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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Gibbs, Ron Bloom and Ed Montgomery, 7/29/2010
2:30 P.M. EDTMR. GIBBS:  Good afternoon.  Before we do our regularly scheduled programming, we have with us today to give a little report and to take some questions from you, given the President’s upcoming trips to both Detroit and Chicago to visit Chrysler, GM and Ford plants, today we have with us Ron Bloom, Senior Advisor to the Treasury Secretary for Automobiles; and celebrating his second to last day -- tomorrow is his last day -- and we will sorely miss him -- Ed ...
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Statement by the Press Secretary on BP's Contribution to Unemployed Rig Workers
We are pleased that BP has taken action today to fulfill their commitment to the President and provide a voluntary contribution of $100 million to support unemployed oil rig workers.
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Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 4899 and H.R. 5610
On Thursday, July 29, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 4899, the “Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010,” which provides FY 2010 supplemental appropriations for ongoing military, diplomatic, and intelligence operations; support for individuals and communities responding to major disasters; maintenance of ongoing humanitarian work following the earthquake in Haiti; enabling the response to the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico;H.R. 5610, the “Independent Living ...
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SEC Charges Corporate Insider Brothers With Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged brothers Samuel E. Wyly and Charles J. Wyly, Jr. of Dallas with violating federal securities laws governing ownership and trading of securities by corporate insiders. The Wyly brothers reaped more than $550 million in undisclosed gains while sitting on corporate boards by trading stock in those public companies through hidden entities located in foreign jurisdictions to conceal their ownership and trading of those securities.
Source: SEC

Remarks by the President Before Signing the Tribal Law and Order Act
4:58 P.M. EDT     THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  Please have a seat.     I want to start, obviously, by thanking Lisa for her introduction and having the courage to share her story with all of us today.  It’s for every survivor like Lisa who has never gotten their day in court, and for every family that feels like justice is beyond reach, and for every tribal community struggling to keep its people safe, that I’ll be ...
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary RobertGibbs, 7/26/2010
1:07 P.M. EDT      MR. GIBBS:  Yes, sir.      Q    Thanks, Robert.  Two questions, a few on WikiLeaks.  What was the President’s reaction once he heard about the leaking --      MR. GIBBS:  Well, I remember talking to the President sometime last week after discussions with news organizations that these stories were coming.  Look, I think our reaction to this type of material, ...
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Presidential NominationsSent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:Anthony Bryk, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2015. (Reappointment)Julie A. Reiskin, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2013. (Reappointment) 
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Governor Beshear Announces nGimat Opening Lab Facility in Lexington
Gov. Steve Beshear and Cabinet for Economic Development Secretary Larry Hayes today announced nGimat LLC, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based nGimat Co., is establishing a new lab facility in Lexington. The company plans to initially invest more than $740,000 and will create 18 new high-tech jobs over three years, paying an average salary of $58,500, followed by an additional 50 full-time jobs in production and administrative positions.
Source: Kentucky.gov

Cast Your Skills With The Basics Of Fly Tying At The Salato Wildlife Education Center
Join our staff and members of the Frankfort Fly Fishing Club to learn the basic techniques of fly tying and fly fishing at the Salato Wildlife Education Center in Frankfort from 10 a.m. ? 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7.
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Governor Beshear Orders Flags to Half-staff on July 30
Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on Friday, July 30, 2010 in honor of a Fort Campbell soldier who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Source: Kentucky.gov