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Archive: May 5, 2010

Jardín de Rosas 5:58 P.M. EDT EL PRESIDENTE: ¡Viva! Buenas noches a todos. Buenas noches. Es un gran honor para Michelle y para mí darles la bienvenida a la Casa Blanca. Y todos ustedes nos trajeron un clima fabuloso, o…

5:58 P.M. EDT      THE PRESIDENT:  Viva!  Good evening, everyone.  Buenas noches.  Michelle and I are so honored to welcome you to the White House. And you all brought outstanding weather, so we thank you for that.  (Laughter.)  Thank you. …

U.S. Agency for International Development Washington, D.C. 2:09 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you everyone.  Thanks so much.  (Applause.)  You all take a load off your feet because you work hard enough.  (Laughter.)  It is truly a pleasure to be…

1:29 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Danny Akaka, aloha.  (Laughter.)  Since the 9/11 attacks more than eight years ago, the United States has been a nation at war.  In this time, millions of Americans have worn the uniform. …

“We are saddened by the news of Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua’s passing, and our thoughts and prayers are with the Yar’Adua family and the people of Nigeria as they mourn his loss.  Tonight, we remember and honor President Yar’Adua’s profound…

I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to sections 123 b. and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2153(b), (d)) (the “Act”), the text of a proposed Agreement between the Government…

See below for answers to questions (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. *No. The new security protocols that superseded the emergency measures put in place after Christmas are in place because they are stronger…

A PROCLAMATION  When Americans answer the call to serve in our Armed Forces, a sacred trust is forged.  Our men and women in uniform take on the duty of protecting us all, and their spouses and families also help shoulder…