Category: July 2010
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Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel in Joint Press Availability
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 06, 2010 Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel in Joint Press Availability Oval Office 12:38 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I just completed an excellent one-on-one discussion with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and I want to welcome him back to…
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Read-out of the President’s conference call with Ambassador Eikenberry and General Petraeus as well as congratulatory call to Polish acting President and President-elect Komorowski
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 05, 2010 Read-out of the President’s conference call with Ambassador Eikenberry and General Petraeus as well as congratulatory call to Polish acting President and President-elect Komorowski Read-out of the President’s conference call with Ambassador Eikenberry and General Petraeus as well as congratulatory call…
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Why can’t Obama catch a break?
President Barack Obama has certainly been a “doer” and not someone who stagnates. In his time as President, he has brought about major legislations that have been significant to the country.Healthcare reform (pushed for by Democrats for more than sixty years), Financial regulation (the likes of which have not been seen since the Great Depression)…
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The cost of the War so far
The war on terror has cost taxpayers billions of dollars so far and it appears that there is no end in sight as far as expenses are concerned. President Barack Obama has added to that expense by wanting $33 billion in order to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. He has also asked for $4.5…
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Obama’s Plan to Power the Economy
President Barack Obama believes that batteries are the future. In accordance with that belief, he’s made four visits to battery plants so far; the last of which was the visit to a plant in Holland, Mich.The electric battery plan is not farfetched and nor is it foolish. Batteries are vital to the next generation car…
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Obama’s Much Criticized Vacation
President Barack Obama is only human and as a working man he deserves to take a vacation with his family. But the GOP does not think so.But to be fair to the Republicans, their grouse is really with the timing and the destination. They believe that with the Gulf crisis still not completely solved, Obama…
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Obama annoyed with GOP
These days President Barack Obama is more annoyed with the GOP than ever. At the root of the problem are the Republican Party’s efforts to block all sorts of aid for the jobless. He accuses the GOP of using the filibuster in order to obstruct progress and recovery. Using the filibuster in the Senate, a…
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Statement by the President on the 10th Anniversary of the Community of Democracies
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 03, 2010 Statement by the President on the 10th Anniversary of the Community of Democracies Today, Foreign Ministers from around the world gather in Krakow to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Community of Democracies. The United States was a leader in the…
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Weekly Address: President Obama Touts Nearly $2 Billion in New Investments to Help Build a Clean Energy Economy
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 03, 2010 Weekly Address: President Obama Touts Nearly $2 Billion in New Investments to Help Build a Clean Energy Economy WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama announced that the Department of Energy is awarding nearly $2 billion in conditional commitments…
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President Obama Signs Minnesota Disaster Declaration
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 02, 2010 President Obama Signs Minnesota Disaster Declaration The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Minnesota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during…