Politics: President George W. Bush (Weekly)
American College of Surgeons Honors Five Members With Surgical Humanitarian and Volunteerism Awards
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 30 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release:
Last night, five surgeons received the 2019 American College of Surgeons (ACS)/Pfizer Surgical Humanitarian Awards and Surgical Volunteerism Awards in recognition of their selfless efforts as volunteer surgeons who provide care to medically underserved patients.
The extraordinary contributions of these five award recipients were recognized at the ACS Clinical Congress 2019 during the annua
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Army News Service: Trust, Brotherhood Helped Special Forces Detachment Overcome All Odds
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news:
At a young age, Master Sgt. Matthew Williams learned the values of humility, honesty, handwork, and trust quickly. Instilled in him by his parents, Williams carried these values with him as a husband and father, and throughout his Army career, he said.
However -- on April 6, 2008 -- the trust and brotherhood of Williams and his fellow Soldiers from Operational Detachment Alpha 3336 and their Afghan counterparts, were p
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Human Rights Watch: Self-dealing Trump is Kleptocrats' Role Model
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary:
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- US Once Led Anti-corruption Fight with Pioneering Laws and Diplomacy
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In announcing he would not, after all, award the 2020 summit of the Group of Seven major industrial nations to his own resort in Florida, President Donald Trump tweeted, "I thought I was doing something very good for our Country," and disparaged the "Crazed and Irrational Hostility" of his critics.
Even in backing down, Trump rejects a
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Partnership for Public Service to Relaunch Presidential Transition Efforts
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Partnership for Public Service issued the following news release:
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- Center for Presidential Transition event to include a conversation with two former White House chiefs of staff and a preview of its 2020 plans
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On Thursday, November 7, the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service's Center for Presidential Transition will host a discussion with former White House chiefs of staff Joshua Bolten and Denis McDonough on both the importance and nee
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