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Remarks by the President on the Economy in Parma, Ohio

White House — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:00:00 +0000

2:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Ohio! Thank you, Cleveland! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you very much, everybody. Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. We’ve got some business to do today. (Applause.) Thank you very much. AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. Thank you.

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First Lady’s Let’s Move! Campaign and NFL’s Play 60 Campaign Team up to Tackle Childhood Obesity

White House — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:52:00 +0000

First Lady Michelle Obama and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced today that the First Lady’s Let’s Move! Campaign and NFL PLAY 60 are teaming to fight childhood obesity. The announcement brings together two leading youth health and wellness initiatives. The announcement was made today at Woldenberg Park in New Orleans during the NFL PLAY 60 Youth Football Festival, part of the NFL’s celebration to kick off the 2010 season. Making the announcement were the First Lady, Commissioner Goodell, Super Bowl winning coach and current NBC Sports broadcaster Tony Dungy and former NFL players. The First Lady’s Office and the NFL will work to promote the joint goals of NFL PLAY 60 and the First Lady’s Let’s Move! campaign to combat childhood obesity and help the nation’s youth lead healthier, more active lives.

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs aboard Air Force One en route Cleveland, Ohio

White House — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:37:00 +0000

1:12 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: All right, fire away.

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First Lady Michelle Obama Delivers Call to Action for Improved Childhood Nutrition and Physical Fitness

White House — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:15:00 +0000

Mrs. Obama outlines goals and pledges to participate in President’s Active Lifestyle Award (Slidell, Louisiana) – As children across the country begin a new school year, First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off the next phase of Let’s Move! – her initiative to solve the problem of childhood obesity in a generation – focusing today on improving children’s nutrition and physical fitness. Her remarks highlighted strategies to help schools provide healthier foods in school lunchrooms and vending machines, and engage students in a regular routine of physical exercise. In particular, she described improvements to the Healthier US Schools Challenge – a program that requires schools to meet higher standards for school foods, nutrition information, and physical education – to encourage more schools to participate. With Congress returning to session next week, the First Lady dedicated a portion of her speech to the importance of passing the Childhood Nutrition Reauthorization Bill.

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Remarks by Vice President Joseph Biden at the Change of Command Ceremony for United States Forces-Iraq

White House — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:50:00 +0000

Camp Victory Baghdad, Iraq VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: Ladies and gentlemen, the last several years, every time I have been in this old palace, am here, I can’t but help think of the irony that we are here today occupying a palace for a noble reason that was once occupied by Saddam Hussein. Secretary Gates, Admiral Mullen, General Mattis, General Odierno, General Austin, Ambassador Jeffrey, our distinguished and honored Iraqi leaders and military, it’s an honor to be with you today. It’s an honor to be joined by such a distinguished group of Americans and Iraqi commanders and civilian leaders bound together, I might add — as a nation, we are now bound together as well by years of shared struggle and significant sacrifice. In the predawn hours of March 20, 2003, columns of coalition troops set off across the desert and marshlands from Kuwait en route to Baghdad. Last week — after seven-and-a-half years that tested our mettle like no conflict in recent American history — the last of our combat units followed that same dusty highway out of Iraq, on their way home

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Remarks by the President at Luncheon Reception for Governor Ted Strickland

White House — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:04:00 +0000

Columbus, Ohio 1:18 P.M.

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Vice President Biden Announces Recovery Act Investments in Broadband Projects to Bring Jobs, Economic Opportunity to Communities Nationwide

White House — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:29:15 +0000

WASHINGTON — Vice President Biden today announced 94 Recovery Act investments in broadband projects that will create jobs and expand economic opportunities within 37 states. These investments in high-speed Internet infrastructure will help bridge the technological divide in communities that are being left in the 20th century economy and support improvements in education, healthcare, and public safety

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Vice President Biden Announces Recovery Act Investments in Broadband Projects to Bring Jobs, Economic Opportunity to Communities Nationwide

Remarks by the President at Luncheon for Mayor Tom Barrett

White House — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:14:00 +0000

Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 16, 2010 1:00 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Milwaukee! (Applause.) Thank you! Thank you so much. Thank you very much, everybody. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. It is good to be back in Milwaukee — (applause) — good to be back in the Midwest. Good to be out of Washington once in a while. (Laughter.) Good to be in the great state of Wisconsin. And looking out at this crowd, I know that so many of you did so much on behalf of my campaign. You were with us when we were up; you were with us when we were down. So if it weren’t for so many of you, I would not be standing here as President today. And I am grateful to all of you. So thank you very much

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Notice from the President on the Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations

White House — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:35:00 +0000

On August 17, 2001, consistent with the authority provided to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the President issued Executive Order 13222. In that order, he declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States in light of the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C

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Remarks by the President on Teacher Jobs

White House — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:31:00 +0000

Rose Garden 11:43 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. One of the biggest challenges of this recession has been its impact on state and local communities. With so many Americans unemployed or struggling to get by, states have been forced to balance their budgets with fewer tax dollars, which means that they’ve got to cut critical services and lay off teachers and police officers and firefighters.

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