How anyone can make HealthCare.gov even better – yes, you!
HealthCare.gov, the new consumer-oriented portal for health insurance coverage information, went live yesterday. But it’s just getting started. read more Fonte: White House
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What You Missed: Open for Questions Roundtable on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
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- 2 de julho de 2010
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Yesterday afternoon, just a couple hours after the President’s speech, we held a first-of-its-kind event here at the White House — maybe anywhere? — in which we took questions from the public on every side of the immigration debate. We hosted Cecilia Muñoz, White House Director of Intertgovernmental Affairs and one of the President’s closest advisors […]
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White House Photos: Behind-the-Scenes in June
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- 2 de julho de 2010
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Pete Souza and the White House Photo Office have done it again! Have a look at a new batch of behind-the-scenes photos from the month of June below, or view it full size over at Flickr. Fonte: White House
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President Obama on June Jobs Numbers: A Positive Six Months
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- 2 de julho de 2010
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In a month where one might easily be confused by the official jobs numbers, the President followed up on CEA Chair Christina Romer’s excellent explanation this morning by laying down the bottom line: This morning, we received the June employment report. It reflected the planned phase out of 225,000 temporary Census jobs. But it also […]
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The Employment Situation in June
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- 2 de julho de 2010
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Today’s employment report shows continued signs of gradual labor market recovery. Private nonfarm payroll employment increased by 83,000 in June and the unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 9.5%. June marks the sixth month in a row that private sector employment has increased. These continued signs of healing are important, particularly given […]
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Weekly Address: A Solar Recovery
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- 2 de julho de 2010
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As part of the explosion of Recovery Act projects this summer and as a move towards a clean energy future, the President announces nearly $2 billion in conditional commitments to key solar companies. Learn more from the White House fact sheet. Click here to see the video. Fonte: White House
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West Wing Week: “Home of the Kringle”
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- 1 de julho de 2010
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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 President Obama as he gets a lesson in mathematics in the Oval Office, attends the G8 and G20 summits in Canada, meets with the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, hosts […]
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Vice President Biden’s Visit to the Gulf Coast
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- 1 de julho de 2010
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Vice President Joe Biden, Admiral Thad Allen, and Governor Christ are briefed on oil recovery efforts aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oak at Pensacola Naval Air Station in Pensacola, FL, On Tuesday, Vice President Biden traveled to the Gulf Coast to assess the ongoing efforts to counter the BP oil spill. During the trip, […]
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Saving Taxpayer Money: 2010 Annual Report to Congress on White House Staff
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- 1 de julho de 2010
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When President Obama came into office, he committed to providing the best value for the American people while spending less money. That’s why, on his first full day on the job, the President froze the salaries of senior White House staff, and then expanded that freeze to all senior Administration appointees this year. And he […]
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President Obama on Fixing the Broken Immigration System: “Getting Past the Two Poles of This Debate”
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- 1 de julho de 2010
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Click here to see the video. Few issues have stirred more passions than immigration in this country, and this morning the President made clear what many already know: all sides must come together to address it, including those Republicans who have backed away from the table since the failed effort a few short years ago. […]