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Democratic members of Congress, the governor of Connecticut, and a former Obama administration adviser talked about the 2012 presidential election. They discussed President Obama’s prospects…

Jim Messina spoke at a Young Americans for Obama college student summit. He predicted that President Obama would be re-elected in 2012 by “building the biggest grassroots effort in political…

Melody Barnes and Education Secretary Arne Duncan briefed reporters and announced the administration would create a waiver program that would allow states to opt out of the “No Child Left Be…

Members of the newly created White House Rural Council spoke to reporters following a meeting with President Obama.

America’s Promise Alliance held its first summit on reducing high school dropout rates in the nation’s schools. Speakers included Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and White House Domestic Po…

The President’s Middle Class Task Force and Council on Women and Girls talked about the Paycheck Fairness Act, which sought wage equality for women. President Obama was urging the Senate to …

Michelle Obama and other Obama administration officials unveiled the findings of the Childhood Obesity Task Force report. Their goal was to reduce the level of overweight children from 20% t…

Officials spoke about college degree programs, worker retraining, and graduation rates at a White House summit on community colleges. They summarized discussions from earlier in the day and …

HIV/AIDS experts, African-American men living with HIV or AIDS, and policy makers talked about the HIV/AIDS epidemic among African American men. Topics included to the federal and community …

Melody Barnes talked about the Obama administration’s ideas for improving education. Ms. Barnes, who was bussed to school in Richmond, Virginia, in the 1970s, also discussed her experiences.…

White House and cabinet officials answered questions on President Obama’s National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) which was formally released at the news conference. Among the issues they addresse…

A panel of guests talked about community service at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library on the campus of Texas A & M University. This marked the twentieth anniversary of the Points of …

Robert Gibbs spoke to reporters and answered questions on a number of issues. White House economic advisers Melody Barnes and Jared Bernstein spoke at the beginning of the briefing about a r…

Officials and lawmakers spoke about the state of the U.S. economy and economic recovery strategies at the local level. They focused on minority business ideas and community-based programs to…