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David Simas: "A gesture that means something"
Posted by on May 16, 2013 at 4:20 PM EDTDavid Simas sends a message to the White House email list, asking people to speak out in support of the Affordable Care Act.
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Audacious Goals in Eye Research
Posted by on May 15, 2013 at 4:26 PM EDTThe National Eye Institute (NEI) launched the Audacious Goals Initiative last year to drive innovation in vision research for the next decade and beyond. To encourage the broadest possible range of ideas and participants in this Initiative, the NEI held a prize competition to identify “Audacious Goals in Vision Research and Blindness Rehabilitation,” open to submissions from August through November 2012.
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Coming Together to Build One America
Posted by on May 13, 2013 at 10:16 AM EDTPramila Jayapal describes how her immigrant past has inspired her to help others
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Vice President Biden Addresses the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community
Posted by on May 10, 2013 at 12:33 PM EDTVice President Joe Biden delivered keynote remarks before nearly 1,000 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) national, state, and local community leaders at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) Gala Awards Dinner.
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Cecilia Muñoz: "Let's show we're a nation of immigrants"
Posted by on May 8, 2013 at 5:20 PM EDTCecilia Muñoz sends a message to the White House email list, asking people to share their American stories
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Weekly Wrap Up: “We’ll Meet That Task”
Posted by on May 3, 2013 at 6:21 PM EDTHere's quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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The Employment Situation in April
Posted by on May 3, 2013 at 9:30 AM EDTToday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that private sector businesses added 176,000 jobs last month and total non-farm payroll employment rose by 165,000 jobs in April. The economy has now added private sector jobs every month for 38 straight months, and a total of 6.8 million jobs has been added over that period.
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Protect Our Winters
Posted by on April 30, 2013 at 12:42 PM EDTJeremy Jones explains his motivations to start Protect Our Waters.
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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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Watch: President Obama at the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner
Posted by on April 28, 2013 at 3:13 PM EDTSee President Obama's complete speech -- including all the graphics and the spoof biopic from Steven Spielberg.
