Megan Slack

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Megan Slack

Deputy Director of Digital Content for the Office of Digital Strategy

Megan Slack is the Deputy Director of Digital Content in the Office of Digital Strategy. She joined the White House from the online communications team at the Center for American Progress. She also worked as deputy finance director and scheduler on a congressional race in Houston, Texas during the 2008 election cycle, and interned at The Huffington Post. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from American University in Washington, D.C., where she served as editor in chief of the school newspaper, The Eagle.

Megan Slack's Posts

Financial Reform

By the Numbers: $140 Million

July 23, 2012 at 12:38 PM EDT

As a result of enforcement action by the CFPB, Capital One Bank must refund $140 million to 2 million customers who were pressured or misled into paying for “add-on products” such as payment protection and credit monitoring when they activated their credit cards.

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Weekly Address: Remembering the Victims of the Aurora, Colorado Shooting

July 21, 2012 at 6:00 AM EDT

President Obama honors the victims of the tragedy in Colorado, the people who knew them and loved them, and those who are still struggling to recover.

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Education

By the Numbers: 10,000

July 18, 2012 at 5:55 PM EDT

The STEM Master Teacher Corps will recognize and reward 10,000 exceptional science, math, technology and engineering teachers in our nation’s classrooms.

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Inside the White House

The President and First Lady Honor Nelson Mandela International Day

July 18, 2012 at 11:23 AM EDT

Nelson Mandela’s extraordinary life and steadfast commitment to the principles of democracy and reconciliation continue to be beacons for people of all backgrounds who strive for dignity, justice, and freedom.

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Taxes

By the Numbers: 97 Percent

July 11, 2012 at 3:32 PM EDT

President Obama is calling on Congress to extend the middle class tax cuts for the 98 percent of Americans making less than $250,000 for another year—a proposal that will also extend tax cuts for 97 percent of all small business owners in America.

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Taxes

By the Numbers: 98 Percent

July 10, 2012 at 6:07 PM EDT

President Obama is calling on Congress to extend tax cuts for the 98 percent of Americans making less than $250,000 a year.

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Foreign Policy

From the Archives: President Obama Travels to Russia, Italy, and Ghana

July 5, 2012 at 2:09 PM EDT

Check out a photo gallery from President Obama's 2009 trip to Russia, Italy, and Ghana.

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Health Care

The Affordable Care Act by the Numbers

July 2, 2012 at 3:25 PM EDT

Numbers tell the story of how the Affordable Care Act ensures hard-working, middle class families will get the security they deserve and protects every American from the worst insurance company abuses

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Weekly Address: An All-Hands-On-Deck Approach to Fighting the Colorado Wildfires

June 30, 2012 at 5:45 AM EDT

President Obama thanks the brave firefighters and volunteers who are providing food, water, and shelter to those who have been impacted by the devastating Waldo Canyon fire, and makes clear that his administration will continue to bring all resources available to assist efforts to combat the fires

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Homeland Security

President Obama Tours Wildfire Damage in Colorado

June 29, 2012 at 4:51 PM EDT

President Obama travels to Colorado to view the devastation caused by one of the state's worst wildfires.

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