The President discussed Iran during his opening remarks at the Press Conference at the White House. You can read an English and Persian transcript, here.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
President's Remarks on Iran
Monday, June 22, 2009
Statement from the President on Iran
The White House released a brief statement on Iran from the President over the weekend, and spoke on CBS News. An excerpt was posted on the White House blog:
"What you're seeing in Iran are hundreds of thousands of people who believe their voices were not heard and who are peacefully protesting and seeking justice. And the world is watching. And we stand behind those who are seeking justice in a peaceful way."
President Obama's Thoughts on Fatherhood
Happy Belated Fathers Day!
Read and/or watch the video about President Obama's thoughts on responsible fatherhood:
Friday, June 19, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Iran Election
Iran held its presidential elections on June 12th. Ahmadinejad beat rival Mousavi, which has led to riots across Iran, charges of voting fraud, and protests worldwide. Mashable.com has a compilation of resources and suggestions for keyword and hashtag searches for tracking the Iran elections using social media such as YouTube and Twitter.
For government resources on this topic, see:
White House Press Briefing, June 15th, 2009.
"White House Monitoring Iran Situation" blog post from America.gov
"The President...Comments on Iran" blog post from Whitehouse.gov
"Iran Must Respect the Right of Its People to Peaceful Expression" article from America.gov
"It would be wrong for me to be silent" blog post from America.gov
White House Press Briefing, June 16th, 2009.
Dept. of State Press Briefing, June 16th, 2009.
White House Press Briefing, June 17th, 2009.
Dept. of State Press Briefing, June 17th, 2009.
White House Press Briefing, June 18th, 2009.
Dept. of State Press Briefing, June 18th, 2009.
Human Rights Watch Reports on Iran from a non-gov organization.
Congressman Pence introduces Resolution (H. Res 549) in Support of Iranian Dissidents. Full text of H. Res 549 here.
H. Res. 560, "Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, and for other purposes."
Statement from the President on Iran
President Discusses Iran w/ Persian Translation
For more information on the Iran election situation, view the results from this FDsys.gov search.
To learn more about Iran, visit these government resources:
CIA World Factbook on Iran
Library of Congress Country Studies on Iran and Internet Resources on Iran
UCB Library's Guide to Iran
State Dept. page on Iran
Iran's Official Website
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Louisiana Budget & Louisiana Legislature
If you are interested in following the Louisiana state budget during the current Louisiana legislative session you may find these webpages helpful:
The General Appropriations Bill is always designated as HB 1. You can find the latest one here.
Executive Budget documents are available through the Division of Administration Office of Planning and Budget.
Home Page of the Louisiana House Committee on Appropriations
The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
Louisiana House Legislative Services' Fiscal Division posted their Appropriations publications & presentations.
Louisiana House and Senate Agendas, Schedules and Video are available on the Louisiana House and Louisiana Senate Home Pages.
The current day's agendas and live video are posted on the Legislature's Home Page under "Today at the Capitol" at http://www.legis.state.la.us/.
An explanation of state government finance is given in State and Local Government in Louisiana, an Overview: 2008-2012 Term. Go to Chapter 2, Part A.
It's a large document! The table of contents tells you what page each agency/department is on (i.e. the Department of Education budget information starts on page 281).
For future reference, if you ever want to look at HB 1 for budget information in any government agency/department in Louisiana, just go to http://www.legis.state.la.us/ and scroll down the page till you see "Bill Search" and some search drop down menus that say "Select a session" (you can search all the way back to 1997 online! The older bills are in our stacks up here on the 4th floor) and where it says "Select a specific instrument" it says "HB" and type in "1" in the box. It lets you search by keyword too so you could type "education" and that budget HB 1 will always be the first result. Then you just click on the bill you want to see and click on the link that say "Text - Current" to see the PDF full text of the bill.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Digital TV Transition on Friday
This Friday (June 12th), our country's television stations will switch to all-digital programming and analog television sets that are not connected to a converter box, cable, or satellite will stop working! This transition is very important because it will free up airwaves for broadband and enhanced emergency communications for our police, firefighters, and other first responders.
In February, the President and Congress delayed the digital television transition from February 17th to June 12th because it was clear that many Americans would have been "left in the dark" had the conversion taken place as planned. If you have a converter box, a digital TV, or subscribe to cable or satellite TV, you’re ready for the transition and have no need to worry!
Be prepared for the transition by visiting the following sources to learn more information:
DTV.gov - The Digtial TV Transition: What You Need to Know
DTV Made Easy and DTV FAQ
How to install converter box
Four New FDsys Collections Online
GPO announced that four new collections are now available from the Federal Digital System (FDsys) at www.fdsys.gov.
These new collections are:
* Congressional Calendars (104th Congress - Present)
* Congressional Committee Prints (105th Congress - Present)
* List of CFR Sections Affected (1997 - Present)
* Economic Indicators (1995 - Present)
Thursday, June 4, 2009
President's Speech in Cairo, Egypt
The President gave a speech in Cairo, Egypt, outlining his personal commitment to engagement with the Muslim world, based upon mutual interests and mutual respect, and discussed how the U.S. and Muslim communities around the world can bridge some of the differences that have divided them. A transcript of the speech is at the whitehouse.gov website.
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