we have nothing to announce right now.

The memo speaks for itself.

the ideology of a few liberal Democrats.

There were no duels; there were no invasions. There was use of weapons of mass destruction and [the] military. And that’s how Iraq settles its disputes.

I think it shows — and I’m going to speak very carefully because I’m speaking about some, not all, because clearly there are members in the AFL-CIO who do not see it that way —...

It starts dead even. This begins very close, perhaps with the governor up a notch.

Across America every community is looking to pitch in, Hollywood included, and this White House is pleased

The president’s message to labor and management is, ‘Go back to work and resolve the problems,’

This will not be funding religion. It is not the religious aspect of what they that is getting funding, it is the community service aspect. These are not going to be programs that preach religion,...

Under the old Senate leadership this would have already happened by now. So this will be a test of the new leadership. It will reflect badly if the Senate is unable to act by the...

It’s not suicide, it’s murder.

You can’t destroy something you don’t have.

This is a real test now of their ability to bring perpetrators in to justice. They need to do so.

the president respects the decision…[it] was made on the merits by the board based on the extensive financial information available to them and based on the criteria that were established in the law.

I think that it’s clear that North Korea first knows what it needs to do. And we’ve always said that if North Korea comes into its international obligations, then they will stop isolating themselves,

work closely together to achieve peace on Korean Peninsula and to further strengthen the South Korean alliance.

That’s where the president is focused. Individuals are free to focus on any one person if they think that’s the best way to conduct foreign policy. That’s a different approach than the president has.

[Asked later whether removing troops from the border would constitute a] de-escalatory step, … Clearly, one way to reduce the risk of war is to de-emphasize the instruments of war, and that includes troops.

Unlike some chiefs of staff, he’s made few enemies because he’s such a nice guy. John Sununu (chief of staff to President George H.W. Bush) couldn’t let anyone see the president unless he was in...

The president has said before that he is patient, the American people are patient, and he is confident that in time we will find this.

There’s no longer a need to go it alone.

The process is a careful and thorough one.

Most of the State of the Union will not be about Iraq. Most of the State of the Union will be about improving America’s economy and providing greater access to health care for millions of...

The United States regrets this loss of life and deplores the violation of Georgia’s sovereignty,

[President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of State Colin Powell are reaching out to the member nations.] There’ll be a lot of diplomacy going on, … There’s no...

The world cannot afford to be in denial,

It is time for the Palestinian Authority to take vigorous action against terrorists. The Palestinian Authority must immediately find and bring to justice those who committed this murder as well as those who would do...

The president has asked the secretary to go to the Middle East to secure efforts to preserve the cease-fire and to build upon it.

To the degree that other nations erase the writing on the wall, it makes it less likely that Saddam Hussein will leave and this can be resolved peacefully.

The ball remains in North Korea’s court when it comes to talking with the United States.

The president has traveled this route before,

We have real and credible information that the airplane that landed at the Pentagon was originally intended for the White House.

The president of the United States and the secretary of defense would not assert as plainly and vocally as they have that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction if it was not true and if...

It’s going to be the president’s assessment of where the economy is, why his plan is the best plan to help the economy recover,

Elizabeth Dole has an appeal to all voters. She’s one of the few people in the business who is liked by all wings of the party and independent voters. She is one of the few...

I think he’s now testing whether enough time and bitterness have passed since the parties, and the country, were so deeply split during the 2004 campaign. My believe is he wants to make such meetings...

We have well-known channels of communication with Iran, and we have made clear to Iran that we oppose the outside interference in Iraq’s road to democracy…. Infiltration of agents to destabilize the Shiite population would...

It is decision time,

As with many countries around the world, the fact is that Saudi Arabia must deal with the fact that it has terrorists inside its own country, and their presence is as much a threat to...

The tax cut this year (amounted to) $40 billion. The tax cut had nothing to do with the drop in the surplus. The surplus dropped by $154 billion, indicated something else was going on. That...

fanning out across the country to more than 20 cities to talk about the economic package and growth package.

As we are hearing from people in law enforcement, they are saying, ‘Leave the worrying to us.’ They will be out there. They will be vigilant.

hopeful, but … realistic.

I do think for both parties – and it has happened for Republicans now – there is a risk of majority fatigue where you run out of new ideas.

This is not up to Iraq. This is up to the United Nations. The only question that remains is what terms would inspectors go back in under so they can do an effective job.

Judge Pickering was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate just a short number of years ago. So if there is so much controversy about Judge Pickering, why did so many senators vote for him...

The worldwide reaction to the president’s request has been very strong.

[A day after President Bush told Arafat he needed to do more to] rout out terrorists, … needs to do more to bring about a secure environment in the Middle East.

The president again believes his job is to pick the country up, elevate the country, focus on improving racial relations, … That’s what the president is focused on, that’s his job, that’s what he’s going...

As I indicated yesterday, the Saudis have a long-standing policy, which we have seen carried out in action in addition to rhetoric, about not using oil as a weapon.