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President Obama Celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences
Posted by on April 29, 2013 at 3:22 PM EDTThe President praised advances in science, engineering, infrastructure, innovation, education and environmental protection that can be attributed to the 150 years of work by the brilliant and committed scientists who have been elected and volunteered to serve their country.
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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.
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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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President Obama Meets with King Abdullah II
Posted by on April 26, 2013 at 5:30 PM EDTThe main topic on today's agenda was the ongoing crisis in Syria, including the impact it is having on Jordan and the reports that chemical weapons may have been used on Syrian citizens.
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Nearly 3.2 Million Records Released
Posted by on April 26, 2013 at 3:00 PM EDTA new release of White House visitor records brings the grand total of records that this White House has released to nearly 3.2 million.
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President Obama Speaks to the Planned Parenthood Conference
Posted by on April 26, 2013 at 2:37 PM EDTPresident Obama speaks at the Planned Parenthood Conference and reaffirms the core principle that has guided the organization for nearly a century: that women should be allowed to make their own decisions about their own health.
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Launching the White House Tumblr
Posted by on April 26, 2013 at 1:40 PM EDTThe White House is now on Tumblr.
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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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President Obama Honors Those Lost and Injured in West, Texas Explosion
Posted by on April 25, 2013 at 6:15 PM EDTPresident Obama travels to Waco, Texas to speak at a memorial service for those lost and injured in the deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in nearby West, Texas.
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