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On the White House blog this week, three items became the central focus. White House press release. On the Budget/Buffet Rule How Many Millionaires Paid $0 in Taxes? Find Out for Yourself This week, the White House launched the official Federal Taxpayer Receipt for 2011 , an online tool that gives Americans the ability to calculate where their tax dollars are being spent. The President believes the American people deserve to know exactly how and where their tax dollars are being spent, that’s why he launched the first such receipt last year. President Barack Obama signs the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, which includes key initiatives the President proposed last fall to help small businesses and startups grow and create jobs, in the Rose Garden of the White House, April 5, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) On the JOBS Act The JOBS Act: Encouraging Startups, Supporting Small Businesses President Obama recognizes the critical role these types ...

First Lady Michelle Obama looks beautiful and wows in this white jacquard dress by L'Wren Scott as she and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appear at the State Department earlier this month to honor women from around the world who have shown exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for women’s rights and empowerment during this year's International Women of Courage awards. The names of this year’s honorees are below. Full biographies and photos are available here • The Honorable Maryam Durani, Kandahar Provincial Council Member (Afghanistan); • Major Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, police officer, Rio de Janeiro Military Police (Brazil); • Zin Mar Aung, political activist and NGO co-founder (Burma); • Jineth Bedoya Lima, investigative journalist (Colombia); • Hana Elhebshi, architect and political activist (Libya); • Aneesa Ahmed, gender-based violence (GBV) activist and former Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs (Maldives); • Shad Begum, human rights activi...