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President Obama on Budget Negotiations: “We Have Now Matched the Number the Speaker Originally Sought”

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• 5 de abril de 2011
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Not Your Average Facebook Invite: Join President Obama’s Town Hall @ Facebook HQ

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• 5 de abril de 2011
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On April 20th, President Obama heads to California to hold a very special facebook town hall about the economy. The President will connect with Americans across the country to discuss the tough choices we must all make to put our economy on a more responsible fiscal path, while still investing in the innovation economy that makes […]

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Open for Questions: Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of West Wing Week

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• 5 de abril de 2011
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Click here to see the video. In just one year, the West Wing Week videos have taken viewers from Boston to Brazil, from tech conferences in San Francisco to the birth of a new democracy in South Sudan. They’ve been an all-access pass to the Obama Administration. And this week, you have the chance to […]

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One Year Later: Remembering the Miners of Montcoal

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• 5 de abril de 2011
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Ed. note: This was originally posted on Work In Progress, the Department of Labor blog. Read another blog post on this topic on the Middle Class Task Force blog. One year ago today, in West Virginia, 29 men died in the worst mine disaster in 40 years. Wives lost husbands. Parents lost sons. Children lost […]

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Champions of Change: Lessons from Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

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• 5 de abril de 2011
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The White House is kicking off a special series called “Champions of Change: Winning the Future Across America.” Throughout this series we will be profiling Americans whose work is helping our country rise to the many challenges of the 21st century.  The White House is proud to feature these stories of Americans who are doing […]

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Try the New White House Tax Cut Calculator

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• 5 de abril de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

Given that it’s tax season (don’t forget, Tax Day is on 4/18 this year), you might be thinking about the bipartisan tax cut compromise from December 2010 and wondering how it affects your household’s bottom line.  That’s why we’ve put together a Tax Cut Calculator and Tax Cut Checklist to help taxpayers better understand how you benefit from […]

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Ending Sexual Violence: One Student on One Campus at a Time

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• 4 de abril de 2011
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Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and University of New Hampshire Senior Sara Jane Bibeau deliver remarks at the University of New Hampshire, in Durham, NH, April 4, 2011. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann). I love being a student at the University of New Hampshire.  It’s in a beautiful part […]

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The Employment Situation in March

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• 3 de abril de 2011
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Today’s employment report shows that private sector payrolls increased by 230,000 in March, marking 13 consecutive months of private employment growth. Private sector employers added 1.8 million jobs over that period, including more than half a million jobs in the last three months. The unemployment rate fell for the fourth straight month to 8.8 percent. […]

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Documenting America’s Natural Beauty

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• 3 de abril de 2011
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Almost 40 years ago, the EPA started Documerica, a project that coordinated with freelance photographers to capture images of environmental problems, EPA activities, and everyday life in America. Over the project’s seven-year lifespan, it compiled more than 15,000 photos. Some of the best are featured above. From now through Earth Day 2012, EPA is asking […]

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Weekly Address: Gas Prices & Energy Security

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• 3 de abril de 2011
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Speaking from a UPS customer center as part of the new public-private Green Fleet Partnership, the President discusses his Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future to help free us from oil and boost the American economy. Click here to see the video. Fonte: White House