Statement from the Press Secretary on the President?s Meeting with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama

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The President met this morning at the White House with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. The President reiterated his strong support for the preservation of the unique religious, cultural, and linguistic traditions of Tibet and the Tibetan people throughout the world. He underscored the importance of the protection of human rights of Tibetans in China. The President commended the Dalai Lama’s commitment to nonviolence and dialogue with China and his pursuit of the “Middle Way” approach. Reiterating the U.S. policy that Tibet is a part of the People’s Republic of China and the United States does not support independence for Tibet, the President stressed that he encourages direct dialogue to resolve long-standing differences and that a dialogue that produces results would be positive for China and Tibetans. The President stressed the importance he attaches to building a U.S.-China cooperative partnership. The Dalai Lama stated that he is not seeking independence for Tibet and hopes that dialogue between his representatives and the Chinese government can soon resume.

A photo of the meeting can be found HERE.

Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/16/statement-press-secretary-president-s-meeting-his-holiness-xiv-dalai-lam

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National Security and Fuels of the Future: The Importance of Sec. 526

Earlier this week, a team from the Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Command in Warren, MI parked a unique vehicle in the Pentagon courtyard. Dubbed the Fuel Efficiency Demonstrator-Alpha (FED-Alpha), the vehicle has all the capability of an up-armored M1114 Humvee, but with modifications that can improve fuel economy by 70%.

Fuel Efficiency Demonstrator-Alpha (FED-Alpha)

Efforts such as the FED-Alpha are important, because each gallon of gas counts in a war. Every military capability, every mission, and every warfighter needs a steady, reliable supply of energy to keep the country safe, today and in the future.

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Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/15/national-security-and-fuels-future-importance-sec-526

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With Debt Talks Stalled, Democrats Try to Divide and Conquer the GOP (Time.com)

Outsider parties in government in Western Europe

Over the past two decades, a growing number of ‘outsider parties’ have entered governing centre-left and centre-right coalitions across Western Europe. In this introduction, we first define outsider parties as those which — even when their vote-share would have enabled it — have gone through a period of not being ‘coalitionable’, whether of their own volition or that of other parties in the system. Based on the articles in this issue, we then discuss the problems which outsider parties encounter when entering government and suggest some reasons for the success and failure of these parties in office. Finally, we propose a number of avenues for further research, in particular that of examining differences between the first and subsequent experiences of office for such parties.

Source: http://ppq.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/4/443?rss=1

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Open for Questions: Live Chat on Disability Policy

Today, at 1:00 p.m. EDT members of the White House Domestic Policy Council, Office of Public Engagement and Office of Presidential Personnel will take your questions on disability policy in partnership with Disability.gov. I will be joined by Jeffrey Crowley, Senior Advisor on Disability Policy and Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy and Rebecca Cokley, Director of Priority Placement in the White House Presidential Personnel Office.

We will be answering questions on disability policy including employment, education, health care, transportation, housing, and other disability related areas.
 
Submit your questions before the event by emailing disability@who.eop.gov and be sure to watch live at Disability.gov or at WhiteHouse.gov/live.

Kareem Dale is Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy and Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement

Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/14/open-questions-live-chat-disability-policy

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Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Displays Hypocrisy by Playing the Race Card (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The irrepressible Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, took to the House floor and ruminated why the House Republicans were so adamant about not allowing President Barack Obama to get his way. The explanation was as tiresome as it was typical.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/uscongress/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110716/us_ac/8812353_texas_rep_sheila_jackson_lee_displays_hypocrisy_by_playing_the_race_card

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