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The Obama Administration: August 1-17, 2011

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"Pursuant to section 3101A(a)(1)(A) of title 31, United States Code, I hereby certify that the debt subject to limit is within $100,000,000,000 of the limit in 31 U.S.C. 3101(b) and that further borrowing is required to meet existing commitments." Source

The President sent these nominations to the United States Senate:

David B. Barlow , of Utah, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah for the term of four years bio

Miranda Du , of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada bio

Catharine Friend Easterly , of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years bio

Adalberto Jos?? Jord??n , of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit bio Source

Ashton B. Carter , of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense bio

Irvin Charles McCullough III , of Maryland, to be Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Office of the Director of National Intelligence. (New Position) bio

Ernest Mitchell, Jr ., of California, to be Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security bio

Nancy Maria Ware , of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia for a term of six years bio

Gregory Howard Woods , of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy bio Source

The President informed the United States Senate that he was withdrawing his nomination of Leon Rodriguez, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, United States Department of Labor, which had been sent to the Senate on January 5, 2011. Source

The United States Custom and Immigration Services announced, a s part of the Obama Administration's comprehensive effort to attract and retain high-skill entrepreneurs, it would:

1) Clarify that immigrant entrepreneurs may obtain an employment-based second preference (EB-2) immigrant visa if they satisfy the existing requirements, and also may qualify for a National Interested Waiver under the EB-2 immigrant visa category if they can demonstrate that their business endeavors will be in the interest of the United States

2) Expand the Premium Processing Service to immigrant petitions for multinational executives and managers

3) Clarify when a sole employee-entrepreneur can establish a valid employer-employee relationship for the purposes of qualifying for an H-1B non-immigrant visa

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