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Weekly Address: Wall Street Reform & Main Street


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Published May 15, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

The President explains how Wall Street Reform will not only end bailouts and bring accountability for big banks, but empower consumers, shareholders and community banks ...

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Al Franken Fighting For Homeowners' Advocate


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Published May 14, 2010 at 7:30 a.m.

Sen. Al Franken wants somebody to be looking out for homeowners as they navigate the Obama administration's Home Affordable Modification Program. The Minnesota Democrat has introduced an amendment to create an Office of the Homeowner Advocate within the Treasury department ... "The government created this HAMP program that people have accessed, and sometimes they end up talking to the servicer of their loan and sometimes the servicers make mistakes and don't really have their back," said Franken

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Federal Oversight Panel Slams Obama's Small Business Plans, Says Administration Not Doing Enough


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Published May 14, 2010 at 7:17 a.m.
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A federal oversight panel criticized the Obama administration's attempts to boost small business lending, expressing doubts on everything from the plan's promised success to whether the administration is taking the right approach ... The administration has proposed a host of programs fuel small business loans, which have nosedived over the last 20 months. However, the bulk of the money is centered on a TARP-like program that would invest up to $30 billion in taxpayer money into banks. The cost

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Barack Obama, Campaign Manager: How The 2008 Playbook Passed Health Care


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Published May 14, 2010 at 7:15 a.m.

Shortly before 11 a.m. on a Sunday in mid-December, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was driving through Washington D.C. when he received a nervous phone call from one of his trusted deputies, Sen. Chuck Schumer ... Schumer wanted to know if Reid had seen Sen. Joseph Lieberman's comments on "Face the Nation" that morning. "Lieberman seemed to draw a line in the sand," the New York Democrat relayed. "You should check in with him. He seemed to rule out supporting the bill if it has the Medicare

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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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Remarks by the President at Real Time Crime Center


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Published May 13, 2010 at 6:13 p.m.

5:21 P.M. EDT ... THE PRESIDENT:  Well, everybody -- look, I know you folks are busy, but I just wanted to come by and say thank you.  I was telling the mayor and the commissioner that the work that the NYPD does in coordination with state, local, and federal officials when it comes to counterterrorism is a model for the country.  It has been for some time.  And I don’t think I need to tell you that given the potential for attack everywhere in the country, we’ve got a lot to learn from

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President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 5/13/2010


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Published May 13, 2010 at 5:20 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key administration posts: ... Thomas R. Acevedo, Member, National Advisory Council on Indian EducationDerek J. Bailey, Member, National Advisory Council on Indian EducationRobin A. Butterfield, Member, National Advisory Council on Indian EducationRobert B. Cook, Member, National Advisory Council on Indian EducationDeborah Jackson-Dennison, Member, National Advisory Council on Indian

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Small Businesses: "The Backbone of America's Economy"


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Published May 13, 2010 at 4:21 p.m.
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President Obama travelled to Buffalo, New York this afternoon, where he visited Industrial Support Inc. and discussed the important role that small businesses have as the “backbone of America’s economy.” He explained that the government has been removing barriers to help businesses get loans as part of the President's broader economic agenda, and that this agenda is starting to bear fruit: ... All those tough steps we took, they’re working.  Despite all the naysayers who were predicting

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Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton Aboard Air Force One en route Buffalo, New York


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Published May 13, 2010 at 12:23 p.m.

12:22 P.M. EDT ... MR. BURTON:  Welcome aboard, flight to Buffalo.  In his remarks, the President will talk about the economic crisis and some of the steps that he and the administration have taken to get us out of it.  During the economic crisis, the President and his allies in Congress were forced to make some politically difficult decisions to get our economy back on track.  As a result of those actions, we’re beginning to see jobs created and the economy growing ... The President will

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Background on the President's Trip to Buffalo, New York Today


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Published May 13, 2010 at 10:33 a.m.

REMARKS ON THE ECONOMY AT INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT INC ... BUFFALO, NY ... The President will travel to Buffalo, NY and visit Industrial Support Inc.  He will take a tour of their manufacturing facilities and deliver remarks on the economy.  He will then hold a Q&A session with workers and small businesses in the audience.  The audience will be made up of approximately 230 people and mostly comprised of workers and guests of Industrial Support Inc.  In addition, local small businesses will be in

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