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Friday, January 11, 2013


West Wing Week: "The Interests of Our Country"

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President nominated a bipartisan slate of leaders to key administration jobs, and the Vice President met with a wide array of organizations to talk about efforts to reduce gun violence.

Watch this week's West Wing Week [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/01/11/west-wing-week-011113-or-interests-our-country?utm_source=011113&utm_medium=topper&utm_campaign=daily ].

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In Case You Missed It

Here are some of the top stories from the White House blog [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog?utm_source=011113&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ]:

President Obama Nominates Jacob Lew as Treasury Secretary [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/01/10/president-obama-nominates-jack-lew?utm_source=011113&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ]
The President has asked Jacob Lew -- the current White House chief of staff -- to serve as the next Treasury Secretary.

Assuring Consumers Have Access to Mortgages They Can Trust [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/01/10/assuring-consumers-have-access-mortgages-they-can-trust?utm_source=011113&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ]
The Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau explains the new Ability-to-Repay rule for mortgages. To put it simply: lenders should not set up consumers to fail.

Vice President Biden Meets with Groups to Discuss Violence Prevention [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/01/10/vice-president-biden-meets-groups-discuss-violence-prevention?utm_source=011113&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ]
Vice President Biden is leading an effort to develop a new set of policies to prevent tragedies like the shooting in Newtown, CT.

Today's Schedule

"All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST)."

*10:00 AM:* The President and the Vice President hold an expanded bilateral meeting with President Karzai of Afghanistan

*10:30 AM:* The President holds a restricted bilateral meeting with President Karzai of Afghanistan

*12:00 PM:* The President and the Vice President meet for lunch with President Karzai of Afghanistan

*1:15 PM:* The President and President Karzai hold a joint press conference WhiteHouse.gov/live [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/live?utm_source=011113&utm_medium=live&utm_campaign=daily ]

*2:15 PM:* The Vice President will meet with representatives from the video game industry

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