BRIEFING ROOM

President Obama: "A wonderful meeting of the minds"

President Obama and President Lula of Brazil meet, see pr download the White House photo and read some of their remarks.

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MCTF Meeting 2: The Recovery Act and the Middle Class

Having held an amazing first meeting in Philadelphia around green jobs, the Middle Class Task Force has announced their second official meeting. It will be held on March 19th in St. Cloud, Minnesota as a town hall, titled “Road to Recovery: Building a Strong Middle Class Starting with the Recovery Act.”

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Weekly Address: Reversing a Troubling Trend in Food Safety

In this week's address, President Barack Obama makes key announcements regarding our nation's food safety.

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Recovery in Action: AZ, KS, MD, MA, MS, MO, OH, PA, SC, VA

Another snapshot of what the recovery act is helping to accomplish around the country.

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Accountable Recovery

The President and Vice President attended a conference today to hear out ideas from those implementing the recovery act, and to ensure they would uphold the highest standards of accountabily to minimize waste and maximize jobs. The President took the same message to the business roundtable.