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President Obama Names Three to Serve as U.S. Marshals

WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Jeffrey Holt, Steven Clayton Stafford and Paul Charles Thielen to serve as U.S. Marshals. 
 
“Throughout their careers, these dedicated law enforcement professionals have shown an unwavering commitment to public service,” said President Obama.  “I am honored to nominate them to serve the American people as U.S. Marshals.” 
 
Jeffrey Holt: Nominee for United States Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee
Jeffrey Holt currently serves as the Dyer County, Tennessee Sheriff, a position he has held since 1994.  His previous employment includes time spent as a Criminal Investigator for the District Attorney’s Office of the 29th Judicial District of Tennessee in Dyersburg, a Trooper with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a Chief Investigator for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, and as the Chief of Police for the City of Bolivar, Tennessee.  Sheriff Holt received his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice in 1977 from the University of Tennessee at Martin.
 
Steven Clayton Stafford: Nominee for United States Marshal for the Southern District of California
Steven Clayton Stafford currently serves as the Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of California.  He began his law enforcement career in 1980 as one of the very first Cooperative Education student trainees in the U.S. Marshals Service and served in the District of New Jersey.  He has served tours of duty as a Deputy U.S. Marshal in the Southern District of California and in the District of Massachusetts, and has worked in a variety of investigative positions on his way up through the ranks over the last 30 years.  Prior to his work with the U.S. Marshals Service, Chief Deputy Stafford attended Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice.  
 
Paul Charles Thielen: Nominee for United States Marshal for the District of South Dakota
Paul C. Thielen has served as a senior criminal investigator Deputy U.S. Marshal with the U.S. Marshals Service in the District of South Dakota since 1995.  Mr. Thielen joined the U.S. Marshals Service in 1988 and was stationed in the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1988 to 1995.  Mr. Thielen previously worked for the Rapid City, South Dakota, Police Department and for the Pennington County, South Dakota, Sheriff’s Office, Corrections Division.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Dakota in 2003.

Iraq war illegal, says Clegg

LONDON - Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said the invasion of Iraq was illegal, throwing into confusion the coalition government’s policy.

President Obama Names Two to the United States District Court

WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Judge Charles Bernard Day and Kathleen M. Williams to United States District Court judgeships.

Man enough? High heels? Colorado GOP Senate candidates spar over gender-related remarks

Colo. GOP Senate candidates spar over gender

Presidential Memorandum–Delegation of Certain Functions Under Section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY

SUBJECT: Delegation of Certain Functions Under Section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181)

Senate GOP loses bid to derail Justice Department lawsuit against AZ immigration law

GOP loses bid to block suit against AZ law

Presidential Memorandum — Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities

SUBJECT: Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to you the following functions and authorities:

Readout of the President’s Briefing on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

President Obama met today with Secretary Napolitano, Secretary Chu, Secretary Salazar, Administrator Jackson, Administrator Lubchenco, National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner and other senior White House officials to receive a briefing on the administration-wide response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill. Secretary Napolitano discussed the ongoing efforts to fight the oil near shore and offshore and the cleanup of impacted shorelines with nearly 42,000 personnel, more than 5,300 vessels and over 100 aircraft. National Incident Commander Allen discussed the federal government’s authorization for BP to continue the well integrity test for another 24 hours, and reported on efforts to look for anomalies in pressure readings and the status of the relief well. Administrator Lubchenco discussed the potential for severe weather in the Gulf, which is being closely monitored. Secretary Chu wrapped up the briefing with an overview of the ongoing work by the federal science team to collect and analyze acoustic, sonar and seismic data. The President pushed his team to be prepared for any scenarios related to the potential development of a tropical storm in the Gulf.

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE

Mark M. Boulware, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Chad.

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 7/21/2010

2:36 P.M. EDT

     MR. GIBBS:  Mr. Feller.

     Q    Thanks, Robert.  Can you tell us what the White House’s position is right now on Shirley Sherrod?  Should she get her job back?

House Democrats setting aside $7 million to defend vulnerable incumbents