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Release Time:  For Immediate Release President Obama called General David Petraeus today on the occasion of his retirement from the U.S.

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Readout of the President’s Call with General David Petraeus

Release Time:  For Immediate Release MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Speeding Infrastructure Development through More Efficient and Effective Permitting and Environmental Review To maintain our Nation's competitive edge, we must ensure that the United States has fast, reliable ways to move people, goods, energy, and information.  In a global economy, where businesses are making investment choices between countries, we will compete for the world's investments based in part on the quality of our infrastructure. Investing in the Nation's infrastructure brings both immediate and long-term economic benefits — benefits that can accrue not only where the infrastructure is located, but also to communities all across the country.  And at a time when job growth must be a top priority, well-targeted investment in infrastructure can be an engine of job creation and economic growth.

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Presidential Memorandum–Speeding Infrastructure Development through More Efficient and Effective Permitting and Environmental Review

Release Time:  For Immediate Release WASHINGTON – On Sunday, September 4, the President will travel to Paterson, New Jersey, to view damage from Hurricane Irene.  Today, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate traveled to New York and New Jersey to survey response and recovery efforts on the ground following Hurricane Irene and to reaffirm the federal government’s ongoing commitment to supporting our state and local partners as those important efforts continue. Yesterday, Administration officials made similar trips to Connecticut, North Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia.

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President Obama to Travel to Paterson, New Jersey

Release Time:  For Immediate Release James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:26 P.M. EDT MR.

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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 8/31/2011

Release Time:  For Immediate Release WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum directing departments and agencies to identify high impact, job-creating infrastructure projects that can be expedited through outstanding review and permitting processes.  At the President’s direction, the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Interior and Transportation will each select up to three high priority infrastructure projects that will create a significant number of jobs, have already identified necessary funding, and where the significant steps remaining before construction – including permit decisions, reviews, and consultations – are within the control and jurisdiction of the federal government and can be completed within 18 months. Today’s announcement is a common-sense step to speed job creation in the near term while increasing our competitiveness and strengthening the economy in the long term.  Investments in our Nation’s infrastructure will ensure that America has the fastest and most reliable means to move people and goods, energy and attract business-making investment choices in a global economy.  The President also directed the creation of a Projects Dashboard to ensure the details of each project identified as a result of today’s announcement are available to the public.  The Projects Dashboard will allow users to follow each project through the expedited approval process and facilitate public input.

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White House Announces Steps to Expedite High Impact Infrastructure Projects to Create Jobs

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Rose Garden Note the corrected name of the employer of the individuals mentioned below: *Adam Vencill and Chris Negley, KCI Technologies **Hector Sealey and Austin Anderson, Ft. Myer Construction Corporation 10:45 A.M.

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Remarks by the President on Transportation Bill and FAA Bill Extension

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Commitments will add over 6,000 additional opportunities for hands-on, technical job training for future engineers WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, in partnership with the Business Council, Business Roundtable, U.S.

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President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness Announces Industry Leaders’ Commitment to Double Engineering Internships in 2012

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Please see attached for a letter signed by U.S. Conference of Mayors urging Congress to move forward to pass a clean extension of the Surface Transportation Bill and the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization.

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Letter from the U.S. Conference of Mayors on the Surface Transportation Bill and the Federal Aviation Administration

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Presidential Determination No. 2011-14 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7040(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (Division F, Public Law 111 117), as carried forward by the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Division B, Public Law 112 10), as enacted on April 15, 2011 (together, the "Act"), I hereby certify that it is important to the national security interests of the United States to waive the provisions of section 7040(a) of the Act, in order to provide funds appropriated to carry out Chapter 4 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act, as amended, to the Palestinian Authority. You are directed to transmit this determination to the Congress, with a report pursuant to section 7040(d) of the Act, and to publish this determination in the Federal Register

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Presidential Memorandum–Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

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