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President Obama Makes His Third Visit to the Gulf Coast

Published June 4, 2010 at 11:13 p.m.

President Barack Obama travels to Louisiana to further assess the latest efforts to counter the BP oil spill ...

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The Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill: June 4, 2010

Published June 4, 2010 at 7:46 p.m.

Ed. Note: For more information on federal response resources, volunteer opportunities, and assistance for those in affected areas visit WhiteHouse.gov/Deepwater-BP-Oil-Spill ... Below is the latest in the ongoing Administration-wide response provided by the Joint Information Center. ... Heidi Avery is White House Deputy Homeland Security Advisor ...

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On the Ground in Louisiana

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Published June 4, 2010 at 6:34 p.m.

Ed. Note: The live chat with Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner origninally scheduled for June 7 has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts. We'll update this post with a new date and time as soon as it is confirmed. ... Click here to see the video ... Today, President Obama travelled to Louisiana to meet with National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, Governors of Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida, members of Congress and local officials to

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Anniversary of the President’s Speech in Cairo

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Published June 4, 2010 at 6:16 p.m.

On June 4, 2009, in President Obama gave a speech in Cairo, Egypt, proposing a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world, based upon mutual interest and mutual respect. The President said that the U.S. would work in partnership to address shared challenges such as violent extremism, Iraq, achieving peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and nonproliferation. He also said that the United States would seek a more comprehensive engagement with Muslim-majority countries,

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Chefs Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids

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Published June 4, 2010 at 3:37 p.m.

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First Lady Michelle Obama addresses hundreds of chefs from around the country during a “Let’s Move!” event on the South Lawn of the White House, June 4, 2010 ... The First Lady called on chefs to get involved by adopting a school and working with teachers, parents, school nutritionists and administrators to help educate kids about food and nutrition ... What an amazing day! Today, hundreds of chefs from over 37 states gathered on the South Lawn of the White House in support of the "Chefs

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The President's Tele-Town Hall with Seniors

Published June 4, 2010 at 2:08 p.m.

As America’s seniors learn about the new benefits (pdf) for them in the Affordable Care Act, they want to hear more. On Tuesday, we’ve received 30,000 calls at our 1-800-MEDICARE call center about reform compared to an average of 150 a day last month ... In response to this growing interest, President Obama will host a tele-town hall next Tuesday to talk to seniors about the Affordable Care Act. They’ll have a direct conversation about how the law will strengthen Medicare by improving

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The National Summit of Rural America: A Dialogue of Renewing Promise

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Published June 4, 2010 at 1:06 p.m.

As the Obama Administration National Rural Summit came to a close yesterday, there was a general feeling of hope for the future of America’s rural communities. But there was also a sense that a host of partners - federal, state, and local governments, non-profit and for-profit entities, and most of all the good people who live in rural America - must work together to bring about the change our rural communities so deserve ... One of our panelists, Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer of

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Jobs Numbers and the People They Represent

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Published June 4, 2010 at 11:42 a.m.

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Click here to see the video ... The President was touring K Neal International Trucks, Inc. in Hyattsville, Maryland this morning. The company is just a few miles out of DC, but it’s the kind of company in the kind of town you see all over America. After the tour he said a few words to the employees about the latest jobs numbers, which CEA Chair Christina Romer wrote about this morning: ... I was talking to Stephen and he told me that rental and lease sales have improved, that there’s a

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Harnessing the Power of Information to Improve Health

Published June 4, 2010 at 11:22 a.m.

On Wednesday, we launched a vital new HHS Open Government effort: The Community Health Data Initiative (CHDI). Joined by almost 700 people in person and online, the Initiative was publicly launched by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius along with Deputy Secretary Bill Corr, Institute of Medicine President Harvey Fineberg, and White House CTO Aneesh Chopra at a forum held at the National Academy of Sciences. ... The Community Health Data Initiative is an incredibly exciting new public-private

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The Employment Situation in May

Published June 4, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.

Today’s employment situation report shows continued signs of labor market recovery. Payroll employment rose for the fifth month in a row, and the unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 9.7 percent. While these are encouraging developments, we clearly have a very long way to go until the labor market is fully recovered. It is essential that we continue our efforts to move in the right direction and generate steady, strong job gains and continuing declines in unemployment ...

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