What a horrible month! I have been sick, twice - with the same bug! Don’t you hate when you finally shake a really nasty crud, just to turn around and get it again a week later. That’s just not fair. Hopefully these little creepy crawlies will die off with warmer weather on the way.
I did [...]
President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, adding 2.1 million acres of publicly owned land in California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia to the National Wilderness Preservation System. Some of the wild treasures now forever protected area California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mount Hood in Oregon, Zion National Park in Utah, Colorado’s Rocky Mountain [...]
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EXECUTIVE ORDER
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REMOVING BARRIERS TO RESPONSIBLE SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN STEM CELLS
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. Research involving human embryonic stem cells and human non-embryonic stem cells has [...]
UPDATE: Info on the President’s Back To School message to kids, NASCAR Youtube at the White House web site, and more of this broadbased program to encourage our kids to stay in school. Full Text Available Here
President Obama announced an ambitious program for our education system today that covers kids from pre-school to college. He is determined that [...]
In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Department of State announces the recipients of the third annual Secretary of State’s Award for International Women of Courage. This is the only award within the Department of State that pays tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. It recognizes the courage and leadership shown as they struggle for [...]
Secretary Janet Napolitano, DHS and Secretary Shaun Donovan, HUD, arrived in New Orleans yesterday for a listening tour as well as to announce hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to Louisiana and the Gulf Coast.
“Today, we turn the page and start a new chapter in the federal partnership with communities throughout Louisiana,” said Donovan. “HUD [...]
The President and Mrs. Obama marked the beginning of Women’s History Month yesterday, he with the official Proclamation and she with an appearance at the Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. The Presidents message commended the passion and courage of women’s service to the country, which was echoed in Mrs. Obama’s remarks honoring women in the [...]
With passion and courage, women have taught us that when we band together to advocate for our highest ideals, we can advance our common well-being and strengthen the fabric of our Nation. Each year during Women’s History Month, we remember and celebrate women from all walks of life who have shaped this great Nation. This [...]
Lisa Jackson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced a new initiative to further measure levels of toxic air pollution near many schools across the country for better protection. EPA and its state partners will prioritize and monitor schools for more extensive air quality analysis, looking closely at schools located near large industries and [...]
