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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Remarks on Senate Health Care Bill Published: Saturday at 1:30pm (ET) |
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VIDEO:
Senate Majority Leader Reid & Senate Democrats Press Briefing Published: Saturday at 11:20am (ET) |
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Weekly
Address: President Obama Says Health Insurance Reform Will Protect
Patients and Hold Insurance Companies Accountable |
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Recovery
in Action: Powering a Greener Economy While President Obama and key members of
his Administration work to address global climate change issues
in Copenhagen, here at home the Recovery Act is funding a wide
array of projects to increase energy efficiency, develop new
clean energy technologies, and train workers for the green jobs
of the future. The President recently spoke about how the Recovery
Act is helping retrofit existing homes and businesses to take
advantage of new energy-saving technologies, and news outlets
and officials across the country are reporting on new Recovery
Act-funded clean energy projects in their communities. |
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Inside
the Situation Room There was a time that the Situation Room was known not as Wolf Blitzer's evening newscast, but a nerve-center of information for the President of the United States. Created by the Kennedy Administration in 1961, the "Sit Room" serves as a conference facility, a processing center for secure communications, a hub of intelligence gathering, and a center for emergency operations. It's staffed by men and women from the Department of Homeland Security, the intelligence community, and the military, all of whom are committed to ensuring that the President of the United States is provided all the information and intelligence he needs to do his job. Have a look at this rarely-viewed space. |
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Weekly
Address: The Patient's Bill of Rights and Health Reform The President looks back to the bipartisan
Patient's Bill of Rights, a bill that was defeated in Congress
at the hands of special interests and their supporters, and notes
that health insurance reform covers the same ground and much
more in terms of giving the consumers the upper hand over their
insurance companies. He calls on the Senate to allow an up-or-down
vote, and for those opposing reform to stop using parliamentary
maneuvers to drag it out. |
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Making
a Good Bill Even Better Congress has been working hard for months
to shape health insurance reform legislation that will bring
down costs, expand coverage, increase accountability for insurers,
and attack our mounting deficit. We got good news today on all
those fronts, as fresh statements of support from the Small Business
Majority, the American Cancer Society, and the American Diabetes
Association amongst others make clear. |
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America's
Innovators Call for Health Care Reform to Unlock Jobs of the
Future To emerge from the most severe economic
downturn since the Great Depression, we are depending on entrepreneurs
and start-ups -- young and small businesses -- to do what they
have historically done for the United States: fuel economic growth
by creating a disproportionate share of the new jobs we need.
As President Obama's Chief Technology Officer, I devote much
of my energy to creating a fertile environment for high-technology
start-ups in areas like information technology, clean energy,
biotech, transportation, manufacturing, and robotics. |
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Axelrod:
'We're on the one yard line' Posted: December 20th, 2009 09:01 AM ET |
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Obama
aide: Copenhagen accord 'a great step forward' From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart Washington (CNN) – A top White House
adviser said Sunday that the limited, non-binding agreement between
the administration and four other countries was a step in the
right direction in the battle to control climate change that
lays the groundwork for more independent efforts by the United
States. |
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CNN
Exclusive: Nelson answers his critics on health care reform From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
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Progressives'
battle for reform not over, union leader says From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
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Senate
pushes to pass bill by holiday Posted: December 20th, 2009 06:52 PM ET 'I think it's time for a vote,' Sen. Durbin, the Senate's second-ranking Democrat said Sunday. Washington (CNN) - Senate Democrats braved the aftermath of a blizzard Sunday to continue their push to pass a sweeping health care bill before Christmas. |
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Quote of the Day -- Vice President Joe Biden, writing for
the New York Times on health care reform. |
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HHS
announces $60M Program to Fund Strategic Health IT Advanced Research
Projects Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:01:00 -0600 |
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BARDA
Awards Contracts for Tests and Devices to Help the Nation Respond
to a Radiological Emergency Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:01:00 -0600 |
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Eligible
Foreign Establishments for USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. The Eligible Foreign Establishment List for Chile
has been revised. This information has recently been updated,
and is now available. |
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Eligible
U.S. Establishments by Country for USDA Food Safety and Inspection
Service. The Eligible Plant
List for Mexico has been revised. This information has recently
been updated, and is now available. |
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Expedition
22 Lifts Off Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0600 The Soyuz TMA-17 rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:52 p.m. EST on Sunday, Dec. 20, carrying Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls |
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NASA
Names New Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0600 Laurie Leshin has been named the new deputy associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, effective in January. |
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NASA
and Maryland Researcher Recognized for Data that Provides Clues
to Earth's Changing Climate, Forests, and Crops Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0600 NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior presented the William T. Pecora Award to the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System, or CERES, team and to Forrest Hall, senior research scientist at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. |
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Mock and Roll! NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Moves to Launch Pad, Liftoff Dress Rehearsal Set Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0600 |
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NASA
Flight Tests Unique Jumbo Jet With Opening In Side; Plane's Airborne
Telescope Will Be Used to Study Cosmos Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0600 A NASA jumbo jet that will help scientists unlock the origins of the universe with infrared observations reached a milestone Friday when doors covering the plane’s telescope were fully opened in flight. |
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How
much meat? Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:01:00 -0600 A big chunk of steak may taste good. But a small chunk may do as much good. |
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Thanks for joining - and holiday party in Sioux Falls Thank you everyone for signing up, we have over 200 people signed up so far. We would like to grow our list of supporters, so please invite friends of yours that support clean energy to join. For those of you in Sioux Falls, I hope you can make it to our holiday party this Tuesday: We have been organizing gatherings all across South Dakota to build up support for clean energy legislation and to encourage our elected officials to become leaders in ending the climate crisis. If you haven't been able to attend one yet, I hope you will come meet our local staff and other members by attending our Repower South Dakota Holiday Party in Sioux Falls on Tuesday. Repower South Dakota Holiday Party Tuesday, December 22nd We need your help to make sure your neighbors and friends know the truth about clean energy. And we need our elected officials to see the strong support for clean energy here in South Dakota. Will you join us in Sioux Falls? I'm looking forward to working with you to bring clean energy to South Dakota and across our country. Thanks, Matt McGovern |
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Photos
of thousands of Coloradans for health insurance reform. Do you have photos you can add? Thank-you! |
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Crew
Lifts Off From Kazakhstan to Begin Science and Construction Work
Aboard the International Space Station Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0600 NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi safely launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station on Sunday. |
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