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Archive for April, 2009

Coos Bay Seniors Common Cause With Michelle Obama

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The senior boys of Marshfield High School, in Coos Bay, OR, will be pleased to know they are in prestigious company with their fundraising efforts for the Share Bear Snack Pack program.   

The day after these boys raised $10,000 through the annual Mr. MHS Pageant, the First Lady held her own Snack Pack event to mark [...]

President Obama Awards “Teacher of the Year”

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Standing in the White House Rose Garden, special education teacher beamed with pride and declared it “an amazing day to be a teacher”.   Surrounded by the President, First Lady, Dr. Biden, Secretary of Education, and many more dignitaries, Tony Mullen told the story of his retirement from the New York Police Dept. and transition to [...]

Biden On The Obama-Chavez “Handshake”

Friday, April 24th, 2009

I know, Republicans think Obama should have waterboarded Chavez.

President Obama Earth Day Iowa

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Full Text of Remarks

White House Earth Day Live Blog

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Lots going on today and we will try to bring the best to you as quickly as possible.  Be sure and check out the White House Live Blog too.
 The President will be in Iowa today, speaking to workers at Trinity Structural Towers which is a former Maytag plant that is now producing wind towers.  The White House blog [...]

Caribbean Leaders Call Obama “breath of fresh air”

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

BY Dominica Corresppondent
Dominicanewsonline.com
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has described pronouncements made by United States President Barack Obama at the 5th Summit of the Americas in Trinidad as “a breath of fresh air”.
Skerrit has noted a positive tone from Obama and according to him, the meeting has so far gone beyond the expectations of regional heads.
A pledge [...]

Obama Opening Remarks Summit of Americas, Cuba

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Good evening everybody. I’m honored to join you here today. I want to thank Prime Minister Manning and the people of Trinidad and Tobago for their generosity in hosting the Fifth Summit of the Americas. All of us are excited to have this opportunity to visit your wonderful country – and as someone who grew [...]

Kerry Applauds Obama’s High Speed Rail Funding

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), author of the High-Speed Rail for America Act, today praised President Obama’s aggressive plan to revolutionize American rail.  Earlier this year, Senator Kerry secured $8 billion in funding for high-speed rail as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA.)
President Obama’s plan is an effective national investment [...]

President Obama To Travel To Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Obama will travel to Mexico City tomorrow to meet with President Felipe Calderon and “discuss the deep and comprehensive US-Mexico relationship, including how the United States and Mexico can work together to support Mexico’s fight against drug-related violence and work toward effective, comprehensive immigration reform.”
The President recently discussed the situation in Mexico with Joint Chiefs [...]

Obama Easter Egg Roll Storytime

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

What a fabulous day at the White House.  I have never seen a President and his family have so much fun.  There are great pictures all over the internet, GettyImages.com, Daylife.com, and the WhiteHouse.
The theme of the day was “Let’s Go Play” and the children scampered all over the lawn, hunting eggs, chasing them with wooden [...]