Archive for May, 2010

Administration’s first national security plan focuses on international cooperation

The United States must strengthen international partnerships and rebuild its own economy to create a strong national security, President Barack Obama said Thursday.

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Despite frustrations, Obama ‘confident’ in oil clean-up efforts

President Barack Obama defended the actions of his administration from the first day of the BP oil spill at a White House news conference Thursday. But moving forward will not be easy, he said.

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Blue Devils have their day at the White House

The president congratulated the Duke Blue Devil men’s basketball team on its 2010 National Championship on Thursday in the White House’s Rose Garden.

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School concerts teach kids to turn down the volume

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A number of concerts are playing in D.C. public schools, but it’s not all about song and dance. They are teaching kids to protect their ears.

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