THE WHITE HOUSE 

Office of the Press Secretary  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 6, 2012

Statement on the Employment Situation in December

WASHINGTON, DC – Alan B. Krueger, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, issued the following statement today on the employment situation in December. You can view the statement HERE.

Enthusiastic Democratic Turnout in Iowa Reflects Strength of Grassroots Organization

• The Iowa caucus was an opportunity to test our organization and expand our volunteer base as we move toward November, and Tuesday’s results showed an incredible amount of enthusiasm for the President’s reelection, and to preserve the change that we’ve delivered together.
  
  • 25,000 Iowans turned out to talk about the President's record and vision to restore security to the middle class.
  • 7,500 Iowans pledged to volunteer and work for the campaign.
  • Compare that to the fraction of that number that turned out for President Bush in 2004 in a similar uncontested caucus.

"You're entitled to your own opinion, not your own facts."

Student Loan Forgiveness, the end of war in Iraq, pushing for the American Jobs Act - President Obama is not backing down. The Fall Edition of the Donkey is keeping things in perspective.

As 2012 nears, we'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on current US politics, foreign policy, and address Obama's status as of late. We'll play highlights of his jobs speech and twitter interviews, listen to criticism that has erupted, and view some of the Occupy Wall Street footage (is comparison of OWS to the Tea Party movement on par?); maybe even hear a little from the Republican debate. We will also discuss our presence on the web and how everyone can help out leading up to the campaign.If there's a video you'd like us to play, let us now!

There will be FREE REFRESHMENTS

Monday 14th Nov - 20:00-22:30

Dickens Inn - Viale Pasubio 10

RSVP:

http://tinyurl.com/damilangeneralmeeting or

http://www.meetup.com/democrats-abroad/Milano-Italia/426422/

Add to Google Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/dageneralmeeting

Dickens Inn: http://www.thedickensinn.it/

Google Map:

http://tinyurl.com/dickensmilano

Democrats Abroad osserva il 10° anniversario dell’11 settembre con commemorazioni a Venezia,Milano, Firenze, Roma e Cagliari 

Domenica,11 settembre ricorre il decimo anniversario degli attacchi al World TradeCenter di New York.  Persero lavita quasi 3000 persone provenienti da oltre 70 paesi, facendo di questa unatragedia non solo americana.  Quelgiorno portò molti cambiamenti dentro di noi, per tutti noi. 

Democrats Abroad Milan has scheduled a memorial vigil on the morning of Sunday, Sept.11, 2011 to commemorate the tragic attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The meeting place - rain or shine - will be in front of Castello Sforzesco at the big fountain at 8:45 am. At about 9:00 am we will proceed through the castle into the park behind it and form a circle on the first free lawn. Aftera few moments of silence with candles lit, participants will be free tospeak. The DA-M Chairman will act as informal "moderator" to guide the discussion to a review of the effect the attacks have had on the intervening ten years and a reflection on what "might have been". All are welcome.

Le isrizioni sono aperte alla Conferenza promossa il 13 settembre prossimo a Milano dall’ISPI e dalla Provincia di Milano, in collaborazione con il Consolato Generale degli Stati Uniti a Milano, in occasione del decimo anniversario dell’attacco alle Torri Gemelle.    

Sunday, September 11 marks the tenth anniversary of the tragic attacks on the World Trade Center, which took the lives of nearly 3000 innocent people from over 70 countries.