Category: Oct-2012

WASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama told the American people that as a nation we are moving forward four years after the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.  While there’s more work to do, America’s businesses have added 5.2 million jobs over the past 31 months and the unemployment rate is at the…

On Friday, October 5, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 1272, the “Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2012,” which provides for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe by the United States Court of Federal Claims; H.R. 1791, which designates the United States courthouse under…

George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia 11:20 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Hello, George Mason!  (Applause.)  Hello, Patriots!  (Applause.)  It’s good to see you guys!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you so much. AUDIENCE:  Four more years!  Four more years!  (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you!  Everybody, have a seat.  Have…

Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio 2:36 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Cleveland State!  (Applause.)  How’s it going, Vikings?  (Applause.) AUDIENCE:  Four more years!  Four more years! THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody!  (Applause.) Can everybody give Tatiana an — just give her a huge round of applause for that great introduction.  (Applause.)  It’s good to see…

Magness Arena University of Denver Denver, Colorado 7:00 P.M. MDT MR. LEHRER:  Good evening from the Magness Arena at the University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado.  I’m Jim Lehrer of the PBS News Hour, and I welcome you to the first of the 2012 Presidential Debates between President Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, and former…

Sloan’s Lake Park Denver, Colorado 10:30 A.M. MDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Colorado!  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in Denver!  (Applause.)  Can everybody please give Lily a big round of applause for the great introduction.  (Applause.)  We’ve got so many dignitaries I can’t name them all.  But we’ve got your outstanding senators in the…

More than 100 colleges and universities commit to prepare educators for unique challenges facing military children WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Dr. Jill Biden and Army Chief of Staff, General Raymond Odierno, along with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC), are celebrating a milestone achievement for Joining Forces’…

President Obama welcomes the decision by all 28 NATO members to extend NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s tenure for an additional year, through 2014.  The United States commends the Secretary General for his strong leadership of America’s most important security alliance, and we look forward to continuing to work with him and with our…

University of Nevada Reno, Nevada 11:27 A.M. PDT MRS. OBAMA:  Whoa!  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  I love you guys.  (Applause.)  Oh, this is so good. It’s a perfect day on a beautiful campus with some amazing supporters.  I am thrilled to be back here with all of you today.  (Applause.)  And I understand this…

The United States congratulates the people of Georgia for the successful completion of yesterday’s parliamentary elections, and the achievement of another milestone in Georgia’s democratic development.  Georgian citizens have set a regional and global example by conducting a competitive campaign, freely exercising their democratic rights, and affirming their commitment to undertake a peaceful transfer of…