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Black Media in the White House
Written on 30 Mar, 2009 at 9:35 in White House Blogs | viewed 1,296 times | 5 Comments
On Feb. 9, I achieved the career milestone of interviewing President Barack Obama -- his first magazine Q&A. In the 15-minute phone interview, we talked about the prospects of his multi-prong economic agenda and his administration's plans to bolster small... (Continue reading)
Obama on the Record: Omnibus Public Lands Management Act
Written on 30 Mar, 2009 at 5:31 in White House News | viewed 105 times | 0 Comments
THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you so much, Ken, for that extraordinary introduction and for the work that you and your team are undertaking at the Department of the Interior. We’re going to add a little bit to your... (Continue reading)
Day 69
Written on 29 Mar, 2009 at 20:57 in Barack Obama | viewed 176 times | 0 Comments
Obama's envoy to a climate change conference in Germany pledges to "make up for lost time" to reach an agreement on climate change, reversing years of Bush policy. At a summit of center-left leaders from Latin America and Europe in Chile... (Continue reading)
Day 68
Written on 28 Mar, 2009 at 20:40 in Barack Obama | viewed 179 times | 0 Comments
Biden arrives in Chile for the Progressive Governance conference to discuss the upcoming Summit of the Americas. He will meet with the presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, and the Prime Ministers of Spain, Norway and the United Kingdom.... (Continue reading)
Biden on the Record: Progressive Governance Conference
Written on 28 Mar, 2009 at 16:48 in White House News | viewed 226 times | 0 Comments
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: Madam President, I should start by saying it's humbling for a mere Vice President to be in the midst of so many Presidents and Prime Ministers. (Laughter.) I'm flattered, and I thank you all... (Continue reading)
Weekly Address: Midwest Floods
Written on 28 Mar, 2009 at 11:41 in White House News | viewed 63 times | 0 Comments
Even as we face an economic crisis which demands our constant focus, forces of nature can also intervene in ways that create other crises to which we must respond – and respond urgently. For the people of North and South... (Continue reading)
Day 67
Written on 27 Mar, 2009 at 20:51 in Barack Obama | viewed 235 times | 0 Comments
Along with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Obama announces a new comprehensive strategy to defeat Al Qaeda and ensure stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Obama nominates former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus to be secretary of... (Continue reading)
Carver Federal Savings Bank Turns 60
Written on 27 Mar, 2009 at 17:20 in B.E. 100s News | viewed 1,912 times | 5 Comments
While many large commercial banks cling to life or become engulfed by the specter of death, Carver Federal Savings Bank is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Proving to not only have a propensity for withstanding economic turmoil, the black-owned bank has... (Continue reading)
Briefing on the New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Written on 27 Mar, 2009 at 13:07 in White House News | viewed 399 times | 0 Comments
MR. HAMMER: Good morning, everyone. We had a little change in the programming note, but we do have Bruce Riedel and Michelle Flournoy, who both were very much a part of this whole review. Bruce will start... (Continue reading)
Remarks by the President at the Installation of Attorney General Eric Holder
Written on 27 Mar, 2009 at 12:57 in White House News | viewed 263 times | 0 Comments
THE PRESIDENT: I am proud to be here today for the installation of my friend, Eric Holder, as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States. (Applause.) I want to recognize our Deputy Attorney General, David Ogden, for his... (Continue reading)
