On June 5th in US Political History
Part VI
Part VI
On June 5th in 2005 Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed anti-abortion and anti-gay legislation at the Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Worth.
(SFC, 6/6/05, p.A3)
On June 5th in 2006 Jun 5, More than 50 National Guardsmen from Utah became the first unit to work along the US-Mexico border as part of President Bush's crackdown on illegal immigration.
On June 5th in 2006 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned of concern on core inflation. His remarks knocked the DJIA down 199 points to 11,048.72.
On June 5th in 2007 US President George W. Bush sought to soothe Moscow's fury at Washington's plans to extend its anti-missile shield in Europe, saying in Prague on the eve of the G8 summit that Russia was "not our enemy."
On June 5th in 2007 Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for perjury and obstruction, in a case which also put a glaring spotlight on the flawed US case for waging war against Iraq. President Bush later commuted the prison sentence.
On June 5th in 2009 President Barack Obama toured a World War II concentration camp in Germany after prodding the international community to redouble efforts toward separate Israeli and Palestinian states in hopes of resolving a conflict fueled by the Jewish nation's post-Holocaust creation.
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