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Title: Supreme Leader to read something about Japan off his teleprompter later today
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USA Today
URL Source: http://content.usatoday.com/communi ... ment-about-japan-later-today/1
Published: Mar 17, 2011
Author: David Jackson, USA TODAY
Post Date: 2011-03-17 13:00:23 by Happy Quanzaa
Keywords: Obama-doma-ding-dong
Views: 4287
Comments: 2
Updated at 12:35 p.m. ET: Obama will make a statement on Japan from the Rose Garden at 3:30 p.m. ET. Stay tuned. President Obama just told reporters he will be speaking about Japan's nuclear crisis today. "I'm going to be making a statement later about Japan," Obama said in a photo opportunity with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny. During statements to the press, Obama also announced he will be visiting Ireland in May. The U.S. and Irish leaders are now heading up to the Capitol for a St. Patrick's Day lunch with members. From the pool report: He said he and Eddy had an "excellent conversation" about how Ireland will be"bouncing back" from its severe economic problems. POTUS thanked Eddy for help with the effort in Afghanistan and for work on issues such as international food security. "Overall, the state of the relationship of our two countries is extraordinarily strong," POTUS said. "This is a wonderful tradition ... St. Patrick's Day, for me to be able to once again reaffirm the great warmth and affection that have towards the people in Ireland." Obama said his visit to Ireland in May would include the usual tourist sites but that he also would seek the roots of his "great, great, great,great, great grandfather." Eddy, dressed in dark suit and green tie, returned the kind words. "Ireland is open for business," he said.Obama to make statement about Japan later today
"There is just an incredible bond between our two countries," POTUS said from the Oval Office. "And that's one that we want to reaffirm here today."
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#1. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
The assclown probably just became aware of the fact there has been a major disaster in Japan.
We need a primate cam in the WH !
If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons are for girlie boys !
President Obama just told reporters he will be speaking about Japan's nuclear crisis today.
#2. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
Obama said his visit to Ireland in May would include the usual tourist sites but that he also would seek the roots of his "great, great, great,great, great grandfather."
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