I am delighted today to have the opportunity to meet you, diplomatic envoys and Egyptian friends from various sectors, here at the headquarters of the League of Arab States, symbol of the solidarity, unity and strength of Arab countries. On behalf of the Chinese government and people, I would like to pay high tribute and offer best wishes to all the Arab countries and people. There is an Arab say...
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (L) shakes hands with US President Barack Obama during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washignton in August 2009. The United States will soon introduce its first draft resolution since its election to the UN Human Rights Council, a text on freedom of speech being prepared with Egypt, diplomats said Tuesday. Full Text: Good morning. I want to tha...
Former NBA player and 2009 inductee Michael Jordan speaks during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009 Enshrinement Ceremony in Springfield, Massachusetts September 11, 2009. It is almost like Michael Jordan had been in the Hall of Fame for years. Although he wasn't yet, everyone expected it, and it was made official Friday night (September 11) during a ceremony in Spr...
U. S. President Barack Obama delivers his speech on health care reform to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sepatember 9, 2009. Part 1 Part 2 Full Text: Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, and the American people: When I spoke here last winter, this nation was facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We were losing an averag...
You can watch Obama's speech to the nation's schoolchildren today at 11 a.m. (Chicago time) via the White House's official website or via C-Span, who have also posted videos of speeches to school students from Presidents Reagan (1988) and George H.W. Bush (1991). We'll be watching because we're suckers for anything endorsed by Tony Stewart. After all the hype over President O...
The uproar over President Obama's back-to-school speech led the White House to release the transcript Monday. Local parents are blasting the Obama Administration for a speech the president will be delivering to school children on Tuesday. "We entrust the schools to teach them math and reading and writing, we don't entrust them to teach values and morals," said Serenity Tuckey, a Paso Rob...
Hello everyone. How’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through 12th grade. I’m glad you all could join us today. I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first...
President Barack Obama introduces Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, a University of Memphis student, who, as a high school student in Massachusetts, broke the high school career points record in women's basketball for her state, as he makes remarks during a dinner celebrating Ramadan in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. President Obama will address school chi...
