Stimulus Package Helps Pass it Forward
April 22nd, 2009 Obama urges citizens to undertake national serviceWASHINGTON — Calling on Americans to volunteer, President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college. "What this legislation does, then, is to help harness this patriotism and connect deeds to needs," said Obama, a former community organizer in Chicago.
April 21st, 2009 Obama signs national service billWASHINGTON — Calling on Americans to volunteer, President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college. "We need your service, right now, in this moment in history.
April 21st, 2009 Obama joins students to lend a hand at parkWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday rolled up his sleeves and got his shoes muddy as he, Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton planted trees at a national park site along the Anacostia River in northeast Washington. Obama let Clinton be the first to dig into the dirt.
April 21st, 2009 Obama signs service bill, says volunteers neededWASHINGTON — Calling on Americans to volunteer, President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college. "We need your service, right now, in this moment in history.
April 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Tuesday said the government's efforts to pull the economy out of a devastating recession were beginning to show signs of progress. 'By no means are we out of the woods just yet.
April 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The hearing on the bipartisan Kerry-Lugar bill, which seeks 1.5 billion dollars of annual assistance to Pakistan for five years, has been postponed indefinitely. The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations had scheduled a full committee hearing on Wednesday, but it had to be postponed for technical reasons.
April 3rd, 2009 NEW YORK - The trappings of presidency have deprived Barack Obama of simple everyday pleasures like strolling down to a cafe for some wine, watching people on the road or even admiring the sunset from inside a shop, he has confessed, however adding that there is nothing more noble than public service. The US president voiced his regret while answering a query by a woman from Heidelberg, Germany, who asked Obama if he ever regretted having run for president.
March 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Monday approved a sweeping expansion of government land protection, safeguarding about 800,000 new hectares of parks, rivers, forests and mountains across the country. The legislation, which is a collection of about 150 smaller bills that had been in the works for years, was approved earlier this month with broad bipartisan support by both chambers of Congress.
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