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The President and Vice President’s 2012 Financial Disclosure Forms

Today, the President and Vice President released their 2012 financial disclosure reports. The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 requires high-level federal officials to publicly disclose their personal financial interests. The public filing system serves to prevent financial conflicts of interest by providing for a systematic review of the finances of government officials. Those finances […]

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President Obama Honors Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

President Barack Obama bows his head after placing a flower in a wreath during the National Peace Officers Memorial Service, an annual ceremony honoring law enforcement who were killed in the line of duty in the previous year, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. May 15, 2013. Chuck Canterbury, National President, Fraternal Order of […]

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Hanging out with “We the Geeks”

Note: Watch the first ‘We the Geeks” Hangout on Thursday, May 16, at 2:00 p.m. EDT on WhiteHouse.gov and on the White House Google+ page. You can join the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #WeTheGeeks. On May 16th, the White House is kicking off “We the Geeks,” a new series of Google+ Hangouts to highlight […]

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Meeting with Mothers and Advocates for Our Children

(Jeff Martin, National Women’s Law Center) During his State of the Union address in February, President Obama called on Congress to expand access to high-quality preschool to every four-year old in America. As the President put it that day: In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children, like Georgia or Oklahoma, […]

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National Strategy for the Arctic Region Announced

The Arctic is rapidly changing. While the Arctic region has experienced warming and cooling cycles over millennia, the current warming trend is unlike anything previously recorded. As sea ice diminishes, ocean resources are more readily accessible. This accessibility, along with recent scientific estimates indicating the presence of significant energy and other resources, have inspired strong […]

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Weekly Address: Fixing our Immigration System and Expanding Trade in Latin America

President Obama describes the incredible opportunities to create middle-class jobs in America by deepening our economic ties and expanding trade in Latin America and discusses a recent Senate bill that takes commonsense steps to fix our broken immigration system. Transcript | Download mp4 | Download mp3 Fonte: White House

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President Obama Explains How Health Reform Is Helping Women

Watch this video on YouTube With Mother’s Day just around the corner, President Obama today spoke to a group of women – including many moms – about the ways the Affordable Care Act is already helping millions of Americans like them. “Women in particular now have more control over their own care than ever before,” […]

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Weekly Wrap Up: “We’ll Meet That Task”

Watch the West Wing Week here. Mexico & Costa Rica Trip: On Thursday, President Obama started a three day trip to Mexico and Costa Rica for his first visit to Latin America of the second term. During the trip, the President hopes to reinforce the deep cultural, familial, and economic ties we share with Mexico […]

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Weekly Wrap Up: “We Move Forward”

Watch the West Wing Week here. Launching the Jobs & Opportunity Tour: On Thursday, the President was in Austin to launch his Middle Class Jobs & Opportunity Tour. Austin is leading the nation in manufacturing and tech job growth and is a benchmark for “a thriving, rising middle class and a dynamic, cutting-edge economy.” The […]

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President Obama Reaffirms the United States-Mexico Relationship

President Barack Obama greets President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico at the Palacio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico, May 2, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) On the first day of his trip to Mexico and Costa Rica, President Obama was in Mexico City for meetings and a joint press conference with President Peña […]

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