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Archive: December 22, 2009

Attached schedule By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the laws cited herein, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Statutory Pay Systems. The rates…

A PROCLAMATION 1. Section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the “1974 Act”) (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1)), as added by section 111(a) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (title I of Public Law 106-200) (AGOA), authorizes the…

10:25 A.M. EST MR. GIBBS:  Hello, guys.  Good morning.  I thought — last week we did a sort of happy hour briefing — today we’d do sort of a brunch briefing.  Welcome to the last press briefing of the year. …

“Michelle and I wish to express our deepest condolences on the passing of Mrs. Ann Nixon Cooper. From her beginnings in Shelbyville and Nashville, Tennessee to her many years as a pillar of the Atlanta community, Ann lived a life…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Beatrice Hanson, Director, Office of Victims of Crime, Department of Justice Daniel Becker, Member, Board of Directors of the State Justice…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate John Nalbandian as a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute. President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual today: John Nalbandian,…

Earlier today, the Vice President spoke to Romanian President Traian Basescu.  The Vice President congratulated President Basescu on his recent re-election and on the state of Romania’s democracy on the 20th anniversary of the Romanian revolution.   The Vice President and…

Earlier today, the Vice President spoke to Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko.   They discussed the economic situation in Ukraine and the opportunities for Ukraine to move forward with political and economic reforms after its 2010 Presidential elections.  The Vice President…

WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama today nominated Judge J. Michelle Childs and Richard Mark Gergel to the District Court bench for the District of South Carolina.  Childs currently sits on the South Carolina Circuit Court and Gergel is a principal…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated William N. Nettles to be US Attorney for the District of South Carolina.  Nettles is currently an attorney at Sanders & Nettles LLC in Columbia, South Carolina. “William Nettles’ legal career has been…