BUSH-SOU08/Condakes January 28, 2008
By John Condakes
The president focused his address on asking Congress to aid him in successfully completing his policies on topics such as a tax relief fund, the “War on Terror,” healthcare, education and the economy. Some of those in attendance included Sens. Hillary Clinton, Barrack Obama, John Kerry and Bob Dole. Bush received mixed reactions from the audience on each topic. One of the most notable of these was the refusal by Democratic presidential candidate Barrack Obama to clap in response to Bush’s announcement that test scores from 4th and 8th graders have increased significantly during his time in office.
The president provided an update on what he calls War on Terror, asserting that the
The president also said that he was pleased to report that “20,000 troops will return home from
Bush also touched upon recent scientific discoveries such as the recent discovery that human skin cells can be reprogrammed to act as stem cells. The president expressed his concern for human cloning and mentioned that he would ask Congress to pass a bill forbidding it. He emphasized a need to continue funding for physical science and research for creating different, cleaner fuel sources.
The foreign policy section of the president’s speech noted that the president wished to create trade agreements with
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