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		<title>Statement by the Press Secretary on H.J.Res.95</title>
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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,  [..] <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/17/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-hjres95-113826/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Remarks by the President on the Payroll Tax Cut Extension</title>
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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 ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/17/remarks-by-the-president-on-the-payroll-tax-cut-extension-113825/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Remarks by the President on the Payroll Tax Cut Extension</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Statement by the Press Secretary on H.J.Res.94</title>
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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 .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/17/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-hjres94-113824/">Statement by the Press Secretary on H.J.Res.94</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/17/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-hjres94-113824/</link>
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		<title>Readout of Vice President Biden&#8217;s Calls to Iraqi Leaders</title>
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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 ... Read : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/17/readout-of-vice-president-bidens-calls-to-iraqi-leaders-113823/">Readout of Vice President Biden&#8217;s Calls to Iraqi Leaders</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/17/readout-of-vice-president-bidens-calls-to-iraqi-leaders-113823/</link>
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		<title>WEEKLY ADDRESS: Honoring Those Who Served in Iraq, as the War Comes to An End</title>
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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 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <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>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/17/weekly-address-honoring-those-who-served-in-iraq-as-the-war-comes-to-an-end-113822/</link>
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		<title>Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate</title>
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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 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/presidential-nominations-and-withdrawal-sent-to-the-senate-5-113820/">Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/presidential-nominations-and-withdrawal-sent-to-the-senate-5-113820/</link>
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		<title>Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate</title>
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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 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/presidential-nominations-sent-to-the-senate-49-113819/">Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the US District Court</title>
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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 .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/president-obama-nominates-two-to-serve-on-the-us-district-court-113818/">Original source &nbsp;: President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the US District Court</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/president-obama-nominates-two-to-serve-on-the-us-district-court-113818/</link>
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		<title>Statement by the Press Secretary on the Lifting of Sanctions in Libya</title>
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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 ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-the-lifting-of-sanctions-in-libya-113817/">Read : Statement by the Press Secretary on the Lifting of Sanctions in Libya</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-the-lifting-of-sanctions-in-libya-113817/</link>
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		<title>Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 12/16/2011</title>
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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 : Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 12/16/2011</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jay-carney-12162011-113816/</link>
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		<title>President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts</title>
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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 the original article &nbsp;: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-91-113815/</link>
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		<title>First Lady&#8217;s Remarks at &#8220;Toys for Tots&#8221; Drive</title>
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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 .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/first-ladys-remarks-at-toys-for-tots-drive-113814/">Read the original article &nbsp;: First Lady&#8217;s Remarks at &#8220;Toys for Tots&#8221; Drive</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/first-ladys-remarks-at-toys-for-tots-drive-113814/</link>
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		<title>Statement by the Press Secretary on the President&#8217;s Phone Call with Russian President Medvedev</title>
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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/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Statement by the Press Secretary on the President&#8217;s Phone Call with Russian President Medvedev</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-the-presidents-phone-call-with-russian-president-medvedev-113813/</link>
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		<title>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 ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <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/">Remarks by the President at the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/remarks-by-the-president-at-the-71st-general-assembly-of-the-union-for-reform-judaism-113812/</link>
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		<title>We Can&#8217;t Wait: Nine States Awarded Race To The Top-Early Learning Challenge Grants</title>
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	Awards Will Help Build Statewide Systems of High Quality Early Education Programs

	Today, the White House announced that nine states - California, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/we-cant-wait-nine-states-awarded-race-to-the-top-early-learning-challenge-grants-113811/">Original source &nbsp;: We Can&#8217;t Wait: Nine States Awarded Race To The Top-Early Learning Challenge Grants</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/16/we-cant-wait-nine-states-awarded-race-to-the-top-early-learning-challenge-grants-113811/</link>
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		<title>Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate</title>
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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">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/presidential-nominations-sent-to-the-senate-48-113810/</link>
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		<title>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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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/">Original source &nbsp;: Joint Statement by the United States and the Republic of South Sudan at the International Engagement Conference for South Sudan</a>.]]></description>
		<link>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/</link>
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		<title>FACT SHEET: Supporting South Sudan’s Vision for the Future</title>
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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/">Read more : FACT SHEET: Supporting South Sudan’s Vision for the Future</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/fact-sheet-supporting-south-sudan%e2%80%99s-vision-for-the-future-113808/</link>
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		<title>Presidential Proclamation &#8212; Wright Brothers Day, 2011</title>
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	WRIGHT BROTHERS DAY, 2011

	- - - - - - -

	BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

	A PROCLAMATION

	On a blustery December morning in ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/presidential-proclamation-wright-brothers-day-2011-113807/">Presidential Proclamation &#8212; Wright Brothers Day, 2011</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 12/15/2011</title>
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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 .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jay-carney-12152011-113806/">Original source &nbsp;: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 12/15/2011</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jay-carney-12152011-113806/</link>
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		<title>President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts</title>
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	WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:


		David Medine &#8211; Chairman, Privacy and .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-90-113805/">President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>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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	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. .... <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/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 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>.]]></description>
		<link>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/</link>
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		<title>Obama Administration Releases Report and Interactive Maps Highlighting Critical American Jobs Act Investments in Education</title>
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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, .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <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/">here</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/obama-administration-releases-report-and-interactive-maps-highlighting-critical-american-jobs-act-investments-in-education-113803/</link>
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		<title>Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate</title>
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	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 Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/presidential-nominations-and-withdrawal-sent-to-the-senate-4-113802/</link>
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		<title>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 ... <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/">Original article on  : Remarks by the President on Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for In-Home Care Workers</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/15/remarks-by-the-president-on-minimum-wage-and-overtime-protections-for-in-home-care-workers-113801/</link>
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		<title>Presidential Memorandum &#8212; Determinations under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 - Russian Federation</title>
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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/">Read more : Presidential Memorandum &#8212; Determinations under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 - Russian Federation</a>.]]></description>
		<link>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/</link>
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		<title>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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	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/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 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>.]]></description>
		<link>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/</link>
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		<title>Statement by White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer</title>
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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/">Original article &nbsp;: Statement by White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/14/statement-by-white-house-communications-director-dan-pfeiffer-113798/</link>
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		<title>President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts</title>
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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 .... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/14/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-89-113797/">Original article &nbsp;: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Statement by the President on the Legacy of Laura Pollán</title>
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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>.]]></description>
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		<title>Remarks by the President and First Lady on the End of the War in Iraq</title>
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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/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Remarks by the President and First Lady on the End of the War in Iraq</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/14/remarks-by-the-president-and-first-lady-on-the-end-of-the-war-in-iraq-113795/</link>
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		<title>Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney en route Fort Bragg, NC</title>
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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">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on International Engagement Conference for South Sudan</title>
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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 ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/14/statement-by-nsc-spokesman-tommy-vietor-on-international-engagement-conference-for-south-sudan-113793/">Read : Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on International Engagement Conference for South Sudan</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/14/statement-by-nsc-spokesman-tommy-vietor-on-international-engagement-conference-for-south-sudan-113793/</link>
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		<title>Statement by the Press Secretary on Tonight&#8217;s House Vote on the GOP Payroll Tax Cut Plan</title>
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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/">Read more : Statement by the Press Secretary on Tonight&#8217;s House Vote on the GOP Payroll Tax Cut Plan</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/13/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-tonights-house-vote-on-the-gop-payroll-tax-cut-plan-113792/</link>
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		<title>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:

	H.R. 2192, the &#34;National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2011,&#34; which exempts, ... <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/13/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-hr-2192-s-1541-and-s-1639-113791/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 2192, S. 1541, and S. 1639</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/13/statement-by-the-press-secretary-on-hr-2192-s-1541-and-s-1639-113791/</link>
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		<title>Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 12/13/2011</title>
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	James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

	12:57 P.M. EST

	MR. CARNEY:&#160; Hi, everybody.&#160; Good afternoon.&#160; Thanks for being here.&#160; Welcome to your daily briefing.&#160; I do .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/13/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jay-carney-12132011-113790/">Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 12/13/2011</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>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 .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/13/executive-order-2011-amendments-to-the-manual-for-courts-martial-united-states-113789/">Executive Order &#8212; 2011 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>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

	WASHINGTON, DC &#8212; Tomorrow, Secretary of the Interior Ken .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/13/obama-administration-holds-major-gulf-of-mexico-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-113788/">Obama Administration Holds Major Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>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

	As part of the Obama Administration&#8217;s Campaign to Cut Waste, Vice President ... Read more : <a href="http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/13/campaign-to-cut-waste-vice-president-biden-announces-us-will-halt-production-of-excess-dollar-coins-and-department-of-justice-recovered-a-record-56-billion-in-fraud-in-2011-113787/">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</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2011/12/13/campaign-to-cut-waste-vice-president-biden-announces-us-will-halt-production-of-excess-dollar-coins-and-department-of-justice-recovered-a-record-56-billion-in-fraud-in-2011-113787/</link>
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		<title>Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event</title>
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	Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
	Washington, D.C.
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	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/">Original source &nbsp;: Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event</a>.]]></description>
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