Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is visiting Afghanistan to get what he called the "ground truth" from servicemembers.
Can’t help wondering, what would it be like now, so many more layers to peel away, the onion has grown. It took maybe 15 minutes, to get back on the Boardwalk, Eric and I split up, after deciding not to split up the hits. It was amazing, catching up with him, after a year had [...]
4:52 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you so much. So I get to speak first while he stands and watches. I love this. (Laughter.) Look at me adoringly. (Laughter.) THE PRESIDENT: I can do that. MRS. OBAMA: With sincerity. (Laughter.) Anyway. I’m thrilled to see everybody here. …
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key administration post: Philip D. Moeller, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key administration…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Cheryl A. LaFleur, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionLawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr., Member, National Museum and Library Sciences Board President Obama said,…
Oval Office 3:56 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hello, everybody. I want to welcome President Funes and the First Lady of El Salvador to the United States. Bienvenido. We are very grateful and honored by his visit. I’ve been following the President since his election nine months ago and…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Major General Robert A. Harding, United States Army (Retired), of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Edmund S. Hawley, resigned. David K. Mineta, of California, to be Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office of National Drug…
1:59 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Please, have a seat, have a seat. Have a seat, Crimson Tide. Go Tide. (Laughter.) Well, welcome to the White House, and congratulations on your 13th -- let me check that -- 13th National Championship –- the first in 17…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of California and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe winter storms, flooding, and debris and mud flows during the period of January 17 to February 6, 2010. Federal funding…
Arcadia University Glenside, Pennsylvania 11:23 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Pennsylvania! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. This is a nice crowd. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. Well, what a wonderful crowd. AUDIENCE MEMBER: I love you! …
After poisoning the land, losing half a billion dollars, who you gonna call to bail you out? The politicians you bough and paid for, that’s who. “United States Sugar was, as one official put it during an interview, ‘pretty much in the driver’s seat.’ ”“On Nov. 15, 2007, two United…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Major General Robert A. Harding, U.S. Army (Retired), as Assistant Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration). President Obama said, “I am confident that Bob’s talent…
New Research Shows Widespread Risk to WildlifeThe effects of plague on wildlife may have been underestimated in the past, according to research published today in a special issue of Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.Plague, a flea-borne bacterial disease introduced to North America in the late…
Aboard Air Force One En Route Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 10:25 A.M. EST MR. BURTON: Thank you all for coming. I know you were up late watching the Oscars. A couple of facts about the event when we hit the ground -- everybody up rolling? A couple details about the event: 1,800 folks will…
On Monday morning, the President will remarks on health insurance reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The President will be introduced by Leslie Banks of Philadelphia who recently wrote an e-mail expressing her frustration with the cost of health insurance (details below). The…
NASA today announced its founding partnership of Launch, an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a series of forums.
The 1st Inland Cargo Transfer Company out of Grafenwoehr, Germany, has taken over the Central Receiving and Shipping Point at Contingency Operating Base Marez, Iraq, to assist with the upcoming drawdown of troops and equipment from theater.
Wounded by a roadside bomb more than three years ago, Lt. Col. Marc Hoffmeister has surmounted his injuries to tie for the National Geographic magazine's Reader's Choice Adventurer of the Year Award.
The U.S. Army recently sent out the 2010 Survey of Army Families VI to a random selection of civilian Active Army spouses in order to assess the support provided to families and Soldiers during these past nine years of persistent conflict.
Even as the U.S. hands more and more responsibility for the future of Iraq back to the Iraqi people, projects continue to ensure that the people are set up for success in every possible way.