589
    Constitution--1124
    Cyclone Nargis
        Disaster relief efforts--1113, 1119, 1121, 1589
        Government response--995
        U.S. disaster assistance--1119, 1121
    Human rights issues--995, 1076, 1077, 1084, 1116, 1119, 1120, 1122-
        1124
    International and U.S. sanctions--1059, 1060, 1084, 1123
    Refugees in Thailand--1076, 1113
    Relations with China--1122, 1125
    U.S. Special Representative and Policy Coordinator--1605
Business and industry
    See also Commerce, international; Employment and unemployment; 
        specific company
    Automobile industry--1384, 1414, 1455, 1480, 1499, 1500, 1505, 1609
    Bank deposits, Federal insurance--1017, 1026, 1213, 1214, 1223, 
        1239, 1266, 1268, 1280, 1287, 1295, 1299, 1305, 1317, 1326
    Business leaders, meetings with President--1265, 1311, 1325, 1601, 
        1602
    Corporate volunteer programs--1178
    Credit freeze issues--1266, 1268, 1271, 1279-1281, 1283, 1284, 1287, 
        1295, 1305, 1316, 1414
    Federal Government bailout policy--1018, 1019, 1212, 1213, 1221, 
        1223, 1237, 1238, 1252, 1268, 1283, 1286, 1310, 1311, 1316, 
        1318, 1319, 1321, 1326, 1392, 1414, 1455, 1480, 1481, 1494, 
        1499, 1500, 1505, 1557, 1560, 1607, 1609
    Fishing and seaport industries--1245
    Home loan industry--967, 1017, 1019, 1213, 1237, 1252, 1254, 1280, 
        1282, 1285, 1294, 1316, 1481
    Pro Bono Challenge--1178
    Small and minority business--1195, 1283, 1293, 1326, 1485
    Stock market
        Decline--1298, 1316
        Fraud, prevention efforts--1295, 1299
        Illegal financial transactions, penalties--1213
C-SPAN--1492
Cabinet members
    See also specific position under Federal department or executive 
        branch agency
    Meetings with President--1065, 1168, 1310, 1564, 1604, 1607
Cable News Network--1605
CAFTA, DR-. See Central America; Commerce, international
California
    Disaster assistance--945, 1606
    Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, expansion--1248
    President's visit--1036, 1585
    Republican Party event--1585
    Wildfires--1036, 1585
Canada
    Prime Minister--1386, 1602
    Relations with U.S.--1386
Capital Planning Commission, National--1611
Captive Nations Week--1047

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CBS Sports--1423
Census Bureau, U.S., voluntarism survey--1178
Central America
    See also Commerce, international; specific country
    Central America Free Trade Agreement, Dominican Republic- (DR-
        CAFTA)--1332, 1467
    Relations with U.S.--1382
Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, Dominican Republic- 
    (DR-CAFTA). See Central America; Commerce, international
Central Intelligence Agency--1141, 1534, 1591
Chamber of Commerce, U.S.--1315, 1608
Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, Hague Convention on 
    the International Recovery of--1183
Children and youth
    See also Education
    Boys and Girls Nation--1586
    Junior 8 (J-8) project--1584
China
    2008 summer Olympic Games in Beijing--998, 1004, 1039, 1042, 1078, 
        1079, 1085, 1087, 1107, 1123, 1127-1129, 1132-1135, 1136, 1276, 
        1586, 1587, 1589-1592
    2008 summer Paralympic Games in Beijing--1276, 1593, 1597
    Air quality--1079
    Beijing
        Beijing Kuanjie Protestant Christian Church--1131, 1590
        International Broadcasting Center--1590
    CCTV--1086
    Commercial products, exports from U.S., certification--1046, 1161, 
        1337
    Economic growth and development--1117, 1130
    Energy supply--1075
    Freedom of religion--1129
    Human rights activists, meeting with President Bush--1587
    Human rights issues--998, 1013, 1085, 1107, 1118, 1130, 1136
    Minister of Foreign Affairs--1587
    Premier--1133
    President--1004, 1078-1080, 1131, 1589, 1607
    President Bush's visit--998, 1004, 1079, 1087, 1107, 1123, 1127-
        1129, 1131-1134, 1583, 1587, 1589, 1590, 1598
    Relations with Burma--1122, 1125
    Relations with Japan--986
    Relations with Sudan--1136
    Relations with Taiwan--986, 1073, 1080, 1117
    Relations with the Dalai Lama--998
    Relations with U.S.--986, 1072, 1074, 1075, 1077, 1079, 1080, 1085, 
        1087, 1088, 1117, 1127, 1130, 1132, 1134
    Security cooperation with U.S.--1074
    Trade and economic practices--1074, 1117
    Trade with U.S.--1075
    U.S. Ambassador--1597
    U.S. Embassy
        Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--1589
        Opening--1074, 1087, 1127
    U.S. tourists, attack on--1129, 1132
    Vice President--1132
Christmas--1412, 1431, 1507, 1508, 1608, 1609, 1611
Civil rights
    Civil liberties--992
    Freedom of religion--1012, 1363
Climate change. See Environment
CNN. See Cable News Network
Colombia
    Counternarcotics programs--1217
    Crime and narcotrafficking--1217, 1568
    Crime rate, decline--DSU/1044, 1217BR/, 1569
    Economic growth and development--1044
    FARC hostages, rescue--976, 1044, 1217, 1224, 1569, 1583
    Free trade agreement with U.S.--1027, 1044, 1045, 1061, 1218, 1220, 
        1222, 1224, 1235, 1293, 1314
    Minister of Defense--1586
    Narcotics traffickers, continuation of national emergency--1315
    Plan Colombia--1044
    President--976, 1044, 1217, 1224, 1568, 1583, 1595, 1598
    Relations with U.S.--1043, 1217, 1224
    Relations with Venezuela--1045
    Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) insurgent group--976, 
        1044, 1217, 1220, 1569, 1583
    Trade with U.S.--1060, 1218
Colombian Independence Day--1043
Columbus Day--1300, 1304
Commerce, international
    See also specific country or region
    Arctic region policy, U.S.--1545

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    Central America Free Trade Agreement, Dominican Republic- (DR-
        CAFTA)--1332, 1467
    Central bank governors, meeting with President Bush--1602
    Doha Development Agenda. See Developing countries
    Export controls, U.S. national emergency--1046
    Free and fair trade--970, 972, 1049, 1054, 1105, 1116, 1165, 1218, 
        1230, 1235, 1250, 1282, 1293, 1314, 1323, 1332, 1368, 1370, 
        1372, 1374, 1382, 1384, 1388, 1389, 1481, 1490, 1561, 1599
    Global financial markets
        International meetings--1323, 1325, 1340, 1365, 1370-1372, 1374, 
            1387, 1606
        Stabilization efforts--1297, 1301, 1305, 1313, 1314, 1317, 1322, 
            1365, 1366, 1370, 1371, 1373, 1374, 1384, 1387
        Unrest--1280, 1281, 1291, 1295, 1297, 1299-1301, 1312, 1314, 
            1317, 1322, 1325, 1328, 1333, 1340, 1365, 1367, 1370-1372, 
            1384, 1388, 1601, 1602
    Group of 20 (G-20) nations, Finance Ministers, meeting with 
        President Bush--1602
    Group of Eight (G-8) nations--969, 970, 976, 978, 1001, 1005, 1006, 
        1230, 1312, 1323, 1584
    Group of Seven (G-7) nations, Finance Ministers, meeting with 
        President Bush--1297
    International financial institution leaders, meeting with President 
        Bush--1297
    North America Free Trade Agreement--1565
    U.S. exports, expansion--1018, 1045, 1165, 1235, 1282, 1314
    World food prices, increase--977, 1006, 1232
Commission. See other part of subject
Communications
    See also specific news organization, State, or country
    Interception. See Terrorism
    News media, Presidential interviews--976, 1070, 1081, 1083, 1086, 
        1120, 1134, 1381, 1423, 1424, 1452, 1492, 1531, 1583, 1587-1588, 
        1605-1610, 1614
Community Service, Corporation for National and--1608
COMPETES Act, America--1145
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
    Conflict and humanitarian crisis--1604
    U.S. national emergency, continuation--1336
Congress
    Bipartisanship--1174, 1496
    House of Representatives
        Minority leader--1598, 1599
        Speaker--1598
    Inaugural Ceremonies, Joint Congressional Committee on--1614
    Legislative agenda--1023
    Members, meeting with President--1242
    Republican Senatorial Committee, National--1603
    Senate
        Majority leader--1598
        Minority leader--1598, 1599
Corporation. See other part of subject
Croatia, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, accession--1047, 1339, 
    1385, 1603
Cuba
    Anchorage and movement of vessels, emergency authority--1574
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996--
        1037, 1576
    Former President--1570
    Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base, detention of alleged terrorists--
        1021, 1273
    Hurricane Ike
        Damage and recovery efforts--1296
        U.S. Federal assistance, rejection of offers--1296
    Political prisoners, condition--1050, 1570
    President--1570
Cyprus, visa policy, U.S.--1320
Czech Republic
    Prime Minister--1603
    Visa policy, U.S.--1319
Darfur. See Sudan
Deaths
    Helms, Jesse--992
    Jones, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs--1156
    Laghi, Pio Cardinal--1542
    Marin, Carlos--1210
    Mwanawasa, Levy P., President of Zambia--1145, 1594
    Neuhaus, Richard John--1528
    Snow, Tony--1011, 1034, 1585
    Wyeth, Andrew N.--1580
Decorations, medals, and awards
    2007 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers--
        1610
    Big Sister of the Year Award--1595
    MATHCOUNTS National Competition Award--1585
    National Humanities Medal--1606

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    National Medal of Arts--1606
    Nobel Prize--1607
    Presidential Citizens Medal--1375, 1609
    Presidential Medal of Freedom--1567, 1571
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor--1603
    Purple Heart Medal--1583, 1605, 1610
    Science and Technology and Innovation, National Medals of--1255
    Scripps National Spelling Bee champion--1591
    Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award--1598
Defense and national security
    See also Armed Forces, U.S.; Defense, Department of; Terrorism
    Intelligence reform legislation, proposed--1007
    Missile defense--1437
    War on terror--970, 971, 974, 978, 988, 989, 1008, 1022, 1028, 1047, 
        1048, 1055, 1057, 1073, 1089, 1100, 1111, 1116, 1126, 1141, 
        1147-1149, 1168, 1184, 1188, 1207, 1227, 1229, 1300, 1328, 1338, 
        1346, 1356, 1394, 1416, 1418, 1424, 1432, 1434-1436, 1438, 1451, 
        1461-1464, 1469, 1472-1474, 1478, 1487, 1515, 1529, 1532-1534, 
        1554, 1557, 1559, 1577, 1578, 1581, 1588, 1591, 1592, 1603
Defense, Department of
    See also Armed Forces, U.S.; Defense and national security; specific 
        military branch
    Arctic region policy--1545
    Central Command, U.S.--1207
    Defense University, National--1184
    Inspector General, Acting--1583
    Joint Chiefs of Staff--1594, 1612
    Military appreciation parade at Fort Myer, VA--1515, 1612
    Pentagon Channel--1609
    Public Affairs, Assistant Secretary for--1583
    Secretary--1441, 1463, 1515, 1594
    Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Acting--1601
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board--1586
Democracy, National Endowment for--1049
Democratic Party, Presidential nominee--1599, 1600
Democratization. See Foreign policy, U.S.
Developing countries
    See also specific country or region
    Clean water and sanitation, improvement efforts--1330
    Debt relief--1328
    Doha Development Agenda--970, 995, 1005, 1075, 1117, 1230, 1250, 
        1333, 1374, 1389, 1400, 1588
    Education, improvement efforts--1331
    Farm aid, U.S.--977, 1329, 1330
    Food aid programs
        International--1006
        U.S.--969, 1050, 1054, 1232, 1329
    Millennium Challenge Accounts--1031, 1049, 1054, 1329, 1361, 1390, 
        1403, 1418
    PlayPumps Alliance--1330, 1361
    U.S. assistance--1333, 1334, 1374, 1387, 1390
Disaster assistance
    See also Natural disasters; specific State, country, or executive 
        branch agency
    Alabama--1594, 1595, 1599
    Alaska--1599
    Arkansas--1603
    Burma, Cyclone Nargis, Federal assistance--1119, 1121
    California--945, 1606
    Florida--1592, 1593, 1595, 1604
    Hawaii--1612
    Hurricane Gustav
        Federal assistance--1174
        Private sector aid--1177, 1596
    Hurricane Ike
        Federal assistance--1199, 1206
        Private sector aid--1207
    Hurricane Katrina
        Federal assistance--1152, 1562
        Private sector aid--1154
    Idaho--1588
    Illinois--1601
    Iowa--1595
    Kansas--1584, 1604
    Kentucky--1601
    Louisiana--1593, 1594, 1596, 1597, 1601, 1607
    Maine--1595, 1610, 1613
    Massachusetts--1610, 1612
    Michigan--1585
    Mississippi--1594, 1598
    Missouri--1605
    Nebraska--1586
    New Hampshire--1590, 1595, 1601, 1610, 1612
    New Mexico--1591
    New York--1610
    North Carolina--1601
    Ohio--1603
    Oklahoma--1584, 1601
    Puerto Rico--1600

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    South Dakota--1584, 1609
    Texas--1587, 1593, 1595, 1597, 1601, 1608
    Tropical Storm Hanna, private sector aid--1177
    Vermont--1585, 1591, 1596, 1614
    Virgin Islands, U.S.--1604
Diseases
    See also HIV/AIDS
    Avian influenza--1113
    Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria--1068, 1230
    Neglected tropical diseases--969, 1006, 1050
    Tuberculosis--1068
District of Columbia
    Bolling Air Force Base--1613
    Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency--1599
    Federal appropriations--1169
    Inauguration, Federal assistance--1614
    One Warm Coat Service Project--1506
    Pathways to Housing program--1506, 1610
    Walter Reed Army Medical Center--974, 1189, 1507, 1595, 1610
Doha Development Agenda. See Developing countries
Dominican Republic
    Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, Dominican 
        Republic- (DR-CAFTA). See Central America; Commerce, 
        international
    President--1589
DR-CAFTA. See Central America; Commerce, international
Drug abuse and trafficking
    See also specific country
    Access to Recovery program--1445
    Drug Control Strategy, 2009 National--1575
    Interdiction efforts--1440, 1444
    Teen drug use, reduction--1439, 1444, 1468
Drug Control Policy, Office of National
    Director, Actiing--1614
    State, Local, and Tribal Affairs, Deputy Director for--1585
Economic Advisers, Council of--1009, 1600
Economy, international. See Commerce, international
Economy, national
    See also Budget, Federal; Employment and unemployment; specific 
        State
    Capital investment--1293, 1317
    Dollar, value of--971
    Economic concerns--1023, 1164
    Financial legislation--1239, 1242, 1244, 1250, 1252-1254, 1259, 
        1261, 1262, 1265-1267, 1269, 1271, 1272, 1280, 1281, 1284, 1286, 
        1293, 1296, 1299, 1305, 1311, 1317, 1318, 1321, 1340, 1553, 
        1560, 1600
    Financial markets situation--1201, 1210, 1212-1214, 1219, 1221-1223, 
        1225, 1226, 1230, 1235, 1237, 1238, 1242, 1244, 1250, 1252-1254, 
        1257, 1259, 1265, 1266, 1269, 1279, 1283, 1284, 1287, 1293, 
        1294, 1305, 1311, 1316, 1321, 1326, 1340, 1351, 1365, 1392, 
        1414, 1455, 1480, 1481, 1484, 1494, 1499, 1500, 1505, 1553, 
        1556, 1560, 1578, 1597-1601
    Financial markets, stabilization efforts--1295, 1296, 1298, 1305, 
        1306, 1310, 1316, 1340, 1351, 1366, 1373, 1556
    Financial regulations, modernization efforts--1239, 1319, 1373
    Improvement--982, 1018, 1092, 1164
    Strengthening efforts--996, 1009, 1017, 1092
Education
    See also specific State
    Charter schools--1526
    No Child Left Behind Act--1479, 1522, 1524-1526, 1613
    Opportunity scholarships--1525
    Pell Grants for Kids program--1292
    Standards and school accountability--1524-1526
    Teacher Incentive Fund--1525
    Teachers--1525
    Tutoring programs--1526
Education, Department of
    Education Sciences, National Board for--1590
    Inspector General, Acting--1595
    Postsecondary Education, Acting Assistant Secretary for--1588
    Under Secretary, Acting--1607
Egypt, President--1611
Eid al-Adha--1433
Eid al-Fitr--1261
El Salvador
    Democracy efforts--1467
    Illegal drugs, interdiction efforts--1468
    President--1236, 1467, 1609
    Temporary Protected Status for immigrants, extension--1236
    U.S. assistance--1467
Election Assistance Commission, U.S.--1588

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Elections
    See also specific State or country
    2008 congressional elections--1164, 1348, 1350, 1604, 1555
    2008 Presidential election--986, 1163, 1170, 1348-1350, 1352, 1604, 
        1555, 1593
Emergency Management Agency, Federal. See Homeland Security, Department 
    of
Employment and unemployment
    See also Economy, national; specific State
    Job losses--1270, 1351, 1414, 1481
    Unemployment rate--1017
Energy
    See also Environment; specific State or country
    Alternative and renewable sources and technologies--970, 972, 977, 
        987, 988, 1005, 1021, 1038, 1039, 1063, 1096, 1139, 1174, 1486, 
        1519
    Coal and clean coal technologies--1063, 1092, 1093
    Developing countries, energy sources--972
    Domestic sources--971, 977, 988, 996, 1006, 1009, 1010, 1014, 1015, 
        1019, 1025, 1038, 1062, 1064, 1065, 1095, 1098, 1138, 1157, 
        1169, 1174, 1281
    Energy legislation--1157, 1158
    Gasoline, oil, and natural gas costs--987, 988, 1006, 1009, 1010, 
        1014, 1019, 1023-1025, 1038, 1061, 1065, 1066, 1091, 1094, 1098, 
        1138, 1157, 1174, 1281, 1485
    Greenhouse gas emissions, regulation--1378
    Gulf coast energy infrastructure, potential damage--1168, 1199, 1204
    National energy plan--1066, 1096, 1164
    Nuclear energy--968, 982, 1063, 1093, 1485
    Oil companies, capital expenses--1025
    Oil shale exploration--1010, 1015, 1026, 1062, 1095, 1158, 1174
    Oil supply and refining--996, 1010, 1014, 1015, 1021, 1026, 1027, 
        1063, 1095, 1096, 1098, 1138, 1158, 1197, 1199, 1204
    Solar and wind energy--1063, 1094
Energy, Coalition for Affordable American--1138
Energy, Department of
    Acting Assistant Secretaries
        Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--1607
        International Affairs and Domestic Policy--1599
    Assistant Secretaries
        Fossil Energy--1587
        International Affairs and Domestic Policy--1599
    Naval Petroleum Reserve, extension of production period--1267
    Nuclear Power 2010 program--1094
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve--1019, 1172
England. See United Kingdom
Enterprise Institute, American--1476
Environment
    See also Energy
    Arctic region policy--1545
    Climate change--970, 972, 977, 981, 996, 1005, 1105, 1519, 1596
    Coastal America Partnership--1246
    Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers--1247
    Conservation
        Albatrosses and Petrels, report and agreement on conservation 
            of--1251
        Coral reefs conservation and expansion--1246
        Klamath River Basin Conservation Agreement--1369
        Marianas Trench Marine National Monument--1517, 1520
        Marine debris, cleanup efforts--1247
        Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument--1517, 1520
        Rose Atoll Marine National Monument--1517, 1520
        Wetlands conservation and expansion--1246, 1248
    Coral Triangle Initiative--1246
    Destructive fishing practices, prevention efforts--1246
    Environmentally friendly technologies--977, 981, 1005, 1025, 1062, 
        1095, 1378, 1519
    Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact--1059
    Kyoto Protocol--1519
    Marine conservation management areas, potential--1159
    Montreal Protocol--1519
    Ocean Action Plan, U.S.--1244, 1245
    Ocean Research Priorities Plan--1247
    Overfishing, prevention efforts--1246
    Polar Bear Commission, U.S.-Russia--1611
    Whales, protection efforts--1247
Environmental Protection Agency--1600
Estonia
    President--1591
    Visa policy, U.S.--1320

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Europe
    See also specific country
    Democratization--1142, 1143
    European Union
        European Council President--1590, 1591
        Georgia, Republic of, role--1173
        Global financial markets, stabilization efforts--1325
        Leaders, meetings with President Bush--1322
    Western Balkan nations, European Union membership--1302

Faith-based and community organizations
    Developing countries, role--1328, 1334
    Government funding--1180, 1406, 1445, 1490
    HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs--1403
    Programs and services--1293, 1406, 1440, 1445
FBI. See Justice, Department of
Faith-Based and Community Initiative. See White House Office
Federal. See other part of subject
Federalist Society--1272
FEMA. See Homeland Security, Department of
FFA. See Future Farmers of America Organization, National
Financial Markets, President's Working Group on--1305, 1597, 1602
Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, Commission for the 
    Conservation and Management of--1591
Florida
    Cuban American community leaders, meeting with President--1296, 1602
    Disaster assistance--1592, 1593, 1595, 1604
    Governor--1593
    President's visits--1146, 1296, 1592, 1602
    Republican Party event--1602
    Tropical Storm Fay, damage and recovery efforts--1146
    U.S. Senator, retirement--1412
Food and Agricultural Development, Board for International--1590
Foreign policy, U.S.
    See also specific country or region
    Democracy advocate bloggers, meeting with President Bush--1609
    Democratization--1047-1050, 1054, 1101, 1111, 1149, 1228, 1229, 
        1232, 1333, 1364, 1390, 1405, 1424, 1435, 1473, 1474, 1476, 
        1490, 1532, 1571, 1578, 1579, 1581, 1587, 1609
    Dissidents, meeting with President Bush--1598
FOX News television--1531, 1583
France
    Afghanistan
        French military forces, casualties--1592
        French military forces, deployment--1023
        President Sarkozy's visit--1592
    President--1590-1592, 1601, 1602
Freedom Corps, USA--1178
Future Farmers of America Organization, National--1587

General Services Administration--1592
Georgia
    President's visit--1586
    Republican Party event--1586
Georgia, Republic of
    Afghanistan and Iraq, Georgian military forces, deployment--1142, 
        1143, 1149
    Conflict with Russia--1129, 1135, 1137, 1140-1144, 1149, 1158, 1160, 
        1173, 1229, 1256, 1302, 1488, 1589-1592, 1594
    Democracy efforts--1142, 1143, 1149
    European Union assistance--1173
    NATO-Georgia Commission--1149
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization, membership bid--1340
    President--1590, 1591, 1593
    Rose Revolution, fifth anniversary--1385
    U.N. Security Council resolutions--1144
    U.S. economic assistance--1173
    U.S. humanitarian assistance--1142-1144, 1173
Germany, Chancellor--1003, 1590, 1601, 1602
Ghana
    2008 Presidential and parliamentary elections--1200
    Darfur, Ghanaian peacekeepers, deployment--1201, 1202
    Education, improvement efforts--1200, 1202
    Malaria, prevention and treatment--1202
    Neglected tropical diseases, prevention and treatment--1200, 1202
    President--1200-1202, 1205, 1593, 1597, 1612
    Relations with U.S.--1200, 1205
    Trade with U.S.--1200
    U.S. assistance--1202
Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria--1068
Global Health, Saddleback Church Forum on--1401

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Government organization and employees
    See also Budget, Federal; specific agency or organization
    Faith-based and community organizations initiative. See Faith-based 
        and community organizations
    Presidential appointees, remarks--1613
Greece, visa policy, U.S.--1320
Grenada, Prime Minister--1601
Hanukkah--1466
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation--1593
Hawaii
    Disaster assistance--1612
    Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument--1246, 1519
Health and Human Services, Department of, Mentoring Children of 
    Prisoners Initiative--1411
Health and medical care
    See also Diseases; HIV/AIDS; Science and technology
    Abortion--1273, 1483
    Bioethics issues. See Science and technology
    Health savings accounts, tax-free--1195, 1477
    Medicare and Medicaid--1479, 1484, 1494
    Pricing transparency--1484
    Seniors and disabled persons, prescription drug benefits--1484
Hispanic Heritage Month, National--1292
Historic Preservation, Advisory Council on--1592, 1611
HIV/AIDS
    See also specific country or region
    Domestic prevention and treatment strategy--1406
    Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, President's--969, 996, 1032, 1050, 
        1053, 1067, 1077, 1230, 1331, 1401, 1402, 1404, 1407, 1409, 1490
Holocaust Memorial Council, U.S.--1613
Holy See (Vatican City), Former Papal Nuncio to the U.S.--1542
Homeland Security Council--1589
Homeland Security, Department of
    See also Defense and national security; Terrorism
    Citizen Corps--1179
    Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S.--1600
    Emergency Management Agency, Federal--1165, 1591, 1594, 1596, 1605
    Secretary--1591, 1593, 1596
Housing
    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac corporations, reform--1009, 1016-1018, 
        1039, 1175, 1284
    HOPE NOW Alliance--1282, 1295, 1299
    Housing market decline--967, 1213, 1237, 1252, 1254, 1280, 1281, 
        1285, 1294, 1299, 1316, 1365, 1367, 1414, 1481, 1485
    Seizure of homes for private development, Supreme Court ruling--1273
Housing Finance Agency, Federal, Inspector General--1606
Humanities, National Council on the--1584, 1597
Hungary, visa policy, U.S.--1320
Hurricane Center, National--1596
Hurricanes. See Disaster assistance; Natural disasters; specific Federal 
    agency or State
Idaho, disaster assistance--1588
Illinois
    Disaster assistance--1601
    President's visit--1587
    Republican Party event--1587
Immigration and naturalization
    See also Defense and national security; specific country or region
    Citizenship--989, 1606
    Reform--1477, 1555
    Visa Waiver Program--1104, 1319
Independence Day--973, 989, 992, 993
India
    Nuclear energy, cooperation with U.S.--1191, 1243, 1253, 1263, 1288, 
        1289, 1327, 1600
    Prime Minister--1003, 1242, 1586, 1594, 1599, 1600, 1608
    Relations with Pakistan--1612
    Relations with U.S.--1003, 1072, 1243, 1289
    Terrorist attacks in Mumbai--1399, 1434, 1607, 1608, 1612
Indonesia
    Democracy efforts--1115
    Environment, coral reefs conservation and expansion--1246
Intelligence, Office of the Director of National, Chief Information 
    Officer, Acting--1601
Intelligence. See Defense and national security; specific Federal agency
Inter-American Foundation--1606
Interior, Department of the
    Budget amendment--1059
    Secretary--1595
International. See other part of subject
Investment Disputes, International Centre for Settlement of--1612

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Iowa
    Disaster assistance--1595
    Little Sioux tornado, Boy Scout casualties--1587
Iran
    Human rights issues--1051
    Nuclear weapons development--972, 983, 984, 995, 1000, 1080, 1302, 
        1417, 1430, 1488
    U.S. national emergency, continuation--1358
Iraq
    Camp Victory in Baghdad--1449, 1610
    Civilian casualties--1448
    Defense articles
        Registration and monitoring system--1337
        Transfer--1055
    Democracy efforts--1090, 1185, 1234, 1421, 1425, 1430, 1448, 1451, 
        1453, 1454
    Former regime--1429, 1435, 1450
    Insurgency and terrorist attacks--1089, 1435, 1447, 1450
    International assistance--1186, 1229, 1234, 1448, 1450
    Iraqi journalist, protest against President Bush--1448, 1449, 1452
    Iraqi military and security forces--1055, 1089, 1168, 1184, 1185
    Kurdistan region, President--1344
    Multi-National Force--Iraq
        Commanding general--1594
        Former commanding general--1207
    President--1190, 1446, 1610
    President Bush's visit--1446, 1449, 1466, 1472, 1610
    Prime Minister--1446, 1583, 1585, 1592, 1610
    Prisoners, treatment by U.S. soldiers--1425
    Provincial elections--1236, 1453
    Provincial Reconstruction Teams--1311
    Reconciliation efforts--1185, 1447
    Reconstruction efforts--1185, 1454
    Status of forces agreement with U.S.--1344, 1446, 1448, 1451, 1453, 
        1454
    Strategic framework agreement with U.S.--1446, 1447, 1451, 1453, 
        1454
    U.S. Ambassador--1572
    U.S. military forces
        Casualties--975, 1101, 1278, 1394, 1442, 1451, 1516, 1579, 1605, 
            1609, 1614
    U.S. military forces--Continued
        Deployment--988, 1020, 1024, 1090, 1100, 1111, 1148, 1184, 1185, 
            1187, 1190, 1198, 1207, 1250, 1394, 1395, 1398, 1417, 1421, 
            1429, 1435, 1447-1449, 1451, 1453, 1454, 1456, 1494, 1515, 
            1555, 1579, 1594
    Vice Presidents--1610
Israel
    See also Middle East; Palestinian Authority and Palestinians; 
        specific country
    Hamas conflict--1512, 1513, 1553, 1611, 1612
    Prime Minister--1393, 1606, 1612
Italy
    NATO missions, Italian military forces, deployment--1300, 1302
    Prime Minister--1300, 1301, 1304, 1590, 1594, 1596, 1601, 1602
    Relations with U.S.--1300, 1301, 1304
J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board--1611, 1612
Japan
    Afghanistan and Iraq, role--995
    Energy, alternative and renewable sources and technologies--977, 
        987, 995
    Island of Dokdo dispute with South Korea--1071, 1082
    North Korea, past abductions of Japanese citizens--979, 994
    President Bush's visit--969, 985, 993, 999, 1001, 1003-1005, 1583
    Prime Minister--993, 1583, 1607
    Relations with China--986
    Relations with U.S.--977, 979, 980, 985
    U.S. military forces, realignment--1115
    War on terror, role--978, 984
Jordan, King--1611
Judiciary
    Federal court nominations and confirmations--1274
    Judicial branch, independence--1273
    Judicial confirmation process--1274
Justice, Department of
    Antitrust Division, Acting Assistant Attorney General for--1606
    Criminal Division, Assistant Attorney General for--1516
    Attorney General--1606
    Federal Bureau of Investigation--1344, 1346
    Solicitor General, Acting--1614
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Coordinating Council on--
    1597

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Kansas, disaster assistance--1584, 1604
Kennedy Center. See Smithsonian Institution
Kentucky
    Disaster assistance--1601
    President's visit--1393, 1607
Kosovo
    Generalized System of Preferences benefits, expansion--1504
    Independence--1041, 1302
    KFOR International Security Force, U.S. military forces, 
        deployment--1470
    President--1041, 1584
    Prime Minister--1041, 1584
Kuwait
    Ambassador to Iraq--1211
    Prime Minister--1211, 1596
Kwanzaa--1509
Kyoto Protocol. See Environment
Labor Day--1163, 1164
Labor, Department of, Secretary--1592
Latvia, visa policy, U.S.--1320
Lebanon
    President--1240, 1431, 1596
    Prime Minister--1431
    Reconciliation efforts--1240
    Syrian interference--1302, 1431
    U.S. assistance--1431
    U.S. Marine Corps barracks terrorist attack, 25th anniversary--1337
    U.S. national emergency, continuation--1070
Legislation, enacted
    ADA Amendments Act of 2008--1599
    Andean Trade Preference Act extension--1313
    Caroline Price Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008--1587
    Clean Boating Act of 2008--1587
    Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing 
        Appropriations Act, 2009--1260
    Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2009--1309, 1602
    FISA Amendments Act of 2008--1007, 1008
    Hubbard Act--1593
    Inspector General Reform Act of 2008--1308
    New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008--1586
    Renewal of Import Restrictions Contained in the Burmese Freedom and 
        Democracy Act of 2008--1059
    Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act 
        of 2008--1059
    United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and 
        Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008--1066
    United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and 
        Nonproliferation Enhancement Act--1288, 1290, 1600
    William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
        Act of 2008--1610
Legislation, proposed, ``Medicare Improvements for Patients and 
    Providers Act of 2008''--1028
Liberia
    Former President--1033
    President--1327, 1335, 1602
    U.S. assistance--1335
    U.S. national emergency, continuation--1033
Library of Congress, Book Festival Gala, National--1599
Libya, weapons of mass destruction program, abandonment--1417
Lithuania
    Energy policy--1257
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization, accession--1256
    President--1256, 1590, 1591, 1596
    Visa policy, U.S.--1257, 1320
Louisiana
    Disaster assistance--1593, 1594, 1596, 1597, 1601, 1607
    Governor--1594
    Hurricane Gustav
        Damage and recovery efforts--1172, 1596
        Private sector aid--1596
    Hurricane Katrina, recovery efforts--1150
    Louisiana Emergency Operations Center in Baton Rouge--1171, 1594
    New Orleans
        Economic growth--1153
        Health care system, Federal assistance--1153
        Law enforcement issues--1154
        Levee system, improvements--1153
        Mayor--1594
        Rebuilding efforts--1152-1154, 1562
        School system, improvement--1154
        Tourism industry, growth--1153
    President's visits--1150, 1171, 1325, 1592, 1594, 1603
    Road Home program--1153
Macedonia, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, membership bid--1339

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Maine
    Disaster assistance--1595, 1610, 1613
    President's visit--1587
Malaria Initiative, President's--1068, 1230, 1233
Malaria, U.S. Government Activities To Combat, Coordinator--1597
Malaria. See Diseases
Maldives, President--1605
Malta
    Taxation Convention, U.S.-Malta--1576
    Visa policy, U.S.--1320
Management and Budget, Office of, Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
    Office of--1613
Manhattan Institute--1364
March of Dimes--1586
Marine Corps, U.S. See Navy, Department of the
Maritime Commission, Federal--1595
Maryland
    Andrews Air Force Base--1614
    National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda--976, 1353, 1583
    National Security Agency at Fort Meade--1338, 1603, 1605
    President's visits--973, 976, 1322, 1338, 1353, 1584, 1585, 1588, 
        1595, 1602-1607, 1610, 1614
    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda--974
Massachusetts, disaster assistance--1610, 1612
MBC TV. See Middle East Broadcasting Center
Medals. See Decorations, medals, and awards
Mexico
    Crime and narcotrafficking--1565
    President--1565
    Trade with U.S.--978
Michigan
    Disaster assistance--1585
    President's visit--1311, 1602
    Republican Party event--1602
Middle East
    See also Palestinian Authority and Palestinians; specific country
    Education, improvement efforts--1330
    Peace and democracy efforts--1241, 1393, 1418, 1419, 1426, 1428, 
        1436, 1457, 1503, 1512, 1514, 1554
    Quartet Representative--1568
    Relations with U.S.--1418, 1419
    Terrorism--1415, 1574
    Women's rights--1418
Middle East Broadcasting Center--1424
Military Academy, U.S. See Army, Department of the
Millennium Challenge Accounts. See Developing countries
Millennium Challenge Corporation--1467
Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Federal--1592
Minnesota, Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, collapse and rebuilding 
    process--1376
Mississippi
    Disaster assistance--1594, 1598
    Elected officials and community leaders, dinner with President--1156
    Governor--1594
    Hurricane Katrina, recovery efforts--1156
    President's visits--1156, 1583, 1592
    Republican Party event--1583
Mississippi River Commission--1593
Missouri
    Disaster assistance--1605
    President's visit--1600
    Republican Party event--1600
    U.S. Senator, retirement--1528
Mongolia, democracy efforts--1115
Montenegro, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, membership bid--1340
Museum and Library Services Board, National--1585, 1595
Museum of the American Latino, Commission To Study the Potential 
    Creation of a National--1608
National. See other part of subject
NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Natural disasters
    See also Disaster assistance; specific State or country
    California wildfires--1036
    Hurricane Dolly--1587
    Hurricane Gustav--1165-1168, 1170-1172, 1174, 1177, 1593, 1594
    Hurricane Ike--1195, 1197, 1199, 1204, 1206, 1596, 1597
    Hurricane Katrina, Federal response efforts--1558
    Tropical Storm Fay--1146, 1591-1593
    Tropical Storm Hanna--1595
Naval Academy, U.S. See Navy, Department of the
Navy, Department of the
    Marine Corps, U.S.--1337, 1593, 1604
    National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD--976, 1353, 1583, 1605
    Naval Academy, U.S.--1608
    USS George H.W. Bush, commissioning ceremony in Norfolk, VA--1529

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NBC
    NBC News--1608
    NBC Sports--1134
Nebraska, disaster assistance--1586
Netherlands, The, Prime Minister--1371
New Hampshire, disaster assistance--1590, 1595, 1601, 1610, 1612
New Jersey
    President's visit--1598
    Republican Party event--1598
New Mexico, disaster assistance--1591
New Year's Day, 2009--1511
New York
    Disaster assistance--1610
    Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City--1354, 1605
    President's visits--1225, 1227, 1231-1236, 1354, 1364, 1433, 1596, 
        1598, 1605, 1609
    U.S. Airways plane crash in New York City--1573
News media. See Communications
No Child Left Behind Act. See Education
North Atlantic Treaty for Cooperation Regarding Atomic Information--
    1543, 1544
North Atlantic Treaty Organization--1047, 1149, 1187, 1229, 1256, 1262, 
    1291, 1339, 1340, 1543, 1544, 1592, 1603
North Carolina
    Disaster assistance--1601
    Governor--1595
    President's visit--1411, 1608
North Korea
    Human rights issues--1051, 1076
    International and U.S. sanctions--980, 981, 997
    Japanese citizens, past abductions--979, 994
    Nuclear weapons development--979-981, 983, 987, 994, 997, 1072, 
        1073, 1076, 1080, 1082, 1086, 1088, 1105, 1107, 1110, 1116, 
        1458, 1554, 1588
    Six-Party Talks, U.S. Special Envoy for the--1588
    South Korean tourist, death--1105
    State sponsor of terrorism status, revocation--1107
Nuclear energy. See Energy; specific country
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board--1599, 1608
Nuclear weapons. See Arms and munitions; specific country
Office. See other part of subject
Ohio
    Disaster assistance--1603
    Lincoln Electric Company in Euclid--1060, 1587
    President's visits--1060, 1272, 1587, 1601
    Republican Party event--1587
    U.S. Representative, death--1156
Oklahoma
    Disaster assistance--1584, 1601
    President's visit--1195, 1596
    Republican Party event--1596
    Tinker Air Force Base--1596
Olympic Committee, International--1589
Olympic Games. See Sports; specific country
OPIC. See Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Orthodox Union--1599
Outer Continental Shelf--1010, 1014, 1015, 1038, 1062, 1065, 1095, 1098, 
    1138, 1157, 1174
Overseas Private Investment Corporation--1586, 1608
Pacific Salmon Commission--1593
Pakistan
    Counterterrorism efforts--1057, 1435, 1456
    Former President--1592
    President--1188, 1225, 1456, 1595, 1612
    Prime Minister--1055, 1056, 1583, 1587, 1592
    Relations with Afghanistan--1027, 1028, 1055, 1435, 1456
    Relations with India--1612
    Relations with U.S.--1055-1058, 1226, 1595
    Terrorism--1027, 1028, 1188, 1456
    Terrorist attacks--1057, 1188, 1224, 1225, 1592
    U.S. economic assistance--1592
    War on terror, role--1188, 1464, 1592
Palestinian Authority and Palestinians
    See also Israel; Middle East
    Elections--1457
    International assistance--1512
    President--1241, 1502, 1598, 1610, 1611
    Prime Minister--1611
    Security forces--1554
    U.S. assistance--1241, 1513, 1611
Panama
    Economic growth and development--1208
    Free trade agreement with U.S.--1045, 1208, 1235
    President--1208, 1593

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Paraguay
    Anticorruption efforts--1342
    President--1341, 1589, 1603
Peace Corps, U.S.--1180
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, National--1413
Pennsylvania
    General Philip Kearny School in Philadelphia--1613
    Gettysburg National Military Park--1595
    President's visits--1422, 1423, 1471, 1522, 1595, 1608, 1610, 1613
    U.S. Army War College in Carlisle--1471, 1610
    Union League of Philadelphia--1422, 1608
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--1587
Personnel Management, Office of, Director--1588
Peru
    America TV--1381
    El Comercio newspaper--1606
    Free trade agreement with U.S.--1293
    President--1607
    President Bush's visit--1381, 1386, 1391, 1606, 1607
    Relations with U.S.--1381, 1383
    U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--1607
Physical Fitness and Sports, President's Council on--1613
Pledge of Allegiance, 2002 court ruling as unconstitutional--1273
Points of Light Institute--1522
Poland
    President--1590
    Social Security Agreement, Poland-U.S.--1033
    Visa policy, U.S.--1320
Postal Regulatory Commission--1584
Postal Service, U.S.--1600
Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, U.S. Commission for--1604
Presidency, U.S.
    Agenda--1351, 1352, 1564, 1578
    Farewell Address to the Nation--1577
    Former President George H.W. Bush--1530, 1537, 1541, 1613, 1614
    Former President Theodore Roosevelt, 150th birthday--1342
    Former President Thomas Jefferson, legacy--990
    Inauguration--1614
    Line-item veto--1478, 1495
    Official portraits of the President and First Lady, unveiling--1501
    President-elect--1349, 1350, 1352, 1383, 1392, 1463, 1486, 1489, 
        1493, 1496, 1521, 1534, 1553, 1557, 1560, 1562, 1577, 1604, 
        1605, 1607, 1612-1614
    President-elect and former Presidents
        Luncheon--1613
        Meetings--1492, 1521
    Presidential library--1493, 1538, 1581
    Presidential powers--1532
    Transition process--1350, 1352, 1374, 1383, 1392, 1454, 1486, 1539, 
        1564
President. See other part of subject
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board--1592
Puerto Rico, disaster assistance--1600
Qatar, relations with U.S.--1428
Ramadan--1163, 1208, 1209
RealClearPolitics--1609
Refugees. See Immigration and naturalization
Religious Freedom Act, International, 10th anniversary--1012
Religious Freedom, U.S. Commission on International--1588
Republican Party
    See also specific State
    Presidential nominee--1599, 1600
    Republican National Committee--1166, 1604
    Republican National Convention--1170
    Vice Presidential nominee--1163, 1593
Reserve System, Federal--1294, 1295, 1298, 1600
Romania, visa policy, U.S.--1320
Rosh Hashanah--1258
Russia
    Ambassador to the U.S.--1598
    Conflict with Georgia--1129, 1135, 1137, 1140-1144, 1149, 1158, 
        1160, 1173, 1229, 1256, 1302, 1488, 1589-1592, 1594
    Nuclear energy, cooperation with U.S.--1182
    Nuclear weapons and material, risk of proliferation--1488
    President--999, 1391, 1590
    Prime Minister--1589
    Relations with NATO--1149
    Relations with U.S.--1391, 1488
    U.S.-Russia Mutual Fisheries Agreement--1575
Rwanda-U.S. Treaty Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal 
    Protection of Investment--1380

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Saban Forum--1415
Saudi Arabia
    Counterterrorism efforts--1428
    King--1363, 1426, 1428, 1605, 1611
Science, President's Committee on the National Medal of--1613
Science and technology
    See also Health and medical care
    Bioethics issues--1483
    Genetically modified crops--970, 977, 1330
    Research and development--1484
    Stem cell research--1483
Science and Technology Summit, National--1146
Science Board, National--1596
Securities and Exchange Commission--1295, 1299
Securities Investor Protection Corporation--1606
Security Agency, National--1338, 1603
Security Council, National--1590, 1603
Security Education Board, National--1586
Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, President's National--
    1603, 1611
Service and Civic Participation, President's Council on--1591, 1609
Service Impasses Panel, Federal--1611
Slovakia
    Afghanistan, Slovakian military forces, deployment--1291
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization, accession--1291
    President--1291, 1600
    Visa policy, U.S.--1291, 1320
Small Business Administration--1591, 1599
Smithsonian Institution
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts--1592, 1599, 1609, 
        1611
    Museum of Natural History Sant Ocean Hall--1247
    National Museum of American History, reopening--1378
Social Security reform--1477, 1494, 1558
South Africa, former President--1038
South America
    Relations with U.S.--1382
    Trade, expansion--1388, 1389
    Trade with U.S.--1389
South Carolina
    Governor--1595
    President's visit--1602
    Republican Party event--1602
South Dakota, disaster assistance--1584, 1609
South Korea
    Afghanistan and Iraq, South Korean military forces, deployment--
        1105, 1111
    Afghanistan, role--1106
    Business Dialogue Council, Korean-U.S.--1082
    Defense relationship with U.S.--1110
    Free trade agreement with U.S.--1045, 1072, 1082, 1105
    Island of Dokdo dispute with Japan--1071, 1082
    KBS TV--1081
    Lebanon, South Korean military forces, deployment--1105
    President--1079, 1102, 1103, 1584, 1588, 1589, 1607
    President Bush's visit--1081, 1102, 1103, 1109, 1130, 1583, 1588, 
        1589
    Relations with U.S.--1081, 1104
    Student exchange programs with U.S.--1104
    Tourist in North Korea, death--1105
    U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan--1109, 1130, 1589
    U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--1588
    U.S. military forces, deployment--1104, 1110, 1115
    Visa policy, U.S.--1104, 1320
Special Counsel, Office of, Acting Special Counsel--1603
Sports
    2008 Olympic Games--998, 1004, 1039, 1042, 1078, 1079, 1085, 1087, 
        1107, 1127-1129, 1132, 1134, 1276, 1586, 1587, 1589-1592, 1601
    2008 Paralympic Games--1039, 1276, 1593, 1597, 1601
    Baseball--1585, 1445
    Basketball--1214
    Doping in Sport, International Convention Against--1101
    Football--1421, 1423, 1608, 1609
    Golf--1606
    Hockey--1306
    NCAA championship teams--1358
    Professional athletes, drug use--1137
    Softball--1602
    Tee-ball--1032, 1176
State, Department of
    Ambassadors. See specific country
    Cultural Property Advisory Committee--1585, 1588, 1600
    Employees, meetings with President--1602, 1614

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    Foreign Service officers, meeting with President--1614
    Foreign Service, U.S.--1572
    International Information Programs, Assistant Secretary for--1599
    Middle East Partnership Initiative--1603
    Near Eastern Affairs, Bureau of, Principal Deputy Assistant 
        Secretary--1589
    Overall Assistance and Economic Cooperation Strategy for the 
        Independent States of the former Soviet Union, Coordinator for--
        1604
    Proliferation detection and interdiction activities, report on--1182
    Provincial Reconstruction Teams--1436
    Public Diplomacy, U.S. Advisory Commission on--1596
    Secretary--1571, 1589, 1590, 1592, 1593, 1612
    Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Program Coordinator--1604
State Justice Institute--1603
StoryCorps--1605
Sudan
    African Union, peacekeeping efforts--1025, 1026
    Darfur, conflict and human rights crisis--1026, 1201, 1202, 1439
    First Vice President--1513, 1612
    Peace efforts--1025, 1026, 1513
    President--1439
    Relations with China--1136
    Special Envoy for Sudan, President's--1585, 1610
    U.S. assistance--1513
    U.S. national emergency, continuation--1347
Syria
    Terrorism, sponsorship--1430
    Troops and intelligence officers in Lebanon--1431
Taiwan, relations with China--986, 1073, 1080, 1117
Tanzania
    HIV/AIDS epidemic, prevention and treatment--978
    President--1001, 1161, 1584
    U.S. assistance--1361
    U.S. humanitarian assistance--1001, 1161, 1329
Taxation
    Alternative Minimum Tax--1270, 1282
    Renewable energy tax credits, proposed extension--1158
    Tax relief--1165, 1195, 1477, 1485, 1556
Teach for America--1154
Terrorism
    See also Defense and national security; specific country or region
    Al Qaida terrorist group--989, 1027, 1090, 1126, 1168, 1184, 1186, 
        1465
    Communications, interception--1008, 1533, 1559
    Counterterrorism efforts--1149, 1346, 1434, 1435, 1472, 1474, 1533, 
        1577
    Global threat--1472
    Hamas terrorist group--1428, 1512, 1513, 1553
    Hizballah terrorist group--1428
    National Counterterrorism Center in McClean, VA--1432, 1609
    Persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism, U.S. 
        national emergency--1211
    September 11, 2001, attacks--1008, 1048, 1177, 1193, 1197, 1347, 
        1416, 1434, 1472, 1515, 1528, 1532, 1533, 1577, 1596
    Terrorist attacks, U.S. national emergency--1160
    Terrorists, interrogation procedures--1533, 1534
Texas
    4-H and Youth Development Program--1587
    Brooke Army Medical Center's Center for the Intrepid in San 
        Antonio--1357
    Disaster assistance--1587, 1593, 1595, 1597, 1601, 1608
    Galveston Emergency Operations Center--1597
    Governor--1594
    Hurricane Dolly, damage and recovery efforts--1587
    Hurricane Ike, damage and recovery efforts--1206, 1597
    Lackland Air Force Base--1167, 1594
    President's visits--1037, 1144, 1166, 1167, 1206, 1270, 1271, 1440, 
        1586, 1591, 1592, 1594, 1597, 1600, 1601, 1609, 1611
    Republican Party events--1586, 1601
    Texas A&M University in College Station--1440
    Texas Emergency Operations Center in Austin--1166, 1594
    U.S. congressional candidate--1037

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Thailand
    Afghanistan and Iraq, Thai military forces, deployment--1113
    Burmese refugees--1076, 1113
    Democracy efforts--1077, 1084, 1113
    HIV/AIDS epidemic, prevention and treatment--1113
    Human Development Foundation-Mercy Centre in Bangkok--1589
    National Multimedia Group--1083
    President Bush's visit--1084, 1112, 1114, 1119, 1120, 1589
    Prime Minister--1112, 1583, 1589
    Relations with U.S.--1084, 1112, 1114, 1118
    Security cooperation with U.S.--1113
    U.S. humanitarian assistance--1113
Thanksgiving--1396, 1397, 1608
Trade agreements or negotiations. See Commerce, international; specific 
    country or region
Trade Policy and Negotiations, Advisory Committee for--1611
Trade. See Business and industry; Commerce, international
Transportation, Department of
    Crisis Management Center--1606
    Employees, meeting with President--1606
    Highway Administration, Federal--1585
    Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National--1592, 1600
    Secretary--1376
    Transportation Policy, Assistant Secretary for--1603
    Travel safety efforts, improvement--1378
Transportation, proposed legislation--1378
Transportation Safety Board, National--1588
Treasury, Department of the
    Domestic Finance, Under Secretary for--1584
    Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, exercise of authority 
        under--1564
    Employees, meeting with President--1269
    Exchange Stabilization Fund, use to support guaranty facility for 
        money market mutual funds--1217, 1259
    Financial Markets, Acting Assistant Secretary for--1599
    Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board--1596
    Secretary--1309, 1392, 1597, 1598, 1600, 1607, 1609
    Troubled Asset Relief Program, Special Inspector General for the--
        1606
    Troubled assets, certification to purchase--1309, 1317
Turkey
    Iraq, role--1584
    President--1584
    U.S. Ambassador--1267
    U.S. consulate in Istanbul, terrorist attack--1584
Turkmenistan, religious leader, imprisonment--1012

Uganda
    HIV/AIDS epidemic, prevention and treatment--1233
    Malaria, prevention and treatment--1233
    President--1233
Ukraine
    Democracy efforts--1257
    Holodomor, 75th anniversary--1606
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization, membership bid--1258, 1340
    President--1257, 1591, 1599
United Arab Emirates
    Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi--1605
    President--1584
    Prime Minister--1588
    Relations with Iraq--1584
    Ruler of Dubai--1588
United Kingdom
    Afghanistan, British military forces, deployment--1250
    Former Prime Minister--1567
    Iraq, British military forces, deployment--1250
    Prime Minister--1250, 1590, 1599, 1601, 1602
    Relations with U.S.--1250, 1567
United Nations
    Afghanistan, role--1229
    Burma, role--1231
    Climate Change, Framework Convention on--1596
    Democracy Fund, United Nations--1229
    Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World 
        Heritage sites--1519
    Financing for Development, International Conference on, in Doha, 
        Qatar--1400
    General Assembly--1227, 1588, 1596, 1597
    Georgia, Republic of, role--1145
    Human Rights Council--1229
    Interfaith Dialogue, High Level Debate on--1363, 1604
    Iraq, role--1229
    Kyoto Protocol. See Environment
    Reform--1231

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    Secretary-General--1235, 1598, 1605, 1612
    Security Council--1022, 1030, 1144
    Sudan, role--1231, 1439
    U.S. representatives--1588, 1597
United Service Organizations--1263
Urban Air Toxics Research Center, Mickey Leland National--1605
U.S. See other part of subject
USA Freedom Corps. See Freedom Corps, USA
USAID. See Development, U.S. Agency for International
Valles Caldera Trust--1613
Venezuela, relations with Colombia--1045
Vermont, disaster assistance--1585, 1591, 1596, 1614
Veterans
    Benefits--1147
    Homelessness--1147
Veterans Affairs, Department of
    Benefits, Under Secretary for--1587
    Funding--1147
Veterans Day--1354, 1355
Veterans of Foreign Wars--1146
Vice President. See White House Office
Vietnam, freedom of religion--1012
Vietnam Education Foundation--1597
Virgin Islands, U.S., disaster assistance--1604
Virginia
    9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington--1193
    Former President George Washington's estate in Mount Vernon--1519
    Fort Myer--1515, 1612
    Governor--1595
    Guernsey Office Products, Inc., in Chantilly--1601
    Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico--1604
    Monticello--1583
    National Counterterrorism Center in McLean--1432, 1609
    Naturalization ceremony in Charlottesville--989
    Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek--1613
    President's visits--989, 1141, 1193, 1279, 1344, 1432, 1515, 1529, 
        1583, 1586, 1591, 1596, 1601, 1602, 1604, 1609, 1612, 1613
Visa policy, U.S. See Immigration and naturalization; specific country
Voluntarism--1154, 1167, 1177, 1195, 1198, 1293, 1442
Volunteers for Prosperity--1179
Wall Street Journal--1609
Washington, DC. See District of Columbia
Washington Post--1588, 1609
Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, Commission on 
    Prevention of--1608
West Virginia
    President's visit--1091, 1587
    West Virginia Coal Association--1091
Western Hemisphere
    Leaders, meeting with President Bush--1235, 1599
    Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas Initiative--1235
White House, Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Secretary of 
    War Suite, opening--1591
White House Office
    Assistants to the President
        Administration, Office of, Director--1594
        Appointments and Scheduling--1595
        Chief of Staff--1611
        Chief of Staff, Deputy--1586
        Domestic Policy--1584
        Legislative Affairs--1603
        Management and Administration--1595
        National Security Adviser--1586, 1587, 1589, 1590, 1604
        National Security Adviser, Deputy--1608
        Presidential Personnel--1589, 1603
        Strategic Initiatives, Deputy Director of--1594
        White House Management--1585
        White House Personnel, Director of--1594
    Counsel to the President, Associate--1584, 1594
    Counselor to the President--1592
    Executive Residence Director and Chief Usher--1605
    Former Press Secretary--1011, 1034, 1585
    Vice President--1312, 1602, 1611
    Vice President-elect--1614
    White House Communications Agency--1613
    White House Transportation Agency--1613
White House Summit on International Development--1327
Women's rights. See specific country or region
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars--1586, 1611
World AIDS Day--1401
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, establishment--1413
Wounded Warriors, President's Commission on Care for America's 
    Returning--974, 1147, 1357

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Yemen, U.S. Embassy in Sana'a, terrorist attack--1207
Yom Kippur--1288
Zambia, President--1145, 1594
Zimbabwe
    Blocking property of additional persons undermining democratic 
        processes or institutions--1051, 1052
    Human rights issues--1391, 1438
    Parliamentary and Presidential elections--1001, 1021, 1022
    President--1391, 1438
    U.N. Security Council sanctions--1022, 1030
    U.S. humanitarian assistance--1392