Middle Class Task Force Holds First Meeting in Philadelphia-Focus is on Green Jobs

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:51 a.m.

The White House Task Force on Middle Class Families, led by Vice President Joe Biden, is holding its inaugural meeting today in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania ... The Task Force has a simple mandate: to find, highlight and implement solutions to the economic challenges facing the American middle class ...

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President Obama Announces More Key Appointments

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Published March 16, 2009 at 10:51 a.m.

WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Jon Leibowitz, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission; Charlie Rose, General Counsel at the Department of Education; and Roy Keinitz, Under Secretary for Policy at the Department of Transportation ...

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President Obama Signs Illinois, Oregon and Washington Major Disaster Declarations

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:50 a.m.

The President today declared major disasters exist in the States of Illinois, Oregon and Washington and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas struck by severe winter storms in Illinois during the period of January 26-28, 2009, in Oregon during the period of December 20-26, 2008 and in Washington during the period of December 12, 2008 to January 5, 2009 ...

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President Obama Announces More Key Appointments, March 3, 2009

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:50 a.m.

Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: John Berry, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission ...

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Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:50 a.m.

I hereby request the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce to review the regulation issued on December16, 2008, and to determine whether to undertake new rulemaking procedures with respect to consultative and concurrence processes that will promote the purposes of the ESA ...

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Vice President Biden to Travel to Brussels to Consult with NATO Allies

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:50 a.m.

Washington, DC -- Vice President Biden will travel to Brussels, Belgium next week to meet with the North Atlantic Council, the principal forum for NATO’s 26 member states ...

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Reform Agendas at the Departments of Agriculture and Homeland Security

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:50 a.m.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today discussed their efforts to cut costs and make government more efficient and effective ...

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Message to Congress from the President Regarding Export Certification

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:50 a.m.

I hereby certify to the Congress that the export of two environmental chambers to be used to test automotive parts is not detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry, and that the material and equipment, including any indirect technical benefit that could be derived from this export, will not measurably improve the missile or space launch capabilities of the People's Republic of China ...

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Readout on the President's Call to Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Great Britian

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:50 a.m.

The President called Prime Minster Brown today at approximately 3:00pm ... In a call that lasted about 10 minutes, the President congratulated the Prime Minister on his speech to Congress and expressed his appreciation for a very productive visit ...

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The White House Announces Regional Finalists for the 2009-2010 Class of White House Fellows

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:50 a.m.

WASHINGTON, DC – The White House announced today that 108 outstanding men and women from across the country have been selected as Regional Finalists for the White House Fellows Program. Founded in 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson, the White House Fellows Program is the nation's most prestigious program for leadership and public service ...

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