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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Statement by the Press Secretary on H.J.Res.95]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-17T23:11:24Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-17T23:11:24Z</published>
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	On Saturday, December 17, 2011, the President signed into law: 

	H.J.Res.95, which makes further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, through December 23, 2011, .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/17/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-hjres95-113826/">Statement by the Press Secretary on H.J.Res.95</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Remarks by the President on the Payroll Tax Cut Extension]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-17T20:04:28Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-17T20:04:28Z</published>
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	James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

	12:30 P.M. EST

	THE PRESIDENT:&#160; Hello, everybody.&#160; In the last few weeks, I set out a simple principle:&#160; Congress should ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/17/remarks-by-the-president-on-the-payroll-tax-cut-extension-113825/">Remarks by the President on the Payroll Tax Cut Extension</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Statement by the Press Secretary on H.J.Res.94]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-17T16:48:35Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-17T16:48:35Z</published>
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	On Friday, December 16, 2011, the President signed into law:

	&#160;H.J.Res.94, which makes further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, through December 17, 2011, and .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/17/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-hjres94-113824/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Statement by the Press Secretary on H.J.Res.94</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Readout of Vice President Biden&#8217;s Calls to Iraqi Leaders]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-17T16:48:30Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-17T16:48:30Z</published>
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	Vice President Biden spoke on the phone today with Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani and Iraqi Council of Representatives Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi to .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/17/readout-of-vice-president-bidens-calls-to-iraqi-leaders-113823/">Source article &nbsp;: Readout of Vice President Biden&#8217;s Calls to Iraqi Leaders</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[WEEKLY ADDRESS: Honoring Those Who Served in Iraq, as the War Comes to An End]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-17T11:32:36Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-17T11:32:36Z</published>
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	WASHINGTON&#8212; In this week&#8217;s address, President Obama expressed the gratitude of the entire nation to the brave men and women who have served in ... Original article on  : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/17/weekly-address-honoring-those-who-served-in-iraq-as-the-war-comes-to-an-end-113822/">WEEKLY ADDRESS: Honoring Those Who Served in Iraq, as the War Comes to An End</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-17T00:35:11Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-17T00:35:11Z</published>
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	NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

	Richard B. Berner, of Massachusetts, to be Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, for a term of ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/presidential-nominations-and-withdrawal-sent-to-the-senate-5-113820/">Read : Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-17T00:35:08Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-17T00:35:08Z</published>
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	NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

	John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, vice Bernice ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/presidential-nominations-sent-to-the-senate-49-113819/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the US District Court]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-16T23:39:45Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-16T23:39:45Z</published>
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	WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; Today, President Obama nominated Judge John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr. and Mr. Kevin McNulty to serve on the United States District Court.

	&#8220;I .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/president-obama-nominates-two-to-serve-on-the-us-district-court-113818/">here</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Statement by the Press Secretary on the Lifting of Sanctions in Libya]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-16T22:49:26Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-16T22:49:26Z</published>
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	Today, after careful consultation with the new Libyan government, the United States rolled back most U.S. sanctions on the Government of Libya to keep ... Read : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-the-lifting-of-sanctions-in-libya-113817/">Statement by the Press Secretary on the Lifting of Sanctions in Libya</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 12/16/2011]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-16T22:49:22Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-16T22:49:22Z</published>
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	James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

	3:16 P.M. EST

	MR. CARNEY:&#160; Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.&#160; Thank you for being here.&#160; Thank you for your patience.&#160;

	Before ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jay-carney-12162011-113816/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 12/16/2011</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-16T22:44:16Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-16T22:44:16Z</published>
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	WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:


		Dick Berner &#8211; Director, Office of ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-91-113815/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[First Lady&#8217;s Remarks at &#8220;Toys for Tots&#8221; Drive]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-16T21:33:57Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-16T21:33:57Z</published>
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	Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

	1:09 P.M. EST

	MRS. OBAMA:&#160; Thanks so much.&#160; (Applause.)&#160; Well, good afternoon, everyone.&#160; And thank you, General Osman, for not just that very .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/first-ladys-remarks-at-toys-for-tots-drive-113814/">First Lady&#8217;s Remarks at &#8220;Toys for Tots&#8221; Drive</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Statement by the Press Secretary on the President&#8217;s Phone Call with Russian President Medvedev]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-16T21:33:52Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-16T21:33:52Z</published>
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	President Obama spoke with Russian President Medvedev today to congratulate him on the World Trade Organization&#8217;s decision to extend a formal invitation to Russia .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-the-presidents-phone-call-with-russian-president-medvedev-113813/">Original article &nbsp;: Statement by the Press Secretary on the President&#8217;s Phone Call with Russian President Medvedev</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Remarks by the President at the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism]]></title>
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	Gaylord Hotel
	National Harbor, Maryland

	2:37 P.M. EST

	THE PRESIDENT:&#160; Thank you so much.&#160; Thank you, everybody.&#160; Thank you.&#160; Please, please have a seat.&#160; You&#8217;re making me ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/remarks-by-the-president-at-the-71st-general-assembly-of-the-union-for-reform-judaism-113812/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Remarks by the President at the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[We Can&#8217;t Wait: Nine States Awarded Race To The Top-Early Learning Challenge Grants]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-16T16:22:04Z</updated>
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	Awards Will Help Build Statewide Systems of High Quality Early Education Programs

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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-16T00:38:18Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-16T00:38:18Z</published>
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	NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

	Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/presidential-nominations-sent-to-the-senate-48-113810/" title="Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate">Read more >></a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Joint Statement by the United States and the Republic of South Sudan at the International Engagement Conference for South Sudan]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-15T23:43:02Z</updated>
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Location:&#160;


                    International Engagement Conference for ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/joint-statement-by-the-united-states-and-the-republic-of-south-sudan-at-the-international-engagement-conference-for-south-sudan-113809/" title="Joint Statement by the United States and the Republic of South Sudan at the International Engagement Conference for South Sudan">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[FACT SHEET: Supporting South Sudan’s Vision for the Future]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-15T23:42:55Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-15T23:42:55Z</published>
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	The United States hosted the International Engagement Conference for South Sudan to welcome the new country to the international community and provide a forum ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/fact-sheet-supporting-south-sudan%e2%80%99s-vision-for-the-future-113808/">Original article on  : FACT SHEET: Supporting South Sudan’s Vision for the Future</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Presidential Proclamation &#8212; Wright Brothers Day, 2011]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-15T23:42:34Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-15T23:42:34Z</published>
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	WRIGHT BROTHERS DAY, 2011

	- - - - - - -

	BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

	A PROCLAMATION

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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 12/15/2011]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-15T22:47:16Z</updated>
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	James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

	1:14 P.M. EST

	MR. CARNEY:&#160; Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.&#160; Thanks for being here.&#160; I have no announcement at the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jay-carney-12152011-113806/">Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 12/15/2011</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-15T22:46:54Z</updated>
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	WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:


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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate Regarding the War Powers Resolution]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-15T21:01:21Z</updated>
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	TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
	TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
	AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE

	December 15, 2011

	Dear Mr. .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/letter-from-the-president-to-the-speaker-of-the-house-of-representatives-and-the-president-pro-tempore-of-the-senate-regarding-the-war-powers-resolution-113804/">Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate Regarding the War Powers Resolution</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Obama Administration Releases Report and Interactive Maps Highlighting Critical American Jobs Act Investments in Education]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-15T20:51:16Z</updated>
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	WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; Today, the Obama Administration released a report, Education and the American Jobs Act: Creating Jobs through Investments in Our Nation&#8217;s Schools, ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/obama-administration-releases-report-and-interactive-maps-highlighting-critical-american-jobs-act-investments-in-education-113803/">Read : Obama Administration Releases Report and Interactive Maps Highlighting Critical American Jobs Act Investments in Education</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-15T20:05:58Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-15T20:05:58Z</published>
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                    For Immediate Release        



	NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

	Sharon Block, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/presidential-nominations-and-withdrawal-sent-to-the-senate-4-113802/">Original article on  : Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Remarks by the President on Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for In-Home Care Workers]]></title>
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	Eisenhower Executive Office Building

	12:13 P.M. EST

	THE PRESIDENT:&#160; Hello, everybody.&#160; As I said in Kansas last week, the defining issue of our time is whether ... Original article on  : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/remarks-by-the-president-on-minimum-wage-and-overtime-protections-for-in-home-care-workers-113801/">Remarks by the President on Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for In-Home Care Workers</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Presidential Memorandum &#8212; Determinations under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 - Russian Federation]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-15T17:19:23Z</updated>
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	MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

	SUBJECT: Determinations under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 &#8211; Russian Federation

	Pursuant to .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/presidential-memorandum-determinations-under-section-1106a-of-the-omnibus-trade-and-competitiveness-act-of-1988-russian-federation-113800/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Presidential Memorandum &#8212; Determinations under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 - Russian Federation</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[We Can’t Wait: President Obama Will Announce Administrative Action to Provide Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for Nearly 2 Million In-Home Care Workers]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-15T15:33:53Z</updated>
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	WASHINGTON - The White House today will announce new rules proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor that would provide minimum wage and overtime ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/we-can%e2%80%99t-wait-president-obama-will-announce-administrative-action-to-provide-minimum-wage-and-overtime-protections-for-nearly-2-million-in-home-care-workers-113799/">Read more : We Can’t Wait: President Obama Will Announce Administrative Action to Provide Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for Nearly 2 Million In-Home Care Workers</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Statement by White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-17T03:16:02Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-15T02:51:57Z</published>
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	The President said that Congress cannot go home without preventing a tax increase on 160 million hardworking Americans, and the deal announced tonight meets .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/14/statement-by-white-house-communications-director-dan-pfeiffer-113798/" title="Statement by White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-15T01:51:41Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-15T01:51:41Z</published>
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	WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:


		Sharon Block&#8211; Member, National Labor Relations ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/14/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-89-113797/">President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Statement by the President on the Legacy of Laura Pollán]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-14T20:29:24Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-14T20:29:24Z</published>
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	Today, as the National Endowment for Democracy awards the Democracy Service Medal posthumously to Laura Poll&#225;n, the founder of Las Damas de Blanco, we ... Read more <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/14/statement-by-the-president-on-the-legacy-of-laura-pollan-113796/" title="Statement by the President on the Legacy of Laura Pollán">>>></a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Remarks by the President and First Lady on the End of the War in Iraq]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-14T19:33:55Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-14T19:33:55Z</published>
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	Fort Bragg, North Carolina

	11:52 A.M. EST

	MRS. OBAMA:&#160; Hello, everyone!&#160; I get to start you all off.&#160; I want to begin by thanking General Anderson ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/14/remarks-by-the-president-and-first-lady-on-the-end-of-the-war-in-iraq-113795/" title="Remarks by the President and First Lady on the End of the War in Iraq">Read more >></a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney en route Fort Bragg, NC]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-14T18:38:31Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-14T18:38:31Z</published>
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	Aboard Air Force One
	En Route Fort Bragg, North Carolina

	11:04 A.M. EST

	MR. CARNEY:&#160; Good morning, everyone.&#160; Thank you for coming with us on this trip ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/14/press-gaggle-by-press-secretary-jay-carney-en-route-fort-bragg-nc-113794/" title="Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney en route Fort Bragg, NC">Read more >></a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on International Engagement Conference for South Sudan]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-14T17:43:00Z</updated>
		<published>2011-12-14T17:43:00Z</published>
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	On December 14th and 15th, the U.S. Government and the Republic of South Sudan will co-host an International Engagement Conference for South Sudan in ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/14/statement-by-nsc-spokesman-tommy-vietor-on-international-engagement-conference-for-south-sudan-113793/">Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on International Engagement Conference for South Sudan</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Statement by the Press Secretary on Tonight&#8217;s House Vote on the GOP Payroll Tax Cut Plan]]></title>
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		<updated>2011-12-14T00:29:44Z</updated>
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	This Congress needs to do its job and stop the tax hike that&#8217;s scheduled to affect 160 million Americans in 18 days.&#160; This is .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/13/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-tonights-house-vote-on-the-gop-payroll-tax-cut-plan-113792/">Original article &nbsp;: Statement by the Press Secretary on Tonight&#8217;s House Vote on the GOP Payroll Tax Cut Plan</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 2192, S. 1541, and S. 1639]]></title>
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	On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, the President signed into law:

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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 12/13/2011]]></title>
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	James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Executive Order &#8212; 2011 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States]]></title>
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	By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including chapter 47 of .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/13/executive-order-2011-amendments-to-the-manual-for-courts-martial-united-states-113789/">here</a>.]]></summary>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Obama Administration Holds Major Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale]]></title>
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	Latest Step by Administration to Deliver on Goals for Expanded, Responsible Production Announced by President Obama

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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Campaign to Cut Waste: Vice President Biden Announces U.S. will Halt Production of Excess Dollar Coins and Department of Justice Recovered a Record $5.6 billion in Fraud in 2011]]></title>
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	Department of Health and Human Services Takes New Steps to Prevent Medicare Fraud

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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event]]></title>
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	Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
	Washington, D.C.
	&#160;

	12:05 P.M. EST

	THE PRESIDENT:&#160; Hello, everybody!&#160; (Applause.)&#160; Hello, hello, hello!&#160; (Applause.)&#160; Thank you.&#160; Love you guys.&#160; Thank you ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/13/remarks-by-the-president-at-a-campaign-event-7-113786/">Read : Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event</a>.]]></summary>
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