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In short, it's a type of corporate tax deal wherein a U.S.-based multinational with operations in other countries moves the tax residence of the parent company overseas -- moving into a low-tax jurisdiction to avoid paying U.S. taxes. (Want more details? <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/07/24/what-are-inversions-and-why-should-you-care">We break it down pretty thoroughly in this post</a>.)</p> <p><img alt="" src="/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/dictionaryinversions.jpg" style="width: 520px; height: 500px;"/></p> <p>The President <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/22/statement-president">issued the following statement</a> today about the Treasury's action.</p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/22/presidents-statement-todays-treasury-department-action-inversions">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/22/first-lady-passes-1-million-followers-twitter-and-instagram" class="blog-home-title">The First Lady Passes 1 Million Followers on Twitter and Instagram</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <span class="author-name">Ken Meyer</span><br/> September 22, 2014 <br/> 02:37 PM EDT </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p>After just over a year on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/https://twitter.com/flotus">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://instagram.com/michelleobama">Instagram</a>, First Lady Michelle Obama's social media accounts both passed 1 million followers this summer!</p> <p>The First Lady uses Twitter and Instagram to connect with people around the country and keep her followers up-to-date on the latest news from her initiatives, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces">Joining Forces</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.letsmove.gov/">Let's Move</a>, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/reach-higher">Reach Higher</a>. From participating in a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRJjSs-F8i4">Google+ Hangout during her trip to Africa</a> to her <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/https://storify.com/FLOTUS/lunchwithflotus-twitter-q-and-a-on-healthy-school">Twitter Q&A #LunchWithFlotus</a> on healthy school lunches, the First Lady is continually looking for new ways to connect with the public and answer their questions. </p> <p>To celebrate passing 1 million followers, we’ve put together a list of highlights from @FLOTUS and @MichelleObama.</p> <p>Have a favorite moment of your own or ideas about new ways the First Lady could use social media? We want to hear from you! Let us know by tweeting at @FLOTUS or gramming at @MichelleObama. We’ll feature some of our favorite responses. And, don't forget to check out her board on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.pinterest.com/whitehouse/the-first-lady/">Pinterest</a>.</p> <p>Here's a look back at some of our top social media moments from the First Lady.</p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/22/first-lady-passes-1-million-followers-twitter-and-instagram">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/22/promise-zones-creating-opportunities" class="blog-home-title">Promise Zones: Creating Opportunities</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Secretary Julián Castro"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/julian_castro.jpg?itok=vi4hlPKP" alt="Secretary Julián Castro" title="Secretary Julián Castro" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Secretary Julián Castro" class="author-name">Secretary Julián Castro</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 22, 2014 <br/> 12:42 PM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p><em style="font-size: 12.222222328186px;">Ed. note: This is cross-posted on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's blog. See the original post <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://blog.hud.gov/index.php/2014/09/22/promise-zones-creating-opportunities/">here</a>.</em></p> <p>As the former Mayor of an urban Promise Zone community, I have a unique appreciation for the passion and dedication local leaders have when working to turn around their communities.</p> <p>I saw San Antonio’s Promise Zone create new pathways allowing our citizens the chance to reach higher, dream bigger, and reach goals they never thought imaginable. They are about giving folks who have been under served for far too long the opportunity to build stronger neighborhoods and more prosperous lives. I am honored to share this opportunity with other communities across the country as they work to transform their futures.</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="292" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038if_/http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/m0CrEjUR4xI?version=3&showinfo=0&hl=en_US" width="520"></iframe></p> <p class="rteright"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0CrEjUR4xI">Watch on YouTube</a></p></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/22/guess-who-s-leading-paid-leave-hint-not-us" class="blog-home-title">Guess Who’s Leading on Paid Leave? (Hint: Not Us)</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Secretary Thomas E. Perez"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/perez_cropped.jpg?itok=eub_jBQN" alt="Secretary Thomas E. Perez" title="Secretary Thomas E. Perez" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Secretary Thomas E. Perez" class="author-name">Secretary Thomas E. Perez</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 22, 2014 <br/> 11:36 AM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p><em>Ed. note: This is cross-posted on the U.S. Department of Labor's blog. See the original post <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://social.dol.gov/blog/guess-who%E2%80%99s-leading-on-paid-leave-hint-not-us/">here</a>.</em></p> <p>Earlier this month, I was in Melbourne, Australia representing our government at a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://social.dol.gov/blog/g20-picking-up-the-pace-of-growth/">meeting of Labor Ministers</a> of the world’s 20 major economies.</p> <p>After sitting down with my G20 counterparts and learning more about their policies relating to work and workplaces, my main takeaway is that the United States is distressingly behind the curve on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.dol.gov/paidleave">paid family leave</a>.</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="292" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038if_/http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/9bDdaO6AINo?version=3&showinfo=0&hl=en_US" width="520"></iframe></p> <p class="rteright"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bDdaO6AINo">Watch on YouTube</a></p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/22/guess-who-s-leading-paid-leave-hint-not-us">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/20/weekly-address-world-united-fight-against-isil" class="blog-home-title">Weekly Address: The World Is United in the Fight Against ISIL</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/David Hudson"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/davidshot2.jpg?itok=4FzHKWiX" alt="David Hudson" title="David Hudson" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/David Hudson" class="author-name">David Hudson</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 20, 2014 <br/> 06:00 AM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><div style="display: none"> <div class="clearfix" id="node-embed-image-detail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/embedded_img_full/image/image_file/091914_potus_weekly.jpg?itok=W9AINFtP" alt="President Barack Obama tapes the Weekly Address in Map Room of the White House, Sept. 19, 2014." title="President Barack Obama tapes the Weekly Address in Map Room of the White House, Sept. 19, 2014." width="560" height="315" class="imagecache imagecache-embedded_img_full"/> <p> President Barack Obama tapes the Weekly Address in Map Room of the White House, Sept. 19, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) </p> </div></div> <p>In this week’s address, the President thanked Congress for its strong bipartisan support for efforts to train and equip Syrian opposition forces to fight ISIL. This plan is part of the President’s comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy to degrade and destroy the terrorist group, and does not commit our troops to fighting another ground war. America, working with a broad coalition of nations, will continue to train, equip, advise, and assist our partners in the region in the battle against ISIL.</p> <p>In the coming week, the President will speak at the United Nations General Assembly and continue to lead the world against terror, a fight in which all countries have a stake.</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="292" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038if_/http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/k9FyXQ9RUxg?version=3&showinfo=0&hl=en_US" width="520"></iframe></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/20/weekly-address-world-united-fight-against-isil">Transcript</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/WeeklyAddress/2014/092014-JGFDSW/092014_WeeklyAddress.mp4">mp4</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/WeeklyAddress/2014/092014-JGFDSW/092014_WeeklyAddress.mp3">mp3</a></p></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/weekly-wrap-not-your-fight-alone-its-all-us-every-one-us-fight-campus-sexual-assault" class="blog-home-title">Weekly Wrap Up: #ItsOnUs</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/David Hudson"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/davidshot2.jpg?itok=4FzHKWiX" alt="David Hudson" title="David Hudson" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/David Hudson" class="author-name">David Hudson</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 19, 2014 <br/> 07:05 PM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p>This week, President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins and Army Specialist Four Donald P. Sloat, met with National Spelling Bee winners, announced a major increase in our efforts to help fight Ebola in West Africa, gave a statement about the bipartisan support of our strategy to defeat ISIL, and launched a campaign to help stop sexual assault.</p> <p>Check out the rest of the highlights from this week.</p> <hr/> <h2> <strong>Monday:</strong></h2> <h2> <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/15/heres-what-medal-honor-presentation-white-house-looks">A Closer Look at the Medal of Honor Ceremony</a></strong></h2> <p>President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins and Army Specialist Four Donald P. Sloat for their heroic and brave actions in Vietnam. While you probably know that the Medal of Honor is the highest military award that a member of the U.S. Armed Forces can receive, have you ever wondered what goes into the actual ceremony at the White House?</p> <p>We went behind the scenes as the President presented the Medal of Honor in June to Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, a retired United States Marine, for his actions during combat operations in Afghanistan. Take a look here:</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="292" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038if_/http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/nt53GPz9dmE?version=3&showinfo=0&hl=en_US" width="520"></iframe></p> <p class="rteright"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://youtu.be/nt53GPz9dmE">Watch on YouTube</a></p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/weekly-wrap-not-your-fight-alone-its-all-us-every-one-us-fight-campus-sexual-assault">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/what-s-continuing-resolution-and-why-does-it-matter" class="blog-home-title">What’s a Continuing Resolution and Why Does It Matter?</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Tanya Somanader"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/tanya_somanader.jpg?itok=UEEPfHop" alt="Tanya Somanader" title="Tanya Somanader" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Tanya Somanader" class="author-name">Tanya Somanader</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 19, 2014 <br/> 05:23 PM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p><img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/image/crwordofday.jpg" style="width: 520px; height: 407px;"/></p> <p>This week, Congress passed and President Obama signed something called a Continuing Resolution, an important measure that ensures our government has the resources necessary to address key domestic and national security goals in the months ahead, including our strategy to degrade and destroy ISIL, and to continue normal government operations without disruption.</p> <p>The President <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/standing-united-against-isil-were-strongest-nation-when-president-and-congress-work-">thanked Congress</a> for their quick action in supporting our efforts: “I believe that we’re strongest as a nation when the President and Congress work together.  And I thank leaders in Congress for the speed and seriousness with which they approached this urgent issue -- in keeping with the bipartisanship that is the hallmark of American foreign policy at its best.”</p> <p>But what exactly is a Continuing Resolution and what does this one include? Here’s a few answers to some key questions that many Americans may be asking: </p> <h2> <i>Q: So what is a Continuing Resolution?</i></h2> <p>In our government, the legislative branch holds the power of the purse, which means Congress is responsible for passing legislation to fund the government.  From funding our national defense to investing in job training and public infrastructure to maintaining government operations, Congress decides how to appropriate taxpayer dollars each fiscal year.  </p> <p>However, if Congress fails to pass legislation to fund the government before a new fiscal year begins, they can pass legislation to keep federal operations going at the current spending levels. That legislation is called a Continuing Resolution (CR).</p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/what-s-continuing-resolution-and-why-does-it-matter">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/message-white-house-email-list-its-us" class="blog-home-title">Message to the White House Email List: "It's On Us"</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <span class="author-name">Jordan Brooks</span><br/> September 19, 2014 <br/> 05:05 PM EDT </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p><em>Earlier today, White House staffer Jordan Brooks sent this message to the White House email list. Didn't get it? Make sure you <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/email-updates">sign up for email updates here</a>.</em></p> <hr/> <p>I'm proud to work for our President every day. But that's especially true today.</p> <blockquote><p class="p3">To the survivors who are leading the fight against sexual assault on campuses, your efforts have helped to start a movement. I know that ... there are times where the fight feels lonely, and it feels as if you're dredging up stuff that you'd rather put behind you. But we're here to say, today, it's not on you. This is not your fight alone. It's on all of us -- every one of us -- to fight campus sexual assault. You are not alone, and we have your back.</p> </blockquote> <p>That's what President Obama <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/president-obama-launches-its-us-campaign-end-sexual-assault-campus">said in the East Room this morning</a>, when he announced the launch of "It's On Us" -- a new effort to fundamentally change the way we think about sexual assault as a country, by inspiring everyone to see it as their responsibility to do something.</p> <p>When I was in college, I met so many courageous students and friends who had been victims of sexual assault. Their stories, and countless stories of people just like them, touched me deeply and personally. They made me feel angry, sad, outraged, and -- often times -- powerless.</p> <p>I decided to do absolutely everything that I could to make a change, and keep it from happening to anyone else. So I organized with our campus gender relations center. We conducted bystander intervention trainings for students across campus, and worked to get out the word about sexual assault: how people couple help step up to stop it, and how survivors could get the resources they needed to heal.</p> <p><b>I believe, just like so many others working to end sexual assault, that it's on every one of us to step up, take a stand, and make a difference where we can.</b></p> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://itsonus.org/">Right now, I'm asking you to take a stand, too -- join the President and Americans across the country by making a personal commitment to help keep men and women safe from sexual assault. Visit ItsOnUs.org, and take the pledge.</a></strong></p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/message-white-house-email-list-its-us">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/strengthening-our-cyber-community" class="blog-home-title">Strengthening Our Cyber Community</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Michael Daniel"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/j.michaeldaniel-cropped.jpg?itok=4Il62QaC" alt="Michael Daniel" title="Michael Daniel" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Michael Daniel" class="author-name">Michael Daniel</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 19, 2014 <br/> 03:17 PM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p class="p1">Recently, a private-sector partner opined that it would be nice if the millions of dollars he was putting into defense wasn’t defeated by a $500 tool easily rented online. It doesn’t matter whether you’re from a government agency, a contractor, or a retailer – no one seems to be immune to this problem.</p> <p class="p1">But there are some relatively simple steps that we can take to make those investments more effective against the $500 tool. Just as a neighborhood bands together to raise its collective safety, we can work as a community to strengthen our collective defenses to make it harder for those who wish to cause harm. </p> <p class="p1">First, we can broaden how we think about cybersecurity to make our defenses more effective. The Cybersecurity Framework issued earlier this year helps us do that. The Framework’s greatest strength is that it is deeply rooted in how businesses actually manage risk in the real world. In taking a risk management approach, the Framework recognizes that no organization can or will spend unlimited amounts on cybersecurity. Instead, it enables a business to make decisions about how to prioritize and optimize its cybersecurity investments.</p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/strengthening-our-cyber-community">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/president-obama-launches-its-us-campaign-end-sexual-assault-campus" class="blog-home-title">President Obama Launches the "It's On Us" Campaign to End Sexual Assault on Campus</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Tanya Somanader"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/tanya_somanader.jpg?itok=UEEPfHop" alt="Tanya Somanader" title="Tanya Somanader" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Tanya Somanader" class="author-name">Tanya Somanader</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 19, 2014 <br/> 02:40 PM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="292" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038if_/http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/VWzicOS0PqI?version=3&showinfo=0&hl=en_US" width="520"></iframe></p> <p class="rteright"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWzicOS0PqI">Watch on YouTube</a></p> <p>Today at the White House, President Obama joined Vice President Biden and Americans across the country to launch the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://itsonus.org/">“It’s On Us” initiative</a> -- an awareness campaign to help put an end to sexual assault on college campuses. </p> <p>It's On Us asks everyone -- men and women across America -- to make a personal commitment to step off the sidelines and be part of the solution to campus sexual assault. </p> <p>"An estimated one in five women has been sexually assaulted during her college years -- one in five," the President noted. "Of those assaults, only 12 percent are reported, and of those reported assaults, only a fraction of the offenders are punished." </p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/president-obama-launches-its-us-campaign-end-sexual-assault-campus">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/meet-brittany" class="blog-home-title">Meet Brittany:</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Secretary Arne Duncan"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/duncan_01.jpg?itok=CT299PPB" alt="Secretary Arne Duncan" title="Secretary Arne Duncan" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Secretary Arne Duncan" class="author-name">Secretary Arne Duncan</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 19, 2014 <br/> 10:15 AM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p><em>This morning, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sent the following message to the White House email list.</em></p> <p><em>Didn't get the email? Make sure you're</em> <em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/email-updates">signed up to receive updates</a></em> <em>from the White House and senior Administration officials.</em></p> <hr/> <p>Last week, I met Brittany.</p> <p>She's a hardworking student at West Georgia Technical College who is now just months away from being certified as a nursing assistant, but there was a point when she didn’t think she’d be here. In high school, Brittany became pregnant and her future suddenly became uncertain. Her high school counselor suggested she apply for the 12 for Life program, a local program that offers students who have fallen behind in high school the opportunity to attend class, work and get back on their feet.</p> <p>As I talked with Brittany and her fellow students — many of whom were the first in their family to graduate high school — they spoke powerfully and tearfully of the program’s success, and how it had given them hope for the future.</p> <p>Brittany’s inspiring story is just one of many I heard last week during the Department of Education’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www2.ed.gov/progress/index.html">annual back-to-school bus tour</a>. This year’s tour took us to Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee, and provided my team and me with the opportunity to see innovations in education and to discuss progress, promise, and results.</p> <p>I wish I could see every innovative program — every initiative creating promise for our children — happening across the country, but even after <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.ed.gov/blog/2014/04/what-ive-learned-in-50-states/">visiting all 50 states</a> and more than 350 schools during my time as Secretary, I can’t visit every school. So that’s where you come in.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/tell-secretary-duncan-what-innovative-things-are-your-local-schools-doing"><strong>What cutting-edge programs are your local schools undertaking? Or, if you don’t know of any, what would you like to see them do?</strong></a></p> <p>We'll share some of your stories and suggestions on the White House blog.</p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/meet-brittany">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-12 views-row-even"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/its-every-single-one-us" class="blog-home-title">It's On Every Single One of Us</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Jeffrey Zients"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/jeffrey_zients_omb.jpg?itok=let7FpAR" alt="Jeffrey Zients" title="Jeffrey Zients" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Jeffrey Zients" class="author-name">Jeffrey Zients</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 19, 2014 <br/> 09:00 AM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p>Today, the President announced an initiative to help put an end to campus sexual assault. It's called "It's On Us."</p> <p>That's not just a slogan or catchphrase. It's the whole point. Because in a country where one in five women on college campuses has been sexually assaulted -- only 12 percent of which are reported -- this is a problem that should be important to every single one of us, and it's on every single one of us to do something to end the problem. </p> <p>As a husband, as a brother, and as a father of three boys and daughter who is a sophomore in college, it's on me to help create an environment in which sexual assault is unacceptable, and where survivors are supported.</p> <p>It's on me to tell my kids to never blame the victim. To not be a bystander. It's on me to make sure they know that if they see something that looks wrong, they need to get involved -- to intervene any way they can, even if it means enlisting the help of a friend or resident advisor. It's on me to teach them to be direct, and to trust their gut.</p> <p>That's why this is personal for me. </p> <p>And it’s why I took a step this morning to show my commitment to doing my part.  And whether you're a parent, a student, a survivor or a friend of one, there's something you can do right now to do the same.</p> <p>Go to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://itsonus.org/">ItsOnUs.org, and take the pledge</a> -- a personal commitment to help keep women and men safe from sexual assault. It's a promise that you won't be a bystander to the problem -- that you'll be a part of the solution. The President took the pledge this morning. I did, too -- along with dozens of other White House staffers. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://itsonus.org/">Do it right now.</a></p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/19/its-every-single-one-us">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-13 views-row-odd"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/standing-united-against-isil-were-strongest-nation-when-president-and-congress-work-" class="blog-home-title">Standing United Against ISIL: "We're Strongest as a Nation When the President and Congress Work Together"</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Tanya Somanader"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/tanya_somanader.jpg?itok=UEEPfHop" alt="Tanya Somanader" title="Tanya Somanader" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Tanya Somanader" class="author-name">Tanya Somanader</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 18, 2014 <br/> 07:24 PM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="292" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038if_/http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ol413ul69Jg?version=3&showinfo=0&hl=en_US" width="520"></iframe></p> <p class="rteright"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol413ul69Jg">Watch on YouTube</a></p> <p>In a bipartisan vote, the House and Senate passed a Continuing Resolution that supports the U.S. military effort to train and equip moderate Syrian opposition forces so they can take the fight to the terrorist force ISIL.</p> <p>At the White House tonight, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/18/statement-president-congressional-authorization-train-syrian-opposition">President Obama delivered a statement</a> to clearly outline these efforts and to thank Congress for standing united in our efforts to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL.</p> <blockquote><p>I believe that we’re strongest as a nation when the President and Congress work together. And I want to thank leaders in Congress for the speed and seriousness with which they approached this urgent issue -- in keeping with the bipartisanship that is the hallmark of American foreign policy at its best.</p> </blockquote></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/standing-united-against-isil-were-strongest-nation-when-president-and-congress-work-">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-14 views-row-even"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/new-solar-energy-job-training-pilot-program-veterans" class="blog-home-title">A New Solar Energy Job-Training Pilot Program for Veterans</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Dan Utech"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/utech44.jpg?itok=v50fREwX" alt="Dan Utech" title="Dan Utech" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Dan Utech" class="author-name">Dan Utech</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 18, 2014 <br/> 04:52 PM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p>Solar energy is shattering records in the United States. Since President Obama took office, installed solar power has increased 13-fold, topping nearly 16 gigawatts today – enough to power the equivalent of 3.2 million average American homes. As solar energy continues to grow, it is becoming a major source of high-paying American jobs – employing nearly 143,000 full-time professionals last year.</p> <p>During the next decade, the solar industry is slated to grow even more. The next generation of skilled professionals will be key to the industry’s effort to meet the demand for this clean, renewable energy. That’s why the Energy Department is launching a pilot solar installation training program to provide military veterans who are transitioning out of active duty with the skills needed to become the leaders of the nation’s clean energy economy.</p> <p>The solar industry has long taken a leading role in hiring veterans, employing more service members than any other sector in the U.S. Building on this tradition, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://energy.gov/eere/sunshot/sunshot-initiativehttp:/energy.gov/eere/sunshot/sunshot-initiative">SunShot Initiative’s</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://energy.gov/eere/sunshot/solar-instructor-training-network">Solar Instructor Training Network</a> – which aims to train 50,000 new solar installers in total by 2020, some of who will be veterans – is partnering with up to three military bases to create a veterans solar job training pilot project this fall.</p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/new-solar-energy-job-training-pilot-program-veterans">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-15 views-row-odd"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/west-wing-week-091914-or-you-guys-arent-usually-quiet-are-you" class="blog-home-title">West Wing Week: 09/19/14 or, "You Guys Aren't Usually This Quiet, Are You?" </a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Adam Garber"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/garber.jpg?itok=7wSHc2md" alt="Adam Garber" title="Adam Garber" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Adam Garber" class="author-name">Adam Garber</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 18, 2014 <br/> 04:44 PM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p>Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.</p> <p>This week, the President celebrated the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps, awarded the Medal of Honor to two American heroes, detailed U.S. efforts to combat the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa at the CDC in Atlanta, spoke to the troops at MacDill Air Force Base about our strategy against ISIL, before returning to meet with the Ukrainian President. That's September 12 to 19 or, "You guys aren't usually this quiet, are you?" </p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="292" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038if_/http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/w347eZ23xwY?version=3&showinfo=0&hl=en_US" width="520"></iframe></p> <p class="rteright"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w347eZ23xwY">Watch on YouTube</a></p></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-16 views-row-even"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/first-lady-highlights-college-signing-day-latest-upworthy-post" class="blog-home-title">First Lady Highlights College Signing Day in Latest Upworthy Post</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Cameron Brenchley"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/cameron23_0.jpg?itok=ThwlHIyW" alt="Cameron Brenchley" title="Cameron Brenchley" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Cameron Brenchley" class="author-name">Cameron Brenchley</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 18, 2014 <br/> 03:20 PM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p>Last week, First Lady Michelle Obama joined the site Upworthy as a guest curator to share content to inspire young people to reach higher and take charge of their future. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.upworthy.com/i-really-hope-the-parents-of-these-people-get-to-see-what-they-said-here-theyd-probably-cry?c=apstream">Her first post</a> highlighted <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-nosalDTac">inspiring stories</a> from first-generation students at Kansas State University who have overcome challenges, and in her latest post she shares a powerful video of a College Signing Day assembly in San Antonio.</p> <p>College Signing Day is special event to honor students who have committed to continue their education beyond high school. In May, the First Lady joined more than 2,000 San Antonio high school seniors for the community-wide event:</p> <blockquote><p>The fact is, a generation ago our country had the highest percentage of college graduates in the world. But today, we have dropped all the way to 12th. And that’s unacceptable. That’s not who we are. And all of you have a role to play to help get us get back on top, because the education you get today won’t just help you compete; it’s going to help our entire country compete in a global economy. </p> </blockquote></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/first-lady-highlights-college-signing-day-latest-upworthy-post">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-17 views-row-odd"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/new-executive-actions-combat-antibiotic-resistance-and-protect-public-health" class="blog-home-title">New Executive Actions to Combat Antibiotic Resistance and Protect Public Health</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <span class="author-name">Lisa Monaco, Dr. John P. Holdren</span><br/> September 18, 2014 <br/> 02:33 PM EDT </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p>Today, the Obama administration is announcing a comprehensive set of new federal actions to combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and protect public health. Additionally, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is releasing a related report on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/pcast-releases-new-report-combating-antibiotic-resistance"><em>Combating Antibiotic Resistance</em></a>.</p> <p>The discovery of antibiotics in the early 20th century fundamentally transformed medicine; antibiotics now save millions of lives each year in the United States and around the world. Yet bacteria repeatedly exposed to the same antibiotics can become resistant to even the most potent drugs. These so-called antibiotic-resistant bacteria can present a serious threat to public health, national security, and the economy.</p> <p>In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antibiotic-resistant infections are associated with an additional 23,000 deaths and 2 million illnesses in the United States each year. The estimated annual impact of antibiotic-resistant infections on the national economy is $20 billion in excess direct health care costs, and as much as $35 billion in lost productivity from hospitalizations and sick days. Antibiotics are also critical to many modern medical interventions, including chemotherapy, surgery, dialysis, and organ transplantation.</p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/new-executive-actions-combat-antibiotic-resistance-and-protect-public-health">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-18 views-row-even"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/spelling-bee-champions-visit-white-house" class="blog-home-title">Spelling Bee Champions Visit the White House </a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Yohannes Abraham"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/yohannes_crop.jpeg?itok=1wKXl8GT" alt="Yohannes Abraham" title="Yohannes Abraham" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Yohannes Abraham" class="author-name">Yohannes Abraham</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 18, 2014 <br/> 09:45 AM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p>On Monday, President Obama welcomed 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee co-champions Sriram Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe to the Oval Office.</p> <p>Sriram Hathwar, an eighth grader from Painted Post, New York, and Ansun Sujoe, a seventh grader from Fort Worth, Texas, were named co-champions of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 29. The co-champions went through a series of regional competitions and preliminary rounds before making it to the nationally televised championship, becoming the first co-champions of the “Bee” in over 50 years.</p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/spelling-bee-champions-visit-white-house">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-19 views-row-odd"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/17/president-lays-out-us-plan-degrade-and-destroy-isil" class="blog-home-title">5 Things to Know: The President Lays Out the U.S. Plan to Degrade and Destroy ISIL</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Tanya Somanader"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/tanya_somanader.jpg?itok=UEEPfHop" alt="Tanya Somanader" title="Tanya Somanader" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Tanya Somanader" class="author-name">Tanya Somanader</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 17, 2014 <br/> 02:58 PM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="292" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038if_/http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/a_iIWx84dyk?version=3&showinfo=0&hl=en_US" width="520"></iframe></p> <p class="rteright"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_iIWx84dyk">Watch on YouTube</a></p> <p>President Obama travelled to Tampa, Florida to speak to service men and women at MacDill Air Force Base about the U.S. strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL, a terrorist organization that is killing innocent, unarmed civilians  in both Iraq and Syria. ISIL, also known as ISIS or the Islamic State, is also responsible for the brutal murders of American journalists <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/08/20/president-obama-james-foleys-life-stands-stark-contrast-his-killers">Jim Foley</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/03/president-obama-gives-statement-murder-steven-sotloff">Steven Sotloff</a>.</p> <p>"In a world where technology provides a small group of killers with the ability to do terrible harm, it is America that has the capacity and the will to mobilize the world against terrorists,” he told servicemembers. To effectively do so, the U.S. will execute a comprehensive and sustained counterterrorism strategy that will empower the international community and local leaders to decimate these terrorists. </p> <hr/> <h2> <em>"If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven."</em></h2> <hr/></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/17/president-lays-out-us-plan-degrade-and-destroy-isil">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-20 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="blog-post-list-item clearfix"> <div class="blog-home-title"><h2 property="dc:title"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/17/today-constitution-day-heres-what-means" class="blog-home-title">Today Is Constitution Day. Here's What That Means:</a></h2></div> <div id="blog-post-info"> <div class="post-info-user"> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Lindsay Holst"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_author_post/holst_headshot_0.jpg?itok=G_yIh129" alt="Lindsay Holst" title="Lindsay Holst" width="77" height="77" class="imagecache imagecache-blog_author_post"/></a><br/> <a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Lindsay Holst" class="author-name">Lindsay Holst</a><div class="blog-info-created">September 17, 2014 <br/> 01:46 PM EDT</div> </div> <div class="blog-share-this"> <div class="share-title">Share This Post</div> <div id="wh_addthis_output" class="vertical clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner"> <p><p>On September 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed and adopted the Constitution at Philadelphia's Independence Hall. What exactly does that mean?</p> <p>We've got the facts for you, courtesy of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/the-constitution">the Constitution page at WhiteHouse.gov</a>.</p> <h2> <em>What did the Constitution aim to do?</em></h2> <p>As drafted, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/the-constitution">the Constitution's purpose</a> was to create a government that had enough power to act on a national level, but without so much power that individuals' fundamental rights would be at risk.</p> <p>The Constitution accomplished this, in part, by separating the government's power into three branches, and then including checks and balances on each of those separate powers to make sure no single branch would gain supremacy. Each branch's powers are spelled out in the Constitution, and the powers not assigned to them are reserved for the states.</p> <p>This was all no coincidence -- it was based largely on the experience that the Constitutional delegates had previously had with the King of England and his powerful Parliament.</p></p> <p><div class="more-link blog-more-link"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/17/today-constitution-day-heres-what-means">Read More</a></div></p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="paging"> <div class="item-list"><ul class="pager"><li class="pager-current first">1</li> <li class="pager-item"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog?page=1" class=" active" title="Go to page 2">2</a></li> <li class="pager-item"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog?page=2" class=" active" title="Go to page 3">3</a></li> <li class="pager-item"><a href="/web/20140923030038/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog?page=3" 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