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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President ___________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release                                                       August 31, 2009 **MEDIA ADVISORY** VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO DELIVER REMARKS ON RECOVERY ACT AND THE ECONOMY WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, September 3 at 10:00 AM EDT, Vice President Biden will deliver remarks on the progress of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and overall state of the economy at the Brookings Institution. This event is OPEN PRESS. Additional media details are below.

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Vice President Biden to deliver remarks on Recovery Act and the economy

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release                                                        August 31, 2009 TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE August 31, 2009 Dear Madam Speaker: (Mr. President:) I am transmitting an alternative plan for pay increases for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule (GS) and certain other pay systems in January 2010. Under title 5, United States Code, civilian Federal employees covered by the GS and certain other pay systems would receive a two-part pay increase in January 2010: (1) a 2.4 percent across-the-board adjustment in scheduled rates of basic pay derived from Employment Cost Index data on changes in the wages and salaries of private industry workers, and (2) locality pay adjustments averaging 16.5 percent based on Bureau of Labor Statistics salary surveys of non-Federal employers in each locality pay area

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Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House, 8/31/09

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President __________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release                                                     August 31, 2009 VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN HOSTS CONFERENCE CALLS WITH GOVERNORS AND MAYORS TO DISCUSS RECOVERY ACT IMPLEMENTATION Earlier today, the Vice President hosted two conference calls with Governors and Mayors from across the country to discuss implementation of the Recovery Act. The following elected officials participated: GOVERNORS:   Governor Jon Corzine (D-NJ) Governor Christine Gregoire (D-WA) Governor Gary Herbert (R-UT)   MAYORS:   Mayor Dave Cieslewicz (D–Madison, WI) Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan (D–Gainesville, FL) Mayor Ron Loveridge (D–Riverside, CA) Mayor Jim Whitaker (R–Fairbanks, AK)  

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Vice President Biden hosts conference calls with Governors and Mayors to discuss recovery act

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release                                                       August 31, 2009 TO ADJUST THE RULES OF ORIGIN UNDER THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – - – - – - – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. In Presidential Proclamation 8097 of December 29, 2006, pursuant to the authority provided in section 1206(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3006(a)) (the "1988 Act"), the President modified the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) to reflect amendments to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (the "Convention")

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Presidential Proclamation-Adjustment of the Rules of Origin under NAFTA

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release                                                       August 31, 2009 August 31, 2009 MEMORANDUM FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF THE UNITED STATES SECTION, INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO SUBJECT: Designation of Officers of the United States Section, International Boundary and WaterCommission, United States and Mexico to Act as the Commissioner of the United States Section By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered that: Section 1 . Order of Succession

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Presidential Memorandum-International Boundary and Water Commission Designations

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ______________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release                                               August 31, 2009 NATIONAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WEEK, 2009 – - – - – - – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For generations, education has opened doors to untold opportunities and bright futures. Through quality instructionand a personal commitment to hard work, young people in every part of our Nation have gone on to achieve success

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Presidential Proclamation National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ______________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            August 31, 2009 President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Gdansk, Poland to attend the 70th Anniversary Observance Ceremony of the Outbreak of World War II on September 1, 2009.  This anniversary reminds us that the United States and Poland have long been bound by the deep ties among our people, our shared values of democracy and human rights, and our commitment to partner on behalf of our common security and prosperity.  The Honorable General James L.

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Presidential Delegation To Poland

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ____________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                             August 30, 2009                                                                        Statement by the Press Secretary on Parliamentary Elections in Japan The people of Japan have participated in an historic election in one of the world’s leading democracies.  As a close friend and ally, the United States awaits the formation of a new Japanese government.  We are confident that the strong U.S.-Japan Alliance and the close partnership between our two countries will continue to flourish under the leadership of the next government in Tokyo.  President Obama looks forward to working closely with the new Japanese Prime Minister on a broad range of global, regional and bilateral issues.  ###  

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Statement by the Press Secretary on Parliamentary Elections in Japan

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release                                                    August 29, 2009 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT EULOGY FOR SENATOR EDWARD M.

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Remarks by the President — Eulogy for Senator Edward M. Kennedy

The President discusses the steps being taken to finish the job of recovery from Hurricane Katrina as the fourth anniversary approaches. He points to local citizens working hard alongside responsible government to make real progress in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, and pledges that the lessons of Katrina will not be forgotten.

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Weekly Address: Lessons and Renewal Out of the Gulf Coast