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President Obama on “America’s Most Wanted”

There’s only one show on television that can claim to have captured more than 1,050 fugitives and brought home more than 50 missing children. "America’s Most Wanted" has become a broadcast institution over the last 22 years, telling the stories of wanted fugitives with the hope that viewers will assist law enforcement in the manhunt. […]

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Roll Tide

This afternoon President Obama welcomed the BCS National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide to the White House, honoring their 13th championship and their undefeated 2009 season. President Barack Obama smiles as he is presented with a University of Alabama football jersey during a ceremony honoring the national champion Crimson Tide football team, in the East Room […]

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Live from Stanford: Secretary Chu on the Global Clean Energy Challenge

What are the steps we must take as a nation to create new, clean energy jobs and ensure America’s long-term competitiveness? What are the consequences for our climate of inaction? How can science and technology offer us new and better choices – and how can America’s young people make a difference? Today, I’m returning to […]

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Getting Health Reform Over the Finish Line

It was a beautiful day in the Keystone State where earlier today President Obama spoke at Arcadia University in Glenside, PA. He addressed an energized crowd about the urgent need for health care reform in the face of rapidly rising health care costs. The President cited a recent conference call by Goldman Sachs in which […]

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Introducing Rashad Hussain

During his speech in Cairo on June 4, 2009, the President articulated a vision for a New Beginning with Muslims around the world — one based on mutual respect and the pursuit of partnerships in areas of mutual interest.  Around the world, from Rabat to Jakarta, the United States is engaging Muslim communities around the […]

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President Obama on “America’s Most Wanted”

There’s only one show on television that can claim to have captured more than 1,050 fugitives and brought home more than 50 missing children. "America’s Most Wanted" has become a broadcast institution over the last 22 years, telling the stories of wanted fugitives with the hope that viewers will assist law enforcement in the manhunt. […]

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Introducing Rashad Hussain

During his speech in Cairo on June 4, 2009, the President articulated a vision for a New Beginning with Muslims around the world — one based on mutual respect and the pursuit of partnerships in areas of mutual interest.  Around the world, from Rabat to Jakarta, the United States is engaging Muslim communities around the […]

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President Obama on “America’s Most Wanted”

There’s only one show on television that can claim to have captured more than 1,050 fugitives and brought home more than 50 missing children. "America’s Most Wanted" has become a broadcast institution over the last 22 years, telling the stories of wanted fugitives with the hope that viewers will assist law enforcement in the manhunt. […]

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President Obama’s Statement on the Iraqi Elections (Updated)

Updated to include the President’s remarks from the Rose Garden this afternoon. Click here to see the video. THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Today, the people of Iraq went to the polls to choose their leaders in Iraq’s second national election.  By any measure, this was an important milestone in Iraqi history.  Dozens of parties and […]

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More Evidence of an Urgent Problem

The last few days have brought even more evidence that the health care status quo is working out great for the insurance companies – at the same time as it continues to fail American families and businesses. No wonder the insurance companies are spending millions and millions of dollars to block reform. On Wednesday, a […]

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