Karen Hughes
Karen Hughes
Karen Parfitt Hughesis the global vice chair of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. She served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of State and as a counsellor to United States President George W. Bush...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 December 1956
CountryUnited States of America
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What the president will talk about tonight is the fact that what we've learned in Afghanistan has made it clear that, far from ending there, our war against terrorism is only beginning.
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throughout the fall campaign, we will have multiple messages. That's the nature of the fall campaign.
Now, I am completely independent - I earn my living by speaking and writing.
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I'm also working with Mrs. Bush on some education projects in Afghanistan, so I get to see her a great deal.
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The vote count on Tuesday night showed Governor Bush won Florida's election and a recount has now confirmed his victory. We hope Vice President Gore and his campaign will reconsider their threats of lawsuits or still more recounts which could undermine the constitutional process of selecting a president and have no foreseeable end.
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I was just walking through the Bone Center and I heard someone singing so I just walked in and thought it sounded good. I enjoyed the whole thing.
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I know what those campaigns are like that nationally don't listen to what is happening in the home states,
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He talks about three great goals, and I think we can accomplish all three of them. That's what this speech is about.
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Both President and Mrs. Bush feel strongly that out of the evil of Sept. 11 has come a great deal of good. As President Bush said, we're a nation awakened to terror but also a nation awakened to service, citizenship and compassion.
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Dealing with the kids' emotions was the toughest thing.
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Now, I can understand if out of conscience you take a principled stand and you would decide that you were so opposed to this that you would actually throw your medals. But to pretend to do so, I think that's very revealing.
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Of equal importance is seeking investment in educating globally competitive U.S. students to work in fields of international interest.
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I expected a lot of people to disagree with our policy and they did,
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.. As we seek to engage the wider Muslim world, I thought it was first of all very important to listen and try to understand and work with the voices of our own American Muslim community.