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MR. BLINKEN:  Good evening.  Thanks for coming out.  As Jay said, we just arrived with the Vice President about 45 minutes ago.  I think as many of you know, this is the Vice President’s sixth trip to Iraq since January 2009.  You may remember he took a trip to Iraq as Vice President-elect before the inaugural in January.  And counting that one, this is now the sixth trip.  So he is a frequent flyer and frequent visitor here. The main purpose of the trip is for the Vice President to take part in ceremony marking the change in mission and change in command here in Iraq, an important moment, a momentous moment that he thought was important to mark here in person.  But he’ll also take advantage of being here to meet with Iraq’s senior leaders.  They’ll be seeing, among others, Prime Minister Maliki, Dr

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Briefing to the Press by Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE August 30, 2010 Dear Madam Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:) Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C

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Letter from the President — Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to North Korea

EXECUTIVE ORDER BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO NORTH KOREA By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.

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Executive Order from the President — Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to North Korea

Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Iraq to participate in a Change of Command and Change of Mission Ceremony, fulfilling the commitment made by the President in his first month in office.  This is the Vice President’s sixth trip to Iraq since January 2009.  The United States ends its combat mission in Iraq on August 31st, having drawn down to fewer than 50,000 troops from approximately 144,000 troops in January 2009.  The remaining troops will advise and assist Iraq’s security forces, conduct partnered counter-terrorism operations, and protect U.S. civilians.  In accordance with an agreement between the U.S. and Iraqi governments, all U.S

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Vice President Joe Biden in Iraq

Below are remarks by the President that will be delivered via videotape tomorrow, August 31, at the Department of Commerce’s Annual Export Controls Update Conference in Washington, D.C.

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Video Remarks by The President to the Department of Commerce Annual Export Controls Update Conference

Below are remarks by the President that will be delivered via videotape tomorrow, August 31, at the Department of Commerce’s Annual Export Controls Update Conference in Washington, D.C. Hello everyone.  I’m sorry I’m not able to be with you in person today, but I’m pleased to have the chance to join you by video to talk about our export control reform initiative.  About a year ago, we launched a comprehensive review of our export controls and determined that we need fundamental reform in all four areas of our current system – in what we control, how we control it, how we enforce those controls, and how we manage our controls.  I want to thank Secretary Locke, Secretary Gates, Secretary Clinton and many others for their work on this initiative.  And today I want to highlight the key elements of our new approach and the first steps toward its implementation

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Video Remarks by The President to the Department of Commerce Annual Export Controls Update Conference

Tomorrow, President Obama will announce a major step forward in the Administration’s efforts to fundamentally reform the export control system and will outline the foundation of our new export control system. These changes – in what we control, how we control it, how we enforce those controls and how we manage our controls – will help strengthen our national security by focusing our efforts on controlling the most critical products and technologies and by enhancing the competitiveness of key U.S

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President Obama Lays the Foundation for a New Export Control System To Strengthen National Security and the Competitiveness of Key U.S. Manufacturing and Technology Sectors

Xavier University New Orleans, Louisiana 1:50 P.M. CDT      THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  It is good to be back.  (Applause.)  It is good to be back

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Remarks by the President on the Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana

With the end of combat operations in Iraq days ahead, the President salutes our troops for their service and pledges to fulfill America’s commitment to them as veterans.

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Weekly Address: The End of Combat Operations in Iraq

With the end of combat operations in Iraq days ahead, the President salutes our troops for their service and pledges to fulfill America’s commitment to them as veterans.

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Weekly Address: The End of Combat Operations in Iraq