Politics

Weekly Address: Giving Thanks to Our Fallen Heroes this Memorial Day

In this week’s address, President Obama commemorates Memorial Day by paying tribute to the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in service to our country. Transcript | Download mp4 | Download mp3 read moreVia: White House.gov Blog Feed
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First Lady Michelle Obama: “I want to urge you guys to keep on working hard every single day.”

Today, the First Lady and actress Kerry Washington visited the Savoy School in Anacostia, one of eight schools selected last year for the Turnaround Arts Initiative at the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. Through the initiative, these ...
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Connecticut Leads the Way on Protecting Children

At a town hall meeting today on school safety at the Classical Magnet School in Hartford, I got to hear firsthand how Connecticut is leading the nation in adopting common-sense solutions to reduce gun violence and improve school safety. In the ...
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Readout of Vice President Biden’s Calls with Iraqi Kurdistan President Masud Barzani and Iraqi Council of Representatives Speaker Osama Nujayfi

Vice President Biden spoke with Iraqi Kurdistan President Masud Barzani and Iraqi Council of Representatives Speaker Osama Nujayfi yesterday, Thursday, May 23rd. With President Barzani, the Vice President commended the return of Kurdish ministers and parliamentarians to Baghdad, and stressed ...
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More than Half of Doctors Now Use Electronic Health Records Thanks to Administration Policies

The Obama Administration has made improving the quality and efficiency of the health care system a priority. Already we have put in place new payment and care models that reward doctors and hospitals for providing high quality and efficient care ...
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Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 360

On Friday, May 24, 2013, the President signed into law: H.R. 360, which provides for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to commemorate the lives of the four young African American victims of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist ...
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Presidential Proclamation — National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2013

NATIONAL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK, 2013 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Last year, devastating hurricanes upended coastal communities spanning the shores of New England to the Gulf of Mexico. Scenes from Isaac ...
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Weekly Wrap Up: “You Will Not Travel That Path Alone”

Watch the West Wing Week here. Responding to the Tornadoes in Oklahoma: On Monday, the President spoke with Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin to express his concern for those who have been affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma. The President told Governor ...
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President Obama Delivers the Commencement Address at the U.S. Naval Academy

Today, President Obama delivered the commencement address to the U.S. Naval Academy class of 2013. Today, each of you can take enormous pride, for you’ve met the mission of this Academy. You’ve proven yourselves morally, living a concept of honor and ...
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Remarks by the First Lady at Savoy Elementary School Visit

Savoy Elementary School Washington, D.C. 12:11 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Hey, everyone! Oh, my goodness. You guys look good. I have been waiting to come visit you guys for a long, long time -- ever since I experienced the wonderful performance of the Savoy ...
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