December 2011
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Remarks by the First Lady to Children While...
December 24, 2011 11:03 A.M. HAST
OPERATOR: You’re connected, ma’am.
MRS. OBAMA: Hello, this is the First Lady, Michelle Obama. How may I help you?
MRS. HARRIS: Hi, I have my daughter right here. She’d like to speak to you.
MRS. OBAMA: I would love to speak to her. Is her name Summer?
MRS. HARRIS: It sure is.
MRS. OBAMA: Okay, I’m ready for Summer.
MRS....
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"Today, your voices made all the difference"
President Obama’s statement on this afternoon’s payroll tax cut agreement:
For the past several weeks, I’ve stated consistently that it was critical that Congress not go home without preventing a tax increase on 160 million working Americans. Today, I congratulate members of Congress for ending the partisan stalemate by reaching an agreement that meets that test.
Because of this...
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What’s Congress been doing instead of passing middle-class tax cuts? Oh, there’s a quiz. http://OFA.BO/9LRaZV
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President Obama's message this morning on Iraq
Early this morning, the last of our troops left Iraq.
As we honor and reflect on the sacrifices that millions of men and women made for this war, I wanted to make sure you heard the news.
Bringing this war to a responsible end was a cause that sparked many Americans to get involved in the political process for the first time. Today’s outcome is a reminder that we all have a stake in our...
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“Each of the boys has lost friends in the war, and it’s pretty heartbreaking as a...”
– Sheryl, an Oregon mother of three U.S. servicemen. Two of her sons are Iraq war veterans.
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Samantha left this note in our inbox:
My husband spent a year in Iraq. We had been married barely 3 months when he left. I moved to a city far, far away from home to spend those last months with him before he left, and braved it out here on my own. He was not home last Christmas, and for our first anniversary which is the day after Christmas. I had no one to spend the holiday with last year, since...
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The End of the War in Iraq
Rachel:
It means so much. Having an Uncle that spent 13 months overseas fighting for what he believes in is already a great thing, but watching my Aunt raise two young girls and be pregnant with another while he was away is spectacular within itself. It means the world that finally other families can have their loved ones home just like we were fortunate to get when he came back a few years ago.
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Dahiana:
My big sister served in Iraq for close to a year. My family felt incredibly blessed that she was never injured and she returned home to us whole and well. My heart breaks for all the families who lost a loved one. I’ll never forget what that year felt like for us, it’s indescribable. I send my condolences for all who lost someone in Iraq, all my best wishes for all of our troops who are...
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Hana:
I’m just really glad that my soldier is home safe so we can finally get our relationship back on to where it was before deployment. He means the world to me and I’m just glad it’s over.
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Congress is scheduled to vote today on whether to extend President Obama’s payroll tax cut, which would mean an extra $1,500 for the average middle-class family.
So put this on your agenda for this morning:
Decide where you stand on the payroll tax cut. If you’re among the wealthiest 0.3 percent of Americans, you’ve got some soul-searching to do. For the other 160 million of us...
katwaterflame asked: My father was unemployed for 3 years before he was finally able to go on disability. I have been unemployed for over a year, and my unemployment is supposed to run out if the emergency unemployment is not extended. My mother is losing her job at the end of January, and is doubtful she will be able to find something else. I just ask that you can keep the emergency unemployment in effect, so I can...
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“This is not just another political debate. This is the defining issue of our...”
– President Obama speaking in Osawatomie, Kansas today
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“Last week, virtually every Senate Republican voted against that tax cut. Now, I...”
– President Obama, in a statement today urging Republicans in Congress to extend the payroll tax cut
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