Highlights from Easter Egg Roll
The South Lawn was transformed into a playground for the 2010 Easter Egg Roll ealier this week. Here is a glimpse into the festivities: Click here to see the video. Fonte: White House
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Science Everywhere, Including 2010 White House Egg Roll
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- 5 de abril de 2010
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The President has said that learning science and math “… goes beyond the facts in a biology textbook or the questions on an algebra quiz. It’s about the ability to understand our world.” He made these comments last year at the launch of the Administration’s Educate to Innovate campaign to improve science, technology, engineering, and […]
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Fulfilling a Promise from Prague
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- 5 de abril de 2010
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It was almost exactly a year ago today that the President gave a major speech in Prague outlining his vision for decreasing the threat of nuclear arms to the world, and starting the work so that some day in the future humanity will need not worry about the incomprehensible destruction of nuclear war: Click here […]
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The President Extends Condolences to the Familes of Workers in West Virginia
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- 5 de abril de 2010
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Click here to see the video. This morning, the President joined Christian leaders, and men and women from small-town churches and large congregations from across the country at an Easter Prayer Breakfast at the White House. He expressed his hopes of making the White House “a place where all people would feel welcome,” noting the […]
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Double-Dipping Explained
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- 5 de abril de 2010
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There has been a lot discussion about reports that some businesses are expecting some additional costs from health reform. The problem doesn’t lie with corporate accounting, it lies with those who have politicized that accounting, treating first quarter earnings from about a dozen companies as a way to judge the entire impact of health reform […]
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Did ‘Cash-for-Clunkers’ work as intended?
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- 5 de abril de 2010
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On June 24, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS, commonly known as ‘Cash-For-Clunkers’), one of several stimulus programs whose purpose was to shift expenditures by households, businesses, and governments from future periods when the economy is likely to be stronger, to the present when the economy has an abundance […]
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The 2010 Easter Egg Roll
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- 5 de abril de 2010
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30,000 people from all 50 states and DC visited the South Lawn of the White House today for this year’s Easter Egg Roll. There was singing, dancing, reading and, of course, plenty of Easter egg rolling. Take a look at the 2010 Easter Egg Roll photo gallery, thanks to the White House Photo Office, featuring […]
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Game On at the White House
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- 5 de abril de 2010
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It’s been a big day of sports and games around the White House today. The President kicked off the annual White House Easter Egg Roll this morning where thousands of visiting children pushed eggs down the South Lawn. He then headed across town to Nationals Park where he threw out the ceremonial first pitch on […]
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Community Jobs Forums and Keeping Momentum for the Economy
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- 5 de abril de 2010
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On Friday we got some encouraging news on the economy, learning that 162,000 jobs were created in March – “the most positive jobs report we have had in three years,” as CEA Chair Christina Romer pointed out. But as the President said later: “At the same time, it’s important to emphasize: while we have come a […]
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Weekly Address: Holiday Greetings
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- 4 de abril de 2010
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In this week of Easter, Passover, and faithful celebration, the President offers a holiday greeting and calls on people of all faiths and nonbelievers to remember our shared spirit of humanity. Click here to see the video. Fonte: White House