Bush: It Is In Our Moral Interest To Globally Combat Disease

Former President George W. Bush said supporting new women’s health initiatives is in the moral interest of the nation. (0:16)

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Bush: Isolationist Thinking Is A Threat To Security

Former President George W. Bush said hopelessness in developing countries poses a threat to U.S. national security and taking women’s health care to these nations provides hope. (0:49)

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Bush: Allowing Women To Die From Cervical Cancer Is Unacceptable

President George W. Bush, in an event Tuesday unveiling a new women’s health initiative, deemed it “unacceptable” to only address the danger of HIV and other diseases in developing nations. (1:04)

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Former Senator Brooke Was A "Coalition Builder" Jokes Obama

While honoring former Senator Edward Brooke with the Congressional Gold Medal, President Barack Obama jokes that the fact that he was admired by liberals and conservatives alike makes him a "coalition builder." (0:15)
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Former State Dep't Official Says War With Iran Not Inevitable

Nicholas Burns, who teaches at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and worked in the State Department under former President George W. Bush, says that war with Iran is not inevitable, but argues that tough diplomacy is necessary to avoid conflict. (0:43)
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Legal Expert Says Obama Has Followed Bush On Congressional Oversight

Morton Rosenberg, a legal expert from the Congressional Research Service, says President Obama has continued "controversial" policies used by former President George W. Bush, and that Congressional oversight over the executive branch has "yet to be revived." (0:58)
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Lowering oil prices the American way

Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says that once the world sees that United States can reach energy self sustainability, the price of oil will be driven down, much in the way President Bush's statement regarding offshore drilling has done (:38).
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Texas Republican calls Bush hearing "an anger management class"

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) says that a previous Judiciary hearing was a "book-of-the-month club" and that a hearing examining the Bush administration is "an anger management class." (0:36)
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President Bush remarks before a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The president brought the pool in for a 1.5 minute statement, saying they would be having a meeting with the Joint Chiefs about the war on terror and protecting America, and then they would all have dinner. The president praised our military and thanked the attendees, and then the pool was escorted out. (1:31)
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President Bush comments on earmarks before signing an Executive Order

The president brought the pool in for a brief statement on earmarks, prefaced by a congratulations to the House for passing the stimulus package. His statement reiterated his veto threat of any appropriations bill that did not cut the number and amount of earmarks in half, and he explained that his executive order would prohibit agencies from following earmarks expressed in committee reports and not voted on by Congress. (2:24)
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