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Bush Doesn't Plan To Boycott Olympics
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Published: July 4, 2008
WASHINGTON - WASHINGTON - President Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Beijing, the White House said Thursday. The announcement quashed any talk of a presidential boycott over China's violent crackdown after anti-government riots and protests in Tibet.
The White House had been reluctant to confirm Bush's plans for the opening event, although there was no doubt he would attend the Olympic Games.
Although other world leaders have talked of boycotting the Aug. 8 opening ceremonies, Bush's aides have signaled for weeks he was unlikely to do so.
White House press secretary Dana Perino said Bush will travel in August to South Korea to discuss U.S. beef shipments, Thailand and China and will attend the opening ceremonies of the games with first lady Laura Bush. The specific dates of travel were not released.
Bush Breaks Ground On Military Hospital
President Bush broke ground Thursday on a $970 million expansion of the National Naval Medical Center that will elevate the facility into the nation's premier military hospital.
The new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, set to open in 2011 in Bethesda, Md., was proposed as a means to streamline and centralize an aging and scattered military medical infrastructure.
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