Weekly Address: The Fight Against Al Qaeda
The President discusses the recent attempted act of terrorism on the Christmas day flight to Detroit, and his broader strategy to fight Al Qaeda. Fonte: White House
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A Message for the New Year from the President
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- 1 de janeiro de 2010
- 1 min. de leitura
The President offers his best wishes for the New Year, recorded on December 22nd before he left Washington: Click here to see the video. Good evening. Tonight, as Americans across the country gather with family and friends, I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year. This is always a hopeful time, as […]
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An Authorization and Waiver for John Brennan
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- 1 de janeiro de 2010
- Menos de um minuto
We are posting our written authorization and waiver under the ethics rules to John Brennan to participate in the reviews of the attempted bombing of Northwest flight 253. John is the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. By virtue of his long experience in government and the private sector, John brings a […]
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The Same Old Washington Blame Game
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- 1 de janeiro de 2010
- 3 min. de leitura
There has been a lot of discussion online and in the mainstream media about our response to various critics of the President, specifically former Vice President Cheney, who have been coming out of the woodwork since the incident on Christmas Day. I think we all agree that there should be honest debate about these issues, but […]
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More than 25,000 Additional White House Visitor Records Posted Online
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- 1 de janeiro de 2010
- 4 min. de leitura
President Obama ordered earlier this year that in December the White House would — for the first time in history — begin posting White House visitor records as provided in our new voluntary disclosure policy. Today we are delivering on that commitment by posting more than 25,000 records created between Sept 16 and Sept 30. […]
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Checking in on the Community Job Forums: Mayors Stand Up
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- 1 de janeiro de 2010
- 4 min. de leitura
Ever since the President’s Jobs Forum on December 3rd, and his tour of Allentown, PA the next day, we’ve been hearing back from local officials and citizens who signed up to host community jobs forums all over the country. You can still sign up and hold your own by January 7th — we’ll send you the […]
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Opponents of Reform Cry Repeal, Vow to Fight On for the Insurance Industry
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- 29 de dezembro de 2009
- 1 min. de leitura
Yesterday POLITICO reported that, before it even becomes law, opponents of health care reform – including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich – are already talking about repealing it. Certainly there is a fundamental disagreement here, since many opponents of reform – again including Gingrich – appear to think that insurance companies can do no wrong. First, […]
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The President on Preliminary Findings Regarding the Attempted Terrorist Attack
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- 29 de dezembro de 2009
- 4 min. de leitura
Speaking at Kaneohe Bay Marine Base in Kaneohe, Hawaii, the President gave an update on the latest findings regarding the incident on the Christmas Day flight from Amsterdam to Detroit: THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Yesterday I updated the American people on the immediate steps we took — the increased screening and security of air travel — to […]
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Promoting Openness and Accountability by Making Classification a Two-Way Street
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- 29 de dezembro de 2009
- 10 min. de leitura
President Obama has issued a new executive order on “Classified National Security Information” (the Order) that addresses the problem of over-classification in numerous ways and will allow researchers to gain timelier access to formerly classified records. Among the major changes are the following: It establishes a National Declassification Center at the National Archives to enable […]
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Where the Road to Health Reform Began
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- 29 de dezembro de 2009
- 2 min. de leitura
About a year ago, those of us working on the Presidential Transition were taking the first steps on the road towards reforming our health care system under the Obama Administration. We knew that this wasn’t an academic issue or an issue just for the political scoreboards – we had to hear from the American people first […]