President Barack Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, in the Oval Office, Nov. 29, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Obama continues to meet with European leaders in an effort to help find a solution to the Eurozone crisis. Today, Dutch Prime Minister Mark […]
Illegal sales of counterfeit DVDs cost the U.S. economy 141,000 jobs and $20.5 billion each year. Money from the sales of pirated music and movies often helps fuel drug trafficking and gang crime. Together, these facts make theft of intellectual property far from a victimless crime. Today, the Department of Justice and the National Crime Prevention […]
As Americans kick off the holiday shopping season, it’s a good time to remember the importance of making responsible purchases and rejecting counterfeits that pose a threat to American jobs, safety and health. Today I joined Attorney General Eric Holder and other Administration officials at the White House to announce progress we’ve made cracking down […]
As Americans kick off the holiday shopping season, it’s a good time to remember the importance of making responsible purchases and rejecting counterfeits that pose a threat to American jobs, safety and health. Today I joined Attorney General Eric Holder and other Administration officials at the White House to announce progress we’ve made cracking down […]
Vice President Joe Biden arrives at Baghdad International Airport and is greeted by Ambassador James Jeffrey and General Austin, in Baghdad, Iraq, November 29, 2011. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann) This morning, the Vice President arrived in Baghdad. He’s there to co-chair a meeting of the U.S.-Iraq Higher Coordinating Committee and speak at […]
The holidays are a special time at the White House. The President and First Lady have made it their mission to open the “People’s House” to as many Americans as possible, and this is never more true than around the holidays. Tomorrow, we’ll begin looking at the latest tidings and trimmings that make holidays at the White […]
Over the weekend, I joined President Obama and millions of Americans, who participated in the second annual Small Business Saturday. I visited several stores in the neighborhood where I grew up in Chicago, including Chant, Freehling Pot and Pan, and 57th St. Books. I got a head start on my holiday shopping, and I was […]
President Barack Obama, Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, left, and José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, right, deliver statements to the media following the EU Summit in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Nov. 28, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Today at the White House, President […]
President Barack Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, in the Oval Office, Nov. 29, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Obama continues to meet with European leaders in an effort to help find a solution to the Eurozone crisis. Today, Dutch Prime Minister Mark […]
Illegal sales of counterfeit DVDs cost the U.S. economy 141,000 jobs and $20.5 billion each year. Money from the sales of pirated music and movies often helps fuel drug trafficking and gang crime. Together, these facts make theft of intellectual property far from a victimless crime. Today, the Department of Justice and the National Crime Prevention […]
