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President Obama Awards the Medal of Honor to Corporal William “Kyle” Carpenter

Watch on YouTube At the White House this afternoon, President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter, a retired United States Marine. Corporal Carpenter received the medal for his courageous actions during combat operations against an armed enemy in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. By all accounts, Kyle shouldn't be alive today. On […]

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Celebrating Fatherhood and Encouraging Mentorship with “My Brother’s Keeper”

Ed. note: This is cross-posted on the U.S. Department of Justice blog. See the original post here. Watch on YouTube I would not be where I am today without the love, guidance, and support of my father. He taught me to work hard, to dream big, to give back to my community, and to always […]

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The President Makes a Statement on the Situation in Iraq

President Barack Obama delivers a statement on Iraq and answers questions from the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, June 19, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Today, after a meeting with his national security team, President Obama delivered a statement from the White House Press […]

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5 Questions on “Making” and the White House Maker Faire

As OK Go helped us announce last week, President Obama is hosting the first-ever White House Maker Faire this coming Wednesday. In advance of that, I sat down with Dale Dougherty, CEO of Maker Media, to answer a few questions on what makes making, Making. Also, here are a few ways you can join in […]

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“Making” in America, Changing the World: An Immigrant Maker’s Story

Yesterday, at the first-ever White House Maker Faire, truly remarkable “Makers” showed off how access to new technologies like 3D printers, laser cutters, and desktop machine tools are enabling more Americans to design and build just about anything. The President also announced new steps the Administration and its partners are taking to ensure that more […]

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Responding to the Situation in Iraq

Update: June 19, 2014 Today, after a meeting with his national security team, President Obama delivered a statement from the White House Press Briefing Room on the situation in Iraq and the U.S. response. Watch his remarks below: Watch on YouTube read more Fonte: White House

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Further U.S. Efforts to Protect Human Rights in Uganda

Our hopes for a more peaceful and just world depend on respect for the rights and dignity of all people. It is for this reason that our foreign policy champions human rights and opposes violence and discrimination that targets people because of who they are and whom they love. President Obama's groundbreaking Presidential Memorandum of […]

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Financial Disclosure Reports Now Available

Public Financial Disclosure Reports (OGE Form 278) for White House officials are now available. Interested parties may request reports electronically by completing the application form available here. Once the application form is submitted, reports will be sent via email in PDF format as quickly as possible. Please call the press office if you have any […]

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The First Lady Welcomes 50 New Americans at the National Archives

Watch on YouTube This morning, First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed 50 new Americans in a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. "This is an exciting day," the First Lady said in her remarks, "and it's just wonderful that I can be among the first to congratulate you on becoming American citizens." Only […]

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West Wing Week 06/13/14 or, “I Am Hip to All These Things”

This week, the President commemorated the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, hosted his first-ever Tumblr Q&A, and spoke to graduates of Worcester Technical High School. Watch on YouTube Fonte: White House

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