Category: Oct-2012
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Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event
Crest Hollow Country Club Woodbury, New York 12:12 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Good afternoon! (Applause.) We’re feeling good! Oh, my goodness. Thank you so much. It is just a privilege to be here. And before I get started, you all rest yourselves. (Laughter.) I know if you’re like me, you were up late last night. …
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Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event in Mt. Vernon, IA
Richard and Norma Small Multi-Sport Center Mt. Vernon, Iowa 12:12 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Iowa! (Applause.) Thank you! Are you fired up? (Applause.) Are you ready to go? (Applause.) Well, first of all, can everybody please give a big round of applause to Rachel for that great introduction? (Applause.) I want to thank the…
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Remarks by the President at Ohio University, Athens, OH
Ohio University Athens, Ohio 6:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Ohio! (Applause.) How’s it going, Bobcats? (Applause.) Are you fired up? (Applause.) Are you ready to go? (Applause.) Boy, this is a good crowd. (Applause.) It’s a big crowd and a good-looking crowd. (Applause.) The weather is perfect. Who arranged the weather? Good job. (Laughter.)…
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Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event
583 Park New York, New York 6:22 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Oh, thank you so much. (Applause.) I am so thrilled to be here — truly, truly thrilled. Thank you. You all are so sweet. You all have been just amazing. I want to start by — although I miss this because I miss all…
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Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event — Chapel Hill, NC
Carmichael Arena University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2:38 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Well, hello, Tar Heels! (Applause.) It is good to be back in North Carolina. Thank you! What a thrill! You guys look great! Thank you for being here today. (Applause.) I want to start by thanking Lindsey for that very…
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Statement by the Press Secretary on the Agreement Between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
The United States welcomes today the signing of the Framework Agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the presence of President Aquino of the Republic of the Philippines and Prime Minister Najib of Malaysia. We commend the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front leadership…
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Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event — Delaware, Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio 3:03 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you, guys. Thank you so much. This is so very cool. (Applause.) It is so great to be here. I want to start by thanking Hayden — not just for that wonderful introduction, but for all the hard work that she and so many…
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Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event — Cleveland, Ohio
Tri-C Metro College Campus Cleveland, Ohio 6:11 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Oh, my goodness. (Applause.) Oh, yeah. It is always so nice to be in Cleveland. You all, it’s like coming home. (Applause.) Well, I am always thrilled to be here with you all in Cleveland. This is — AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! MRS.…
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Statement by Vice President Joe Biden on the Passing of Arlen Specter
Jill and I are deeply saddened. Arlen Specter was a great Senator who lived his life the way he died, with dignity and courage. He was my friend and I admired him a great deal. For over three decades, I watched his political courage accomplish great feats and was awed by his physical courage to…
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Statement by the President on the Passing of Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter was always a fighter. From his days stamping out corruption as a prosecutor in Philadelphia to his three decades of service in the Senate, Arlen was fiercely independent – never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve. He brought that same toughness and determination to his personal…