Subject: Your Weekly Address: "Before We are Democrats or Republicans, We are Americans"
From: "The White House" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 08:45:11 -0600

Your Daily Snapshot for
Saturday, Jan. 15,  2011

 

Your Weekly Address: "Before We are Democrats or Republicans, We are Americans"

As Congress returns to work, the President calls on them -- and all of us -- to debate our differences vigorously but to live up to the spirit of common cause we felt following the tragedy in Arizona.

Watch the video [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/15/weekly-address-we-are-democrats-or-republicans-we-are-americans?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=image&utm_campaign=daily] .

 [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/15/weekly-address-we-are-democrats-or-republicans-we-are-americans?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=image&utm_campaign=daily] 

Weekly Wrap Up

Tragedy in Arizona: On Saturday, January 8th, 2011, senseless acts of violence committed in Tucson, Arizona claimed innocent lives. At a memorial event, President Obama asked Americans to channel their emotions toward the pursuit of a more perfect union, saying that "If this tragedy prompts reflection and debate -- as it should -- let’s make sure it’s worthy of those we have lost." Watch the video. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/arizona-tragedy?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily]  View the photo gallery. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/president-and-first-lady-travel-arizona?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily]  Read an open letter to parents from the First Lady. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/13/open-letter-parents-following-tragedy-tucson?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily] 

MLK Day: Find opportunities in your community [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/14/mlk-day-what-are-you-doing-others?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily]  to honor Dr. King and mark the 25th anniversary of the holiday by volunteering with a service project near you.

In Numbers: Less than a month after President Obama signs the tax cut compromise, millions of American workers are already seeing the impact show up in their paychecks from the payroll tax cut – here are some numbers [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/14/payroll-tax-cuts-numbers?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily]  to help you understand what that means.

Changes for Cuba and America: The President directs the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security to take a series of steps to continue efforts to reach out to the Cuban people in support of their desire to freely determine their country’s future. Read the announcement. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/14/changes-america-cuba?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily] 

Honoring Holbrooke: The President joins countless others in honoring legend of American diplomacy Richard Holbrooke. Read the remarks. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/14/honoring-holbrooke-because-we-could-make-difference?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily] 

West Wing Week: Preview of "Dispatches from Sudan": This week, an historic referendum took place in Sudan and West Wing Week takes you there. Join General Scott Gration, President Obama's Special Envoy to Sudan, for a unique look at the vote that could result in the world's newest nation. Watch the video. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/14/west-wing-week-preview-dispatches-sudan?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily] 

VP Visits Afghanistan: Vice President Biden spends the week in Afghanistan to assess progress toward full independence for Afghanistan, meet with our partners, and commend our troops. Read the post. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/11/vice-president-biden-afghanistan-it-s-afghans-who-must-build-their-nation?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily]  View the gallery. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/vice-president-biden-visits-afghanistan?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily] 

Haiti: One Year Later: A statement [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/11/president-obama-haiti-one-year-later?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily]  from the President. A look back [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/12/haiti-one-year-later?utm_source=011511&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily]  on the last year and on toward the future from the highest-ranking Haitian-American official in the Obama Administration.

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