Saturday, November 9, 2013

RENDERING HONORS

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos, center, and Marine Corps Col. Christian Cabaniss, the commanding officer of Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., render honors during the wreath-laying ceremony to honor the Marine Corps' 238-year legacy at the Iwo Jima War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2013.
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FLAG FOCUS

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, receives a 48-star flag from James P. Donovan, the founder and president of the Marine Corps War Memorial, during the wreath-laying ceremony to honor the Marine Corps' 238-year legacy at the Iwo Jima War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2013.
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MARINE LEGACY

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11/09/2013 07:02 PM CST

Marines perform during the wreath-laying ceremony to honor the Marine Corps' 238-year legacy at the Iwo Jima War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2013.
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SHARED BOND

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11/09/2013 06:57 PM CST

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with veterans at the wreath-laying ceremony to honor the 238th-year legacy of the Marine Corps at the Iwo Jima War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2013.
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HAGEL REMARKS

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11/09/2013 03:04 PM CST

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers remarks during a wreath-laying ceremony to honor the Marine Corps' 238-year legacy at the Iwo Jima War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2013.
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Replacing Your Important Papers (Updates During Disasters)

   

 

Replacing Your Important Papers

11/05/2013 01:45 PM EST

 

DENVER - Not only were Colorado homes damaged by the recent severe storms, flooding, landslides or mudslides, but many survivors also lost valuable personal documents.  The documents include everything from Social Security cards to driver licenses to credit cards. 

The following is a partial list of ways to get duplicates of destroyed or missing documents:

 

 


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CELEBRATION SLICE

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11/09/2013 11:16 AM CST

Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the Cchairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stands at attention as a Marine starts to cut the cake at the Marine Detachment Dam Neck's celebration for the Marine Corps' 238th birthday in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 8, 2013.
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MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY

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11/09/2013 10:52 AM CST

Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers remarks during the Marine Detachment Dam Neck's celebration for the Marine Corps' 238th birthday in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 8, 2013.
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Honoring America's Veterans

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Weekly Address: Honoring America's Veterans

In this week's address, President Obama commemorates Veterans Day Weekend by thanking the brave men and women who have worn this country's uniform. The President says he is proud of their service and will do everything possible to ensure America always has their back and always honors their sacrifice.

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VA Serves One Millionth Post-9/11 G.I. Bill Beneficiary: On Friday, the Department of Veterans Affairs joined Dr. Jill Biden to celebrate the Post-9/11 GI Bill benefit and recognize the significant impact it’s had in helping Service members, Veterans and their families get a quality education and good jobs. 

They congratulated the 1 millionth beneficiary of this landmark program, who is a great representative of the Post-9/11 Veteran generation; which has sacrificed so much for our country. This GI Bill program is just one small way our nation can say “thank you” to these men and women for their service.

President Obama Talks Exports in the Big Easy: On Friday, President Obama traveled to the Port of New Orleans -- one of the busiest port complexes in the world and responsible for moving millions of tons of steel, chemicals, fuel, and food every year. The Port also handles, as the President noted, much of the country's coffee: "which means you're responsible for keeping the White House awake at all times."

The President spoke about the importance of investing in our infrastructure -- rebuilding our roads, bridges, and ports -- to create jobs at home, expand trade, and keep American businesses competitive: 

"Right now, exports are one of the brightest spots in our economy. Thanks in part to new trade deals that we signed with countries like Panama and Colombia and South Korea, we now export more goods and services than ever before. And that means jobs right here in the United States of America.

Last year, every $1 billion in exports supports nearly 5,000 jobs, including jobs right here at this port.  So we’re working on new trade deals that will mean more jobs for our workers, and more business for ports like this one.

And, by the way, when I travel around the world, I’m out there selling.  I’ll go anywhere in the world to make sure that ... those products stamped with those words, “Made in America” ... that we can open up those markets and sell them anywhere."

Read his full remarks here.

Shining a Light on our Researchers, Doctors, Nurses, and Caregivers: Earlier this week, the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden hosted their 2nd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Reception at the Naval Observatory. They were joined by survivors, caregivers, families, doctors, researchers, and advocates who have all been touched by breast cancer.

Read Dr. Biden's blog about the event here.

First Lady Michelle Obama Celebrates Diwali at the White House: On Tuesday, First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed guests to the White House for a Diwali celebration. The celebration started with the First Lady surprising local students at a Bollywood dance clinic and trying out some moves herself.

Then the First Lady spoke during a reception in the East Room:

“We’ve celebrated this holiday here at the White House every year since Barack took office. And there’s a reason why we've done that,” she said.

When we say that we want to make the White House the “people’s house,” we mean all people. We mean that we want to honor and embrace all of the many cultures and faith traditions that make us who we are as Americans. And Diwali is very much one of those traditions.

The Employment Situation in October: Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Jason Furman explains the five key points in Friday's October Employment report, including the fact that businesses have added jobs for 44 consecutive months, with private-sector employment increasing by 7.8 million over that period.

President Obama to Dallas Health Care Volunteers: "Nothing Is Going to Stop Us from Getting This Done." On Wednesday, the President traveled to Dallas, Texas, where he joined canvassers and navigators who are part of the community's most active group of volunteers working to enroll their neighbors in quality, affordable coverage through the Marketplace.

The President personally thanked them for their work, calling out the fact that ultimately, "all the politics, all the chatter sometimes leaves out the fact that the system we had -- the status quo -- just wasn't working for too many people."

"...Now what we’ve got to do is sign up those folks who don’t have health insurance and improve insurance for those who are under-insured, who don’t have very good insurance, and have been subject to the whims of the insurance company. And that’s what this is all about. And that’s the challenge that we’ve got over the next month, three months, six months, next year. And if we get that done -- when we get that done -- then we will have created a stable system in which there’s no reason why people shouldn’t be getting health care in this country."

You can read the President's full remarks here. 

The Time is Now: President Obama Meets with Business Leaders on Immigration Reform: On Tuesday, the President, Vice President and senior Administration officials met at the White House with a group of top U.S. business leaders to discuss the importance of commonsense immigration reform to bolster U.S. economic growth, and improve the climate for business, and job creation. These leaders shared with the President their desire to see our broken immigration system fixed, both because it is the right thing to do, and because it will be good for the U.S. economy.

In addition to the 7.5 million jobs created in the U.S. over the past three and a half years, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), over the next two decades, the bipartisan bill that has already passed the Senate would grow the economy by an additional $1.4 trillion, and shrink our deficits by nearly $1 trillion. The Senate bill would modernize our legal immigration system. 

 

 

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Friday, November 8, 2013

DEMPSEY ADDRESS

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11/08/2013 06:36 PM CST

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BOMB EXERCISE

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As seen through a night-vision device, an Army Special Forces member drives an all-terrain vehicle by a simulated roadside bomb during a training exercise on Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2013.
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FEMA Major Disaster Declarations Update

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RETREAT CEREMONY

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11/08/2013 05:03 PM CST

Airmen who serve as members of the base honor guard retrieve the flag during the Veterans Day Retreat Ceremony on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Nov. 8, 2013. The nation marks Veterans Day on Nov. 11.
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MOTOR POOL

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11/08/2013 05:30 PM CST

U.S. Army Spc. Evie Valk ground guides a vehicle through the motor pool on Kandahar Airfield before a tactical convoy mission to Forward Operating Base Tarin-Kwot, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2013. Valk is assigned to the 1113th Transportation Company, 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 15th Sustainment Brigade.
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LAUNCH LINE

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11/08/2013 04:58 PM CST

U.S. Navy sailors prepare aircraft to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 5, 2013. The Nimitz is deployed to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.
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SERGEANT HANDSHAKE

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11/08/2013 03:36 PM CST

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with a New York Police Department sergeant in New York, Nov. 7, 2013. The officer also is a sergeant in the Army Reserves.
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NEW YORK SKYLINE

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11/08/2013 03:24 PM CST

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Lloyd Blankfein, CEO and chairman of Goldman Sachs, talk while looking over New York's skyline during Dempsey's visit to the investment firm's offices in the city, Nov. 7, 2013.
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HELOCASTING JUMP

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11/08/2013 01:07 PM CST

Marines and sailors practice their helocasting skills jumping out the back of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during the Basic Reconnaissance Course at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado and in San Diego Bay, Nov. 6, 2013. These students have been training to become reconnaissance Marines and are half-way through the course.
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DEMPSEY ADDRESS

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11/08/2013 12:19 PM CST

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UNIVERSITY MEETING

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11/08/2013 12:20 PM CST

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with national strategy and security experts at Columbia University in New York, Nov. 7, 2013.
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TOWER TOUR

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11/08/2013 12:18 PM CST

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, talk at the Goldman Sachs Tower in New York, Nov. 7, 2013.
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West Wing Week: "Casual, With a Raffish Look"

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West Wing Week: "Casual, With a Raffish Look"

This week, the President worked to help consumers learn about and enroll in quality, affordable health insurance plans through the Marketplaces, welcomed Iraq's Prime Minister, hosted the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks, and kicked off the newly re-instated White House Tours with a surprise drop-by.

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The Employment Situation in October

Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Jason Furman explains the five key points on Today’s October Employment report including the fact that businesses have added jobs for 44 consecutive months, with private sector employment increasing by 7.8 million over that period.

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Shining a Light on our Researchers, Doctors, Nurses, and Caregivers

Dr. Biden discusses hosting the 2nd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Reception with Vice President Biden and the survivors, caregivers, families, doctors, researchers, and advocates who have all been touched by breast cancer that they were joined by.

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Investing in the Health of our Communities

Last week, Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the Domestic Policy Council, had the opportunity to travel back to her home state of Michigan, where she visited a local Community Health Center and participated in an Affordable Care Act enrollment event put on by State Representative Rashida Tlaib.

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  Today's Schedule

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9:05 AM: The President departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews

9:20 AM: The President departs Joint Base Andrews

11:45 AM: The President arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana

12:15 PM: The President tours the Port of New Orleans

1:00 PM: The Vice President attends an event for the DCCC

1:10 PM: The President delivers remarks

2:10 PM: The President departs New Orleans, Louisiana

3:45 PM: The President arrives in Miami, Florida

4:25 PM: The President attends a DNC event

6:20 PM: The President delivers remarks at a DSCC event

7:45 PM: The President delivers remarks at a DSCC event

8:00 PM: The Vice President delivers remarks at the Second Annual Louis L. Redding Benefit and Awards 

 

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