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On the front lines

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.

"You're on the front lines," President Obama told a gathering of 85 mayors in the East Room of the White House this morning ...

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New commitment to the Gulf Coast

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"We must ensure that the failures of the past are never repeated," President Obama said in a statement today, announcing the extension of the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding and his decision to send two cabinet members to the region ...

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Time for All of Us to Step Up

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan explains how the President's housing plan helps responsible Americans struggling to make their mortgage payments every month in this economic crisis ...

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Gibbs corrects the record on the President’s housing plan

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.

Press Secretary Robert Gibbs clears up some misconceptions on who will benefit from the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan ...

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Help is on the way

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.

The President announced that $15 billion in relief funds for states will be available as soon as this Wednesday, and he has named Earl Devaney, former inspector general of the Interior Department, to oversee spending of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ...

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The first foreign trip

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.

We put together a short video with some highlights from the President's first foreign trip, last week's visit to Ottawa ...

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Secretary Clinton: “We have to remain vigilant on behalf of women’s rights”

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.

Secretary Clinton gives an impassioned speech on women's right during a town hall in Seoul ...

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Owning up to what we owe

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.

The President today promised that by the end of his first term, he will cut in half the massive federal deficit we've inherited. And we'll do it in a new way: honestly and candidly ...

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Recovery in Action: Minnesota and Oregon

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.

The first dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are going out in just two days -- Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009 -- in the form of federal support for state medicaid payments. But the impact is already being felt well beyond that ...

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Eye on Darfur

Published March 16, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.

Bringing relief to the battered region of Darfur is a top priority for the administration, the President and Vice President assured the actor and activist George Clooney last night ...

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