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Immigration Bill Approved By The Senate Judiciary Committee, Signifies A Breakthrough For 11 Million Illegal Residents
Obama praised the Senate Judiciary Committee move to approve the Immigration bill, which will pave the way for 11 illegal million residents to gain American citizenship in 13 years. With one of Obama’s priorities being met, it wasn’t surprising that he released a statement, which said, “I encourage the full Senate to bring this bipartisan…
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President Obama’s Job Performance Ratings Drop Amidst Scandals, Reveals University Survey
Considering a number of scandals that have taken place and which the Obama administration is now faced to deal with publicly, the President’s job performance ratings, not surprisingly, has dropped from 48 to 45 percent this month. The survey which was conducted by Quinnipiac University between May 22-28 among 1419 registered voters, 49 percent disapprove…
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Obama Threatens To Veto A Republican-Led Student Loan Plan, Says It Will Put More Pressure On Students And Families
President Obama has threatened to veto a Republican student loan plan that will switch the interest rates to a market-based system, as he believes that this will cause more uncertainty for students and families. A leading Democrat on the House Education Committee, George Miller from California, explains why this plan isn’t a good solution, in…
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Obama Wishes To Renew Ties With Russia, Will Meet With Putin Twice In The Coming Months
President Obama wishes to renew relations with Russia, thanks to his talks with current Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev. The President, in discussion with Patrushev, who is on a visit to the United States, recently reiterated his desire to strengthen relations with the country that they were at odds during the Cold War for several decades.…
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Fourth American Citizen Killed in Pakistan, Obama to make national security speech shortly
The Obama administration finally admitted that a fourth American citizen was the victim of a drone strike, apart from the other three killed in both Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. In explaining why this information was revealed, Attorney-General Holder, in a letter, wrote, “Since entering office, the President made clear his commitment to providing Congress…
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Op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden on Fortune.com: Businesses must hire more vets
Michelle Obama, Jill Biden: Businesses must hire more vets Two years ago, we launched Joining Forces, a nationwide campaign to rally all Americans to support our veterans and military families. We did this for two simple reasons: because we were both awed by the courage and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform who…
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President Obama, Vice President Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Dr. Jill Biden Announce that Since President Obama’s Challenge in August 2011, American Businesses Have Hired or Trained 290,000 Veterans and Military Spouses
New announcements today total an additional 435,000 veterans and military spouses hired or trained by 2018 By the numbers: August 2011: President Obama challenged American business to hire or train 100,000 veterans or military spouses by 2013. August 2012: The First Lady announced that companies had hired or trained 125,000 veterans and military spouses, and…
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President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Three to Serve on the United States District Court
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Colin Stirling Bruce, Sara Lee Ellis and Andrea R. Wood for District Court judgeships. “I am honored to put forward these highly qualified candidates for the federal bench,” President Obama said. “They will be distinguished public servants and valuable additions to the United…
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Statement by the President on the Investiture of His Majesty Willem-Alexander as King of the Netherlands
On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I congratulate His Majesty Willem-Alexander on the occasion of his investiture as King of the Netherlands, and we wish the very best to him and Queen Maxima as they assume their new roles. Our two nations share a rich history and strong ties, and we enjoyed hosting…
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News Conference by the President
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon — or good morning, everybody. I am here to answer questions in honor of Ed Henry, as he wraps up his tenure as president of the White House Correspondents Association. Ed, because of that, you get the first question. Congratulations. Q Thank you, sir, I really appreciate that. And I…