What Government Did Today » national http://www.whatgovernmentdidtoday.com Stay Informed Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Notice — Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to Côte d’Ivoire http://www.whatgovernmentdidtoday.com/whitehouse/9541/notice-continuation-of-the-national-emergency-with-respect-to-the-situation-in-or-in-relation-to-cote-divoire.html http://www.whatgovernmentdidtoday.com/whitehouse/9541/notice-continuation-of-the-national-emergency-with-respect-to-the-situation-in-or-in-relation-to-cote-divoire.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:24:00 +0000 White House http://www.whatgovernmentdidtoday.com/uncategorized/9541/notice-continuation-of-the-national-emergency-with-respect-to-the-situation-in-or-in-relation-to-cote-divoire.html TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency, unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13396 of February 7, 2006, with respect to the situation in or in relation to Côte d'Ivoire is to continue in effect beyond February 7, 2012

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]]> http://www.whatgovernmentdidtoday.com/whitehouse/9446/executive-order-establishing-visa-and-foreign-visitor-processing-goals-and-the-task-force-on-travel-and-competitiveness.html/feed 0 President Obama, Cabinet Secretaries, and Senior Administration Officials Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service by Participating in Community Service Projects and Events Throughout the Country http://www.whatgovernmentdidtoday.com/whitehouse/9425/president-obama-cabinet-secretaries-and-senior-administration-officials-honor-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-national-day-of-service-by-participating-in-community-service-projects-and-events-throughout.html http://www.whatgovernmentdidtoday.com/whitehouse/9425/president-obama-cabinet-secretaries-and-senior-administration-officials-honor-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-national-day-of-service-by-participating-in-community-service-projects-and-events-throughout.html#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:56:00 +0000 White House http://www.whatgovernmentdidtoday.com/uncategorized/9425/president-obama-cabinet-secretaries-and-senior-administration-officials-honor-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-national-day-of-service-by-participating-in-community-service-projects-and-events-throughout.ht Release Time:  For Immediate Release WASHINGTON, DC – To honor the Dr.

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]]> http://www.whatgovernmentdidtoday.com/whitehouse/9425/president-obama-cabinet-secretaries-and-senior-administration-officials-honor-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-national-day-of-service-by-participating-in-community-service-projects-and-events-throughout.html/feed 0 President Obama Announces New White House Director of Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Muñoz http://www.whatgovernmentdidtoday.com/whitehouse/9386/president-obama-announces-new-white-house-director-of-domestic-policy-council-cecilia-munoz.html http://www.whatgovernmentdidtoday.com/whitehouse/9386/president-obama-announces-new-white-house-director-of-domestic-policy-council-cecilia-munoz.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:17:40 +0000 White House http://www.whatgovernmentdidtoday.com/uncategorized/9386/president-obama-announces-new-white-house-director-of-domestic-policy-council-cecilia-munoz.html Release Time:  For Immediate Release THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2012 President Obama Announces New White House Director of Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Muñoz Washington, DC – Today, January10th, the White House announced that current Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Cecilia Muñoz will now serve as the Director of the Domestic Policy Council.  Ms. Munoz will coordinate the policy-making process and supervise the execution of domestic policy in the White House. “Over the past three years, Cecilia has been a trusted advisor who has demonstrated sound judgment day in and day out,” said President Obama

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