November 23rd, 2010
04:10 PM ET
POTUS and VPOTUS remarks in Kokomo, IN Delivered at the Chrysler Indiana Transmission Plant in Kokomo, Indiana THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks, how are you? (Applause.) Good to see you all. Good to be back in an automobile plant, making things. (Applause.) Hey, thank you all very much. We’re delighted to be here and I expect as delighted as you are to be able to be here. (Laughter.) Look, when the President and I got elected we knew we had a heavy load to carry. The country was in some real tough shape. And we stepped up, and with the help of some of - all the congressmen, the senators here, we passed the Recovery Act just after taking office, in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. 
November 23rd, 2010
02:36 PM ET
Wait a minute, isn't that..?KOKOMO, Indiana (CNN) - Talk about a surprise guest. Students at Sycamore Elementary School in Kokomo, Indiana had the excitement of their lives when President Obama decided to stop his motorcade to say hello. 
November 23rd, 2010
01:37 PM ET
Dep Press Sec Burton AF1 gaggleNovember 23, 2010 MR. BURTON: Okay, ready to go. Q Does the President consider North Korea’s actions an act of war? MR. BURTON: As you know, the President is outraged by these actions. And as we said in the statement earlier today, we stand shoulder to shoulder with our ally in South Korea. And as the President said in Korea, we're fully committed to their defense. Our condolences go to the victims of this attack. And we'll be working with South Korea and the international community in coming days on the best way forward in securing peace and stability in the region. The President will speak with President Lee at some point soon. They’re still working out the time at which they talk. 
November 23rd, 2010
01:16 PM ET
President Obama briefed on North Korea(CNN) –This is a photo released by the White House of President Obama receiving a briefing on North Korea by James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, and his National Security Adviser Tom Donilon. The photo was taken during the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office this morning. Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One as the president traveled to Kokomo, Indiana, White House spokesman Bill Burton said the president was "outraged" by the North's actions, and would call President Lee of South Korea at some point today to discuss the matter. 
November 23rd, 2010
11:19 AM ET
Two more openings at top of Obama economic teamNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Two more members of the Obama administration economic team are on their way out, adding to a wave of departures in recent months. Michael Barr, the assistant secretary for financial institutions at the Treasury Department, is leaving the administration and will return to the Ann Arbor, Mich., to continue his academic career at the University of Michigan, a Treasury spokeswoman said. Click here to read the full story. 
November 23rd, 2010
10:03 AM ET
Lights...camera... TV crews set up HMI lights, waiting to illuminate their correspondents at the stand-up position on the North Lawn of the White House. This morning's story – North Korea attacks South Korean island. 
November 23rd, 2010
08:21 AM ET
Press Sec Gibbs on shelling of South KoreaStatement by the Press Secretary on North Korean Shelling of South Korean island "Earlier today North Korea conducted an artillery attack against the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. We are in close and continuing contact with our Korean allies. The United States strongly condemns this attack and calls on North Korea to halt its belligerent action and to fully abide by the terms of the Armistice Agreement. The United States is firmly committed to the defense of our ally, the Republic of Korea, and to the maintenance of regional peace and stability." 
November 23rd, 2010
06:00 AM ET
Obama, Biden to visit Indiana Chrysler PlantWashington (CNN) - President Obama and Vice President Biden will travel to Indiana Tuesday to visit a Chrysler Group LLC transmission plant in Kokomo. The White House will be touting the Recovery Act and Obama's auto bailout jolting Kokomo back to life - keeping big industry from fleeing and attracting newcomers as well. Check out CNN senior writer Steve Hargreaves' story for CNNMoney about Kokomo's turnaround. |
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