Message from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Former Liberian Regime of Charles Taylor

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date.  In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed notice to the Federal Register for publication stating that the national emergency and related measures dealing with the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor are to continue in effect beyond July 22, 2010.

Statement by the President on UN Accreditation of the ILGHRC

I welcome this important step forward for human rights, as the  International Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Commission (ILGHRC) will take its rightful seat at the table of the United Nations. The UN was founded on the premise that only through mutual respect, diversity, and dialogue can the international community effectively pursue justice and equality.  Today, with the more full inclusion of the International Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Commission, the United Nations is closer to the ideals on which it was founded, and to values of inclusion and equality to which the United States is deeply committed.

Notice from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Former Liberian Regime of Charles Taylor

NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE FORMER LIBERIAN REGIME OF CHARLES TAYLOR

Presidential Memorandum–The Presidential POWER Initiative: Protecting Our Workers and Ensuring Reemployment

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

SUBJECT: The Presidential POWER Initiative:  Protecting Our Workers and Ensuring Reemployment

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Executive Order–Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Remarks by the President in Honor of the WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury

1:43 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT:  All right, everybody, have a seat now, have a seat.  Well, it is just wonderful to welcome all of you here to the White House.  And congratulations to the Phoenix Mercury on winning your second WNBA title in the last three years.  (Applause.)

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7 Latin American nations ask court to join Mexico in filing against Arizona immigration law

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RI, Ariz. immigrant measures diverge on key points

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Senate passes bill to protect US journalists, authors, publishers from foreign libel judgments

Senate backs libel help for US writers abroad

Remarks by the First Lady at a Broadway Music Series Student Workshop

East Room

2:20 P.M. EDT

MRS. OBAMA:  Oh my goodness, I’m out of breath just watching you all.  Oh my goodness, that’s great.  I’m tired just looking at you all.  Well done!  Yay!  (Applause.)

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Clinton in Afghanistan to refine war aims

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Obama sending 1,200 Guard troops to help secure border against smugglers, illegal immigration

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RAIPUR J - Naya Raipur, the upcoming new capital of Chhattisgarh, will have more than 26 percent of its area under greenery, an official said Monday.

Israeli Defense Ministry: rocket defense system passes final tests, to be deployed by November

Israel: Rocket defense system ready to go

JERUSALEM — A system that can shoot down incoming rockets has passed its last tests and will be ready for deployment in a few months, Israel’s Defense Ministry said Monday. If effective, it could have far-reaching strategic implications for Israel’s battle against militant groups on its borders.

Congress speaks in different voices on Mamata after accident

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Freed Cuban dissidents, angered over alleged lack of legal help, claim Spain misled them

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Agnivesh blames government for killing Azad

LUCKNOW - Spiritual and social activist Swami Agnivesh, who claimed Home Minister P.Chidambaram had authorised him to broker peace with the Maoists, Monday attacked the government for gunning down Maoist leader Cherukuri Raj Kumar alias Azad in Andhra Pradesh earlier this month.

Former Suriname military dictator Desi Bouterse elected president in parliamentary vote

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Remarks by the President on Unemployment Insurance

Rose Garden

10:55 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  Right now, across this country, many Americans are sitting at the kitchen table, they’re scanning the classifieds, they’re updating their resumes or sending out another job application, hoping that this time they’ll hear back from a potential employer.  And they’re filled with a sense of uncertainty about where their next paycheck will come from.  And I know the only thing that will entirely free them of those worries –- the only thing that will fully lift that sense of uncertainty –- is the security of a new job.

Karzai meets several foreign ministers ahead of Afghan conference

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3 Belfast teens, 49-year-old woman face court following last week’s widespread Catholic riots

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BJP assured of action in tax evasion case

NEW DELHI - A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation demanding the dismissal of a Delhi minister for trying to protect a leading resort in a tax evasion case Monday met Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna, who assured them he would look into the allegations.

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