Category: November 2011
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Ortega Arrested in Attempted Assassination of President Obama; says Obama is the Anti-Christ
Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez of Idaho Falls has been arrested in connection with the shooting at the White House on November 11, 2011, on the charges of attempted assassination of the President of the United States. FBI sources revealed that he believed that Obama to be the Anti-Christ, and his intention of shooting at the White…
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WEEKLY ADDRESS: “We Have to Increase the Pace”
WASHINGTON—In this week’s address, Vice President Biden noted that this month’s jobs numbers demonstrated that Congress should pass the American Jobs Act to strengthen our economy and create jobs right away. Republicans in Congress have voted against components of the bill to put teachers and firefighters back to work and they have unanimously opposed a…
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Statement by the Press Secretary on the Upcoming Visit of President Anibal Cavaco Silva of Portugal
President Obama will host President Anibal Cavaco Silva of Portugal for a meeting in the Oval Office on Wednesday, November 9th. The President welcomes the opportunity to reciprocate the warm hospitality that he received during his visit to Lisbon in November 2010. The United States and Portugal are strong NATO allies and cooperate closely in…
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Statement by the President on Hajj and Eid al-Adha
Michelle and I extend our greetings for a happy Eid al-Adha to Muslims worldwide and congratulate those performing Hajj. Thousands of Muslim Americans are among those who have joined one of the world’s largest and most diverse gatherings in making the pilgrimage to Mecca and nearby sites. As Muslims celebrate this Eid, they will also…
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Statement by the Press Secretary on the Upcoming Visit of President Anibal Cavaco Silva of Portugal
President Obama will host President Anibal Cavaco Silva of Portugal for a meeting in the Oval Office on Wednesday, November 9th. The President welcomes the opportunity to reciprocate the warm hospitality that he received during his visit to Lisbon in November 2010. The United States and Portugal are strong NATO allies and cooperate closely in…
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Statement by the President on Hajj and Eid al-Adha
Michelle and I extend our greetings for a happy Eid al-Adha to Muslims worldwide and congratulate those performing Hajj. Thousands of Muslim Americans are among those who have joined one of the world’s largest and most diverse gatherings in making the pilgrimage to Mecca and nearby sites. As Muslims celebrate this Eid, they will also…
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G-20: Fact Sheet on Cannes Action Plan for Growth and Jobs
G-20 Leaders today agreed to implement a comprehensive set of policies that will help reinvigorate global economic recovery. Under the “Cannes Action Plan for Jobs and Growth,” G-20 Leaders agreed that “strengthened international policy cooperation is needed now” and that their “ultimate objective is to provide more and better jobs for our citizens.” Since the…
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G-20: Fact Sheet on Common Global Challenges
Today, at the Cannes Summit, G-20 Leaders reconfirmed their commitment to trade and development as important drivers for long-term global economic growth and stability as well as progress in energy, climate change, and anti-corruption efforts. Doha Development Round: The G-20 Leaders made clear that they will not complete the Doha Development Agenda “if we continue…
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G-20: Fact Sheet on U.S. Financial Reform and the G-20 Leaders’ Agenda
Since the Pittsburgh Summit, the Group of Twenty (G-20) has responded decisively to the global financial crisis with an international financial regulatory reform agenda that is extraordinary both for its breadth and its level of heightened international cooperation. The agenda has strengthened the resilience of the world’s financial systems, expanded the perimeter of regulation, closed…