The President And First Lady Mark The Fifth Anniversary Of Hurricane Katrina

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Published Aug. 29, 2010 at 8:14 p.m.

On August 29, 2010, President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and members of the Cabinet traveled to New Orleans to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina ...

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President Obama and Administration Officials to Mark 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with Travel to Gulf Coast, Project Site Visits

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Published Aug. 25, 2010 at 9:48 a.m.

Click HERE for Further Background on the Administration’s Gulf Coast Hurricane Recovery and Nationwide Disaster Preparedness and Response Efforts ... WASHINGTON, DC – This week, President Obama and Administration officials will travel to the Gulf Coast to mark the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.  Since taking office in January 2009, the Obama Administration has cut bureaucratic red tape to provide residents of the Gulf Coast with the tools that they need to recover from Hurricanes

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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen

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Published June 7, 2010 at 11:58 a.m.

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room ... 10:10 A.M. EDT ... MR. GIBBS: Good morning, everyone. We are joined this morning by -- with Thad Allen, our national incident commander dealing with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He is also here for a meeting with Cabinet agencies that are dealing with this crisis, as well -- that begins in a little less than an hour. So let me turn it over to him to walk through the stages of our response. And we will both take your questions ... Sir ... ADMIRAL

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Remarks by the President After Meeting with Cabinet Members to Discuss the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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Published June 7, 2010 at 6:39 p.m.

12:08 P.M. EDT ... THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I just completed a meeting with the Cabinet that is directly in charge of dealing with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  From the beginning, we activated 15 agencies for what is now the largest national response ever to an environmental disaster.  And what we wanted to do is make sure that every agency was coordinating and that there was clarity about how we’re going to proceed in the coming months ... Now, we have gotten reports that have been

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Presidential Math and Science Teachers Award Release

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Published June 7, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON, DC -- President Obama today named 103 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.  The educators will receive their awards in Washington, D.C. later this year ... The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is awarded annually to the best pre-college-level science and mathematics teachers from across the country. The winners are selected by a panel of

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Remarks by Vice President Biden in a Statement to the Press with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki

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Published June 8, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.

State House ... Nairobi, Kenya ... 12:56 P.M. (local) ... PRESIDENT KIBAKI:  I think we are all ready.  Members of the media, this morning we held very useful discussions with the visiting United States Vice President, the Honorable Joseph Biden, on a broad range of issues touching on both bilateral and regional matters.  In the meeting, the Kenyan side included the Right Honorable Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the Vice President, Honorable Kalonzo Musyoka, and some cabinet ministers.  ... As

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The President Meets with His Cabinet on BP Spill: "This Will Be Contained"

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Published June 7, 2010 at 6:54 p.m.
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Click here to see the video ... Learn more about the ongoing Administration-wide response to the BP Oil Spill ... This morning the President met with Members of Cabinet to discuss the administration’s ongoing response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and receive a briefing from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen. He spoke to the press afterwards and reiterated his commitment to protecting small business owners and workers in the Gulf Coast region: ... Now, there are a number

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West Wing Week: "Hang on to Your Hats"

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Published May 14, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.
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Thanks for checking out the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, walk step by step with the President as he speaks to the nation about job numbers, monitors the oil leak in the gulf of Mexico, says goodbye to the spring interns, gives the commencement address at Hampton University, swears in his Intelligence Advisory Board, welcomes the President of Afghanistan, congratulates PM David Cameron, visits Buffalo NY and much more ... Click

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Focusing on the Spill

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Published May 10, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
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Needless to say it was a busy day here at the White House, but the President has not taken his eye off the BP spill in the Gulf.  This afternoon the President met with a number of Cabinet members and senior staff in the White House Situation Room to review BP efforts to stop the oil leak as well as to decide on next steps to ensure all is being done to contain the spread, mitigate the environmental impact and provide assistance to affected states, including individuals, businesses, and

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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin

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Published May 6, 2010 at 4:40 p.m.

See below for an answer to a question(marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up ... *On May 4, the Vice President chaired his monthly Cabinet-level meeting on Iraq.  Ambassador Hill and General Odierno briefed Principals on political and security developments via secure video teleconference and the Departments of Justice, State, and Homeland Security discussed Rule of Law programs in Iraq.  Participants included Defense Secretary Gates, Homeland Security Secretary

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