The president recognizes the importance of celebrating Jewish-American contributions to the nation.

The president realizes the importance of recognizing American Jewish contributions to this nation.

The American people have the right to protest, and the president welcomes the opinions of all Americans.

The president travels around the country and the globe to visit with our men and women in uniform, and he seeks every opportunity to thank them for their service.

As the president has said, we are implementing a strategy that will lead to victory in Iraq. A victory in Iraq will make the country more secure and help lay the foundation of peace for a generation.

We have seen the news that Slobodan Milosevic has died in his prison in The Hague. We do not have all the details yet.