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The White House Office of the Press Secretary James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:08 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here. Before I take your questions I just wanted to say a couple of things. As you heard from the President, his thoughts and prayers [...]
May 22nd, 2013 | Posted in Barack Obama | Read More »
The White House Office of the Press Secretary NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Through every chapter of the American story, ordinary men and women have accomplished extraordinary things as members of the United States Merchant Marine. When the [...]
May 22nd, 2013 | Posted in Barack Obama | Read More »
The White House Office of the Press Secretary WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Dan Tangherlini as Administrator of the General Services Administration. President Obama said, “As Acting Director, Dan helped restore the trust of the American people in the General Services Administration by making the agency more efficient, [...]
May 22nd, 2013 | Posted in Barack Obama | Read More »
By Sean Sullivan, Published: May 22, 2013 at 9:10 amE-mail the writer You can read the rest of this article at:: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636688/s/2c419541/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Efix0Cwp0C20A130C0A50C220Cjimmy0Ekimmel0Eon0Ethe0Elos0Eangeles0Emayors0Erace0Evideo0C/story01.htm
May 22nd, 2013 | Posted in 2012 Presidential Campaign | Read More »
<!– Text Size Print Reprints –> The Internal Revenue Service headquarters in Washington D.C. (Credit: Washington Post) The controversy surrounding the Treasury Department Inspector General for Tax Administration’s report on the Internal Revenue Service has highlighted how little most people know about the standard protocol for dealing with these investigations once they’re underway. David Sampson [...]
May 22nd, 2013 | Posted in 2012 Presidential Campaign | Read More »
Issues » General May 22, 2013 PRINT: SHARE: Coming out of the 2012 presidential election, women’s role in determining its outcome—the so-called gender gap—was a dominant narrative. Women played a large part in President Barack Obama’s re-election, with 55 percent voting for him compared to 44 percent supporting his Republican rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt [...]
May 22nd, 2013 | Posted in 2012 Presidential Campaign | Read More »
If you have suggestions, tips or comments, make sure they find Matt.Dixon@jacksonville.com. And for up todate, but not football-free, Tweets about Florida politics follow @Mdixon55. Most importantly, if you want Florida’s finest morning tip sheet delivered to your inbox free of charge,subscribe here. Florida: Scott signs election bill, a look at county budget allocations, and social services see a [...]
May 22nd, 2013 | Posted in 2012 Presidential Campaign | Read More »
<!– Text Size Print Reprints –> Last year’s deadly attack on a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya is shaping up as a real political problem for President Obama, with concern extending well beyond the conservative base. More than half of Americans say his administration is trying to cover up the facts of the attack, according [...]
May 22nd, 2013 | Posted in 2012 Presidential Campaign | Read More »
<!– Text Size Print Reprints –> Last year’s deadly attack on a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya is shaping up as a real political problem for President Obama, with concern extending well beyond the conservative base. More than half of Americans say his administration is trying to cover up the facts of the attack, according [...]
May 22nd, 2013 | Posted in 2012 Presidential Campaign | Read More »
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott has finished the fix of the flawed election law that relegated Florida to a late-night joke in 2012 by signing an elections clean-up bill passed on the final day of the legislative session. The measure, signed by Scott late Monday before he left for a trade mission to Chile, reverses [...]
May 22nd, 2013 | Posted in 2012 Presidential Campaign | Read More »