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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2011 Ex-Im Bank Chairman Joins President Obama In Raleigh For Jobs Council Meeting Fred P. Hochberg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2011 Ex-Im Bank Chairman Joins President Obama In Raleigh For Jobs Council Meeting Media Contact: Jamie Radice (Ex-Im Bank): 202-565-3200 Raleigh, North Carolina -- Today, the Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), Fred P. Hochberg , joined President Obama and other senior government and corporate officials in Raleigh, North Carolina to meet with members of the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness (Jobs Council). Hochberg participated in the Council's Manufacturing, Listening, and Action session. "I was honored to be with the President in Raleigh today to talk about the important economic issues facing our country," said Chairman Hochberg. "Exports create and sustain American jobs, and are a vital component of our economic recovery. President Obama has made the National Export I...

President Barack Obama 28 Feb 2011 15:53 Africa/Lagos Almost Six in Ten Americans Give President Obama Negative Job Rating Almost nine in ten give Congress negative ratings PR Newswire NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2011 NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Looking ahead, President Obama most likely sees many battles forthcoming. There's the current budget showdown which has the potential to lead to a government shutdown. There is the labor issue and all eyes are watching to see how the White House responds to what is happening in Wisconsin. And then there is his own electoral battle, albeit 20 months from now, but still on the horizon. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100517/NY06256LOGO) Going into these battles, almost three in five Americans (58%) have a negative opinion of the job the President is doing while 42% have a positive opinion of it. This is slightly down from last month when 44% of U.S. adults gave the job the President was doing positive marks and 56% gave it ne...

28 Jul 2008 04:12 Africa/Lagos Session With Obama Closes UNITY '08 Conference CHICAGO, July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sen. Barack Obama told an audience of more than 2,500 journalists of color that actions speak louder than words when it comes to addressing past mistreatment of communities of color in the United States. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080723/UNITYLOGO ) Obama was the closing speaker at UNITY '08, the five-day, quadrennial conference that brought together more than 7,000 members from the four largest ethnic journalism associations in the United States. "We were pleased to have Sen. Obama speak to our members," said UNITY President Karen Lincoln Michel. "It is important that the issues of diversity and fair and accurate coverage of communities of color be part of the discussion in choosing the next president of the United States." During the UNITY Presidential Candidate Forum that was sponsored by CNN and TIME Magazine,...