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President And Mrs. Obama Celebrate 23rd Wedding Anniversary
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated their 23rd wedding an- niversary on Saturday, October 3rd.
It's unclear how the first couple celebrated the event, which over their past seven years in the White House, has been interrupted by presidential cam- paigns, debates and threats of a government shut- down.
Indeed, they have won the hearts of Americans with their love and dedication to one another and first daughters, Malia and Sasha. They were mar- ried on Oct. 3, 1992 at Trinity United Church in Chicago.
Negotiators Attempt To Break Deadlock In President Obama’s Trans-Pacific Trade Deal
Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Supports Hillary Clinton For President
The National Education As- sociation defied some of its state affiliates Saturday with an en- dorsement of Hillary Clinton for president, which came after an in-person, closed-door con- versation between members and Clinton herself.
“This is exactly the right time if you’re going to impact the pri- maries,” NEA President Lily Eskelsen García said after about 75 percent of the 175- member NEA board voted to en- dorse Clinton.
Eskelsen García called it a resounding endorsement, adding: “If we want to have ed- ucation’s voice in this primary debate, you get involved now.”
Clinton praised the NEA and teachers in general in a statement after the endorse-
ment was an- nounced. “I know from personal ex- perience that a teacher can make a pro- found differ- ence in a child’s life,” Clinton said.
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But the move by the board of the nation’s largest union to give her a primary endorsement nod is sure to further aggravate many rank-and-file members who wanted more time to con- sider the candidates — espe- cially as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wages an unexpect- edly competitive run and Vice President Joe Biden weighs his options.
President: ‘Pope Francis Prods People’s Consciences’
ATLANTA — Talks aimed at concluding a landmark 12-na- tion trade pact were continuing through the night Saturday as negotiators attempted to break a deadlock over the length of monopoly protections for a new class of cutting-edge medicines — among the last issues holding up a key part of President Barack Obama’s economic legacy.
After extending their stay for a fifth day, U. S. officials said they remain optimistic they can clinch a deal Sunday.
But the intense focus on in- tellectual property rights issues appears to be delaying negotia- tions in other areas, such as market access for dairy exports,
become a major obstacle to wrapping up a deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership con- sidered key to President Barack Obama’s legacy. Japan's minister for the TPP, Akira Amari, said he did not know when ministers could meet again if a deal is not reached in Atlanta, where talks have already stretched into their eighth day.
U. S. negotiators had hoped to win 12 years of market exclu- sivity for the new class of drugs made from living organisms, the same as under current U. S. law. They now appear willing to take somewhere between five and eight years of protection in the face of concerns from Aus- tralia and other countries about escalating health care costs. Longer protections delay the in- troduction of more affordable versions of the drugs, known as biosimilars.
U. S. and Australian officials continued to exchange propos- als on the drug protection issue in the hopes of finding a com- promise the 12 countries could sell to their legislatures.
Senate Finance Chairman Republican Orrin Hatch of Utah has stood fast on his de- mand for strong protections for the new drugs. But many De- mocrats and health advocates protest the long timeframe would put important medica- tions out of reach of many peo- ple in poorer nations.
Pres. Barack Obama praised Pope Francis, who was his guest at the White House re- cently, as a leader who "makes us uncomfortable in his gentle way'' and who prodded Americans to be less political.
“Pope Francis -– I love him,” the President said during a press conference on Friday. “He is a good man with a warm heart and a big moral imagination and I think he had such an impact with his visit here as he’s had around the world because he cares so deeply about the least of these.”
President Obama said that he felt the pontiff was not only a moral authority but a comic -- but all of his jokes were clean. And he praised Pope Francis for taking on controversial topics during his U. S. tour.
“He’s consistently prodding people’s consciences ... asking everybody all across the political
President Obama speaks about Pope Francis’ visit.
spectrum what more you can do to be kind and to be helpful and to love and to sacrifice and to serve,'' Pres. Obama said.“In that sense, I don’t think he’s some- body where we should be apply- ing the typical American political measures,” Pres. Obama said. “The humility that he brings to this, his rejection of the abso- lutism that says I’m 100% right, you’re 100% wrong but rather we are all sinners and we are all chil- dren of god -- and that’s a pretty good starting point for being bet- ter.”
PRESIDENT OBAMA
said industry representatives at the talks.
Japan was exhorting U. S. officials to compromise on those protections, which have
President’s Secretary Of Education Will Step Down In December
Education Secretary Arne Duncan, an unwavering advocate for low-income and minority stu- dents and longtime basketball buddy to President Barack Obama, said Friday he will leave his post in December, ending a contentious tenure in which he moved aggressively to raise the ac- ademic bar in U. S. schools.
Duncan, the former Chicago schools head who is one of the last remaining original members of President Obama’s cabinet, has clashed with most camps in the education community since taking the post. He’s supported charter schools, encouraged using testing for measuring teachers and schools, and championed the divi- sive Common Core standards. He’s also taken on the higher edu- cation establishment by pushing policies to regulate for-profit col- leges and make colleges and uni- versities more transparent. Congress is now considering legis- lation to rewrite No Child Left Be- hind that would sharply reduce
President Obama’s long- time friend U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be replaced by John King, Jr.
the federal power Duncan wielded, a direct result Duncan’s tenure.
President Obama has se- lected former New York state edu- cation commissioner John King, Jr. to replace Duncan. King has had his own clashes
with many with many of the same groups with whom Duncan has sparred. King was just as embat- tled, if not more, in New York as education commissioner for some of the same reasons as Duncan — and there were numerous calls for his resignation as well.
President Obama And White House News
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