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Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2013 President Obama Signs Oklahoma Disaster Declaration The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by … [Read more...]
(AURN) -- In response to the devastating, mile-wide tornado that swept through Moore, Oklahoma President Obama has declared the town a major disaster area and ordered federal aid be used to supplement state and local recovery efforts. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, is currently … [Read more...]
Today, Senior advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett will deliver a commencement address to the 2013 graduates of Clark Atlanta University. Jarrett’s speech comes on the heels of several HBCU commencement addresses including President Obama at Morehouse College, the First Lady Michelle Obama at … [Read more...]
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release May 17, 2012 2013/0600 NOTICE TO THE PRESS Secretary Kerry to Release Report on International Religious Freedom Secretary of State John Kerry will release the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom … [Read more...]
From ABC News “This Week” powerhouse roundtable takes on all the week’s politics, with ABC News’George Will; National Journal Editorial Director Ron Fournier; American Urban Radio Networks White House Correspondent April Ryan; editor and publisher of The Nation Katrina vanden Heuvel; and … [Read more...]
By: April Ryan, aprildryan.com At the ABC studio in New York City Sunday morning Congressman Charlie Rangel takes a few questions on the IRS. Congressman Rangel has been a questioner in various congressional hearings since Watergate. Meanwhile, Friday night the Treasury Secretary told the … [Read more...]
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary May 19, 2013 Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Commencement Address at Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia May 19, 2013 Hello, Morehouse! Thank you Dr. Wilson, the Board of Trustees; Congressman Cedric Richmond … [Read more...]
By: Darlene Superville, AP WASHINGTON — Forget, for just a moment, about a shield law for the media. The question at the White House Thursday was who would shield President Barack Obama? A blistering sun had given way to a light but steady rain by the time the president and the Turkish … [Read more...]
Korey Wise sits smirking through a one-man play, saying "hmph!" and "ummm" now and then. Youth groups, activists, and college students have packed the auditorium at the National Black Theatre in Harlem. Wise will join a panel after the play on wrongful imprisonment, a subject he knows too … [Read more...]
Source:whitehouse.gov The First Lady, Michelle Obama, delivers the commencement address to graduates of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School for Health Sciences and Engineering at Historic Pearl High in Nashville, TN on May 18 at 1:00 PM. The school serves approximately 1,200 … [Read more...]
