This morning, President Obama recorded a special video message to personally introduce his nominee for the Supreme Court to supporters across the country:
I am proud to announce my nominee for the next Justice of the United States Supreme Court: Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
This decision affects us all — and so it must involve us all. [...]
This morning President Obama nominated federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Sotomayor would replace Justice Souter, who earlier this month announced his plans to retire who announced his plans to retire at the end of the court’s current term.
From WhiteHouse.gov:
As a former constitutional law professor, [President Obama] believes [...]
If you have not had the opportunity to read this May 21st online People Magazine article, well let me be the first to give you the 411. In the article entitled, 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Michelle Obama, Janet Murphy has delved into the First Lady’s inner-most secrets and told it for all the world [...]
The President will make an announcement regarding his nomination for the Supreme Court today at 10:15 AM Eastern.
President Obama participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, before speaking at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery. The President’s remarks:
Here lie Presidents and privates; Supreme Court justices and slaves; generals familiar to history, and unknown soldiers known only to God.
A few moments ago, I [...]
UPDATED with video of the President speaking at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery:
"That is what Memorial Day is all about. It is about doing all we can to repay the debt we owe to those men and women who have answered our nation’s call by fighting under its flag. It is about [...]
From David Plouffe:
Remember this date: Saturday, June 6th, 2009. We will look back on that day as the moment when the fight for real health care reform began in your neighborhood — perhaps even in your own living room.
On June 6th, in thousands of homes across the country, we’ll gather to launch our [...]
In an official ceremony in the Rose Garden this afternoon, President Obama signed into law the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act — often referred to as the Credit Card consumer’s "Bill of Rights." The President thanked all of the members of Congress who worked to pass the bill, but he specifically singled out [...]
