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Archive: November 11, 2009

November 10, 2009 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SUBJECT:       Inventory of Files Related to Fort Hood Shooting On November 6, 2009, I directed that an immediate…

We welcome the announcement by the Government of Japan to provide approximately $5 billion over the next five years to Afghanistan and to implement swiftly its April 2009 pledge of $1 billion for economic assistance to Pakistan.  The U.S. appreciates…

Today I have signed into law S. 475, the “Military Spouses Residency Relief Act”.  This Act, among other things, would provide that when a service member leaves his or her home State in accord with military or naval orders, the…

On November 11, 2009, the President signed into law: S. 509, which authorizes a Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility project in Walla Walla, Washington    

 11:33 A.M. EST   THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Please, be seated. Thank you, Secretary Shinseki, for the generous introduction — more importantly, the extraordinary bravery in service to our country, both on and off the battlefield. …

George Washington University Washington, D.C. 2:36 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you so much.  I am thrilled to be here — thrilled and honored.  We’ve had a wonderful day today, as Jill said, and this just tops it off. First…