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President Obama Announces his Nominees for Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative
Posted by on May 2, 2013 at 1:00 PM EDTPenny Pritzker is President Obama's choice to lead the Commerce Department, and he wants Mike Froman to be the next U.S. Trade Representative
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President Obama Announces His Nominees for FCC Chair and FHFA Director
Posted by on May 1, 2013 at 4:57 PM EDTPresident Obama announces his intent to nominate a new director of the Federal Housing Finance Authority and new Federal Communications Chair.
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President Obama Takes Questions from the Press
Posted by on April 30, 2013 at 4:22 PM EDTPresident Obama holds a press conference in the briefing room at the White House, answering questions from reporters about Syria, the sequester, implementation of the Affordable Care Act and more.
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First Lady Michelle Obama Announces New Hiring Commitments for Veterans and Military Spouses
Posted by on April 30, 2013 at 1:09 PM EDTAt a Joining Forces event, Mrs. Obama announced that 290,000 veterans and military spouses have been hired or trained since 2011, far exceeding President Obama's original challenge. New commitments will help 435,000 more by 2018.
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State and Local Officials Voice Support for Nomination of Anthony Foxx
Posted by on April 30, 2013 at 9:48 AM EDTGovernors and mayors speak out about the nomination of Anthony Foxx to be the next Secretary of Transportation.
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President Obama Nominates Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation
Posted by on April 29, 2013 at 4:15 PM EDTPresident Obama announces Anthony Foxx as his nominee for the next Secretary of Transportation.
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Weekly Address: Time to Replace the Sequester with a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction
Posted by on April 27, 2013 at 5:45 AM EDTPresident Obama says that because Republicans in Congress allowed a series of harmful, automatic budget cuts—called the sequester—to take effect, important programs like Head Start are now forced to reduce their services. After travelers were stuck for hours in airports and on planes this past week, members of Congress passed a temporary band-aid measure to stop the cuts that impact airlines — but they must do more to stop cuts to vital services for the American people. That’s why it’s time for a balanced approach to deficit reduction that makes smarter cuts and reforms in the tax code while creating jobs and strengthening the middle class.
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Weekly Wrap Up: "What You Do Matters"
Posted by on April 26, 2013 at 5:50 PM EDTHere's quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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Advance Estimate of GDP for the First Quarter of 2013
Posted by on April 26, 2013 at 9:30 AM EDTOver the last fifteen quarters, the economy has expanded by 8.3 percent overall, and the private components of GDP have grown by 12.2 percent. Real GDP is now 3.2 percent larger than it was at the previous business cycle peak in 2007:Q4.
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Celebrate National Park Week!
Posted by on April 22, 2013 at 6:34 PM EDTNational Park Week celebrates and gives back to our country’s great natural and cultural landscapes.
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