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From the Whitehouse

Address of President Barack Obama to the Nation

Jan 31, 2009

This morning I'd like to talk about some good news and some bad news as we confront our economic crisis.

The bad news is well known to Americans across our country as we continue to struggle through unprecedented economic turmoil. Yesterday we learned that our economy shrank by nearly 4 percent from October through December. That decline was the largest in over a quarter century, and it underscores the seriousness of the economic crisis that my administration found when we took office. n Read more

HUD Awards more than $21 Million in Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination

Jan 26, 2009

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it has obtained a $63,000 settlement in a housing discrimination case involving a white family who was forced to move from their Tallassee, Alabama home after a visit from their African American neighbors. Brought under the Fair Housing Act, HUD alleged that the family's landlord told the tenants that they had to leave if they intended to have African-American visitors. n Read more

Miss Latina International 2009 Pageant, 13 week tour and reality series

Season’s Greetings The Ms. Latina International Pageant Organization, in association with the Broward County Chamber of Commerce, will be participating in the upcoming International Business to Business Expo and Trade Show. This event will take place on November 5th, 2008, at the Broward County Convention Center n Read more

East-Asian leaders agree to seek IMF assistance for countries badly affected by global economic tumult

Seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Asian and European leaders, agreed to seek critical role that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must play in assisting countries affected by the negative impact of the current global financial economic crisis “upon the request of concerned countries. n Read more