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Remarks by the First Lady at Little Rock Air Force Base on Let’s Move! Tour — Little Rock, AK
Release Time: For Immediate Release Hercules Dining Facility Little Rock Air Force Base Little Rock, Arkansas 2:53 P.M. CST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you all. (Applause.) It's great to be here in Arkansas. And I have to say, you all look really good, really fit. (Laughter.) So thank you for eating your vegetables. We need you [...]
Continue reading...Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Monti of Italy after Bilateral Meeting
10 February 2012 – 12:40 am PST
Release Time: For Immediate Release Oval Office 3:30 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, hello, everybody. Benvenuto. I want to welcome Prime Minister Monti to the White House for his first visit. I had the opportunity to congratulate him after he took on the extraordinary responsibilities that he has accepted. I want to begin by saying [...]
Continue reading...Remarks by the President on No Child Left Behind Flexibility
10 February 2012 – 12:39 am PST
Release Time: For Immediate Release East Room 1:57 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Please have a seat, have a seat. Thank you so much. Well, hello, everybody, and welcome to the White House. I want to start by thanking all the chief state school officers who have made the trip from all over the country. Why [...]
Continue reading...Remarks by the First Lady at "Let’s Move" Event — Des Moines, IA
10 February 2012 – 12:39 am PST
Release Time: For Immediate Release Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa 11:17 A.M. CST MRS. OBAMA: This is so cool. Hey! (Applause.) Well, hello, everybody! It’s great to be here in Iowa! (Applause.) Happy birthday "Let’s Move!" Happy "Let’s Move" Day! This is terrific. (Applause.) Wow. I hear you guys have been having some [...]
Continue reading...No Child Left Behind, Announces Flexibility in Exchange for Reform for Ten States
10 February 2012 – 12:39 am PST
Release Time: For Immediate Release Additional States Expected to Request Flexibility in the Coming Weeks WASHINGTON, DC — President Barack Obama will announce today that ten states that have agreed to implement bold reforms around standards and accountability will receive flexibility from the burdensome mandates of the federal education law known as No Child Left [...]
Continue reading...Readout of the Vice President’s Meeting on Human Rights and Reform in China
10 February 2012 – 12:39 am PST
Release Time: For Immediate Release The Vice President and senior Administration officials met yesterday with four experts and advocates on human rights and legal reform in China: Dr. Xiaorong Li, Professor Benjamin Liebman, Mr. Kenneth Roth and Ms. Jianying Zha. They discussed the deterioration of China’s human rights situation, prospects for reform, and recommendations for [...]
Continue reading...White House to Host The Arc as part of the Community Leaders Briefing Series
10 February 2012 – 12:39 am PST
Release Time: For Immediate Release WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow, February 10th, the White House Office of Public Engagement will host 150 of The Arc’s leaders, members, advocates, and staff from across the country as part of the White House Community Leaders Briefing Series. The Arc is one of the largest national community-based organizations advocating for [...]
Continue reading...Remarks by the President on the Housing Settlement
10 February 2012 – 12:39 am PST
Release Time: For Immediate Release Room 430 Eisenhower Executive Office Building 12:28 P.M. E THE PRESIDENT: All right, good afternoon, everybody. Before I start, I just want to introduce the folks on stage here, because the extraordinary work that they did is the reason that a lot of families are going to be helped all [...]
Continue reading...First Lady Michelle Obama Is on the Road with Let’s Move
10 February 2012 – 12:38 am PST
First Lady Michelle Obama dances with students at the event highlighting Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative during her tour celebrating the second anniversary of Let’s Move!, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 9, 2012. Ed note: this has been cross-posted from Let's Move! To celebrate the second anniversary of Let's Move!, First Lady Michelle [...]
Continue reading...West Wing Week: 2/10/12 or "Don’t Be Bored…Make Something"
10 February 2012 – 12:38 am PST
This week, the President happily kicked off the Second Annual Science Fair at the White House and continued to call for an all-hands-on-deck approach to educating our kids in the fields of math, science, technology and engineering. He also spoke about putting our veterans back to work at Fire Station #5 in Arlington, announced a [...]
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10 February 2012 – 12:40 am PST
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