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President Obama: Our Hearts Go Out to the People of Norway

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• 22 de julho de 2011
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Getting “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Done

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• 22 de julho de 2011
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President Barack Obama signs the certification stating the statutory requirements for repeal of DADT (Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell) have been met, in the Oval Office, July 22, 2011. Pictured, from left, are: Brian Bond, Deputy Director of Public Liaison; Kathleen Hartnett, Associate Counsel to the President; Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Kathryn Ruemmler, Counsel to […]

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President Obama: I’m Willing to Sign a Plan That Includes Tough Choices

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• 22 de julho de 2011
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Click here to see the video. President Obama told a town hall meeting today at the University of Maryland that he won’t be satisfied “until every American who wants a job can find one, and until workers are getting paychecks that actually pay the bills, until families don’t have to choose between buying groceries and […]

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Watch Live Monday: Releasing the Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime

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• 22 de julho de 2011
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Join us at the White House for an event to launch the Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime on Monday, July 25 at 11:00am.  This new strategy seeks to build, balance, and integrate the tools of American power to combat the threats from transnational organized crime to our national and international security.  The strategy also seeks […]

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What The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Means for Latinos

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• 22 de julho de 2011
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officially opened for business this week. At last week’s White House Hispanic Policy Conference, we had several fascinating conversations with Latino leaders about what the CFPB means for Latino families in particular. For the first time, all Americans will have an agency with the primary mission to look out […]

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Weekly Wrap Up: Seize the Opportunity

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• 22 de julho de 2011
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Your quick look at happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov President Barack Obama announces the nomination of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, right, as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) during a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House, July 18, 2011. At left is Elizabeth Warren, interim director of […]

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President Obama: Go ‘Big’ on Debt Deal

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• 21 de julho de 2011
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President Obama believes that the current debt crisis gives us “an opportunity to do big and meaningful.”  In an editorial in USA Today, the President writes that we now have “the chance to put our economy on stronger footing, restore a sense of fairness in our country, and secure a better future for our children. I want to seize […]

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A Continuing Commitment to Supporting Religious Freedom

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• 21 de julho de 2011
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President Barack Obama meets with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama in the Map Room of the White House. July 16, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) The United States has a long-standing commitment to supporting religious freedom around the globe. That commitment is rooted in our own values and experience as a […]

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One Year Later: What Wall Street Reform Means for You

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• 21 de julho de 2011
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One year ago today, President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform bill into law. This groundbreaking law does three important things. First, it brings to an end taxpayer funded bailouts — so taxpayers will never again be left paying the bill if a big bank fails. Second, it stops the reckless risk-taking by Wall Street […]

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Safe Shuttle Landing Marks End of One Era, Ushers in Exciting New Frontier

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• 21 de julho de 2011
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When the space shuttle Atlantis safely touched down at 5:57 this morning at Kennedy Space Center, it marked the end of one era of American space exploration. In a call from the White House to Commander Chris Ferguson and the crew of the mission on July 15, President Obama praised the work of the thousands of men and […]