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Coming up this week in the House

Removing our troops from Pakistan, sponsored by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio.

111th Congress
2d Session

H. Res. __

H. Con. Res. 301 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Pakistan.

1. Closed rule.

2. Provides one hour of debate in the House with 30 minutes to be controlled by Rep. Kucinich and 30 minutes to be equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution.

4. Provides that the concurrent resolution shall be considered as read.

RESOLUTION

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider in the House the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 301) directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Pakistan, if called up by Representative Kucinich of Ohio or his designee. The concurrent resolution shall be considered as read. The concurrent resolution shall be debatable for one hour, with 30 minutes controlled by Representative Kucinich of Ohio or his designee and 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution to final adoption without intervening motion.

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Classic C-SPAN Moment

Yep, I've been showing this all day.

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Statement by the President on Travel to Poland

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 17, 2010
Statement by the President on Travel to Poland

"I spoke with acting President Komorowski and told him that I regret that I will not be able to make it to Poland due to the volcanic ash that is disrupting air travel over Europe. Michelle and I continue to have the Polish people in our thoughts and prayers, and will support them in any way I can as they recover from this terrible tragedy. President Kaczynski was a patriot and close friend and ally of the United States, as were those who died alongside him, and the American people will never forget the lives they led."

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D.C. Examiner Publishes Photo It's Explicitly Told Not To

Photos often move on the AP photo wire with specific instructions on who can and can't use a particular photo — usually for comptetive reasons.


So it came at no surprise that a number of local and national competitors of The Washington Post were excluded from using a Post staff photo (that moved on the AP wire) of the paper's Pulitzer celebration yesterday.

(Disclosure: I was at that celebration.)

Guess that doesn't universally apply.

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World Leaders and Heads of Delegation Attending the Nuclear Security Summit

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
_______________________________________________________________________________________
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                            April 10, 2010
 
 
Below and attached is a list of world leaders and Heads of Delegation attending the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on April 12-13:
 
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
His Excellency Mourad Medelci
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
 
Argentine Republic
Her Excellency Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
President of the Argentine Republic
 
Republic of Armenia
His Excellency Serzh Sargsyan
President of the Republic of Armenia
 
Australia
The Honorable Senator John Faulkner
Minister for Defense of Australia
 
Belgium
His Excellency Yves Leterme
Prime Minister of Belgium
 
Federative Republic of Brazil
His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
 
Canada
The Right Honorable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada
 
Republic of Chile
His Excellency Sebastián Piñera
President of the Republic of Chile
 
People’s Republic of China
His Excellency Hu Jintao
President of the People’s Republic of China
 
Czech Republic
His Excellency Jan Fischer
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
 
Arab Republic of Egypt
His Excellency Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt
 
European Union
His Excellency Herman Van Rompuy
President of the European Council
 
Republic of Finland
Her Excellency Tarja Halonen
President of the Republic of Finland
 
French Republic
His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy
President of the French Republic
 
Georgia
His Excellency Mikheil Saakashvili
President of Georgia
 
Federal Republic of Germany
Her Excellency Dr. Angela Merkel
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
 
Republic of India
His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of the Republic of India
 
Republic of Indonesia
His Excellency Dr. Boediono
Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia
 
International Atomic Energy Agency
Mr. Yukiya Amano
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
 
Israel
His Excellency Dan Meridor
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy of Israel 
 
Italian Republic
His Excellency Silvio Berlusconi
President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
 
Japan
His Excellency Yukio Hatoyama
Prime Minister of Japan
 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
 
Republic of Kazakhstan
His Excellency Nursultan Nazarbayev
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
 
Republic of Korea
His Excellency Lee Myung-bak
President of the Republic of Korea
 
Malaysia
The Honorable Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak
Prime Minister of Malaysia
 
United Mexican States
His Excellency Felipe Calderon Hinojosa
President of the United Mexican States
 
Kingdom of Morocco
His Excellency Abbas El Fassi
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco 
 
Kingdom of the Netherlands
His Excellency Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
 
New Zealand
The Honorable John Key
Prime Minister of New Zealand
 
Federal Republic of Nigeria
His Excellency Dr. Goodluck E. Jonathan
Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
 
Norway
His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg
Prime Minister of Norway
 
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
His Excellency Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani
Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
 
Republic of Philippines
Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
President of the Republic of the Philippines
 
Republic of Poland
His Excellency Radoslaw Sikorski 

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland

Russian Federation
His Excellency Dmitry A. Medvedev
President of the Russian Federation
 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
His Royal Highness Prince Muqrin bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud
President of the General Intelligence Presidency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
 
Republic of Singapore 
His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore
 
Republic of South Africa
His Excellency Jacob Zuma
President of the Republic of South Africa
 
Spain
His Excellency José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
President of the Government of Spain
 
Sweden
His Excellency Fredrik Reinfeldt
Prime Minister of Sweden
 
Swiss Confederation
Her Excellency Doris Leuthard
President of the Swiss Confederation
 
Kingdom of Thailand
His Excellency Trairong Suwankiri
Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand
 
Republic of Turkey
His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey

Ukraine
His Excellency Viktor Yanukovych
President of Ukraine

United Arab Emirates
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces

United Kingdom
The Right Honorable David Miliband, M.P.
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
 
United Nations
His Excellency Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General of the United Nations
 
United States
The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States
 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
His Excellency Nguyen Tan Dung
Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
 
 
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Is this like a pool report without the pool?

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Vice President
________________________________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2010

READOUT OF VICE PRESIDENT AND DR. JILL BIDEN’S VISIT TO BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER

Earlier today, the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden visited Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. 
The Bidens visited with rehabilitating servicemembers, many of whom were injured while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, at the Center for the Intrepid. They also met with active duty military doctors, nurses and staff to thank them for the steadfast care they are providing to their patients every single day. The Bidens concluded their visit by spending time with inpatients and their families, and thanking them for their service to and sacrifice for our country.

To view a photograph of the Bidens’ visit to Brooke Army Medical Center, please click HERE.

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ABOUT THE CENTER FOR THE INTREPID

The Center for the Intrepid is a rehabilitation facility that treats amputees and burn victims. It was specifically built to provide care for United States servicemen and women who have served in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans from previous conflicts are also eligible to receive treatment, as well as military personnel who have sustained injuries in other operations, training exercises, or in non-combat situations.

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Vice President Biden Announces Release of Presidential Memorandum Tightening Enforcement of Recovery Act Recipient Reporting

 

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Vice President
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Vice President Biden Announces Release of Presidential Memorandum Tightening Enforcement of Recovery Act Recipient Reporting

WASHINGTON D.C. – Vice President Joe Biden and Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Chairman Earl Devaney announced today the release of a Presidential Memorandum directing agencies to further intensify their efforts to improve reporting compliance by recipients of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.  The Recovery Act requires recipients of funds to submit quarterly reports on how they are putting the funds to work.  In the most recent quarter, the vast majority of recipients complied with the law, submitting spending reports on 65,429 Recovery awards.  At the same time, however, recipients failed to file 1,036 reports.  The Presidential Memorandum directs agencies to improve accountability for enforcing compliance with reporting requirements by reporting the identities of noncompliant recipients of Recovery Act funding.  A copy of this Presidential Memorandum is attached. 

“After more than a year implementing the Recovery Act, I can proudly say that we’re not only creating jobs across the country, but doing so responsibly and with a level of transparency never before seen in this town,” Vice President Biden said. “This Presidential Memorandum will continue to make sure that every dollar is accounted for and every official is held accountable.”

“I have been a strong advocate of compliance measures that would encourage recipients of Recovery funds to submit their spending reports to the Recovery Board, as required by the Recovery Act,” Recovery Board Chairman Devaney said. “The President’s decision to issue a memorandum to the senior officials of executive departments and agencies will go a long way toward helping the Board achieve our goal of 100 percent compliance.”

As the current recipient reporting period began on April 1st, the President issued a memorandum directing agencies to be aggressive in going after recipients who do not report.  This Memorandum strongly reinforces the Administration’s emphasis on accountability and requires agencies to intensify their efforts by, wherever authorized and appropriate, terminating awards, reclaiming misused funds or pursuing suspension and disbarment of non-reporting grant recipients and contractors.

The independent Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board was created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 with two goals.  First, to provide transparency in relation to the use of Recovery-related funds. And second, to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and mismanagement.  The Board maintains a “Recovery Operations Center” (ROC) designed to identify and combat potential fraudulent activities.  Earl E. Devaney was appointed by President Obama to serve as chairman of the Recovery Board.  Twelve Inspectors General from various federal agencies serve with Chairman Devaney.

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2010noncompliance.mem.rel.pdf (15 KB)
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