Dr. Zia Hasan Invited to Assess President Bush's State of the Union Address

Dr. Zia Hasan Invited to Assess President Bush's State of the Union Address
Helene Carter - February 1, 2007
Dr. Zia Hasan, Vice President for Planning, Assessment and Information Services, renders viewpoints on President Bush's State of the Union Address and presidential candidates.
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A popular international radio talk show invited Dr. Zia Hasan, Vice President for Planning, Assessment and Information Services, to give his assessment of President George Bush's State of the Union Address on Janaury 24, 2007.  

During his exchange with Ms.Shegoftah Nasreen Queen, host for "Hello Washington", he gave the history of the State of the Union address starting from the presidency of George Washington. 

Dr. Hasan analyzed President Bush's domestic agenda which included topics such as No Child Left Behind, health insurance and immigration.  Dr. Hasan emphasized that No Child Left Behind is widely non-funded and difficult to implement without adequate resources.  Giving his opinion on domestic policy,  Dr. Hasan stated that the U.S. Senate must face the new reality of immigration.  Dr. Hasan also gave an assessment of the presidential candidates for the 2008 race for the White House.   

Voice of America (VOA) is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of news, information, educational and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of more than 115 million people.

Click on the attached link to listen to Dr. Hasan's interview (in Bengali).  The English translation will be provided at a later date. http://www.voanews.com/bangla/2007-01-22-voa6.cfm 
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