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President Obama Speaks to State, Local, Tribal Officials on American Jobs Act

President Barack Obama has a conference call with local, state and tribal officials in the Oval Office, Sept. 9, 2011 (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) On Friday, after traveling to the University of Richmond to discuss the American Jobs Act, President Obama hosted a conference call for over 1,100 state, local and tribal […]

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Open for Questions with News One, Hello Beautiful, Black Planet, The Urban Daily & Grio

On Monday, September 12th, the White House will host a special “Open for Questions” event with Interactive One, that includes News One, Hello Beautiful, Black Planet, The Urban Daily and Grio.    Last week, President Obama unveiled the American Jobs Act before a Joint Session of Congress. To create more jobs now, the President is […]

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President Obama’s Message to 9/11 Families

President Obama has a message for those who lost loved ones on that terrible day, ten years ago: "We can never replace all that you have lost.  But what we can do, what we will do, is honor the memory of your loved ones by being the best country we can be, and by standing […]

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President Obama and First Lady Join Services to Commemorate Tenth Anniversary of 9/11

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, along with former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, walk along the western edge of the North Pool at the National September 11 Memorial in New York, N.Y., prior to a commemoration ceremony on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Sunday, Sept. […]

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President Obama at Kennedy Center: America Does Not Give In to Fear

Click here to see the video. On Sunday night, after a day spent remembering those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attended "A Concert for Hope" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. with Vice President Biden and Dr. Biden. At the event, the President spoke about […]

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Vice President Biden Marks 9/11 Anniversary at the Pentagon

Click here to see the video. Vice President Biden and Dr. Biden marked the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks at the Pentagon this morning, where 184 lives were lost when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the west side of the headquarters of the nation’s Department of Defense. Vice President Biden joined Secretary […]

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The First Family Pays Tribute to 9-11 Victims by Joining a Service Project

President Barack Obama and daughter Malia Obama participate in a service project to commemorate the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance at DC Central Kitchen near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 2011. To honor those we lost in the worst attack ever on our soil, September 11th has been designated […]

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“A Debt We Can Never Repay”

Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden walk past the newly unveiled Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, September 10, 2011. Also pictured are President George W. Bush and Laura Bush, President Bill Clinton, Secretary Ken Salazar, and Jon Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service. Nearly a decade after September 11, 2001, […]

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Serve and Remember

September 11th has been designated as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. Throughout the weekend, Americans from across the country will be participating in service projects to honor those whose lives were lost in the horrific attacks on our country on September 11, 2011. Check out Serve.gov to find a service opportunity in your […]

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Open for Question with News One, Hello Beautiful, Black Planet, The Urban Daily & Grio

On Monday, September 12th, the White House will host a special “Open for Questions” event with Interactive One, that includes News One, Hello Beautiful, Black Planet, The Urban Daily and Grio.    Last week, President Obama unveiled the American Jobs Act before a Joint Session of Congress. To create more jobs now, the President is […]

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