Perhaps a week of Snow Days stacked back to back, maybe it will be the sight of the US Team entering the Ceremonies, Together as a Team, to cause Congress to act as a Team, throughout the year! I really thought we’d see Neil Young last night, we can all still hope for a surprise [...]
WASHINGTON - Today, President Obama appointed Rashad Hussain to serve as his Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Comprised of over 50 member states, the OIC is the second largest inter-governmental organization in the world. As Special Envoy to the OIC, Rashad Hussain…
WASHINGTON – Hours after signing pay-as-you-go legislation into law, President Barack Obama praised this step towards restoring fiscal responsibility and called for both parties to set aside politics and do the hard work of addressing the deficit. To this end, since the proposed Fiscal…
Sitting here, waiting for opening ceremonies to start, I just put on a Neil Young CD, I’m hoping he’s got involved with the games, what if he’s the one who lights the flame! A lot is going on over the weekend, Christ, Sunday, its the Datona 500, I know, if I’m able to scrape some [...]
Dear Madam Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Budget amendments for the Departments of Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, the Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. These amendments…
* The President will depart the White House to Camp David mid-afternoon on Sunday. ** On Thursday in Denver, Colorado, the President will deliver remarks at a fundraiser to benefit Senator Bennet. He will then travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he will attend a DNC fundraiser on Thursday night. …
A selection of pictures from the "In Performance At The White House: A Celebration of Music From The Civil Rights Movement" concert on Feb. 9, 2010.
National Security Advisor General Jim Jones completed a 5-day trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan to view first-hand the current status of efforts to implement the President's strategy in the region. While in Afghanistan, General Jones met with Senior Afghan, U.S., and ISAF leadership and…
On Friday, February 12, 2010, the President signed into law: H.J. Res. 45, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, which increases the public debt limit from $12.394 trillion to $14.294 trillion; and establishes a statutory Pay-As-You-Go procedure requiring that new non-emergency legislation…
President Obama spoke with Prime Minister Hariri on the morning of February 12, 2010. The President expressed his strong support, and that of the American people, for the Prime Minister and the Lebanese people as they mark the upcoming anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister…
As the people of Haiti observe a national day of mourning to remember those lost in the catastrophic earthquake one month ago, the United States continues to stand with our Haitian friends as they recover and rebuild. Our thoughts and prayers also remain with Haitian-Americans around our country…
I have to say, yesterday, I woke to a pleasant surprise, indication that real people were getting to my site. You see, most mornings, first thing, I check in, clean up the comments. Some mornings, I find I’ve been slammed over night, my record so far, is waking up to 139 comments, all robot spam!…
National Cyber Alert System:The operating system is the most fundamental program that runs on your computer. It serves as the basis for how everything else works. What is an operating system?An operating system (OS) is the main program on a computer. It performs a variety of functions, including…
Grant Awards to Help Make Health IT Available to Over 100,000 Health Providers by 2014, Support Tens of Thousands of Jobs Nationwide WASHINGTON, DC - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis today announced a total of nearly $1 billion in Recovery Act…
The Sea Shepherd organization continues to try stopping Japanese whalers from killing whales. Over the last month, Sea Shepherd boats have been attacked with water cannons and rammed by the larger Japanese whaling ships.A battle erupted between the Sea Shepherd ships Bob Barker and Steve Irwin and…
by the EPA, Jeff MorrisI was a child when introduced to the phrase, “separating the sheep from the goats.” Although the saying has biblical roots, I typically heard it in reference to distinguishing between good and bad, or between high and low value. Recently, I’ve been thinking about it with…
The oil crop outlook examines supply, use, prices, and trade for oil crops (primarily soybeans and products), including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. Includes information on cottonseed, peanuts, sunflowerseed, tropical oils, corn oil, and animal fats. This…
Noting signs that the new strategy in Afghanistan "is beginning to bear fruit," Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates also said during an interview aired Monday that the effort to build up Iraq's security forces and move forward with the U.S. drawdown plan there remains on track.
While Soldiers from the 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), prepare to re-deploy in early March, they are simultaneously preparing for their stateside mission should a hurricane hit the Mississippi gulf coast.
NASA will hold a teleconference with reporters at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 17, to discuss the latest Chandra X-ray Observatory findings that advance our understanding of certain supernovae.