Joyce Carol Oates for her contributions to American letters. The author of more than 50 novels, as well as short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, Ms. Oates has been honored with the National Book Award and the PEN/ Malamud Award for excellence in the art of the short story.
Arnold Rampersad for his work as a biographer and literary critic. His award-winning books have profiled W. E. B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Jackie Robinson, and Ralph Ellison, and he has edited critical editions of the works of Richard Wright and Langston Hughes.
Philip Roth for his contributions to American letters. Mr. Roth is the author of 24 novels, including Portnoy's Complaint and American Pastoral , which won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize, and his criticism has appeared in our leading literary journals.
Gordon Wood for scholarship that provides insight into the founding of our Nation and the drafting of the United States Constitution. Dr. Wood is author and editor of 18 books, including The Radicalism of the American Revolution , for which he earned a Pulitzer Prize. Transcript Video
The President and Vice President Joe Biden met with United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Oval Office of the White House. Source
The President, in a released statement , expressed his pleasure that, -- Democrats and Republicans in Congress came together and passed a plan that will cut spending and keep the government running for the next two weeks. But we cannot keep doing business this way. Living with the threat of a shutdown every few weeks is not responsible, and it puts our economic progress in jeopardy ."
The President, in a released statement , expressed his deep sadness over the assassination of Pakistan's Minister for Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti this day in Islamabad.
The President sent notice to the United States Congress that the national emergency with respect to the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe's democratic processes or institutions is to continue in effect beyond March 6, 2011. Source
The President signed into law H.J.Res. 44, which provided FY 2011 appropriations through Friday, March 18, 2011, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government. Source
The President sent these nominations to the United States Senate:
Felicia C. Adams , of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi for the term of four years Bio
Clayton D. Johnson , of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years Bio
Nannette Jolivette Brown , of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana Bio
Wilma Antoinette Lewis , of the District of Columbia, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years Bio
Alfred Cooper Lomax , of Missouri, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years Bio
Charles F. Salina , of New York, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of New York for the term of four years Bio
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