What Government Did Today

Release Time:  For Immediate Release EXECUTIVE ORDER CONTINUANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.

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Executive Order–Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

Release Time:  For Immediate Release President Obama will host Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway for a meeting in the Oval Office on Thursday, October 20.  The President met the Prime Minister in December 2009 and welcomes the opportunity to reciprocate the warm hospitality that both he and the First Lady received during that visit.  The United States and Norway are not only close NATO allies, but also partners who cooperate in a wide variety of endeavors all around the world.  The President looks forward to thanking the Prime Minister personally for Norway’s important contribution to the NATO mission in Libya and to consulting with him on issues of common interest, including Afghanistan, Middle East peace, the Arctic, global health, climate change, the famine in Somalia and support for the new democracies in North Africa.

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Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of Norwegian Prime Minister Stoltenberg

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Private Residence Cape Elizabeth, Maine 1:33 P.M. EDT   MRS.

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Remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama – 2012 Lunch Reception in Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Release Time:  For Immediate Release WASHINGTON— On Friday, October 7, President Obama will welcome the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears to the White House to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their Super Bowl victory.  In 1986, the team’s White House reception was canceled due to the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy.

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President Obama to Welcome the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears to the White House

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Presidential Determination No. 2011-17 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2012 Refugee Admissions Numbers and Authorizations of In-Country Refugee Status Pursuant to Sections 207 and 101(a)(42), Respectively, of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and Determination Pursuant to Section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, as Amended In accordance with section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the "Act") (8 U.S.C. 1157), as amended, and after appropriate consultations with the Congress, I hereby make the following determinations and authorize the following actions: The admission of up to 76,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest; provided that this number shall be understood as including persons admitted to the United States during FY 2012 with Federal refugee resettlement assistance under the Amerasian immigrant admissions program, as provided below.

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Presidential Memorandum–Fiscal Year 2012 Refugee Admissions Numbers and Authorizations of In-Country Refugee Status

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Fort Myer, Virginia 11:41 A.M. EDT   THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. (Applause.) Secretary Panetta, thank you for your introduction and for your extraordinary leadership.

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Remarks by the President at the "Change of Office" Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ceremony

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Release Time:  For Immediate Release Vice President Biden met today with Prime Minister Nasir Al-Muhammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah of Kuwait at the White House.

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Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Al-Sabah of Kuwait

Release Time:  For Immediate Release The United States condemns the conviction of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani.  Pastor Nadarkhani has done nothing more than maintain his devout faith, which is a universal right for all people.  That the Iranian authorities would try to force him to renounce that faith violates the religious values they claim to defend, crosses all bounds of decency, and breaches Iran’s own international obligations.   A decision to impose the death penalty would further demonstrate the Iranian authorities' utter disregard for religious freedom, and highlight Iran's continuing violation of the universal rights of its citizens.  We call upon the Iranian authorities to release Pastor Nadarkhani, and demonstrate a commitment to basic, universal human rights, including freedom of religion. 

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Statement by the Press Secretary on Conviction of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani

The Supreme Court continued to fill its fall calendar on Monday, granting writs of certiorari in eight new cases. There were two recurring themes in the Supreme Court’s first meeting after returning from summer recess: immigration appellants and the Ninth..

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Supreme Court Grants Writs of Certiorari in 8 Cases