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R. Sargent Shriver, brother-in-law of President Kennedy and the first director of the Peace Corps, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at the age of 95.
Article source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/remembering-sargent-shriver
Continue Reading →West Wing Week: “A Rather Large Painting”
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Watch as the President welcomes the presidents of China and Pakistan, serves the D.C. community in observance of Martin Luther King Day, speaks in remembrance of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and President [...]
Continue Reading →Leading by Example: The Federal Government’s Sustainable Future
2010 was a historic year for the General Services Administration (GSA). With a portfolio including 350 million square feet of public buildings, 200,000 federal vehicles, and a flow of goods and services throughout government totaling $95 billion, GSA has the capacity to impact every corner of [...]
Continue Reading →Watch Live at 10:45 AM EST: The First Lady Surprises Visitors on White House Tour
On January 21, 2009, the President and First Lady entered the White House and signaled their commitment to creating a more open and accessible White House by surprising guests attending public tours. Two years later, approximately 1.5 million visitors [...]
Continue Reading →Voices of Health Reform: Libbie and Natalie’s Story
Libbie Hough from North Carolina spent a lot of time worrying about her daughter, Natalie, who has a pre-existing condition.
Natalie had a previously undiagnosed condition, went into cardiac arrest while at school, beat the odds and survived. But Libbie knew that such an episode would [...]
Continue Reading →First Lady Michelle Obama: “When You Study Abroad, You’re Helping to Make America Stronger”
Ed. Note: Read more about the “100,000 Strong Initiative” and new efforts to increase the number and diversity of American students studying in China.
“So we’ve had a pretty busy morning at the White House,” said Mrs. [...]
Continue Reading →Editorial Boards Across the Country Agree: Repealing the Affordable Care Act is a Bad Idea
As you may have seen in our earlier posts from Secretary Geithner and Assistant to the President for Special Projects Stephanie Cutter, Republicans in the House of Representatives have scheduled time today to vote on a bill [...]
Continue Reading →A Commitment to Responsibility – HUD’s Work to Build a Clean Energy Economy and a Stronger Environment
Two years ago, newly inaugurated President Barack Obama stood before the nation and promised a “new era of responsibility.” Part of that responsibility requires a commitment to the health of our families and children by protecting the [...]
Continue Reading →President Obama Welcomes President Hu of China to the White House
Ed. Note: Read the White House fact sheets on some of the economic and commercial issues being discussed today.
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Continue Reading →Voices of Health Reform: Betsy’s Story
Yesterday, we launched Voices of Health Reform to feature stories of Americans who are benefitting from the Affordable Care Act.
In the latest installment, we’re highlighting the story of Betsy Burton, of Salt Lake City, Utah. Betsy started the King’s English book store 33 years ago in Salt [...]
Continue Reading →Watch Live: The China State Visit
Today, the President hosts Hu Jintao, President of the People’s Republic of China, at the White House for a State Visit, marking the third State Visit of the Obama Administration. President Hu’s visit highlights the importance of expanding cooperation between the United States and China on bilateral, regional, [...]
Continue Reading →White House White Board: The Costs of Repealing Health Reform
Today, Republicans in the House of Representatives are voting on a bill to repeal the new freedoms, control over health care decisions, and cost savings the health care law—the Affordable Care Act—provides the American people. As Secretary Geithner noted this morning, repeal would [...]
Continue Reading →Affordable Care Act: Increasing Certainty for American Businesses, Economic Growth
Cross-posted from the Treasury Department’s blog.
This week the House will vote on a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010. Repeal of the Affordable Care Act would deny 32 million uninsured Americans access to health insurance. Repeal would mean [...]
Continue Reading →WASHINGTON – An Ohio man was charged with illegally shipping infrared military technology to South Korea, the Department of Justice announced today.
A criminal information was filed charging Kue Sang Chun, 66, of Avon Lake, Ohio, with one count of exporting defense articles on [...]
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WASHINGTON — A former leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, pleaded guilty today in federal court in San Francisco to racketeering (RICO) conspiracy, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, and the use or possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny [...]
Continue Reading →WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has settled its suit against the town of Garner, N.C., and the town’s Board of Adjustment alleging that they violated the Fair Housing Act when refused to allow up to eight men recovering from drug and alcohol addictions to live together as a reasonable accommodation.
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Continue Reading →WASHINGTON – A federal court has permanently barred Dianelys Armengol Guevara of Pembroke Pines, Fla., from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The permanent injunction order, to which Guevara consented, was entered by Judge Cecilia Altonaga of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Fort [...]
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– The United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, Dennis K. Burke, announced today that his office filed a
federal complaint against Jared Lee Loughner. The complaint was signed by Magistrate Judge Michelle Burns
in Phoenix.
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Continue Reading →(Note: General Liang’s remarks are provided through an interpreter.)
MODERATOR: Ladies and Gentlemen, good morning. General Liang and Secretary Gates have just concluded their meeting and now they are joining us to today’s press conference.
First I would like to give the floor to General Liang.
GEN. LIANG: Good morning friends [...]
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GEOFF MORRELL (press secretary, Department of Defense): Yeah, let me make one – sorry, one point, sir. We’re going to – we’ve got a long trip. We’re going to be seeing you guys many, many times over the course of this trip. So let’s confine this discussion, if we could, to China [...]
Continue Reading →“It is a pleasure to be back in Beijing. I’d like to thank the government and people of China for their gracious hospitality, which I’ve greatly enjoyed since my first visit almost 30 years ago. Much has changed since then.
“I also want to thank Gen. Liang for his hospitality. He and I [...]
Continue Reading →I live in Colorado, and when it’s cold it is very, very cold. Since I hate paying high heating bills, I typically have my thermostat set to a chilly 62°F. My husband and I have gotten used to this, and really like being able to use a warm comforter while the air stays cooler.
There [...]
Continue Reading →James Valdes, scientific advisor for biotechnology for the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, explains Tactical Garbage to Energy Refinery (TGER) technology to visitors at the Army Tech Zone during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, Jan. 8, in San Antonio.
SAN ANTONIO (June 9, 2011) — Dr. Emmitt L. Brown, the scientist from [...]
Continue Reading →Michael Dominick explains a Fuel Cell Power Source to Maj. Gen. Nickolas Justice, commanding general RDECOM, and Secretary of the Army John McHugh, in the RDECOM display at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio.
Brig. Gen. Harold Green, deputy commanding general of RDECOM, explains the [...]
Continue Reading →Marques Chavez, Research, Development and Engineering Command Public Affairs
The PVS-7 and PVS-14 night vision goggles are the latest generation night vision technology from the U.S. Army. The goggles allow the Warfighter to spot infrared illuminators not visible by the naked eye.
SAN ANTONIO — Night vision technology developed by the U.S. Army now [...]
Continue Reading →Keith Maxwell, business development manager for Lockheed Martin, models the Human Universal Load Carriage (HULC) as San Antonio weatherman Alex Garcia interviews him during media day activities at the Army Strong Zone.
SAN ANTONIO — American Warfighter can easily lift up to 200 pounds and significantly reduce knee and back injuries [...]
Continue Reading →Cooks from the Department of Defense Combat Feeding Program prepare breakfast for the opening of the Army Strong Zone at the Alamodome in San Antionio, Jan. 8.
SAN ANTONIO — Technology being developed by Army food scientists may provide the American warfighters meals on the battlefield three years from when they [...]
Continue Reading →WASHINGTON (Jan. 7, 2011) — Afghan and coalition forces detained several insurgents and found weapon stockpiles in recent operations throughout Afghanistan, military officials reported.
In operations today, Afghan and coalition troops discovered numerous stockpiles of weapons and drugs. These operations resulted in seizure of more than 1,000 rounds of small-arms ammunition, [...]
Continue Reading →Spc. Brian Stowe sings a ballad he wrote for his co-workers at Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan’s Logar province, Jan. 4, 2011.
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Jan. 7, 2011) — The origin of Spc. Brian Stowe’s military career isn’t much different from other Soldiers’ stories.
Stowe, of Elkmont, Ala., joined [...]
Continue Reading →WASHINGTON (Jan. 7, 2011) — Holly Petraeus hopes to hear from servicemembers and their families about their financial issues and pitfalls in the coming months as she leads up efforts to create the Office of Servicemember Affairs.
The information she gathers will be integrated into the formation of the new office, which [...]
Continue Reading →Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. told members of the Association of the U.S. Army that the service should complete its rebalance by October of 2011.
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 7, 2010) — Despite budget cuts, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. said he expects [...]
Continue Reading →MR. TONER: Thank you and good afternoon. And thanks once again for joining us. As many of you know, this is the third of three briefings that we’ve set up in advance of Wednesday’s one-year anniversary of the tragic earthquake that struck Haiti. This particular briefing will look at strategies and logistics for saving lives, [...]
Continue Reading →MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, we are very much honored today by the visit of our brother from America. This is Special – U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan General Scott Gration (inaudible). Next to him is Senator John Kerry, a tall man. He’s not a (inaudible) man, now, is he? (Laughter.) You can see also the [...]
Continue Reading →The United States strongly condemns the unjust and harsh verdict against human rights activist and respected lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh in Iran, and calls for her immediate release. Ms. Sotoudeh is a strong voice for rule of law and justice in Iran. We are dismayed by her continued detention and loss of the right to practice [...]
Continue Reading →MR. CROWLEY: Hello, and welcome to the Department of State. I am P.J. Crowley, the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. I’m joined by Tom Adams, the Special Coordinator for Haiti, Sam Worthington, who is the president and CEO of InterAction, and we’re here this morning to talk about Haiti, one year after the [...]
Continue Reading →Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson and Ambassador Princeton Lyman will brief reporters on-the-record, on camera on the Southern Sudan Referendum on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 1:00 pm in the State Department Press Briefing Room (Room 2209) at the U.S. Department of State.
Media representatives may attend this event upon presentation of one [...]
Continue Reading →Well, good afternoon, and it is such a pleasure for me to be here. I want to thank Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE’s special envoy for climate change and CEO of Masdar, Adnan Amin, the new interim director general of the International Renewable Energy Agency, known as IRENA, which will have its permanent headquarters [...]
Continue Reading →The U.S. Department of State’s next Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) delegation will be to Cairo, Egypt, from January 9 to 12, 2011. In coordination with the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), the U.S. Department of State is sending 13 prominent U.S. investors and entrepreneurs–along with several U.S. government employees – to meet [...]
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SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, this trip is, in many ways, an important follow-up to one directly related trip and another that is equally significant but less direct. The first, of course, was a trip to Bahrain and the speech that I gave at Manama outlining our security agenda, and the countries I am visiting [...]
Continue Reading →We are very concerned about the initiation of demolition of the Shepherd’s Hotel in East Jerusalem. This disturbing development undermines peace efforts to achieve the two state-solution. In particular, this move contradicts the logic of a reasonable and necessary agreement between the parties on the status of Jerusalem. We believe that through good faith negotiations, [...]
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