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President Obama Talks Early Childhood Education, Infrastructure and Strong Communities in Baltimore

Ed. note: Watch the video below to learn more about what the President is doing in Baltimore, and check back on this post for updates from the trip – we’ll post them all here together. Today, President Obama is headed to Baltimore, Maryland to talk early childhood education, infrastructure and ensuring hard work leads to a decent […]

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Being Biden Vol. 7: Gems of Wisdom

A class of third graders from North Philadelphia recently wrote to Vice President Biden about reducing gun violence. This week, the Vice President sat down to share some of these children’s words with you — and an expression that belonged to his mom: “out of the mouths of babes come gems of wisdom.” Take a […]

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Building a 21st Century Infrastructure: Better Outcomes, Faster Timelines, and Less Red Tape

President Obama today signed a Presidential Memorandum that will shave months, and even years, off the time it takes to review and approve major infrastructure projects. This means that states, local governments, and private developers will be able to start construction sooner, create jobs earlier, and fix our nation’s infrastructure faster. On March 22, 2012, […]

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West Wing Week: 05/17/13 or “We the Geeks”

This week, the President honored fallen officers and top cops, spoke on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, invited both the Prime Minister of England and of Turkey to the White House, and kicked off a new Google hangout series on science and technology.  Fonte: White House

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Watch Live: Dr. Jill Biden at Navajo Technical College

On Friday, May 17th at 10:00am MT (12:00pm ET), Dr. Biden will give the commencement address to the 33rd graduating class of Navajo Technical College (NTC) — one of two tribal colleges serving the Navajo Nation. Many of the programs at NTC are designed to help create new jobs and economic opportunities on or near […]

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David Simas: “A gesture that means something”

This afternoon, David Simas sent the message below to the White House email list, asking people to speak out in favor of the health care law. If you didn’t get the email, be sure to sign up. Hi all — Today, Republicans in the House of Representatives are going to come together, cast a vote, […]

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Keeping Children Safe and Helping Families Find Quality Child Care

Editor’s Note: This is a cross post from the Administration for Children & Families blog of the Department of Health & Human Services. You can find the original post here. President Barack Obama hugs students during a visit to a pre-kindergarten classroom at the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Decatur, Ga., Feb. 14, 2013. […]

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President Obama Discusses the Internal Revenue Service

Just after 6:00 PM ET, President Obama spoke from the East Room of the White House about the Treasury Department’s review of the Internal Revenue Service. “I’ve reviewed the Treasury Department watchdog’s report, and the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable,” he said. “It’s inexcusable, and Americans are right to be angry about it, and […]

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West Wing Week: 05/17/13 or “We the Geeks”

This week, the President honored fallen officers and top cops, spoke on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, invited both the Prime Minister of England and of Turkey to the White House, and kicked off a new Google hangout series on science and technology.  read more Fonte: White House

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President Obama Is Headed to Baltimore – Learn Why

On Friday, President Obama is headed to Baltimore, Maryland to talk early childhood education, infrastructure and ensuring hard work leads to a decent living. Watch the video below to learn more about what he’ll be doing in Baltimore, and check back on this post for updates from the trip – we’ll post them all here […]

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