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Ask First Lady Michelle Obama Questions about Let’s Move!

On Tuesday, July 13th, Mrs. Obama is answering your questions in her first-ever web chat, as part of the launch of a new Let’s Move! website. The First Lady will answer your questions on the Let’s Move! initiative to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity during a live event that is moderated by AOL Health. You can participate by submitting […]

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PTSD Claims: Making the Process Easier for Our Veterans

We often hear the cliché, “the fog of war”—a simplified expression used to describe the chaos and confusion so often found in a combat zone.  It’s something all combat Veterans understand.  Whether you’re running toward a hardened shelter during a mortar attack or gripping the wheel as your truck races through an area known for […]

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Weekly Address: Help for Vets with PTSD

President Obama announces that the Department of Veterans Affairs, led by Secretary Shinseki, will begin making it easier for veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to receive the benefits and treatment they need.     Click here to see the video. Fonte: White House

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West Wing Week: “Independence”

Thanks for checking out the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, walk step by step with the President as he speaks about 6 straight months of job growth, celebrates America’s Independence Day with Military Families, watches a firework extravaganza with the First Lady, meets with Israeli […]

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President Obama on Government and Economic Recovery in Nevada

Following up on his tour of Smith Electric’s new factory in Kansas City yesterday – an all-electric, zero emissions commercial truck manufacturer that received a $32 million Recovery Act grant – the President spoke today at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on the nexus of government, the emerging clean energy economy, and recovery: read […]

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Ask First Lady Michelle Obama Questions about her Let’s Move! Initiative

On Tuesday, July 13th, Mrs. Obama is answering your questions in her first-ever web chat, as part of the launch of a new Let’s Move! website. The First Lady will answer your questions on the Let’s Move! initiative to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity during a live event that is moderated by AOL Health. You can participate by submitting […]

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Another Step Forward on College Affordability

Back in March, the President signed the historic Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act and we blogged about how it would help college students and their families. Some major parts of that legislation took effect on Thursday, July 1st. From now on, all new federal student loans will be made through the Direct Loan program. […]

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Weatherizing 82,000 Homes This Summer

Picture a neighborhood block somewhere in your town.  It might have single-story homes for 10 families — complete with front porches, sidewalks and green lawns. Or instead that block might have a single apartment building that houses 50 families over five floors.  What we know is that each of the families — whether they’re living […]

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From Sand to Solar

Energy investors and entrepreneurs often refer to the period between technologies being developed in the lab and making their way to the marketplace as a “valley of death” due to the multitude of factors that can prevent those advancements from reaching the consumer. Today, just miles from the real Death Valley in Nevada, Secretary of the […]

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More Seniors to Receive One-Time Donut Hole Rebate Checks

If you or a loved one are one of the millions of seniors who fall into the “donut hole” every year, help is on the way thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Most Americans know about the “donut hole” – the coverage gap in Medicare Part D where beneficiaries have to pay all their drug […]

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