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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2016 FACT SHEET: Announcing Over $80 million in New Federal Investment and a Doubling of Participating Communities in the White House Smart Cities Initiative “If we can reconceive of our government so that the interactions and the interplay between private sector, nonprofits, and government are opened up, and we use technology, data, social media in order to join forces around problems, then there’s no problem that we face in this country that is not soluble.”  –  President Barack Obama With nearly two-thirds of Americans living in urban settings, many of our fundamental challenges—from climate change to equitable growth to improved health—will require our cities to be laboratories for innovation. The rapid pace of technological change, from the rise of data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and ubiquitous sensor networks to autonomous vehicles, holds signif...

THE WHITE HOUSE   Office of the Press Secretary                                                                     For Immediate Release                          September 9, 2016     NATIONAL DAYS OF PRAYER AND REMEMBRANCE, 2016   BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   A PROCLAMATION     On September 11, 2001, a group of small and hateful minds conspired to threaten the very fiber of our country, seeking to break the American spirit and destroy our way of life.  From the Atlantic to the Pacific, Americans were struck with grief as devastation and senseless loss of innocent human life unfolded.  In the empty shadow of the World Trade Center, the remains of the Pentag...

You're a poet, and you know it. You know you’re a bonafied poet when you’re invited to the White House to recite your work in front of the First Lady of the United States and your peers. First Lady Michelle Obama recognizes the 2016 Class of National Student Poet with poetic snaps. (Photo/CD Brown). The 2016 class of the National Student Poets Program (NSPP) bought their imagery of the world, culture and poetic stylings to the White House Thursday were they were recognized by First Lady Michelle Obama. Mrs. Obama was noticeably brought to tears as she reflected on the brilliance of this year’s ‘Poetic Five’. “If you ever wonder if what we do makes a difference, it does", she said.  This year’s class consisted of a diverse group of tenth and eleven graders representing the mid, south, north, and western regions of the United States. WATCH Alumni: 2015 Class of National Student Poets Maya Eashwaran of Georgia reflected in her poem, Linquistics , ...