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 signed an Executive Order , directing the establishment of an emergency board to investigate disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and their employees represented by certain labor organizations. Because the disputes had not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, 45 U.S.C. 151-188 (RLA), the President recorded he had, "been notified by the National Mediation Board that in its judgment these disputes threaten substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree that would deprive a section of the country of essential transportation service." The Board was ordered to report to the President with respect to the disputes within 30 days of its creation, and to disband immediately afterward.
United States Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services ( COPS ) Office was providing more than $240 million in new grants to support the hiring and retention of more than 1,000 officers in nearly 240 agencies and municipalities across the nation. "The Cincinnati Police Department alone was awarded more than $6.8 million in grant money from the COPS Hiring Program, which will fund 25 critical positions for three years," Holder stated. Source
Day990/Oct7th/Friday: The President and Vice President Joe Biden met with United States Senate Democratic Leadership in the Oval Office of the White House. Source
The President met with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner in the Oval Office. Source
The President welcomed the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears to the White House to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their Super Bowl victory. In 1986, the team's White House reception was canceled due to the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. The President provided remarks from the South Lawn. Transcript Video
The President hosted a meeting with Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia at the White House. The President's & Prime Minister Essebsi's Remarks after the Meeting Video Fact Sheet : The President's Framework for Investing in Tunisia.
The President issued an Executive Order , outlining structural reforms to improve the security of classified networks and the responsible sharing and safeguarding of classified information. Fact Sheet
The President, in a released statement , congratulated the recipients of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize : Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen.
The President proclaimed October 10, 2011, as Columbus Day. Source
The President proclaimed October 9, 2011, as Leif Erikson Day. Source
The President proclaimed the week of October 9 through October 15, 2011, as National School Lunch Week. Source
The President proclaimed October 9 through October 15, 2011, as Fire Prevention Week. Source
The week's West Wing Week was released.
Day991/Oct8th/Saturday: In his Weekly Address, the President declared of the Jobs Bill, "Some see this as class warfare. I see it as a simple choice. We can either keep taxes exactly as they are for millionaires and billionaires, or we can ask them to pay at least the same rate as a plumber or a bus driver. And in the process, we can put teachers and construction workers and veterans back on the job. We can either fight to protect their tax cuts, or we can cut taxes for virtually every worker and small business in America. But we can't afford to do both. It's that simple." Source Video
The President traveled to Camp David . Source
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