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Another VPOTUS Motorcade Incident

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:15:00 -0500

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Vice President

For Immediate Release
February 15, 2010

STATEMENT FROM JAY CARNEY, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT

Below is a statement from Jay Carney, Communications Director for Vice President Biden, regarding a motor vehicle incident earlier today
in Vancouver.

“Earlier this afternoon, a van in the Vice President’s
motorcade carrying members of the official US Olympic Games Delegation was involved in a minor accident while traveling to an event. Two
members of the delegation, Peggy Fleming and Vonetta Flowers, received
minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital as a precaution. They were both evaluated and have since been released. Neither the Vice President nor anyone else in his party was involved in the incident.”

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THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press...

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:14:00 -0500

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary
_____________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release December 24, 2009

PHONE CALLS MADE BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AFTER SENATE PASSAGE OF HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM

President Obama made the following phone calls this morning following the Senate’s passage of H.R. 3590:

— Mrs. Vicki Reggie Kennedy.

— Mr. David Turner of Little Rock, Arkansas. Mr. Turner had his health insurance rescinded in January of last year, after his insurance company went back into his record and alleged that he failed to disclose his full medical record at the time he applied for coverage. Mr. Turner was the First Lady’s guest at the President’s address to the joint session of Congress in September of 2009. The President told Mr. Turner that stories like his motivate him every day to keep working on health insurance reform, and he assured Mr. Turner that he will continue to work to pass health legislation to ban rescission and other abusive practices.

— Senator Harry Reid

— Senator Chris Dodd

— Senator Dick Durbin

— Senator Jay Rockefeller

— Senator Max Baucus

— Senator Robert Byrd

— Senator Sherrod Brown

— Senator Charles Schumer

— Senator Tom Harkin

— Senator Debbie Stabenow

— Senator Patty Murray

— Senator Roland Burris

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Obama to Scrap European Missile Shield Plan

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:09:39 -0400

Obama to Scrap European Missile Shield Plan:

It’s fascinating how this story broke!

Dressing Down (In More Ways Than One)

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:56:56 -0400

Dressing Down (In More Ways Than One):

And you thought people would dress respectfully at these?

"Loud is not allowed."

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:24:09 -0400

“Loud is not allowed.”

- “King of the Hill”

Lack of Web Traffic May Be Reason for Froomkin’s Dismissal - NYTimes.com

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:45:51 -0400

Lack of Web Traffic May Be Reason for Froomkin’s Dismissal - NYTimes.com:

Stelter on Froomkin

Cartoons like this is why Tom Toles is the man. Via...

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:22:52 -0400

Cartoons like this is why Tom Toles is the man. Via www.washingtonpost.com

"Did u know a SINGLE hamburger can have matter from hundreds of diff cattle in it?"

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:26:00 -0400

“Did u know a SINGLE hamburger can have matter from hundreds of diff cattle in it?”

- Chris Cuomo

More open government!

Thu, 28 May 2009 13:18:49 -0400

From: NTSB Press Releases
Date: May 28, 2009 12:44:16 PM EDT
To: NTSB_NEWS@LISTSERV.NTSB.GOV
Subject: NTSB EXPANDS RELEASE OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PUBLIC DOCKETS AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE BEGINNING NEXT WEEK
Reply-To: NTSB_News

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NTSB PRESS RELEASE
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2009
SB-09-25

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NTSB EXPANDS RELEASE OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PUBLIC
DOCKETS AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE BEGINNING NEXT WEEK

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The National Transportation Safety Board today announced
that it will begin to release all accident investigation
public dockets to the NTSB public website,
http://www.ntsb.gov/, beginning June 1, 2009, in accordance
with the NTSB Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Improvement
Plan.

This effort serves to further bring the Safety Board into
compliance with a number of legislative and executive
mandates aimed at improving the U.S. government’s use of
electronic media to foster a more open and transparent
government.

“I am proud that the NTSB is taking this enormous step
forward by making all accident investigation documents
contained in our public dockets available to NTSB website
visitors,” said Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker. “The
Safety Board’s reputation for comprehensive and thorough
investigations can only be further enhanced by providing
such easy access to the materials related to the accidents
we investigate.”

In order to access the NTSB’s public dockets, interested
website visitors may visit the FOIA Electronic Reading Room
on the NTSB website and select the list of dockets that are
organized by transportation mode. The link to the list of
public dockets may be found here:
http://www.ntsb.gov/Info/foia_fri-dockets.htm

More information about NTSB accident investigation dockets
may be obtained by calling the NTSB Records Management
Division at 202-314-6551 or 1-800-877-6799 or by sending an
email to pubinq@ntsb.gov.

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AP: Online news fees: financial salvation or suicide?

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:19:40 -0400

AP: Online news fees: financial salvation or suicide?

Nevada Governor Snubs Obama

Mon, 25 May 2009 21:07:13 -0400

Nevada Governor Snubs Obama

SNL: Dick Cheney gets read for Meet the Press.

Sun, 24 May 2009 10:48:33 -0400

SNL: Dick Cheney gets read for Meet the Press.

New York's proposed shield law

Fri, 22 May 2009 12:15:42 -0400

New York's proposed shield law:

Definitely unique!

The death of print journalism is a laughing matter on The...

Fri, 22 May 2009 11:43:57 -0400

The death of print journalism is a laughing matter on The Simpsons.

"Weird Malibu moment: Wander into a beach shop, see Robert Gibbs briefing on a yellow SpongeBob TV."

Wed, 20 May 2009 17:20:24 -0400

“Weird Malibu moment: Wander into a beach shop, see Robert Gibbs briefing on a yellow SpongeBob TV.”

- Howard Kurtz

From: “Alert DC” Date: May 18, 2009 7:05:04 PM EDT To: “All users”...

Mon, 18 May 2009 19:46:16 -0400

From: “Alert DC”
Date: May 18, 2009 7:05:04 PM EDT
To: “All users”
Subject: Message from Alert DC

NORAD planned flight exercise, National Capitol Region May 19 and 20, 2009 from midnight tonight to 6am both days.

Retired character from The Simpsons that I miss the most: Troy...

Sat, 16 May 2009 11:34:00 -0400

Retired character from The Simpsons that I miss the most: Troy McClure, played by the late Paul Hartman!

Anatomy of a Miracle

Sat, 16 May 2009 11:13:56 -0400

Anatomy of a Miracle:

Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River last January, was justly celebrated for his skill and courage. Less has been revealed about other players in the drama: those enigmatic geese, the engines they struck, a pioneering French engineer, and an unsung hero—the Airbus A320 itself.

PBS Stations Weigh Loss of Affiliation Over Religious Content

Fri, 15 May 2009 23:58:00 -0400

PBS Stations Weigh Loss of Affiliation Over Religious Content:

PBS stations are amid debating the limits of one of public television’s basic commandments: Thou shalt not broadcast religious programming. The discussion, some station managers fear, could lead to a ban on broadcasts of local church services and other faith-oriented programs that have appeared on public stations for decades despite the prohibition.

— Paul Farhi, Washington Post Staff Writer

This guy looks like Howie Kurtz. No, not Ed Koch, but the other...

Fri, 15 May 2009 22:34:49 -0400

This guy looks like Howie Kurtz. No, not Ed Koch, but the other guy.