Category: November 2010

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 04, 2010 Statement by the President on Diwali Tomorrow, Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists, here in America and around the world, will celebrate the holiday of Diwali – the festival of lights.  This is a day when members of some of the…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 04, 2010 Notice from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Weapons of Mass Destruction On November 14, 1994, by Executive Order 12938, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 04, 2010 Remarks by the President After a Cabinet Meeting Cabinet Room 9:40 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  I just want to make a few quick remarks to expand on some things that I said yesterday.  Obviously Tuesday was a big election. …

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 04, 2010 Letter from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Weapons of Mass Destruction TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE November 4,…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 03, 2010 Readout of the President’s Calls Tonight The President tonight called and talked to Reps. Pelosi, Boehner and Hoyer, and Senator McConnell In his calls with Rep. Boehner and Sen. McConnell, the President said he was “looking forward to working with him…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 03, 2010 Press Conference by the President East Room 1:02 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody.  Last night I had a chance to speak to the leaders of the House and the Senate and reached out to those who had both won…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 03, 2010 Readout of President Obama’s call with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte As part of his ongoing consultations with close NATO allies, President Obama called Prime Minister Rutte of the Netherlands today to congratulate the Prime Minister on the formation of his…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 02, 2010 Statement by the President on the 10th Anniversary of Crews Aboard the International Space Station Today marks an important milestone in the history of human exploration. For the past decade, men and women from 15 nations have lived and worked together…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 02, 2010 Readout of the President’s Call with President with Yemeni President Saleh This morning, the President spoke with President Ali Abdallah Saleh of Yemen to discuss our ongoing cooperation against al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula.  Both leaders condemned al-Qa’ida’s attempt to smuggle…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 02, 2010 President Obama Signs South Dakota Disaster Declaration The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, local and Tribal recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and…