Obama Stars in New Census Video
In order to encourage participation, the Census Bureau has been undertaking an aggressive advertising campaign, which even included spending $2.5 million to create buzz during the Super Bowl.
Now, President Obama is getting in on the act in a new public service announcement which will be distributed online and given to radio and TV stations. Past presidents have made similar calls.
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White House to "Lost" Fans: Don't Worry about State of the Union
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"I don't foresee a scenario in which the millions of people who hope to see a conclusion to 'Lost' are pre-empted by the president," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said at his daily briefing.
"You can quote an administration official on that," he added cheekily.
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Oprah Gets Look Inside Obama Family Christmas
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"Bo has a stocking. Of course he does," Michelle Obama told Winfrey. "Santa loves Bo too."
According to excerpts from the interview, Mr. Obama said his general rule for gift giving is, "I give nicer stuff than I get."
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China: No Media Censorship of Obama
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The official told CBS News the administration secured a Chinese government promise to carry the President's remarks "as spoken." The official also said the White House would be ready to "make it a big story" if China blocks out any of the President's words.
Government censors removed references to communism and dissent from the official Chinese language translation of President Obama's January inaugural speech. The main Chinese television network also wiped out certain passages from the inaugural speech.
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Schieffer: Obama's Nobel Win May Widen Political Chasm
Count "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer among those shocked by President Barack Obama's surprise win of the Nobel Peace Prize.
"My first reaction was 'What?' I don't think anybody expected this," Schieffer told "Early Show" co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez Friday.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited Mr. Obama's "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" as the basis for the award, but Schieffer thinks it might have a lot to do with Mr. Obama's predecessor.
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"My first reaction was 'What?' I don't think anybody expected this," Schieffer told "Early Show" co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez Friday.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited Mr. Obama's "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" as the basis for the award, but Schieffer thinks it might have a lot to do with Mr. Obama's predecessor.
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First Family to Visit National Parks
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The first family will be making stops at four national parks in the western part of the country – Bozeman, Yellowstone, Grand Junction, and Grand Canyon – during a "fee-free" weekend.
The weekend trip is meant to "highlight" the national park system and "encourage all people…to go to and visit the national parks," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said.
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Sen. Accuses White House of Creating "Enemies List"
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) sent a letter to President Obama on Wednesday to express his concern about "a new White House program to monitor American citizens' speech opposing your health care policies."
Cornyn's letter was prompted by a White House blog post written by White House Director of New Media Macon Phillips.
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Obama, Sister to Have Extended Reunion
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Soetoro-Ng and her family will be moving from Hawaii next month, when her husband Konrad Ng takes up his position as resident scholar at the Smithsonian Institution's Asian Pacific American program. The family will stay until December before moving back to Hawaii.
Chicago lawyer and Mr. Obama's friend Alan King told the Times that the president would be "very happy to have Maya and her family close by." He also said that Mr. Obama and Soetoro-Ng "have a great relationship."
Soetoro-Ng and Mr. Obama share the same mother, Stanley Ann Dunham. They spent several years together in Indonesia and Hawaii before Dunham moved back to Indonesia with Soetoro-Ng and Mr. Obama stayed in Hawaii with his grandparents.
Obama Says WNBA Is Inspiration to His Daughters
The president thanked the players for contributing to the Detroit community and participating in his community service initiative "United We Serve" as well as serving as a source of inspiration for his daughters.
"It's hard to believe the WNBA has already been around for 12 years. And that means that my daughters have never known a time when women couldn't play professional sports," Mr. Obama said. "It makes my daughters look at themselves differently; to see that they can be champions, too."
The Shock were joined by Detroit Pistons greats Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn. Laimbeer was head coach of the team until last month when Mahorn took over (he was previously an assistant coach).
Karen Davidson, owner of the Shock and the NBA's Detroit Pistons, was also in attendence, as were Michigan Senator Carl Levin and Representatives Sandy Levin and Carolyn Kilpatrick.
An avid Chicago Bulls fan, Mr. Obama noted that he would never be congratulating Lambieer and Mahorn on their success.
Referring to the Bull-Pistons rivalry of 20 years ago, Mr. Obama said: "To think that I'd be inviting them to the White House is hard to take."
The full video of Mr. Obama honoring the Shock can be seen above.
Iran Crisis Not About Us, Obama Says
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Asked to answer criticisms that the U.S. has not been forceful enough in its support for backers of Iran's opposition parties, Mr. Obama said, "the last thing I want to do is to have the United States be a foil for — those forces inside Iran who would love nothing better than to make this an argument about the United States."
"We shouldn't be playing into that," Mr. Obama said.
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Daschle: Tort Reform "On The Table"
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"Tort reform is going to be on the table," Mr. Obama's initial nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle told The Early Show Monday.
Daschle, whose nomination was doomed over his failure to pay roughly $140,000 in taxes and interest, said reforming rules surrounding medical liability was an important issue to tackle.
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New White House Photos Of Obama At Work And Play
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Then there's this odd photo of the president letting the child of a White House staff member pet him on the head. Perhaps spending all that time with the new puppy is starting to rub off on him?
The photos are available to download and see at the White House's official photostream on flickr.
Running The Country: A President And His New Pup
The White House released a third picture of the newest member of the Obama family, First Dog Bo.
Updated 2:26pm ET: Bo's debut will be Tuesday at 5pm on the White House's South Lawn, a White House official tells CBS News' Bill Plante.
Here is the latest picture of the Commander in Chief and his new best friend:
Updated 2:26pm ET: Bo's debut will be Tuesday at 5pm on the White House's South Lawn, a White House official tells CBS News' Bill Plante.
Here is the latest picture of the Commander in Chief and his new best friend:
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Obama Urges Americans To Refinance Homes
4931527In an effort to tout his administration's response to the housing crisis, President Barack Obama hosted a roundtable meeting this morning with a handful of Americans who had recently taken advantage of low interest rates to refinance their homes.
The president cited an increase in refinancing nationwide as evidence that new programs designed to stem the rate of foreclosures are working.
"At the beginning of this administration we said we are -- we were going to tackle directly the problems that homeowners were experiencing and figure out ways in which we could provide them assistance in reducing their interest rates, modifying their loans so that they would be in a position to stay in their homes and reduce their monthly payments," Mr. Obama said. "And around the table here you see some wonderful families who have taken advantage of what are now historically low mortgage rates, brought about in part by some extraordinary actions by the Federal Reserve."
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The president cited an increase in refinancing nationwide as evidence that new programs designed to stem the rate of foreclosures are working.
"At the beginning of this administration we said we are -- we were going to tackle directly the problems that homeowners were experiencing and figure out ways in which we could provide them assistance in reducing their interest rates, modifying their loans so that they would be in a position to stay in their homes and reduce their monthly payments," Mr. Obama said. "And around the table here you see some wonderful families who have taken advantage of what are now historically low mortgage rates, brought about in part by some extraordinary actions by the Federal Reserve."
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Obama Keeps Calling On Americans In European Town Hall
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At one point the president pleaded with Americans in the audience to give their European counterparts a chance, promising that he would host another town hall for them on U.S. soil.
Mr. Obama even addressed an issue that has been quite prevalent in coverage of his first months in office – when is the White House puppy coming?
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