[…] And I told them, if I thought that the problem would be contained only to Wall Street, I would have taken a particular point of view, but I told them I was concerned about them -- just like I'm concerned about you -- and, therefore, proposed with the Congress a big rescue plan to deal with a big problem. I believe that this plan will work over time. I signed the bill on Friday.

[…] “At no time did the U.S. attempt to train or equip the Georgian armed forces for a conflict with Russia,” wrote Lieutenant Colonel Robert Hamilton, a defense and foreign policy analyst now working for the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “In fact, we deliberately avoided supplying or training the Georgians in conventional warfare capabilities like helicopters, artillery or tanks,” he said in an America.gov interview.

[…] There were moments this week when some thought the federal government could not rise to the challenge. But thanks to the hard work of members of both parties in both Houses -- and a spirit of cooperation between Capitol Hill and my administration -- we completed this bill in a timely manner. I'm especially grateful for the contributions of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader John Boehner, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Minority Whip Roy Blunt, Chairman Barney Frank, Ranking Member Spencer Bachus.

[…] Foreign policy advisers for both U.S. presidential candidates agree nations are finding themselves increasingly interdependent on other countries and other regions. The U.S. economic crisis, for example, affects everyone, as does the turbulence in the Middle East. U.S. debt is now held not only by China and Japan.

[…] I send greetings to Muslims everywhere celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Breaking the Fast. During the three-day festival of Eid al-Fitr, Muslims celebrate the completion of their fast and the blessings of a renewed faith. On this special occasion, families and friends around the globe gather to share traditional foods and congratulate each other on meeting the test of Ramadan.

[…] Well, the first point is, of course, the financial health of the United States is extremely important to all of these countries because, given America’s centrality, it’s also important to their economic and financial health. And so I believe the Treasury has done a very good job, with our assistance, of making certain that leaders around the world, financial officials around the world, know what’s going on, are kept up to date.

[…] The bill also includes other important ideas put forward by members of Congress from both parties. For example, the bill requires the establishment of a guarantee program that will insure assets at no cost to the taxpayer. The bill provides strong, bipartisan oversight so Americans can be certain that their tax dollars are used carefully and wisely. The bill ensures that failed executives do not receive a windfall from your tax dollars.

[…] Substantial progress has been made and will continue to be made in advancing the Middle East peace process, says Assistant Secretary of State David Welch. The United States has focused on four tracks to advance the Middle East peace process since the November 2007 Annapolis Conference: supporting the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations; building the institutions of a Palestinian state; improving the conditions on the ground; and maintaining international and regional support for the peace talks, Welch says.

[…] “Instead of only passing resolutions decrying terrorist attacks after they occur, we must cooperate more closely to keep terrorist attacks from happening in the first place,” Bush said in his eighth and final address as president to the 192-nation U.N. General Assembly in New York on September 23. “Instead of treating all forms of government as equally tolerable, we must actively challenge the conditions of tyranny and despair that allow terror and extremism to thrive.”

[…] International efforts to convince the North Koreans to give up their fledgling nuclear weapons development program have hit a rough spot, but there is still time to work this issue, says the chief U.S. negotiator, Ambassador Christopher Hill. “The six-party process has had its difficult moments in the past, and we're certainly experiencing another one now,” Hill said on September 22 before the opening of the 63rd U.N. General Assembly in New York.