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Remarks from President Obama at fundraising reception for Sen. Arlen Specter THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much, everybody. Please, have a seat. Thank you. It was, first of all, wonderful to meet all of you as we were taking pictures. And I want to say that I am so pleased to be here not only…
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Monday, Sept. 14 Remarks by President Obama on financial rescue, reform THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. It is wonderful to be back in New York after having just been here last week. It is a beautiful day and we have some extraordinary guests here in the Hall today. I just want to mention a…
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Monday, Sept. 7 Remarks by President Obama at AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Cincinnati! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, Ohio! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, labor! (Applause.) All-righty. It is good to be back in Cincinnati. (Applause.) It’s good to be back in Ohio. (Applause.) It’s good to be back among great friends,…
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Thursday, Sept. 3 – Remarks by Vice President Biden on the 200 days of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Thank you. (Applause.) It’s a pleasure to be back. And I told Strobe in the anteroom that, Mr. Secretary, the many, many times that I’ve been here, almost always the subject has been foreign policy….
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Good news on the local employment front – unemployment rates in the five localities in the Augusta and Rockingham areas were down in July. More good news at the state level – Virginia saw its unemployment rate dip from 7.3 percent in June to 6.9 percent in July, according to data released by the Virginia…
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Friday, Sept. 4 – State News: Alzheimer’s Association working on license plate Thursday, Sept. 3 – Economy: Initial unemployment claims down slightly Wednesday, Sept. 2 – State News: ACLU submits comments opposing proposed anonymous-juror rule – Local News: Free gas cards at Seventh-day Adventist Church Tuesday, Sept. 1 – State News: Lane closures lifted for…
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Sen. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for governor, stood with small business owners today at Black Dog Bikes in Staunton to discuss his economic plan to stimulate small business growth. The plan creates a tax break for every job created in the Commonwealth, develops a rural business fund, reduces red tape for businesses, increases government…
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Tuesday, Aug. 25 – Remarks by President Obama and Ben Bernanke at the nomination of Bernanke to serve as chairman of the Federal Reserve
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Monday, Aug. 17 – Remarks by President Obama at VFW convention, Phoenix, Ariz. – Remarks by President Obama at Grand Junction, Colo., health-care town hall – Press gaggle by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
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Friday, Aug. 14 – Remarks by the president in town hall on health care, Belgrade, Mont.
