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As We Approach the One-Year Anniversary of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships — An Update

• por Notícias
• 3 de fevereiro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

On February 5, 2009, President Obama launched the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.  He charged this Office with a specific and critical mission: shifting the focus of the previous initiative from funding to programmatic impact, and helping the federal government partner with faith-based and other nonprofit organizations to better serve all Americans.  […]

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Gameday: The President in Ohio

• por Notícias
• 3 de fevereiro de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

We recently released a fun behind-the-scenes video on the White House Presidential Advance team as it prepared for President Obama’s trip to Lorain County in Ohio on January 22nd. I’m sure the cliff-hanger ending kept you antsy for more. Well, here at last is the follow-up. See how the President’s day unfolds from the point […]

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Innovation and the Budget

• por Notícias
• 3 de fevereiro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

“We need to encourage American innovation.  Last year, we made the largest investment in basic research funding in history – an investment that could lead to the world’s cheapest solar cells or treatment that kills cancer cells but leaves healthy ones untouched.” – President Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, January 27, 2010 Since […]

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The First Lady Reflects and Looks Forward on the Today Show

• por Notícias
• 3 de fevereiro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

It’s been a little over a year since First Lady Michelle Obama stepped into her role at the White House, and she sat down today with Matt Lauer from the Today Show and reflected on her time so far and her future goals — click here to watch the video. She noted that she would […]

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A Particularly Beautiful Snow

• por Notícias
• 3 de fevereiro de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

There did seem to be something even nicer than usual about the snow last night and this morning — one of those times when it’s nice to have Pete Souza around. Update: I am urged by Pete’s adoring White House colleagues to clarify that while it may be especially nice to have Pete Souza around […]

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“It Made for Good Sound Bytes”

• por Notícias
• 2 de fevereiro de 2010
• 3 min. de leitura

Last week, we told you how CNN had fact-checked the top ten items in a report issued by two opponents of the Recovery Act and found that nine of their top ten claims were false. “We took a closer look at the Senators’ top ten examples of so-called waste.  We found that nine of the […]

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“The Engine of Job Growth in America”

• por Notícias
• 2 de fevereiro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

Today, President Obama held a town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire to discuss new initiatives and proposals to create jobs and encourage the growth of small businesses. He outlined the details of the new Small Business Lending Fund, which will be created using $30 billion from money repaid by Wall Street banks.  The fund will […]

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Inside the CPSC: We Stand for Safety

• por Notícias
• 2 de fevereiro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

Ed. Note: You can watch video of each Cabinet member describing what his or her department or agency has accomplished this year and what to expect in the year ahead at our The President’s Cabinet Reporting to You page. Click here to see the video. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) stands for safety, particularly […]

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The White House’s Commitment to Combating Violence Against Women

• por Notícias
• 2 de fevereiro de 2010
• 3 min. de leitura

For six months now, I have held the first-ever White House position dedicated to combating violence and sexual assault against women and continuing the important work of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Every morning when I’ve walked into the White House, I’ve brought with me the stories of the many survivors I have worked […]

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Lobbyists Rush to Hold the Floodgates Open

• por Notícias
• 1 de fevereiro de 2010
• 5 min. de leitura

We noted with interest reports that subsidiaries of foreign corporations from across the globe have launched a lobbying campaign in Washington to protect their newfound power to influence American elections under the Citizens United case.  About 160 of these U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-owned or controlled corporations are involved in a lobbying group trying to stop […]