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8:08 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Welcome to the White House, everybody. And thank you for braving the storm. I am thrilled to see all of you here today -- friends, guests, members of my Cabinet, members of Congress, our Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden, and everyone watching at home -- for the…
“The factory ship (Nisshin Maru) turned on their water cannons and were surprised when the Steve Irwin responded with a more powerful water cannon that had a couple of the whalers diving for the bridge doors,” said the group.The Sea Shepherd ships Steve Irwin and the Bob Barker have successfully…
NASA and Texas Instruments are using the theme of human space exploration to develop digital libraries of math and science problems for high school students.
How to Defeat the Patriot ActFebruary 9, 2010Taking away our freedoms is not Patriotic. In fact, there is nothing more un-American.The badly misnamed Patriot Act is not the Act of Patriots. It is the act of petty tyrants seeking more and more power and control over our country.Now, ever so quietly,…
Texas Straight Talk – A Weekly ColumnRep. Ron Paul (R) – TX 14Last week, the House approved another increase in the national debt ceiling. This means the government can borrow $1.9 trillion more to stay afloat and avoid default. It has been little more than a year since the last debt limit…
1:38 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. I am glad to see that all of you braved the weather to be here. A little while ago I had a meeting with the Democratic and Republican congressional leaders, and it went very well. In fact, I understand that McConnell and Reid are out doing snow…
What the hell, how about Sarah Palin, what was she doing in Nashville any how, if a true patriot is what she claims to be, she would have been standing guard in Alaska, on the lookout for invading Russians, you know, the Russians she told us all about, the ones she can see from the [...]
Seems like Goldman Sachs is too big to ignore any thieving. Their motto went from “Any scam,anywhere, anytime” to “Every scam, everywhere, every time.” They are involved in every financial crisis, and they profit from all of them. From participation in only the largest robberies to control…
America’s move to raise a healthier generation of kids www.LetsMove.gov THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON – First Lady Michelle Obama today announced an ambitious national goal of solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a…
Cabinet Room 10:21 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Well, I want to thank both Democratic and Senate Leaders -- Democratic Senate Leaders, Democratic House Leaders, as well as Republican Leaders from the House and Senate for joining us. As I said in my State of the Union, part of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a sustainability forum at Portland State University and a speech to the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Seattle, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced the launch of HUD’s new Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities…
9:16 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I am so proud of the work that the First Lady, along with the Cabinet Secretaries behind me, have done in trying to tackle one of the most urgent health issues that we face in this country, and that is the increase of childhood obesity. And…
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Establishing a Task Force on Childhood Obesity Across our country, childhood obesity has reached epidemic rates and, as a result, our children may live shorter lives than their parents. Obesity has been recognized as a…
Defense officials encourage military families to once again take advantage of the free electronic tax filing services offered through Military OneSource.
Three 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Soldiers were presented with Bronze Star Medals during a ceremony held Feb. 4, at Panzer Hall in Böblingen.
Michelle and I were deeply saddened today to hear about the passing of Congressman John Murtha. Jack was a devoted husband, a loving father and a steadfast advocate for the people of Pennsylvania for nearly 40 years. His passion for service was born during his decorated career in the United States…
United Nations — The great weight of science still supports the findings in a landmark 2007 report from a United Nations-backed panel of experts that global warming is man-made, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said today following recent attacks from climate change sceptics over a…
The United States and the European Union condemn the continuing human rights violations in Iran since the June 12 election. The large scale detentions and mass trials, the threatened execution of protestors, the intimidation of family members of those detained and the continuing denial to its…
President Barack Obama announced three actions that the federal government is taking to boost U.S. biofuels production. The measures include: the final rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) of 36 billion gallons by 2022; a proposed…
Zebra Mussels Invade Lough BreskNorthern Ireland Environment AgencyThe Northern Ireland Environment Agency confirmed that the Zebra Mussel, has been found for the first time at Lough Bresk, County Fermanagh. The first sighting in Northern Ireland was in 1994 at Lough Erne and they have since been…