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With Off-ramps, and Benchmarks, President Obama’s Af-Pak Strategy Announcement to Come Next Week

After a final two-hour meeting of his war council last night that an official described as "intense...everyone got to say their final peace," President Obama is expected to address the nation in prime time a week from today, Tuesday, December 1, to announce his new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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November 24, 2009 in Afghanistan, Clinton, Hillary, Current Affairs, Joe Biden, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (34)

Obama Calls for Annual Science Fair: Achievement Should be Recognized like NCAA Championship Win

In order to show kids “how cool science can be,” President Obama announced today that he will convene an annual science fair starting next year.

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November 23, 2009 in Current Affairs, Education, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (32)

Obama Decision on Copenhagen Summit Attendance “In the Coming Days”

ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: President Obama will make a decision if he will attend the December Copenhagen climate change summit in “the coming days,” a senior administration official said today.

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November 23, 2009 in Current Affairs, Environment, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (45)

President Obama Calls 9th War Council Meeting for Tonight

As he winds down his decision-making process to settle on a new way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, President Obama called for a 9th meeting this evening at 8 pm of his war council in the White House situation room.

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November 23, 2009 in Afghanistan, Clinton, Hillary, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (26)

FLOTUS: Health Care A Women's Issue

First Lady Michelle Obama today made the case for health care reform as an issue with special significance for women.

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November 13, 2009 in Current Affairs, White House | Permalink | User Comments (21)

Afghanistan On His Mind, President Obama Begins Tour of Pacific Rim

TOKYO -- The president is in Japan, but it's Afghanistan that's on his mind.

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November 13, 2009 in Afghanistan, Current Affairs, Obama, Barack, Travel, White House | Permalink | User Comments (66)

Dunn Out, Pfeiffer Up, at White House Communications Shop

Anita Dunn, the White House communications director, is leaving the White House at the end of the month, sources tell ABC News. She will remain a consultant to the White House advising with long-term communications planning and other strategic issues.

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November 10, 2009 in Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (54)

The Presidential Planner

Ahead of Veterans Day on Wednesday, Mr. Obama will sign an Executive Order “on the employment of veterans in the federal government” in the Oval Office, the White House says. The Executive Order will establish a Council on Veterans Employment that will be chaired by the Secretaries of Labor and Veterans Affairs.

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November 9, 2009 in Current Affairs, Middle East Peace Process, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (7)

President Obama Attempts Reassurance on Ft. Hood Shootings, Unemployment

On a chilly morning, President Obama came to the Rose Garden Friday morning to try to offer reassurance in the wake of both the Fort Hood shootings and dismal economic news, suggesting -- regarding the latter issue -- that he was considering even more economic stimulus measures.

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November 6, 2009 in Current Affairs, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (97)

The Presidential Planner

President Obama will formally sign into law the “Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009,” in the Oval Office this morning. The law will extend unemployment benefits by 20 weeks in states hardest hit by the economic downturn and by 14 weeks everywhere else. It also extends an $8,000 first-time home buyers tax credit to homes placed under contract by the end of next April.

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November 6, 2009 in Current Affairs, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (37)