Category: 2012
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Remarks by the President Honoring the WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx
East Room 1:26 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Hello! Please everybody have a seat, have a seat. Welcome to the White House, and congratulations to the Minnesota Lynx on winning their first-ever WNBA championship. (Applause.) These women have brought glory back to the Twin Cities. I know there are a lot fans at home…
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Remarks by the President at Campaign Event — Waldorf Astoria
Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York, New York 6:33 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Hello! (Applause.) Hello, New York! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. If you have a chair, go ahead and use it. If you don’the — don’t. (Laughter.) It is wonderful — hey, guys, good to see you. It is wonderful…
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Remarks by the President at Campaign Event — 40/40 Club
40/40 Club New York, New York 8:48 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. I’m so grateful for all your support. Let me just begin by saying to Jay and Bey, thank you so much for your friendship. We are so grateful.…
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Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event — Cincinnati, OH
Seasongood Pavilion, Eden Park Cincinnati, Ohio 12:28 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Cincinnati! (Applause.) Thank you! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. It is good to be back in Cincinnati. (Applause.) It is good to be in Ohio. It is great to be in this beautiful setting. It seems like we should have…
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Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event – Gainesville, Florida
Stephen C. O’Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 4:07 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Wow! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Wow! (Applause.) This is amazing. It’s amazing. Thank you so much. I am beyond thrilled to be with all of you today. And first let me just say: Go, Gators! (Applause.) Let me start — because I want…
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Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event — Columbus, Ohio
Amphitheatre, Schiller Park Columbus, Ohio 4:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Columbus! (Applause.) Thank you. (Applause.) Well, thank you. It is great to be back in Columbus. (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you so much. Well — see, this is why I like to come to Columbus…
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Remarks by the President to the AFL-CIO Convention — Columbus, OH
Renaissance Columbus Hotel Columbus, Ohio 6:17 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, AFL-CIO! (Applause.) It is good to be back in Ohio! Good to see my brothers and sisters in labor. (Applause.) I want to start off by saying you’ve got an outstanding leader in Tim. Give him a big round of applause. Love what he’s…
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Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 7:00 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you so much. Oh, Tallahassee! Oh, my gosh, thank you. (Applause.) This is amazing. (Applause.) All right, before I get started — I want to start — first of all we have to thank Kevin, because Kevin — that great introduction, for all…
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Weekly Address: Carrying on the Work of Our Fallen Heroes
This week in Libya, we lost four of our fellow Americans. Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, Sean Smith, and Chris Stevens were all killed in an outrageous attack on our diplomatic post in Benghazi. These four Americans represented the very best of our country. Glen and Tyrone had each served America as Navy SEALs for many years,…
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Obama Rejects Netanyahu’s Appeal To Identify A Specific ‘Red Line’ That Iran’s Nuclear Program Cannot Cross
Obama has rejected Netanyahu’s appeal for his administration to identify a ‘red line’, which could lead to military action that Iran’s nuclear program cannot cross. In explaining the reason why Netanyahu took this step, David Makovsky, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said, “The Israelis are worried that once Iran…