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Iran may get freeze offer on sanctions, atomic work, US says; Darfur ambush kills 7 UN-African Union soldiers, injures 22; Noth Korea Nuclear Talks focus on verifying programme; US asks New Zealand, Australia, Canada for firefighting help in California;

At his last G-8 summit as U.S. president, George Bush says G-8 leaders made 'significant progress' on the goals addressed, including global warming and poverty in Africa. (July 9)

President Bush on Wednesday hailed the move by G-8 leaders to coalesce behind a broad global climate-change strategy, claiming 'significant progress toward a comprehensive approach.' (July 9)

The Group of Eight major powers agreed on Tuesday to at least halve global carbon emissions by 2050, in what leaders hailed as a step forward. The decision could pave the way for UN negotiations towards a global agreement by the end of 2009.

Hello, I'm Melisse Hinkle in for Kristin Volk with your UPI Weekly White House Wrap-up. This week, President Bush signed a bill authorizing $162 billion in spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The legislation will fund military operations in the two countries through the end of Bush's presidency and into his successor's term. Flanked by some of his top officials, the President made a statement in the Oval Office, thanking members of Congress for their bipartisan effort on the bill. President Bush held a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House to discuss plans for his final G-8 Summit, which begins Monday in Japan. The President said he intends to emphasize to fellow G-8 leaders that the fight to stop violent extremists continues. He also promised to send more troops to Afghanistan, where June marked the deadliest month yet for U.S. forces. The President hosted his first tee ball game of the summer on the South Lawn of the White House this week. A team from New Jersey took on players from Puerto Rico on opening day. Bush cheered on the young ball players as part of the tradition he started back in 2001. The President plans to host a few more games this summer. Thanks for watching this White House Wrap-up and have a great weekend.

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Rice is 'proud' of decision to invade Iraq; Analysis by Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State

Speech by George W. Bush, US President; Iran FM rejects Israeli attack threat

President Bush says the U.S. is working on new ways to punish Robert Mugabe, the longtime leader of Zimbabwe, following the country's widely denounced presidential runoff election. (June 28)

Mayor Sheila Dixon is being questioned for her relationship with prominent Baltimore developer.

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama visits the Valley and speaks about lowering gas prices and creating jobs with alternative energy methods.

Minot voters said no to a plan for financing a proposed new Community Bowl yesterday. The vote leaves a question for Minot's mayor and other backers of the facility - what next? Zimbelman appointed the committee that developed the Community Bowl project and devised the plan to pay for the 11-million dollar facility. He says that group will no-doubt meet again to consider the next move in the process. The mayor says the city investigated the need for the bowl and proposed what he thought was a reasonable way to raise the money. He says the idea to take half of the income for the Northwest Area Water Supply project for three years would not have impacted the water project... (Curt Zimbelman, Minot Mayor) Start thinking about ways to raise eleven million dollars, it's a difficult situation. Where do we go from here? I'm not sure. Do we wait until this whole NAWS thing in the court ends, it could be many years down the road, we don't know? And that's a concern, NAWS is just building up, how much money are we going to need? We could have way more in there by the time the project's done. A major unknown in the NAWS project is a pending decision about how and where water from the Missouri River will have to be treated before it is distributed in Minot and other towns hooked to the pipeline. A decision on that is likely early next year, and the resulting treatment plan could cost anywhere from eight to 80 million dollars. The city is responsible for 35-percent of the NAWS project cost, so Minot's share could be as much as 28 million dollars, or as little as two million dollars. The one-cent sales tax to pay for NAWS is scheduled to end when enough money has been raised to pay the city's share of the complete project.

This week, President Bush says the world needs to take Iran seriously. Bush made the comment while meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the White House this week. Olmert also gave a tough warning to Iran, saying its nuclear program must be stopped by all possible means. The Prime Minister is on a U.S. trip while under criminal investigation at home. President Bush presented the nation's highest military award to a 19-year-old soldier who died in Iraq. Army soldier Ross McGinnis was killed nearly two years ago when he saved the lives of four comrades by jumping on a grenade tossed into their vehicle. The President gave the Medal of Honor to McGinnis' mother, saying the young man gave everything for his country. The President honored the University of Kansas in a Rose Garden ceremony this week as the 2008 NCAA basketball champions. It was the first time KU grabbed the title since 1988. The team beat Memphis, coming back from nine points down with just over 2 min. left in the game. The President accepted a cap, basketball and jersey from the players and coaches after commending them for their teamwork.

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Myanmar needs 'sustained' aid for cyclone survivors, UN says; NATO chief demands Russia withdraw extra troops from Abkhazia; Emperors Club manager admits guilt in Spitzer case

President Bush has told graduating seniors at South Carolina's Furman University he has "a few suggestions'' about whom to pick in this year's presidential election. The president spoke to a class of 655 graduates. (May 31 )

Bush demands Mynamar free SUU KYI, as house arrest extended.

Reaction Abroad to the U.S. Election A look at the Kentucky and Oregon primaries with Alison Smale of The International Herald Tribune in Paris.

A prominent lawyer lays out a compelling case in THE PROSECUTION OF GEORGE W. BUSH FOR MURDER. Staggering evidence is collected against the president in a startling new book.

Viewers rant about drivers in the valley.

Indiana and North Carolina Primaries John Harwood of The New York Times and CNBC talks to The Times's John Broder about today's primary elections.

(4/8/08) - A new lease agreement between Nashville and the Predators could cost the city up to $6 million annually.

Hello and welcome to a UPI news headline. I'm Kristin Volk on this Thursday, the third day of April 2008. NATO says it won't offer membership to the countries of Georgia and Ukraine. The news comes one day after President Bush called for the two former Soviet states to join at the NATO summit in Romania. But the move was opposed by Germany and France, amid concerns from Russia over the alliance's eastward expansion. Meanwhile, NATO leaders are set to endorse a planned U.S. missile defense shield for Europe. That's according to a senior U.S. official who said the final summit statement would recognize its ability to protect allies. Also at the summit, French president Nicholas Sarkozy offered more troops to fight the Taliban insurgency in eastern Afghanistan. The additional French troops will reportedly allow the U.S. to divert soldiers to the south of Afghanistan. Republican presidential nominee John McCain says he's ready to look for a running mate. McCain says he's started the process of putting together a list of names, in which he reportedly has 20 so far. There's no word on who's on that list. The Arizona senator says he'd like to make a decision as soon as possible. He added that he knows how important this issue is given his age. McCain is 71. Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean says Florida's delegates will be seated at the party's national convention in August. Dean says he's committed to finding a fair solution so that Florida will be present there. He met with that state's Democratic leadership recently to discuss how to handle their 211 delegates. The DNC stripped Florida and Michigan of their delegates as a penalty for scheduling their primaries too early. That's all for now. Thanks for watching, and check out our wrap-up from the White House on upi.com tomorrow.

Governor Jim Gibbons works with lawmakers to come up with “Bipartisan Plan”-two political parties.

Action News uncovered yet another former Selah employee who said she was fired for no reason. Action News broke open some new accusations surrounding Mayor Bob Jones and city supervisor Frank Sweet.