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Archive: February 26, 2015

East Room 4:38 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Welcome to the White House. I want to thank Saheela for the wonderful introduction. In case you all did not hear properly — MRS. OBAMA: You can say it again…

Washington Hilton Washington, D.C. 12:10 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you so much!  (Applause.)  Well, good morning, everyone!  Are you guys hanging in there after our big snow?  (Laughter.)  It is a pleasure — I’m checking for my water.  I’ve…

National Security Advisor Susan Rice today spoke with her counterparts from France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom as part of their ongoing consultations about the situation in Ukraine.  They reviewed implementation of the Minsk agreements of February 12 and…

Mary Barzee Flores, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice Robin S. Rosenbaum, elevated. Julien Xavier Neals, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey,…

America had a breakthrough year in 2014, and the President is using middle class economics – the simple idea that anybody who works hard and plays by the rules should be able to get ahead – to ensure more Americans…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Mary Barzee Flores and Julien Xavier Neals to serve on the United States District Courts. “I am honored to put forward these highly qualified candidates for the federal bench,” President Obama said.  “They…

Today, President Obama met with African American civil rights and faith leaders to provide an update on the Administration’s priorities as described in the State of the Union. The meeting was also an opportunity to have a dialogue with the…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:55 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I apologize for the delayed start to today’s briefing.  Let’s go right to your questions.  Nancy, do you want to get us started?  Nice to see…

NATIONAL CONSUMER PROTECTION WEEK, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As Americans, we believe that our destiny is written by us — not for us — and…

IRISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2015   – – – – – – –   BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   A PROCLAMATION The vibrant culture and rich heritage of the Irish people shaped many of the earliest…