BACKGROUND: President Obama signs Executive Orders on Detention and Interrogation Policy Today, January 22, the President met with the following retired general officers. GENERAL PAUL J. KERN, USA (RET.) GENERAL DAVID M. MADDOX, USA (RET.) LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBERT G. GARD…
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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release January 22, 2009 President Barack Obama Announces Key DOJ Appointees WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced the following Department of Justice (DOJ) appointees: David Kris, Assistant Attorney…
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 22, 2009 Statement of President Obama on the 36th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded that this decision…
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release January 21, 2009 Below is a statement from White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. At 8:35 AM, the President arrived in the Oval Office and spent 10 minutes…
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release January 21, 2009 The following is a statement from President Barack Obama. “This afternoon, I met with our Ambassador to Iraq, the commander in Iraq, and the overall…
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 21, 2009 The following is a statement from White House Counsel Greg Craig. “We believe that the oath of office was administered effectively and that the President was…
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release January 21, 2009 The President today signed two Executive Orders and three Presidential Memoranda. These five documents represent a bold first step to fulfill his campaign promises to…
En el transcurso del día, el Presidente Obama habló con el Secretario General Ban Ki Moon de las Naciones Unidas, el Presidente Lula de Brasil, el Primer Ministro Harper de Canadá, el Presidente Calderón de México, la Presidenta Bachelet de…
