BRIEFING ROOM

The President's address (Update: photos, video, and full remarks)

The President is gearing up to give his first address to a joint session of Congress tonight. Read an excerpt of the address, along with the names of the Americans who will be seated in the First Lady’s box during the President’s remarks.

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Housekeeping @ WhiteHouse.gov -- RSS feeds repaired

If you subscribe to our RSS feed, you may have noticed a little hiccup recently having to do with multiple posts showing up in your feed reader. We've now corrected that problem and moving forward, it should be fine.

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Great seats

A group of people from across the country will be joining First Lady Michelle Obama in her box at the House of Representatives for President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress tonight.

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Eye on Darfur

Bringing relief to the battered region of Darfur is a top priority for the administration, the President and Vice President assured the actor and activist George Clooney last night.

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Recovery in Action: Minnesota and Oregon

The first dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are going out in just two days -- Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009 -- in the form of federal support for state medicaid payments. But the impact is already being felt well beyond that.