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Archive: February 27, 2010

1:48 P.M. EST EL PRESIDENTE: Buenos días a todos. Temprano hoy, un devastador terremoto azotó a la nación chilena y afectó a millones de personas. Este catastrófico suceso fue seguido por múltiples temblores y ha propiciado advertencias de tsunami alrededor…

1:48 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  Earlier today, a devastating earthquake struck the nation of Chile, affecting millions of people.  This catastrophic event was followed by multiple aftershocks, and has prompted tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean.  Earlier…

The President takes a moment to congratulate our Olympic athletes.  Discussing the unity and pride Americans feel in cheering them on, the President relates that sentiment to his own desire for bipartisanship in Washington.  He praises the recent bipartisan meeting…

Esta tarde, el Presidente Obama se comunicó con la Presidenta Michelle Bachelet para expresar su pésame por las vidas que cobró el trágico terremoto de esta madrugada en Chile. El Presidente felicitó a la Presidenta Bachelet por la respuesta del…

This afternoon, President Obama spoke with President Michelle Bachelet to express his condolences for the losses Chile suffered as a result of this morning’s tragic earthquake.  The President commended President Bachelet for the Chilean government’s response to the disaster and…

The White House today announced Julianna Smoot has been named Deputy Assistant to the President and Social Secretary.  She joins the White House staff from the office of U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, where she serves as Chief of Staff.  …

WASHINGTON – En su mensaje semanal, el Presidente Barack Obama dijo que el país no puede perder esta oportunidad y que se debe finalizar una reforma sustantiva del sistema de seguro de salud. Durante la reunión del jueves sobre la…

On Saturday, February 27, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 3961, which provides a one year extension of several terrorist surveillance provisions included in the USA PATRIOT Act and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; and…