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President Obama Announces His Intent to Nominate Dan Tangherlini as Administrator of the General Services Administration WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Dan Tangherlini as Administrator of the General Services Administration.President Obama said, “As Acting Director, Dan helped restore the trust of the American peo
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Statement by the President I congratulate the Senate Judiciary Committee on completing its work on S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. Thanks to the leadership of Chairman Leahy and a bipartisan group of eight Senators,
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Presidential Proclamation -- National Maritime Day, 2013 NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, 2013- - - - - - -BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATIONThrough every chapter of the American story, ordinary men and women have accomplished extraordinary things as members of the United States Merchant Marin
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 5/21/2013 James S. Brady Press Briefing Room1:08 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here. Before I take your questions I just wanted to say a couple of things. As you heard from the P
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Presidential Proclamation -- National Safe Boating Week, 2013 NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK, 2013- - - - - - -BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATIONEvery year, the United States Coast Guard joins partners nationwide to raise awareness about boating responsibly. We highlight that important work d
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Executive Order -- Amendment to Executive Order 13639 EXECUTIVE ORDER- - - - - - -AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 13639By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:Section 1. Amendment to Executive Order 13639. Secti
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Readout of the President and Vice Presidents meeting with Dreamers and Family Members of Undocumented Immigrants This morning, the President and the Vice President met in the Oval Office with young immigrants who received deferred action and with the siblings and spouses of undocumented immigrants. This meeting was an important opportunity for the President and the
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President Obama Announces His Intent to Appoint Individuals to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint ten individuals to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration. The Presidential Commission on Election Administration was created following President Ob
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Remarks by the President on the Tornadoes and Severe Weather in Oklahoma State Dining Room10:08 A.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. As we all know by now, a series of storms swept across the Plains yesterday, and one of the most destructive tornadoes in history sliced through the towns of Newcastle and
The White House | May 21, 2013 2:48 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

President Obama Signs Oklahoma Disaster Declaration The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and tornadoes beginning on May 18, 2013, and continuing.The Presiden
The White House | May 21, 2013 03:41 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

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