By Jueseppi B.

 

 

 

 

 

Orlando Sentinel: ABC News has released photos of Robin Roberts’ interview with first lady Michelle Obama.

The chat was conducted Friday, but it won’t air until Tuesday on “Good Morning America”….

More here

 

 

Robin Roberts, left, is interviewing first lady Michelle Obama for ‘Good Morning America.’ Photo credit: Ida Mae Astute/ABC

 

 

 

 

 

INTERVIEW AIRS ON “GOOD MORNING AMERICA” TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

“Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts will interview First Lady Michelle Obama to discuss the third anniversary of Let’s Move! and a new partnership that makes finding healthy, reliable recipes easy for busy parents, among other topics.

 

This will be Mrs. Obama’s first morning show interview and will air on “Good Morning America“on Tuesday, February 26.

 

“Good Morning America” is a two-hour, live program anchored by Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos. Josh Elliott is the news anchor, Lara Spencer is lifestyle anchor and Sam Champion is the weather anchor. Tom Cibrowski is the senior executive producer. The morning news program airsMONDAY-FRIDAY (7:00-9:00 a.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

 

-ABC-

 

 

 

Tonight the First Lady visits Jimmy Fallon…….

 

 

Evolution Of Mom Dancing (w/ Jimmy Fallon & Michelle Obama)

 

Published on Feb 22, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From The White House Blog…….

 

 

Photos Of The Day:

 

President Barack Obama meets with senior advisors in the Oval Office, Feb 21, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

 

 

Vice President Joe Biden receives a bracelet from Paige Baitinger, wife of fallen St. Petersburg, Fla., police Sgt. Thomas Baitinger, following a Medal of Valor ceremony in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Feb. 20, 2013. The Vice President and Attorney General Eric Holder presented 18 recipients with the Medal of Valor, which is awarded to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect others from harm. Baitinger accepted the award on behalf of her husband who was killed in the line of duty in 2011. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

 

 

President Barack Obama talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan as they stand in the West Wing Lobby of the White House, Feb. 22, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

 

 

 

Speeches and Remarks

 

Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Abe of Japan After Bilateral Meeting

 

 

 

 

Statements and Releases

 

 

Joint Statement by the United States and Japan

 

 

 

Message — Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Cuba

 

 

 

Notice — Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Cuba

 

 

 

President Obama Signs Louisiana Disaster Declaration

 

 

 

Letter from the President — Concerning Niger

 

 

 

First Lady Michelle Obama and Big Bird Team Up to Help Get Kids Healthy

 

 

 

Fulfilling our Commitment to Open Government

 

Lisa Ellman and Nick Sinai
February 22, 2013

 

Since taking office, President Obama has made clear that his Administration is committed to Open Government—that the Nation is made stronger by making the Federal Government accountable to citizens and by giving those citizens opportunities to participate in their government.

 

That’s why, in September 2011, President Obama, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, and the leaders of six other governments launched the global Open Government Partnership– a global effort to encourage transparent, effective, and accountable governance driven by citizens and civil society around the world.  Demonstrating the Nation’s domestic commitment to the Partnership, President Obama launched theU.S. National Action Plan on Open Government that same day, saying:

“We pledge to be more transparent at every level — because more information on government activity should be open, timely, and freely available to the people. We pledge to engage more of our citizens in decision-making — because it makes government more effective and responsive. We pledge to implement the highest standards of integrity — because those in power must serve the people, not themselves. And we pledge to increase access to technology — because in this digital century, access to information is a right that is universal.”

 

In just over a year, the Administration has made significant progress toward implementing the National Action Plan, working closely and in partnership with American citizens and organizations.

 

For example, with the launch of the White House’s “We the People” petition platform, citizens now have a more powerful voice in government. With the passage of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, and President Obama’s landmark directive extending whistleblower protections to the intelligence and national security communities for the first time, Federal workers who expose waste, fraud, and abuse of authority in government will receive the protection they deserve.  And, through innovative, accessible platforms like data.gov, the government is unleashing more information than ever before to fuel innovation and entrepreneurship. But we’re not stopping there.

 

As part of our ongoing commitment to Open Government, the United States Government will publish a Self-Assessment Report this spring, that outlines our significant progress to date and highlights areas where there is more work to be done.  And, in the true spirit of Open Government—we want you to participate in the process.

 

Many of the best ideas that helped shape the National Action Plan on Open Government were suggested from citizens and outside groups. Starting today, for the next two weeks, we want to hear from you, as we work to develop our Open Government self-assessment report.

 

Here’s how: You can share your ideas and feedback through Q&A site Quora, or through a web form on WhiteHouse.gov. Specifically, we’d like to hear from you about:

• What Open Government commitments need the most additional work in the near term?
• How can we be more responsive to your feedback?
• How can we work more closely with the public to enhance the Government’s effectiveness?

 

Your feedback will inform our upcoming Self-Assessment Report on Open Government and ensure that your voice is heard as we continue working together toward increased openness and transparency. We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Lisa Ellman is Chief Counselor for the Open Government Partnership and Senior Advisor to the Chief Technology Officer and Nick Sinai is Deputy Chief Technology Officer.

 

 

 

What Is the Sequester?

 

Megan Slack

 

 

 

SO WHAT’S THE SEQUESTER? WHY NOW?

 

 

 

 

“Now, Congress, back in 2011, also passed a law saying that if both parties couldn’t agree on a plan to reach that $4 trillion goal, about a trillion dollars of additional, arbitrary budget cuts would start to take effect this year. And by the way, the whole design of these arbitrary cuts was to make them so unattractive and unappealing that Democrats and Republicans would actually get together and find a good compromise of sensible cuts as well as closing taxloopholes and so forth. And so this was all designed to say we can’t do these bad cuts; let’s do something smarter. That was the whole point of this so-called sequestration.”

 

“Unfortunately, Congress didn’t compromise. They haven’t come together and done their jobs, and so as a consequence, we’ve got these automatic, brutal spending cuts that are poised to happen next Friday.”

 

“Now, if Congress allows this meat-cleaver approach to take place, it will jeopardize our military readiness; it will eviscerate job-creating investments in education and energy and medical research. It won’t consider whether we’re cutting some bloated program that has outlived its usefulness, or a vital service that Americans depend on every single day. It doesn’t make those distinctions.”

 

 

A WAY FORWARD, A BALANCED APPROACH

 

 

 

 

“There is a smarter way to do this –- to reduce our deficits without harming our economy. But Congress has to act in order for that to happen.”

 

“Now, for two years, I’ve offered a balanced approach to deficit reduction that would prevent these harmful cuts…”

 

“I am willing to cut more spending that we don’t need, get rid of programs that aren’t working. I’ve laid out specific reforms to our entitlement programs that can achieve the same amount of health care savings by the beginning of the next decade as the reforms that were proposed by the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles commission.”

 

 

 

 

 

“I’m willing to save hundreds of billions of dollars by enacting comprehensive tax reform that gets rid of tax loopholes and deductions for the well off and well connected, without raising tax rates.”

 

 

LEARN MORE ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA’S PLAN TO AVOID HARMFUL CUTS AND REDUCE THE DEFICIT.

 

 

 

 

 

“I believe such a balanced approach that combines tax reform with some additional spending reforms, done in a smart, thoughtful way is the best way to finish the job of deficit reduction and avoid these cuts once and for all that could hurt our economy, slow our recovery, put people out of work. And most Americans agree with me.”

 

WATCH PRESIDENT OBAMA’S FULL STATEMENT ON YOUTUBE.

 

 

 

President Obama Meets with Prime Minister Abe of Japan

 

Megan Slack

 

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