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President Barack Obama supported Small Business Saturday across the United States on Saturday, November 24, 2012, by shopping with his daughters at One More Page Bookstore in Arlington VA. President Obama wrote on his White House Twitter,   "My family & I started our holiday shopping at a local bookstore on #SmallBizSat. I hope you'll join & shop small this holiday season." There are over 28 million small business in the United States, and last year over 100 million people shopped at independently owned small businesse6s on Small Business Saturday, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration . Follow the White House on Facebook . 

President Barack Obama is giving a live press conference at the White House on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. You can see a live stream of the press conference here . Follow ongoing press briefings, statements and daily schedules of President Obama .  Find about more about the the major issues being addressed by the Obama Administration .

(November 9, 2012)  President Barack Obama is speaking live from the White House at 1:05 p.m. today to discuss " Growing our Economy and Reducing our Deficit. "  To follow ongoing initiatives from the Obama Administration, sign up for West Wing Weekly .

VETERANS DAY, 2012 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Whether they fought in Salerno or Samarra, Heartbreak Ridge or Helmand, Khe Sanh or the Korengal, our veterans are part of an unbroken chain of men and women who have served our country with honor and distinction. On Veterans Day, we show them our deepest thanks. Their sacrifices have helped secure more than two centuries of American progress, and their legacy affirms that no matter what confronts us or what trials we face, there is no challenge we cannot overcome, and our best days are still ahead. This year, we marked the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. We began to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. We welcomed our veterans back home from Iraq, and we continued to wind down operations in Afghanistan. These milestones remind us that, though much has changed since Americans first took up arms to advance freedom's cause, the spirit that...

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary November 7, 2012 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON ELECTION NIGHT Courtesy of the United States Embassy in Dublin, Ireland McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois 12:38 A.M. CST THE PRESIDENT : Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward. (Applause.) It moves forward because of you. It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression; the spirit that has lifted this country from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope -- the belief that while each of us will pursue our own individual dreams, we are an American family, and we rise or fall together, as one nation, and as one people. (Applause.) Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we hav...

(November 6, 2012) --  Message from President Barack Obama to his supporters at 11:47 p.m. on election night: I'm about to go speak to the crowd here in Chicago, but I wanted to thank you first. I want you to know that this wasn't fate, and it wasn't an accident. You made this happen. You organized yourselves block by block. You took ownership of this campaign five and ten dollars at a time. And when it wasn't easy, you pressed forward. I will spend the rest of my presidency honoring your support, and doing what I can to finish what we started. But I want you to take real pride, as I do, in how we got the chance in the first place. Today is the clearest proof yet that, against the odds, ordinary Americans can overcome powerful interests. There's a lot more work to do. But for right now: Thank you. ###

The campaign to reelect Obama/Biden is making calls all day today, November 6, 2012, to get people to the polls to vote! Here's how you can make some calls.

The campaign to re-elect President Barack Obama is spending the final days of the campaign getting out the vote in all fifty states across the United States. You can find details on your polling place here , or volunteer to get out the vote on election day here. Here are details on President Obama's plans for a second term . Please get out and Vote!  Thank you.

Former President Bill Clinton has teamed up with President Barack Obama on the final weekend before the general election next Tuesday, November 6, 2012. On Saturday, Clinton and Obama campaigned in Virginia, and on Sunday the two leaders are in New Hampshire.  Here is a video of President Clinton's speech in Bristow, Virginia . Support the re-election of Barack Obama .  Follow Obama_IrishUSA on Twitter . 

(This editorial appeared in the October 24, 2012 issue of the Irish Voice Newspaper ) Four years ago American international standing received an enormous boost when Barack Obama was elected president. There is simply no other country on Earth where it could happen that the African American son of a teenage mother who barely knew his father and had every reason to end up a failure becomes the first black president. Overnight the image of America was transformed internationally after the miserable years of the Bush reign when wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a cowboy mentality towards the rest of the world had created a fierce anti-Americanism. The last four years could not be more different, with America acknowledged again across the world as the international leader, taking the initiative in major international crises such as Iran and Libya and restoring the good name of this country. Obama has strode manfully on that world stage and won respect and admiration ...

(November 2, 2012) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued the following statement on the murder of David Black in Northern Ireland : "I strongly condemn yesterday’s senseless murder of David Black, an officer in the Northern Ireland Prison Service, and applaud the swift efforts of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to bring the perpetrators to justice. There is no justification for this outrageous and cowardly act. I offer my sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Officer Black, who had a long and distinguished record of service. The United States remains resolute in support of the people of Northern Ireland, who have condemned violence and embraced the path to peace and reconciliation." For more remarks by Secretary Clinton on Northern Ireland during the Obama Administration , click here.   Follow Obama_IrishUSA on Twitter .

(November 3, 2012) -- The President Gives His Weekly Address, Recovering and Rebuilding After the Storm : This weekend, millions of our fellow Americans are still picking up the pieces from one of the worst storms in our history.   I toured New Jersey on Wednesday with Governor Christie, and witnessed some of the terrible devastation firsthand.  It’s heartbreaking.  Families have lost loved ones.  Entire communities have been wiped away.  Even some of the first responders who repeatedly put themselves in harm’s way to bravely save the lives of others have suffered losses of their own. Today, I ask everyone to keep them in your prayers.  And as President, I promise them this: your country will be there for you for as long as it takes to recover and rebuild. Throughout the week, I’ve been in constant contact with governors and mayors in the affected areas, who are doing an excellent job in extraordinarily difficult circumstances. A...

(This editorial appeared in the November 2012 issue of Boston Irish Reporter) If only every decision in life were this easy. President Barack Obama has earned re-election with an impressive first term that will come to be viewed as one of the most productive, progressive, and — ultimately— successful periods in the history of the modern US presidency. Obama has done so in spite of an inherited economic crisis that would have upended lesser leaders and in the face of a Republican Congress whose sole reason for existence over the last two years has been to undermine the president and his initiatives at every turn. The GOP has failed, the president has prevailed, and we enthusiastically endorse his re-election next Tuesday. The president’s health care reform initiative is a milestone achievement. (In a great irony, his detractors quickly labeled the Affordable Care Act measure “Obamacare”, a term that the president came to embrace and one that will no doubt come to carry h...

(This opinion piece appeared in the Irish Echo, October 31, 2012 ) by Brian O'Dwyer As is the case every four years, Irish Americans find themselves facing a difficult decision on election day, November 6. Once again, there are two candidates with two very different visions for the future of the United States and for Irish-American relations. Between the many attack ads and campaign commercials that seemingly never stop on television, many Irish Americans have probably been left wondering the same question, “which candidate should Irish America stand behind – Governor Mitt Romney or President Barack Obama?” When one examines each candidate’s interaction with Ireland and the Irish-American community and their specific plans, however, the choice becomes much clearer. President Obama is the only candidate who has shown the necessary dedication and hard work needed to ensure a thriving Ireland and prosperous Irish-American relations. The Obama Administration h...

This editorial appears in the October 31, 2012 edition of the Irish Echo . In a few days the result will be in after voters in all fifty states cast their ballots for the next president. At the time of writing, it looks like a toss-up between President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. Close elections are good things in that they exercise more minds than might be the case if a runaway win by one candidate seems the likely outcome. This year, voters have been presented with vigorous argument from both incumbent and challenger, and campaigns and debates that have had an especially significant and broad impact on the battle for the White House. Mitt Romney, to the surprise of many in both parties, and those who do not link themselves to either party, has shown himself to be a worthy challenger. It’s clear that many voters, perhaps even a majority, think that he should be the next president. Equally, it’s evident that many voters, again perhaps a majority, feel tha...