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08-25-2005, 01:50 PM
Bush might visit I.E. next week
http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208~12588~3023550,00.html
By Edward Barrera, Staff Writer
8/25/2005
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - President Bush may visit Rancho Cucamonga next week, according to a White House spokesman.
Spokesman David Almacy said the president's plans will be finalized and announced Friday.
The president has already announced he will visit Arizona on Monday, but he may stop in the Inland Empire also.
While in Arizona, Bush will discuss Medicare, Almacy said.
Despite buzz around the city that the commander-in-chief might stop by, local leaders pointed inquiries about any presidential visits to the White House or other federal officials.
"We will work in conjunction with the Secret Service and the system in any way we can,' said Sgt. John Greco of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department when asked about the possibility of Bush's visit.
In the past few days, the president has visited Utah and Idaho in an attempt to rally support for the war. Bush spoke to a national veterans group in Salt Lake City on Monday and today will give a speech in Nampa, Idaho. The president is then scheduled to have two hours of private meetings with relatives of dead soldiers.
Bush's last trip to the Inland Empire followed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's victory in the recall election in 2003. The president touted his efforts on the war in Iraq and how it helped protect the country against terrorism.
Almacy said the reason that Bush is in Crawford, Texas, is due to the renovation of the West Wing of the White House.
"He's operating on a full schedule; he's just doing it from the ranch instead of from the White House,' Almacy said. "The only week he had officially off was this last week.'
The Associated Press and staff writer Molly R. Okeon contributed to this story.
http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208~12588~3023550,00.html
By Edward Barrera, Staff Writer
8/25/2005
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - President Bush may visit Rancho Cucamonga next week, according to a White House spokesman.
Spokesman David Almacy said the president's plans will be finalized and announced Friday.
The president has already announced he will visit Arizona on Monday, but he may stop in the Inland Empire also.
While in Arizona, Bush will discuss Medicare, Almacy said.
Despite buzz around the city that the commander-in-chief might stop by, local leaders pointed inquiries about any presidential visits to the White House or other federal officials.
"We will work in conjunction with the Secret Service and the system in any way we can,' said Sgt. John Greco of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department when asked about the possibility of Bush's visit.
In the past few days, the president has visited Utah and Idaho in an attempt to rally support for the war. Bush spoke to a national veterans group in Salt Lake City on Monday and today will give a speech in Nampa, Idaho. The president is then scheduled to have two hours of private meetings with relatives of dead soldiers.
Bush's last trip to the Inland Empire followed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's victory in the recall election in 2003. The president touted his efforts on the war in Iraq and how it helped protect the country against terrorism.
Almacy said the reason that Bush is in Crawford, Texas, is due to the renovation of the West Wing of the White House.
"He's operating on a full schedule; he's just doing it from the ranch instead of from the White House,' Almacy said. "The only week he had officially off was this last week.'
The Associated Press and staff writer Molly R. Okeon contributed to this story.