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Archive: January 18, 2010

PRESS BRIEFING BY CAPTAIN JOHN KIRBY, SPOKESMAN FOR JOINT TASK FORCE HAITI; TIM CALLAGHAN, USAID SENIOR REGIONAL ADVISOR FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN; REAR ADMIRAL MIKE ROGERS, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE FOR THE JOINT STAFF; AND CAPTAIN ANDREW STEVERMER, COMMANDER…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, to celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service and honor Dr. King’s life and legacy, President and Mrs. Obama, and 10 Cabinet Secretaries and senior Administration officials participated in community service projects in…

“I was saddened to hear of the passing of Carlos Hernandez Gomez.  Our paths first crossed when I was a State Senator.  He was a throwback in the style of Chicago’s storied political reporters.  He loved Chicago, and he relentlessly…

El 12 de enero, 2010, un poderoso terremoto azotó a Haití, causando daños catastróficos en la capital, Puerto Príncipe, y zonas aledañas. El Presidente Obama le ha prometido al pueblo haitiano que “no quedarán abandonados; no quedarán olvidados”. El gobierno…

“Me dio mucha pena enterarme de la muerte de Carlos Hernández Gómez. Nuestros caminos se cruzaron por primera vez cuando fui senador estatal. Evocaba el estilo de los celebrados reporteros políticos de antaño. Amaba a Chicago y se dedicaba incesantemente…

The President will deliver the 2010 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 9:00PM EST. The address will be broadcast live on national television and will be streamed live on…

2:05 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  We have just had a wonderful conversation.  I want to just tell you a little bit about why we did this.  I think sometimes in celebration of Dr. King’s birthday we act as…