T he President participated in "Putting America Back to Work: LinkedIn Presents a Town Hall with President Obama" in Mountain View, California, answering questions about job creation and the economy from a live audience made up of LinkedIn members and employees, as well as questions submitted from LinkedIn members across the United States. Transcript Video
The President traveled to San Diego, California, where he delivered remarks at a campaign event at a private residence. Transcript
The President traveled to Los Angeles, California, where he delivered remarks at a campaign event at the House of Blues in West Hollywood (transcript) and at a campaign event (transcript) at a private residence.
The President spent the night in Los Angeles.
The White House Council on Women and Girls Executive Director Tina Tchen, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John P. Holdren, and National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Subra Suresh announced the "NSF Career-Life Balance Initiative," a 10-year plan to provide greater work-related flexibility to women and men in research careers. Among the best practices that NSF would expand, Foundation-wide, were ones that would allow researchers to delay or suspend their grants for up to one year in order to care for a newborn or newly adopted child or fulfill other family obligations. -- maximizing current policy to facilitate scientists' reentry into their professions with minimal loss of momentum. Source
Day980/Sep27th/Tuesday: T he President traveled to Denver, Colorado, where he visited and gave remarks at Abraham Lincoln High School to highlight his American Jobs Act proposal to put workers back on the job by rebuilding and modernizing schools across the United States. Transcript Video
The President named seven eminent researchers as recipients of the National Medal of Science and five inventors as recipients of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honors bestowed by the United States government on scientists, engineers, and inventors. List of Recipients
Day981/Sep28th/Wednesday: T he President participated in an "Open for Questions" roundtable in which he responded to questions from readers of Yahoo!, MSN Latino, and AOL Latino/ Huffington Post Latino Voices. Transcript Video
The President delivered his third annual Back-to-School Speech at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, DC. Transcript Video
The President and Vice President Joe Biden met with United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta i n the Oval Office of the White House. Source
President Obama spoke by telephone with President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan, congratulating President Karimov on Uzbekistan's 20 years of independence. The President and President Karimov discussed their shared desire to develop a multi-dimensional relationship between the United States and Uzbekistan, including by strengthening the contacts between American and Uzbek civil societies and private sector. Readout
The President issued a Presidential Memorandum to the United States Secretary of Transportation, a pproving "the provision by the Secretary of Transportation of insurance or reinsurance to U.S. air carriers against loss or damage arising out of any risk from the operation of an aircraft in the manner and to the extent provided in chapter 443 of title 49 of the U.S. Code until September 30, 2012, when he determines such insurance or reinsurance cannot be obtained on reasonable terms and conditions from any company authorized to conduct an insurance business in a State of the United States".
The President declared a major disaster existed in the District of Columbia and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Irene during the period of August 26 to September 1, 2011. Federal funding was made available to district and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by Hurricane Irene in the District of Columbia. Federal funding was also made available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures in the District of Columbia. Source
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