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Participants and Attendees at President Barack Obama's Signing of Stem Cell Executive Order and Scientific Integrity Presidential Memorandum
Fact Sheet on Presidential Executive Order
Today, in conjunction with the issuance of a new Presidential memo on scientific integrity, President Obama is signing a Presidential Executive Order removing barriers to responsible scientific research involving human stem cells.

Fact Sheet on Presidential Memorandum on Scientific Integrity
Today, President Obama is signing a Presidential Memorandum on scientific integrity. This memorandum helps to implement one of the President’s key campaign commitments on science policy, which was to "restore scientific integrity in government decision making."

President Obama Announces Key Treasury Appointments
President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key posts at the Treasury Department: David S. Cohen, Assistant Secretary of Treasury, Terrorist Financing; Alan B. Krueger, Assistant Secretary of Treasury, Economic Policy; and Kim N. Wallace, Assistant Secretary of Treasury, Legislative Affairs. Each of the nominees is currently serving as a Counselor to the Secretary of Treasury.

Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 3/9/09
Statement by the President on International Women’s Day
“A debt of gratitude to so many tireless advocates”
President Obama signs an Executive Order lifting restrictions on stem cell research as well as a Presidential Memorandum ensuring that sound science be protected from politics.

Green Jobs: Watch the Panels
Watch the panels from the first official meeting of the Middle Class Task Force, focusing on green jobs.

A Salute to Senator Kennedy
The President and Ms. Obama salute Senator Ted Kennedy on his birthday.

Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells

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REMOVING BARRIERS TO RESPONSIBLE SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN STEM CELLS

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Policy. Research involving human embryonic stem cells and human non-embryonic stem cells has the potential to lead to better understanding and treatment of many disabling diseases and conditions. Advances over the past decade in this promising scientific field have been encouraging, leading to broad agreement in the scientific community that the research should be supported by Federal funds.

For the past 8 years, the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to fund and conduct human embryonic stem cell research has been limited by Presidential actions. The purpose of this order is to remove these limitations on scientific inquiry, to expand NIH support for the exploration of human stem cell research, and in so doing to enhance the contribution of America's scientists to important new discoveries and new therapies for the benefit of humankind.

Sec. 2. Research. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary), through the Director of NIH, may support and conduct responsible, scientifically worthy human stem cell research, including human embryonic stem cell research, to the extent permitted by law.

Sec. 3. Guidance. Within 120 days from the date of this order, the Secretary, through the Director of NIH, shall review existing NIH guidance and other widely recognized guidelines on human stem cell research, including provisions establishing appropriate safeguards, and issue new NIH guidance on such research that is consistent with this order. The Secretary, through NIH, shall review and update such guidance periodically, as appropriate.

Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or

(ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

Sec. 5. Revocations. (a) The Presidential statement of August 9, 2001, limiting Federal funding for research involving human embryonic stem cells, shall have no further effect as a statement of governmental policy.

(b) Executive Order 13435 of June 20, 2007, which supplements the August 9, 2001, statement on human embryonic stem cell research, is revoked.

BARACK OBAMA

THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 9, 2009.


Sold Out: How Wall Street and Washington Betrayed America

a report released by Essential Information and the Consumer Education Foundation details a dozen crucial deregulatory moves over the last decade -- each a direct response to heavy lobbying from Wall Street and the broader financial sector, as the report details. (The report is available at: www.wallstreetwatch.org/soldoutreport.htm.) Combined, these deregulatory moves helped pave the way for the current financial meltdown.


$5 Billion in Lobbying for 12 Corrupt Deals Caused the Multi Trillion Dollar Meltdown

by Robert Weissman, Multinational Monitor
This extraordinary investment paid off fabulously. Congress and executive agencies rolled back long-standing regulatory restraints, refused to impose new regulations on rapidly evolving and mushrooming areas of finance, ...
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Ford staff accept working changes

from BBC News | Latest Published Stories | World Edition
Workers at Ford accept a wage freeze and other changes to their contracts, amid plummeting car sales in the US.


An Innovation Action Plan for Obama

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Obama's Trade Nominee Gets Polite Senate Reception

from BusinessWeek.com --


Seoul funds construction of locally made wind generator

from South Korea News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
The government will place orders to build 10 new locally made wind power generators to help reduce reliance on imports in the renewable energy sector, officials said yesterday.


JOB OPPORTUNITY: WEB EDITOR – VIETNAMESE SERVICE

from Jobs by iwanciwt
A creative and innovative Web Editor is needed for RFA’s Vietnamese Language Service located in our Washington DC offices. This position reports to the Web Editor Supervisor in the Vietnamese Service and works in conjunction with a team of Web professionals serving all of RFA’s Language Services


Treasury Department Won’t Tell Congress Where Bailout Money Went ...

by rob@sayanythingblog.com
Treasury Department Won’t Tell Congress Where Bailout Money Went. By Rob on March 9, 2009 at 03:05 pm. No Comments Yet. Subscribe · Bookmark and Share. Back when he was campaigning to be President, this is what Obama had to say about ...


Japan to help train East Timor's military personnel

from News On Japan by AFP
Japan agreed Monday to help train East Timor's military and lend support during natural disasters and epidemics, officials and news reports said. (AFP)


Dubai Islamic Bank outlines 2009 growth strategy

from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
1.Retail banking business to contribute 47 per cent of bank’s revenue for 2009 2.Customer base expected to increase 15 per cent by end 2009, reaching 900,000 customers 3.Renewed focus on enhanced ...


UAE: Female judges another step in empowerment

from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Dubai: The introduction of females into the UAE Judiciary will further help protect women's rights, according to a university professor. Dr Rana Radawi, professor of English at the American University...


Private equity sees huge potential

from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Dubai: The Middle East region presents continued and significant opportunities for the private equity investors, according to industry insiders gathering in Dubai for a two-day forum which begins Tues...


Qatar to buy investment portfolios from banks

from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Dubai: Qatar launched new measures to support its banking sector on Monday with a government plan to buy banks' investment portfolios in a bid to revive lending and support the economy, sending financ...


Obama orders review of Bush's signing statements

from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m. EST by By PHILIP ELLIOTT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Monday ordered a review of George W. Bush's guidelines for implementing legislation passed by Congress, at the same time saying that he would employ his own version of how he wants the government to follow the law....


MI: Communities Eligible to Receive 2009 Recovery Funds for Sewer, Drinking Water Projects Announced

from Michigan.Gov | SOM | Michigan Spotlight | Michigan Spotlight


Governor Granholm Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Denmark

from Michigan.Gov | SOM | Michigan Spotlight | Michigan Spotlight
LANSING Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today joined Denmark's Minister of Climate and Energy Connie Hedegaard in signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU), initiating a partnership between the Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy and the state of Michigan to explore development and share experiences in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and job creation.


UN's Ban, Bill Clinton urge Haiti to seek recovery

from Google Alerts - clinton by Reuters - USA
By Patrick Worsnip PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 9 (Reuters) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former US President Bill Clinton visited Haiti on Monday and ...


Officials hold Cabinet-level meeting on Guantanamo

from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m. EST by By DEVLIN BARRETT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Top officials of the Obama administration met privately Monday to discuss how to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility....


Obama opens up stem cell work, science inquiries

from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m. EST by By SETH BORENSTEIN and BEN FELLER
WASHINGTON (AP) -- From tiny embryonic cells to the large-scale physics of global warming, President Barack Obama urged researchers on Monday to follow science and not ideology as he abolished contentious Bush-era restraints on stem-cell research. "Our government has forced what I believe is a false choice between sound science and moral values," Obama declared as he signed documents changing U.S. science policy and removing what some researchers have said were shackles on their work....


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