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White House Briefing Room Blog: Stability
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 9:24 am | The White House
Treasury Secretary Geithner just finished speaking about the new Financial Stability Plan. This is not the economic recovery plan that the President talked about yesterday in Indiana, and is talking about right now in Florida -- but it is one of the "legs ... More >>
Liveblog: President Obama at Fort. Myers
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 9:20 am | The White House
1:12 p.m.: Wrapping up. President is shaking some hands and greeting the crowd. More >>
Obama Orders Immediate Cyber Security Review
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 5:39 pm | The White House
President Obama Directs the National Security and Homeland Security Advisors to Conduct Immediate Cyber Security Review More >>
President Obama Holding his first press conference
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 2:31 pm | The White House
Good evening. Before I take your questions tonight, I’d like to speak briefly about the state of our economy and why I believe we need to put this recovery plan in motion as soon as possible. More >>
President's Remarks: Indiana
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 10:33 am | The White House
While some in Washington have obsessed about "process stories" regarding the recovery package, for most of America the economy is not a spectator sport. That’s why the President went to discuss with working people exactly how the package will ... More >>
White House Blog - Town Hall Time
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 9:01 am | The White House
The President is on his way to Elkhart, Indiana, for a town hall about the economic recovery plan. He'll talk for a bit, then take questions from the audience of about 1,700 people. More >>
The White House Blog: Compromise
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 11:48 am | The White House
Saturday, February 7th, 2009 at 5:00 am Compromise There was bad news and then there was good news. More >>
"How our schools should be": Obama
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 9:22 am | The White House
"This kind of innovative school…is an example of how all our schools should be," President Obama said yesterday, as he and Mrs. Obama visited a public charter school in Washington, D.C. More >>
Obama: New Rules On Executive Compensation
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 9:18 am | The White House
"Shameful." That was the President's response last week to the news that Wall Street had doled out $18 billion in bonuses, even after the government had propped up many of the Street's most prominent firms. More >>
White House Blog: The technology is there
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 9:14 am | The White House
Yesterday, several members of the President's energy and environment team attended the Washington auto show. We asked Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, to jot down some notes with her impressions of the show. More >>
Obama nominates third Republican to his cabinet
Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 10:48 am | The White House
President Obama called Republican Senator Judd Gregg a "master of reaching across the aisle" in announcing him as his choice to lead the Commerce Department today. More >>
White House Blog: A New Sheriff In Town
Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 10:42 am | The White House
But there's a new sheriff in town. Just a few moments ago, Eric Holder was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden, becoming the first African American Attorney General in the nation's history. More >>
White House Blog: Bipartisan Super Bowl Party
Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 9:54 am | The White House
As the Steelers and Cardinals faced off in Tampa, congressmen and senators from the teams home states crossed party lines – and team loyalties – to join President Obama at the White House. More >>
President Obama's Weekly Address: Moving Forward
Sunday, 1 February 2009, 1:08 pm | The White House
In the weekly address, President Barack Obama addressed the latest economic news and urged the passing of an America Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. More >>
$18 billion. Bonuses "Shameful" - Obama
Saturday, 31 January 2009, 1:48 pm | The White House
That’s what Wall Street bankers pulled down in bonuses over the past two months, according to a report from the New York State comptroller -- even as many of these institutions received billions in taxpayer dollars. More >>
SCHIP passes
Saturday, 31 January 2009, 1:43 pm | The White House
In a step towards providing health care to millions of children around the country, the Senate this morning passed the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP. More >>
A strong middle class = a strong America
Saturday, 31 January 2009, 1:34 pm | The White House
The mortgage crisis. Wall Street. The loss of millions of jobs. In this economic crisis, the middle class is getting hit from all angles. More >>
White House Blog: A Wonderful Day
Friday, 30 January 2009, 9:29 am | The White House
It's about justice. It's about who we are. And on this "wonderful day," we're getting a step closer to both of those things. More >>
Remarks By The President On The Economy
Thursday, 29 January 2009, 11:49 am | The White House
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. I want to thank Sam and David for their outstanding words. I want to thank all of you for being here today. More >>
Review of Detention of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri
Monday, 26 January 2009, 10:54 am | The White House
I have today signed an Executive Order entitled Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities ("Review and Disposition Order"), which mandates a review, coordinated by the Attorney General, ... More >>