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Saturday, July 9, 2011


Weekly Address: Working Together to Meet our Fiscal Challenges


President Obama calls on both parties to come together to find a balanced approach to deficit reduction that lets us live within our means without hurting investments our economy needs to grow and create jobs.


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Weekly Wrap Up


This week on WhiteHouse.gov, we celebrated our Independence and introduced a new kind of Town Hall meeting.


@TownHall: The President held the first ever Twitter Town Hall on Wednesday. He answered questions posted on the social network covering a variety of topics, including the economy, job creation and the deficit. Watch the video above, or check out individual questions <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/07/president-obama-twitter-town-hall-economy-jobs-deficit-and-space-exploration?utm_source=070911&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> with video links to the President's responses. You can also read the full remarks here <http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/06/remarks-president-twitter-town-hall?utm_source=070911&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> .


West Wing Week features some behind-the-scenes footage of the historic event: "Ready to Tweet" <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/07/west-wing-week-ready-tweet?utm_source=070911&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily>


Space Shuttle Atlantis: The President hails the brave crew of Atlantis as they successfully launch the Space Shuttle's final mission <http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/135_splash/index.html> . He challenges the men and women of NASA to break new boundaries in space exploration and send an American team to Mars.


Employment Update: Addressing the latest figures on unemployment, the President outlines what Congress can do right now <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/08/getting-american-people-security-and-opportunity-they-deserve?utm_source=070911&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> to aid the American people. Additionally, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors Austan Goolsbee explains the employment situation in June <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/08/employment-situation-june?utm_source=070911&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> .


Happy 4th!: The First Family celebrated Independence Day on the South Lawn <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/05/video-fourth-july-celebration-white-house?utm_source=070911&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> of the White House with service members and their families.


#YoungAfrica: Check out the wrap-up video <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/08/travels-first-lady-remarkable-journey-africa?utm_source=070911&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> of the First Lady's trip to Africa


Medicaid Matters: A new study reveals why health insurance and the Medicaid <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/07/health-insurance-leads-healthier-americans?utm_source=070911&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> program have been called "the most important health-care policy experiment since the 1970s".


IT Reform: The Department of Interior responds to the President's call to find ways to do more with less <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/07/doing-more-less-saving-half-billion-dollars-through-it-reform?utm_source=070911&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> with a plan that will save the taxpayers half a billion dollars over the next decade.


Debt Debate: Several times this week, the President discussed the debt ceiling talks <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/05/president-obama-addresses-status-deficit-negotiations-0?utm_source=070911&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> , and his efforts to work with Congressional leaders to find a solution.


Get Smart: The Department of Commerce launched Digitalliteracy.gov <http://www.digitalliteracy.gov/> , helping expand educational and economic opportunities in America.


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