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Old January 22nd 04, 12:18 AM
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Default No Moon, Mars, or Space in the State of the Union Speech [was Audio of Bush's Speech]

I’ll include a text file and link (below).

Do not waste any time counting the number of times that space, moon, or Mars is
mentioned.

None.

Zip.

Zero.

Nada.

The failure to mention his Moon/Mars plan at all at the State of the Union
Address speaks volumes as to where it really lies on the White House's radar
screen.

But let the grand "Mars or BUST (NASA)" plan be unleashed anyway. So that in
10-15 years (if it makes it that far), when it is billions and billions over
budget and years behind the theoretical schedule, and NASA has
self-cannibalized itself to the point of getting rid of even some of its bones,
the cancellation by Congress will leave not only U.S. manned space flight dead
but NASA in shambles.

Look to half-complete then cancelled projects like Supercollider, ASRM plant
(nearly completed, then dropped), X-33, X-34, and so forth. Even ISS came close
to being cancelled, and was cut back far short of it’s original plan. If Mars
was cut like ISS but still somehow happened, it would only land one guy on
Mars, or maybe a monkey.

And those were not projects scheduled to take at least 20 years, which
realistically will be more like 30 years. We’re talking perhaps 6 or so
different presidential administrations, and 15 congresses (congressional
elections for some seats every 2 years).

Yet people talk as though if Congress approves this plan in 2004, that somehow
guarantees it will not be cancelled in the future?

For a Mars Mission to get the huge political launch to have any decent chance
to keep momentum for three decades, this ain’t it. The announcement two weeks
ago was underwhelming in its execution, and the speech totally forgettable. I
wondered if maybe the State of the Union Speech would try to fix some of the
fumbling, but this supposedly so important project was given no mention at all?
Game Over.

Just a matter of how many years, how many billions, and how many NASA
projects/capabilities will be killed off before Moon/Mars is cancelled. And
what will be left of NASA to try to go onwards afterwards. O’Keefe and other
top NASA leaders who signed onto this ain’t gonna be around when that happens.

- George Gassaway

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President Bush's State of the Union Address 20-Jan-2004

http://tinyurl.com/3fxw6

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Introduction

Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished guests,
and fellow citizens:

America this evening is a nation called to great responsibilities. And we are
rising to meet them.

As we gather tonight, hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women
are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the
oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making America more
secure.

Each day, law enforcement personnel and intelligence officers are tracking
terrorist threats; analysts are examining airline passenger lists; the men and
women of our new Homeland Security Department are patrolling our coasts and
borders. And their vigilance is protecting America.

Americans are proving once again to be the hardest working people in the world.
The American economy is growing stronger. The tax relief you passed is working.

Tonight, members of Congress can take pride in great works of compassion and
reform that skeptics had thought impossible. You are raising the standards of
our public schools; and you are giving our senior citizens prescription drug
coverage under Medicare.
We have faced serious challenges together and now we face a choice. We can go
forward with confidence and resolve or we can turn back to the dangerous
illusion that terrorists are not plotting and outlaw regimes are no threat to
us. We can press on with economic growth, and reforms in education and Medicare
or we can turn back to the old policies and old divisions.

We have not come all this way through tragedy, and trial, and war only to
falter and leave our work unfinished. Americans are rising to the tasks of
history, and they expect the same of us. In their efforts, their enterprise,
and their character, the American people are showing that the state of our
union is confident and strong.

Our greatest responsibility is the active defense of the American people.

Twenty-eight months have passed since September 11th, 2001 over two years
without an attack on American soil, and it is tempting to believe that the
danger is behind us. That hope is understandable, comforting and false. The
killing has continued in Bali, Jakarta, Casablanca, Riyadh, Mombasa, Jerusalem,
Istanbul and Baghdad. The terrorists continue to plot against America and the
civilized world. And by our will and courage, this danger will be defeated.

Inside the United States, where the war began, we must continue to give
homeland security and law enforcement personnel every tool they need to defend
us. And one of those essential tools is the Patriot Act, which allows federal
law enforcement to better share information, to track terrorists, to disrupt
their cells, and to seize their assets. For years, we have used similar
provisions to catch embezzlers and drug traffickers. If these methods are good
for hunting criminals, they are even more important for hunting terrorists. Key
provisions of the Patriot Act are set to expire next year. The terrorist threat
will not expire on that schedule. Our law enforcement needs this vital
legislation to protect our citizens you need to renew the Patriot Act.

America is on the offensive against the terrorists who started this war. Last
March, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a mastermind of September 11th, awoke to find
himself in the custody of U.S. and Pakistani authorities. Last August 11th
brought the capture of the terrorist Hambali, who was a key player in the
attack in Indonesia that killed over 200 people. We are tracking al-Qaida
around the world and nearly two-thirds of their known leaders have now been
captured or killed. Thousands of very skilled and determined military personnel
are on a manhunt, going after the remaining killers who hide in cities and
caves and, one by one, we will bring the terrorists to justice.

As part of the offensive against terror, we are also confronting the regimes
that harbor and support terrorists, and could supply them with nuclear,
chemical, or biological weapons. The United States and our allies are
determined: We refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger.

The first to see our determination were the Taliban, who made Afghanistan the
primary training base of al Qaeda killers. As of this month, that country has a
new constitution, guaranteeing free elections and full participation by women.
Businesses are opening, health care centers are being established, and the boys
and girls of Afghanistan are back in school. With help from the new Afghan
Army, our coalition is leading aggressive raids against surviving members of
the Taliban and al Qaeda. The men and women of Afghanistan are building a
nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror and America is honored to
be their friend.

Since we last met in this chamber, combat forces of the United States, Great
Britain, Australia, Poland and other countries enforced the demands of the
United Nations, ended the rule of Saddam Hussein and the people of Iraq are
free.

Having broken the Baathist regime, we face a remnant of violent Saddam
supporters. Men who ran away from our troops in battle are now dispersed and
attack from the shadows.

These killers, joined by foreign terrorists, are a serious, continuing danger.
Yet we are making progress against them. The once all-powerful ruler of Iraq
was found in a hole, and now sits in a prison cell. Of the top 55 officials of
the former regime, we have captured or killed 45. Our forces are on the
offensive, leading over 1,600 patrols a day, and conducting an average of 180
raids every week. We are dealing with these thugs in Iraq, just as surely as we
dealt with Saddam Hussein's evil regime.

The work of building a new Iraq is hard, and it is right. And America has
always been willing to do what it takes for what is right. Last January, Iraq's
only law was the whim of one brutal man. Today our coalition is working with
the Iraqi Governing Council to draft a basic law, with a bill of rights. We are
working with Iraqis and the United Nations to prepare for a transition to full
Iraqi sovereignty by the end of June. As democracy takes hold in Iraq, the
enemies of freedom will do all in their power to spread violence and fear. They
are trying to shake the will of our country and our friends, but the United
States of America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins. The killers
will fail, and the Iraqi people will live in freedom.

Month by month, Iraqis are assuming more responsibility for their own security
and their own future. And tonight we are honored to welcome one of Iraq's most
respected leaders: the current president of the Iraqi Governing Council, Adnan
Pachachi. Sir, America stands with you and the Iraqi people as you build a free
and peaceful nation.

Because of American leadership and resolve, the world is changing for the
better. Last month, the leader of Libya voluntarily pledged to disclose and
dismantle all of his regime's weapons of mass destruction programs, including a
uranium enrichment project for nuclear weapons. Colonel [Moammar] Gadhafi
correctly judged that his country would be better off, and far more secure,
without weapons of mass murder. Nine months of intense negotiations involving
the United States and Great Britain succeeded with Libya, while 12 years of
diplomacy with Iraq did not. And one reason is clear: For diplomacy to be
effective, words must be credible and no one can now doubt the word of America.

Different threats require different strategies. Along with nations in the
region, we are insisting that North Korea eliminate its nuclear program.
America and the international community are demanding that Iran meet its
commitments and not develop nuclear weapons. America is committed to keeping
the world's most dangerous weapons out of the hands of the world's most
dangerous regimes.

When I came to this rostrum on September 20th, 2001, I brought the police
shield of a fallen officer, my reminder of lives that ended, and a task that
does not end. I gave to you and to all Americans my complete commitment to
securing our country and defeating our enemies. And this pledge, given by one,
has been kept by many. You in the Congress have provided the resources for our
defense, and cast the difficult votes of war and peace. Our closest allies have
been unwavering. America's intelligence personnel and diplomats have been
skilled and tireless.

And the men and women of the American military they have taken the hardest
duty. We have seen their skill and courage in armored charges, and midnight
raids, and lonely hours on faithful watch. We have seen the joy when they
return, and felt the sorrow when one is lost. I have had the honor of meeting
our servicemen and women at many posts, from the deck of a carrier in the
Pacific, to a mess hall in Baghdad. Many of our troops are listening tonight.
And I want you and your families to know: America is proud of you. And my
administration, and this Congress, will give you the resources you need to
fight and win the war on terror.

I know that some people question if America is really in a war at all. They
view terrorism more as a crime, a problem to be solved mainly with law
enforcement and indictments. After the World Trade Center was first attacked in
1993, some of the guilty were indicted, tried, convicted, and sent to prison.
But the matter was not settled. The terrorists were still training and plotting
in other nations, and drawing up more ambitious plans. After the chaos and
carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal
papers. The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States
and war is what they got.

Some in this chamber, and in our country, did not support the liberation of
Iraq. Objections to war often come from principled motives. But let us be
candid about the consequences of leaving Saddam in power. We are seeking all
the facts already the Kay Report identified dozens of weapons of mass
destruction-related program activities and significant amounts of equipment
that Iraq concealed from the United Nations. Had we failed to act, the
dictator's weapons of mass destruction programs would continue to this day. Had
we failed to act, Security Council resolutions on Iraq would have been revealed
as empty threats, weakening the United Nations and encouraging defiance by
dictators around the world. Iraq's torture chambers would still be filled with
victims terrified and innocent. The killing fields of Iraq where hundreds of
thousands of men, women, and children vanished into the sands would still be
known only to the killers. For all who love freedom and peace, the world
without Saddam Hussein's regime is a better and safer place.

Some critics have said our duties in Iraq must be internationalized. This
particular criticism is hard to explain to our partners in Britain, Australia,
Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Italy, Spain, Poland, Denmark,
Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, the Netherlands, Norway, El Salvador, and
the 17 other countries that have committed troops to Iraq. As we debate at
home, we must never ignore the vital contributions of our international
partners, or dismiss their sacrifices. From the beginning, America has sought
international support for operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and we have
gained much support. There is a difference, however, between leading a
coalition of many nations, and submitting to the objections of a few. America
will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.

We also hear doubts that democracy is a realistic goal for the greater Middle
East, where freedom is rare. Yet it is mistaken, and condescending, to assume
that whole cultures and great religions are incompatible with liberty and
self-government. I believe that God has planted in every heart the desire to
live in freedom. And even when that desire is crushed by tyranny for decades,
it will rise again.

As long as the Middle East remains a place of tyranny, despair, and anger, it
will continue to produce men and movements that threaten the safety of America
and our friends. So America is pursuing a forward strategy of freedom in the
greater Middle East. We will challenge the enemies of reform, confront the
allies of terror, and expect a higher standard from our friends. To cut through
the barriers of hateful propaganda, the Voice of America and other broadcast
services are expanding their programming in Arabic and Persian and soon, a new
television service will begin providing reliable news and information across
the region. I will send you a proposal to double the budget of the National
Endowment for Democracy, and to focus its new work on the development of free
elections, free markets, free press, and free labor unions in the Middle East.
And above all, we will finish the historic work of democracy in Afghanistan and
Iraq, so those nations can light the way for others, and help transform a
troubled part of the world.

America is a nation with a mission and that mission comes from our most basic
beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a
democratic peace a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and
woman. America acts in this cause with friends and allies at our side, yet we
understand our special calling: This great republic will lead the cause of
freedom.

In these last three years, adversity has also revealed the fundamental
strengths of the American economy. We have come through recession, and
terrorist attack, and corporate scandals, and the uncertainties of war. And
because you acted to stimulate our economy with tax relief, this economy is
strong, and growing stronger.

You have doubled the child tax credit from 500 to a thousand dollars, reduced
the marriage penalty, begun to phase out the death tax, reduced taxes on
capital gains and stock dividends, cut taxes on small businesses, and you have
lowered taxes for every American who pays income taxes.

Americans took those dollars and put them to work, driving this economy
forward. The pace of economic growth in the third quarter of 2003 was the
fastest in nearly 20 years. New home construction: the highest in almost 20
years. Home ownership rates: the highest ever. Manufacturing activity is
increasing. Inflation is low. Interest rates are low. Exports are growing.

Productivity is high. And jobs are on the rise.

These numbers confirm that the American people are using their money far better
than government would have and you were right to return it.

America's growing economy is also a changing economy. As technology transforms
the way almost every job is done, America becomes more productive, and workers
need new skills. Much of our job growth will be found in high-skilled fields
like health care and biotechnology. So we must respond by helping more
Americans gain the skills to find good jobs in our new economy.

All skills begin with the basics of reading and math, which are supposed to be
learned in the early grades of our schools. Yet for too long, for too many
children, those skills were never mastered. By passing the No Child Left Behind
Act, you have made the expectation of literacy the law of our country. We are
providing more funding for our schools a 36 percent increase since 2001. We are
requiring higher standards. We are regularly testing every child on the
fundamentals. We are reporting results to parents, and making sure they have
better options when schools are not performing. We are making progress toward
excellence for every child.

But the status quo always has defenders. Some want to undermine the No Child
Left Behind Act by weakening standards and accountability. Yet the results we
require are really a matter of common sense: We expect third-graders to read
and do math at third grade level and that is not asking too much. Testing is
the only way to identify and help students who are falling behind.

This nation will not go back to the days of simply shuffling children along
from grade to grade without them learning the basics. I refuse to give up on
any child and the No Child Left Behind Act is opening the door of opportunity
to all of America's children.

At the same time, we must ensure that older students and adults can gain the
skills they need to find work now. Many of the fastest-growing occupations
require strong math and science preparation, and training beyond the high
school level. So tonight I propose a series of measures called Jobs for the
21st Century. This program will provide extra help to middle- and high school
students who fall behind in reading and math, expand Advanced Placement
programs in low-income schools, and invite math and science professionals from
the private sector to teach part-time in our high schools. I propose larger
Pell Grants for students who prepare for college with demanding courses in high
school. I propose increasing our support for America's fine community colleges,
so they can train workers for the industries that are creating the most new
jobs. By all these actions, we will help more and more Americans to join in the
growing prosperity of our country.

Job training is important, and so is job creation. We must continue to pursue
an aggressive, pro-growth economic agenda.

Congress has some unfinished business on the issue of taxes. The tax reductions
you passed are set to expire. Unless you act, the unfair tax on marriage will
go back up. Unless you act, millions of families will be charged 300 dollars
more in federal taxes for every child. Unless you act, small businesses will
pay higher taxes. Unless you act, the death tax will eventually come back to
life. Unless you act, Americans face a tax increase. What the Congress has
given, the Congress should not take away: For the sake of job growth, the tax
cuts you passed should be permanent.

Our agenda for jobs and growth must help small business owners and employees
with relief from needless federal regulation, and protect them from junk and
frivolous lawsuits. Consumers and businesses need reliable supplies of energy
to make our economy run so I urge you to pass legislation to modernize our
electricity system, promote conservation, and make America less dependent on
foreign sources of energy. My administration is promoting free and fair trade,
to open up new markets for America's entrepreneurs, and manufacturers, and
farmers, and to create jobs for America's workers. Younger workers should have
the opportunity to build a nest egg by saving part of their Social Security
taxes in a personal retirement account. We should make the Social Security
system a source of ownership for the American people.

And we should limit the burden of government on this economy by acting as good
stewards of taxpayer dollars. In two weeks, I will send you a budget that funds
the war, protects the homeland, and meets important domestic needs, while
limiting the growth in discretionary spending to less than 4 percent. This will
require that Congress focus on priorities, cut wasteful spending, and be wise
with the people's money. By doing so, we can cut the deficit in half over the
next five years.

Tonight I also ask you to reform our immigration laws, so they reflect our
values and benefit our economy. I propose a new temporary worker program to
match willing foreign workers with willing employers, when no Americans can be
found to fill the job. This reform will be good for our economy because
employers will find needed workers in an honest and orderly system. A temporary
worker program will help protect our homeland allowing border patrol and law
enforcement to focus on true threats to our national security. I oppose
amnesty, because it would encourage further illegal immigration, and unfairly
reward those who break our laws. My temporary worker program will preserve the
citizenship path for those who respect the law, while bringing millions of
hardworking men and women out from the shadows of American life.

Our nation's health care system, like our economy, is also in a time of change.

Amazing medical technologies are improving and saving lives. This dramatic
progress has brought its own challenge, in the rising costs of medical care and
health insurance. Members of Congress, we must work together to help control
those costs and extend the benefits of modern medicine throughout our country.

Meeting these goals requires bipartisan effort and two months ago, you showed
the way. By strengthening Medicare and adding a prescription drug benefit, you
kept a basic commitment to our seniors: You are giving them the modern medicine
they deserve.

Starting this year, under the law you passed, seniors can choose to receive a
drug discount card, saving them 10 to 25 percent off the retail price of most
prescription drugs and millions of low-income seniors can get an additional 600
dollars to buy medicine. Beginning next year, seniors will have new coverage
for preventive screenings against diabetes and heart disease, and seniors just
entering Medicare can receive wellness exams.

In January of 2006, seniors can get prescription drug coverage under Medicare.
For a monthly premium of about 35 dollars, most seniors who do not have that
coverage today can expect to see their drug bills cut roughly in half. Under
this reform, senior citizens will be able to keep their Medicare just as it is,
or they can choose a Medicare plan that fits them best just as you, as members
of Congress, can choose an insurance plan that meets your needs. And starting
this year, millions of Americans will be able to save money tax-free for their
medical expenses, in a health savings account.

I signed this measure proudly, and any attempt to limit the choices of our
seniors, or to take away their prescription drug coverage under Medicare, will
meet my veto.

On the critical issue of health care, our goal is to ensure that Americans can
choose and afford private health care coverage that best fits their individual
needs. To make insurance more affordable, Congress must act to address rapidly
rising health care costs. Small businesses should be able to band together and
negotiate for lower insurance rates, so they can cover more workers with health
insurance I urge you to pass Association Health Plans. I ask you to give
lower-income Americans a refundable tax credit that would allow millions to buy
their own basic health insurance. By computerizing health records, we can avoid
dangerous medical mistakes, reduce costs, and improve care. To protect the
doctor-patient relationship, and keep good doctors doing good work, we must
eliminate wasteful and frivolous medical lawsuits. And tonight I propose that
individuals who buy catastrophic health care coverage, as part of our new
health savings accounts, be allowed to deduct 100 percent of the premiums from
their taxes.

A government-run health care system is the wrong prescription. By keeping costs
under control, expanding access, and helping more Americans afford coverage, we
will preserve the system of private medicine that makes America's health care
the best in the world.

We are living in a time of great change in our world, in our economy, and in
science and medicine. Yet some things endu courage and compassion; reverence
and integrity; respect for differences of faith and race. The values we try to
live by never change. And they are instilled in us by fundamental institutions,
such as families, and schools, and religious congregations. These institutions,
the unseen pillars of civilization, must remain strong in America, and we will
defend them.

We must stand with our families to help them raise healthy, responsible
children. And when it comes to helping children make right choices, there is
work for all of us to do.

One of the worst decisions our children can make is to gamble their lives and
futures on drugs. Our government is helping parents confront this problem, with
aggressive education, treatment, and law enforcement. Drug use in high school
has declined by 11 percent over the past two years. Four hundred thousand fewer
young people are using illegal drugs than in the year 2001. In my budget, I
have proposed new funding to continue our aggressive, community-based strategy
to reduce demand for illegal drugs. Drug testing in our schools has proven to
be an effective part of this effort. So tonight I propose an additional 23
million dollars for schools that want to use drug testing as a tool to save
children's lives. The aim here is not to punish children, but to send them this
message: We love you, and we don't want to lose you.

To help children make right choices, they need good examples. Athletics play
such an important role in our society, but, unfortunately, some in professional
sports are not setting much of an example. The use of performance-enhancing
drugs like steroids in baseball, football, and other sports is dangerous, and
it sends the wrong message that there are shortcuts to accomplishment, and that
performance is more important than character. So tonight I call on team owners,
union representatives, coaches, and players to take the lead, to send the right
signal, to get tough, and to get rid of steroids now.

To encourage right choices, we must be willing to confront the dangers young
people face even when they are difficult to talk about. Each year, about 3
million teenagers contract sexually transmitted diseases that can harm them, or
kill them, or prevent them from ever becoming parents. In my budget, I propose
a grassroots campaign to help inform families about these medical risks. We
will double federal funding for abstinence programs, so schools can teach this
fact of life: Abstinence for young people is the only certain way to avoid
sexually transmitted diseases. Decisions children make now can affect their
health and character for the rest of their lives. All of us parents, schools,
government must work together to counter the negative influence of the culture,
and to send the right messages to our children.

A strong America must also value the institution of marriage.

I believe we should respect individuals as we take a principled stand for one
of the most fundamental, enduring institutions of our civilization. Congress
has already taken a stand on this issue by passing the Defense of Marriage Act,
signed in 1996 by President Clinton. That statute protects marriage under
federal law as the union of a man and a woman, and declares that one state may
not redefine marriage for other states.

Activist judges, however, have begun redefining marriage by court order,
without regard for the will of the people and their elected representatives. On
an issue of such great consequence, the people's voice must be heard. If judges
insist on forcing their arbitrary will upon the people, the only alternative
left to the people would be the constitutional process. Our nation must defend
the sanctity of marriage.

The outcome of this debate is important, and so is the way we conduct it. The
same moral tradition that defines marriage also teaches that each individual
has dignity and value in God's sight.

It is also important to strengthen our communities by unleashing the compassion
of America's religious institutions.

Religious charities of every creed are doing some of the most vital work in our
country: mentoring children; feeding the hungry; taking the hand of the lonely.

Yet government has often denied social service grants and contracts to these
groups, just because they have a cross or Star of David or crescent on the
wall. By executive order, I have opened billions of dollars in grant money to
competition that includes faith-based charities. Tonight I ask you to codify
this into law, so people of faith can know that the law will never discriminate
against them again.

In the past, we have worked together to bring mentors to the children of
prisoners, and provide treatment for the addicted, and help for the homeless.
Tonight I ask you to consider another group of Americans in need of help. This
year, some 600,000 inmates will be released from prison back into society.

We know from long experience that if they can't find work, or a home, or help,
they are much more likely to commit more crimes and return to prison. So
tonight, I propose a four-year, 300 million dollar Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative
to expand job training and placement services, to provide transitional housing,
and to help newly released prisoners get mentoring, including from faith-based
groups. America is the land of the second chance, and when the gates of the
prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.

For all Americans, the last three years have brought tests we did not ask for,
and achievements shared by all.

By our actions, we have shown what kind of nation we are. In grief, we found
the grace to go on. In challenge, we rediscovered the courage and daring of a
free people. In victory, we have shown the noble aims and good heart of
America. And having come this far, we sense that we live in a time set apart.

I have been a witness to the character of the American people, who have shown
calm in times of danger, compassion for one another, and toughness for the long
haul. All of us have been partners in a great enterprise. And even some of the
youngest understand that we are living in historic times. Last month a girl in
Lincoln, Rhode Island, sent me a letter. It began, "Dear George W. Bush." "If
there is anything you know, I Ashley Pearson age 10 can do to help anyone,
please send me a letter and tell me what I can do to save our country." She
added this P.S.: "If you can send a letter to the troops please put, 'Ashley
Pearson believes in you.'"

Tonight, Ashley, your message to our troops has just been conveyed. And yes,
you have some duties yourself. Study hard in school, listen to your mom and
dad, help someone in need, and when you and your friends see a man or woman in
uniform, say "thank you." And while you do your part, all of us here in this
great chamber will do our best to keep you and the rest of America safe and
free.

My fellow citizens, we now move forward, with confidence and faith. Our nation
is strong and steadfast. The cause we serve is right, because it is the cause
of all mankind. The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable and it is
not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power who
guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that
his purposes are just and true.

May God bless the United States of America. Thank you. ===

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Do not waste any time counting the number of times that space, moon, or Mars is
mentioned.

None.


That fact was relayed to the ISS crewmembers by Houston yesterday. After they
had heard about the Bishj speech from the russian news broadcast they get each morning.
 




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