Statements and Releases
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Statements by President Obama and Tom Daschle
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Duckworth Tapped for VA Assistant Secretary
President Barack Obama has announced his intent to nominate L. Tammy Duckworth, director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, to be the Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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Letter from Nancy Killefer to President Obama
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Readout on President Obama's Calls to Iraqi President Talabani, Prime Minister Maliki and President Lee of the Republic of Korea
Below is a readout from Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on President Obama’s calls to Iraqi President Talabani, Prime Minister Maliki and President Lee of the Republic of Korea.
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Ron Sims To Be Nominated As HUD's Deputy Secretary
President Barack Obama today announced he intends to nominate Ron Sims, County Executive of King County, Washington, to become the Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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Readout on Meeting with Democratic Congressional Leaders
The President had a productive meeting to discuss the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment plan with Democratic congressional leaders late this afternoon. They agreed on the urgency of passing effective legislation in the short term and committed to continue working together to achieve the bipartisan consensus that the President has sought throughout this process.
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Readout of the President’s calls tonight
Tonight the President called Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Democratic House leaders to thank them for their hard work and to congratulate them on the historic passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act.