Tag Archives: White House

President Obama’s Back-To-School Speech Emphasizes Hard Work

President also appears on MTV’s ‘Get Schooled’ special, airing Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. By Gil Kaufman President Barack Obama speaks at Wakefield High School September 8, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia Photo: Win McNamee/ Getty Images President Barack Obama welcomed America’s schoolchildren back to the classroom on Tuesday (September 8) with a televised speech urging them to work hard and stay in school.

See the article here:
President Obama’s Back-To-School Speech Emphasizes Hard Work

Healthy Is Happy for the First Family

How President and Michelle Obama keep fit in the White House

Read the original:
Healthy Is Happy for the First Family

Michelle Obama Talks Fashion – and French Fries

The First Lady speaks candidly about family dinners and keeping fit at the White House

View post:
Michelle Obama Talks Fashion – and French Fries

Judges siding with detainees in Guantanamo habeas cases

In one federal courtroom last month, a defense lawyer argued that the U.S.

See the article here:
Judges siding with detainees in Guantanamo habeas cases

The Resignation Of Van Jones: An Obama Political Achilles Heel, Exposed

Apparently, all that needs to happen to provoke a White House Administration official’s resignation is: a bunch of blowhards and crazies find something someone once said that was once extreme.

Link:
The Resignation Of Van Jones: An Obama Political Achilles Heel, Exposed

Obama adviser Van Jones resigns amid controversy

The White House says President Barack Obama's adviser Van Jones is resigning amid controversy over past inflammatory statements. Van Jones, an administration official specializing in environmentally friendly “green jobs,” is linked to efforts suggesting a governmental role in the 2001 terror attacks and to derogatory comments about Republicans.

Here is the original post:
Obama adviser Van Jones resigns amid controversy

White House to release visitor logs

The Obama Admin. has yielded to pressure and will release the White House visitor logs, which will be posted online. The administration decided that releasing the logs was the best course of action after being sued two times by non-profit groups

See the original post:
White House to release visitor logs

Biden: Stimulus projects moving faster than expected

Vice President Joe Biden will claim Thursday that the $787 billion stimulus plan “is doing more, faster, more efficiently, and more effectively than we had hoped.” In a speech planned to mark the 200-day mark since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act took effect, Biden will say that $62.5 billion in tax cuts have been delivered, $1.9 billion contracts have been awarded to small businesses, and more than 10,000 transportation projects approved. In many areas, he'll say that work has exceeded goals: *Work has started on 2,200 highway projects, for example, 700 more than the expected at this stage.

See more here:
Biden: Stimulus projects moving faster than expected

Is the White House ready to drop ‘Public Option’?

Apparently ready to abandon the idea, President Barack Obama's health secretary said Sunday a government alternative to private health insurance is “not the essential element” of the administration's health care overhaul.

View original post here:
Is the White House ready to drop ‘Public Option’?

Everything You Need to Know About Obama’s Spam-Gate

Yesterday, David Axelrod sent out a long and boring “viral” email about health care to the White House ‘s email list.

The rest is here:
Everything You Need to Know About Obama’s Spam-Gate