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Broadband and the Latino Community: Let’s Keep the Momentum Going!

  Yesterday I was happy to participate in a panel discussion about broadband at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) annual conference in San Antonio. NALEO members recognize that broadband Internet is one of the tools necessary to help their communities thrive in today's economy. In fact, I think that any […]

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Weekly Wrap Up: Forward in Afghanistan

A quick look at the week of June 20th, on WhiteHouse.gov and beyond: Way Forward in Afghanistan: On Wednesday, the President addressed the nation about his plan to begin a drawdown of troops, including bring home 10,000 American troops by the end of this year. Click here to see the video. Weekly Address: Earlier this […]

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Open for Questions: Live Chat on the Way Forward in Afghanistan

The White House Office of Public Engagement invites you to participate in a live chat on Tuesday, June 28th, at 4:00 PM EST with Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, and Brian Deese, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, on President Obama’s plan for implementing his strategy to draw down troops in […]

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Weekly Wrap Up: Forward in Afghanistan

A quick look at the week of June 20th, on WhiteHouse.gov and beyond: Way Forward in Afghanistan: On Wednesday, the President addressed the nation about his plan to begin a drawdown of troops, including bring home 10,000 American troops by the end of this year. Click here to see the video. Weekly Address: Earlier this […]

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Open for Questions: Live Chat on the Way Forward in Afghanistan

The White House Office of Public Engagement invites you to participate in a live chat on Tuesday, June 28th, at 4:00 PM EST with Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, and Brian Deese, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, on President Obama’s plan for implementing his strategy to draw down troops in […]

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Educated Workforces Spur Manufacturing Innovation

Ed. Note: At 11:00 AM EDT today, the President will deliver remarks on the need to focus on cross-cutting technologies that will enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing and speed up ideas from the drawing board to the manufacturing floor. Watch live on WhiteHouse.gov/live. While President Obama is talking about manufacturing in Pittsburgh today, […]

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Weekly Address: Strengthening America by Investing at Home

Speaking from Carnegie Mellon University, President Obama discusses the vital role advanced manufacturing will have in strengthening our economy and creating good, middle-class jobs. Transcript | Download mp4 | Download mp3 Fonte: White House

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“We’re Keeping Our Promises”: Vice President Joe Biden on Afghanistan, Iraq, and Our Commitment to Defeat al Qaeda

Last night, President Obama addressed the nation on the way forward in Afghanistan and his plan to remove 10,000 American troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year, and a total of 33,000 by next summer. To put this decision in a larger context, Vice President Biden took a few minutes  to share his thoughts about […]

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Marking Progress for LGBT Americans in Foreign Affairs

Curtis Ried, an advisor to Ambassador Susan Rice, leaves the chamber of the UN Security Council (USUN Image) Editor’s note: Click here for Ambassador Rice’s full remarks to Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA). On Monday, June 27, at 10:25 a.m., Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks to GLIFAA in the […]

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In Soweto with First Lady Michelle Obama: A Day of Memory, Inspiration, Friendship

The First Lady and her family spent Wednesday, June 22 in Soweto, Johannesburg — the sprawling South African township of over a million, once home to such giants as Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu and scene of so many dramatic events of the struggle against apartheid — including those that occurred at Regina Mundi church, […]

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