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Weekly Address: Calling on Congress to Prevent Student Interest Rates from Doubling

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President Obama believes that we should be doing everything we can to put higher education within reach for every American – because at a time when the unemployment rate for Americans with at least a college degree is about half the national average, it’s never been more important. He is calling on Congress to act before student loan interest rates double for more than 7.4 million students, adding an average of $1,000 to their debt. Congress has a chance to take action on what should be an area of bipartisan agreement to prevent this unnecessary and damaging increase in interest rates and give our young people a chance to succeed in the jobs of today and tomorrow.

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President Obama’s Message to the People of Sudan and South Sudan

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In these videotaped remarks, President Obama sends an important and very clear message to the people of Sudan and South Sudan: conflict is not inevitable. The people of Sudan and South Sudan still have a choice, a chance to avoid being dragged back into war. Sudan needs to halt all military actions, including aerial bombardments; give aid workers unfettered access to people in need; and end support for armed groups. Similarly, South Sudan must end its support for armed groups inside Sudan and cease its military actions across the border. All parties fighting – including in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States – must recognize that the only way to achieve real and lasting security is to resolve their differences through negotiation.

President Obama is gravely concerned by the situation in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, especially as the violent clashes continue along the shared border with South Sudan. He continues to urge all sides to exercise maximum restraint and to emphasize the importance of finding peaceful solutions for Sudan and South Sudan. The President is deeply committed to seeing Sudan and South Sudan become two economically prosperous states living side-by-side in peace.

The people of Sudan and South Sudan have endured extraordinary hardship over years of war. But in recent years, against great odds, they have made tremendous progress toward a future of peace. The future of Sudan and South Sudan belongs to them and, as President Obama makes clear in his remarks, those who have the courage to walk the path of peace will have a strong and steady partner in the United States of America.

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Democrats Abroad Global Primary

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Media Contact: Jody Couser, Press Officer
pressofficer@democratsabroad.org

Press Release

For Immediate Release

April 17, 2012

U.S. Democrats Abroad Announce Voting Centers for May 1-6 Global Primary

Global Primary to be conducted at 91 Voting Centers in 33 Countries to Determine Delegates to Democratic National Convention

Washington, DC –

From May 1-6, thousands of U.S. citizens from Canada to New Zealand will have the chance to vote in their 2012 Global Primary to choose their Democratic nominee for their President.

“We are at the half way point of the U.S. State Primary season when the Democratic and Republican Parties will be making their final choices for their Presidential candidate” said Kenneth Sherman, International Chair of Democrats Abroad.

The May 1-6 Democratic 2012 Global Primary allows for balloting in person at 91 Voting Centers in 33 Countries (See attached list of voting centers). Members can also vote by requesting an absentee ballot atvote2012@democratsabroad.org by April 30 if they cannot get to a Voting Center.  The choice on the ballot is between President Barack Obama or Uncommitted and their delegate representatives.

“Our overseas vote is having a greater and greater impact on U.S. election results,” says Sherman, an American abroad living in Canada. “We are reaching out to US citizens in every corner of the world to join us as members and vote.  Our votes make a difference in close elections.”

The worldwide election results will determine the election of 17 delegates who will attend the Democratic National Convention along with 8 DNC members next September 3-7 in Charlotte, North Carolina.  These delegates will be elected at a combination of the May 1-6 Voting Center elections and the May 18-20 Global Convention to be held in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  These meetings also provide an opportunity for Americans abroad to shape the party’s election platform.

American citizens living overseas who want to vote in the Democratic Global Primary must be members of Democrats Abroad, or join by April 30th atwww.democratsabroad.org in order to secure an absentee ballot. Ballots can then be requested from Democrats Abroad at vote2012@democratsabroad.org. If voting in person at a voting center, one can register at that time.

To vote in the U.S. Presidential Election in November, overseas voters must request a ballot from local voting authorities in the place where they last resided in the U.S.  Voters can register now at www.VoteFromAbroad.org

The Democrats Abroad Global Primary will take place from May 1-6, 2012.

The Democrats Abroad Global Convention will take place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, May 18-20, 2012.

The Democratic National Convention will take place in Charlotte, North Carolina, U. S. September 3-7, 2012.

The U.S. Presidential Election will take place on November 6, 2012. Deadlines for requesting overseas absentee ballots vary per state.

Current List of Worldwide Voting Centers for the Democrats Abroad Global Primary

*Please refer to the list below for your country committee’s voting center(s).  Remember to bring your US passport (or other proof of US citizenship) as well as proof of residency. More voting centers may be added in the future, so please check back. Please email Vincent Fry, Democrats Abroad Executive Director, at ed@democratsabroad.org if you have any questions.

Austria – Vienna

1-May-2012, 16:00-19:00

6-May-2012,  16:00-19:00

Pickwick’s Cafe, Marc Aurel Str. 10-12

 

Belgium – Brussels

2-May-2012, 19:00-21:30

De Balie, Kleine Gartmanplantsoen 10

 

Belgium – The Hague

3-May-2012, 19:00-21:00

De Haagsche Kluis, Plein 20

                 

Canada – Calgary

3-May-2012, 11:00 – 7:00

EauClair Mall Community Room, 200 Barclay Parade SW

 

Canada – Edmonton

5-May-2012, 1:00 – 5:00

O’Byrnes Irish Pub, 10616 82nd Ave

 

Canada – Ft. Erie

3-May-2012   4:00 – 8:00

Crystal Ridge Library, 89 Ridge Rd South, Ridgeway

 

Canada – Halifax

5-May-2012, 2:00 – 6:00

Just Us Coffeehouse, 5896 Spring Garden Road

 

Canada – Hamilton

6-May-2012, 1:00 – 8:00

Panel & Film, 27 Dundern – Staircase Café Theatre

 

Canada – Kitchener-Waterloo

5-May-2012, 1:00 – 2:00

Flannery Law Office Boardroom, 82 Weber St. East Kitchener

 

Canada – London

5-May-2012, 12:00 – 6:00

Market Tower, 151 Dundas St

 

Canada – Montreal

6-May-2012, 3:00 – 6:00

2nd Cup, 2200 McGill College Ave

 

Canada – Oakville

5-May-2012,  3:00 – 7:00

Firehall Cool Bar, 2441 Lakeshore Rd

 

Canada – Ottawa

6-May-2012, 1:00 – 5:00

PSAC offices, 233 Gilmour St

 

Canada – Regina

5-May-2012, 12:00 – 4:00

Tommy Douglas House, 1122 Saskatchewan Dr

 

Canada – Toronto

1-May-2012   , 5:00 – 9:00

Harker Restaurant,164 Ossington St.

 

Canada – Vancouver

5-May-2012, 2:00 – 5:00

Fox and Hound, 3617 West Broadway

 

Canada – Winnepeg

6-May-2012, 1:00 – 5:00

Henderson Hy Library, 1-1050 Henderson Highway

 

Colombia – Bogota

3-May-2012, 7:00- 9:00

Calle 93 A #11 – 27

 

Costa Rica – San Jose

5-May-2012, 10:00 – 3:00

Tin Jo Restaurant, downtown San José

 

Czech Republic – Prague

2-May-2012, 15:00-19:00

The Globe Bookstore and Cafe, Pštrossova 6

 

Denmark – Copenhagen

1-May-2012, 12:00-20:00

Cafe Holberg No. 19, Holbergsgade 19

 

Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo

1-May-2012, 9:00 – 5:00

2-May-2012, 9:00 – 5:00

3-May-2012, 9:00 – 5:00

4-May-2012, 9:00 – 5:00

Av. Bolivar # 173 Esq. Bolivar Local 1-F

                             

France – Avignon

5-May-2012, 14:00-17:00

Subway, Place des Corps Saints, Avignon

 

France – Bordeaux

3-May-2012, 18:30-20:00

Cinema Utopia, Place Camille-Jullian, 33000

 

France – Grenoble

3-May-2012, 18:00-21:00

Le Café de La Table Ronde, 1 rue d’Alger

 

France – Marseille

5-May-2012, 10:00-19:00

Brasserie Les Deux Garçons, 53 cours Mirabeau, 13100 Aix-en-Provence

 

France – Nice

2-May-2012, 16:00 – 22:00

Holy Trinity Church Hall

 

France – Normandy

5-May-2012, 12:00-15:00    La Taverne, 1 avenue du 6 Juin

 

 

France – Paris

3-May-2012, 18:00 – 21:00

American University of Paris, 6 Avenue Colonel Co

 

France – Paris

5-May-2012, 14:00-17:00

American Church in Paris, 65 Quai d’Orsay

 

France – Strasbourg

5-May-2012, 14:00-18:00

Maison des Associations, 1 Place des Orphelins

 

France – Toulouse

3-May-2012, 16:00-20:00

Toulouse Business School (ESC Toulouse), 20 boulevard Lascrosses

 

Germany – Berlin

5-May-2012, 19:00 – 21:00

Amerika Haus, Hardenbergstr. 22-24

 

Germany – Frankfurt

5-May-2012, 11:00 – 17:00

Blueberry Hill Restaurant, Arnsburgerstrasse 70

 

Germany – Goettingen

5-May-2012, 12:00-19:00

Inti Cafe, Burgstr.17

 

Germany – Hamburg

3-May-2012, 12:00 to 19:00

Amerikazenturm Hamburg,  Am Sandtorkai 48

 

Germany – Heidelberg

3-May-2012, 19:30-21:30

Heidelberg Center for American Studies, Hauptstrasse 120

 

Germany – Kaiserslautern (in Landstuhl)

6-May-2012, 15:00 – 17:30

Café Goldinger, Von Richthofen Strasse 18

 

Germany – Munich

3-May-2012, 17:30 – 21:00  EineWeltHaus, Schwanthalerstr. 80

 

Germany – NRW (in Bonn)

5-May-2012, 16:00-22:00

Institut für Politische Wissenschaft und Soziologie (Uni Bonn): Lennéstr. 27

 

Germany – Stuttgart

4-May-2012,  18:30-21:00

Stuttgarter Ratskeller   Marktplatz 1

 

Greece – Athens

3-May-2012, 10:00 – 17:00

Indianapolis University Cultural Center (to be confirmed)

 

Guatemala – La Antigua

5-May-2012, 9:00 – 6:00

4a Calle Oriente No. 41

                 

Hungary – Budapest

3-May-2012, 16:00-20:00

Treehugger Dan’s bookshop, Lazar utca 16 (behind the Opera)

Ireland – Dublin

5-May-2012, 13:00 – 17:00

Arlington Hotel on Bachelor’s Walk

 

Israel  – Jerusalem

3-May-2012, 18:30-21:00

3-May-2012,  6:30 – 9:00

Agron Guest House, Fuchsberg Center, 8 Agron Street

 

Israel  – Tel Aviv

6-May-2012, 18:00-21:00

6-May-2012,  6:00 – 9:00

Kibbutz Movement Building 13 Leonardo de Vinci St

 

Italy – Florence

3-May-2012, 9:00-21:00

Palazzo Giovane, vicolo di Santa Maria Maggiore

 

Italy – Milan

3-May-2012, Evening

Dickens Inn, viale Pasubio 10

 

Italy – Rome

3-May-2012, 9:00 – 18:00

Accent International, Rome Study Center, Piazza dell’Orologio 7

 

Italy – Venice

4-May-2012, 17:00 – 20:00

Caffè Al Fontego, Campo Santa Margherita, Dorsoduro 3426

 

Japan            – Tokyo

5-May-2012

6-May-2012

Wesley Center Minami Aoyama

                                         

Luxembourg

2-May-2012, 18:00 – 22:00

Bosso’s Brasserie, 7 Bisserweg

 

Mexico – Ajiijc

10:00 – 3:00

Donato Guerra #9

 

Mexico – La Cruz de Huanacaxtle

Philo’s Bar, 15 Delfin

 

Mexico – Lake Chapala

1-May-2012

Hotel La Nueva Posada

 

Mexico – Mazatlan

5-May-2012, 10:00 – 400

Paseo Vista Hermosa 102  Mazatlan

 

Mexico – Mexico City

6-May-2012, 10:00 – 3:00

MailBoxes Etc., Nuevo Leon 250, Colonia Condesa

 

Mexico – Mexico City

6-May-2012, 10:00 – 3:00

MailBoxes Etc., Paseo de las Palmas 320, Colonia

 

Mexico – Mexico City

6-May-2012,  10:00 – 3:00

MailBoxes Etc. Galileo 8-B, Colonia Polanco

 

Mexico – Puerto Vallarta

2-May-2012, 9:00 – 5:00

MailBoxes Etc. Ignacio L Vallarta 130, Local 3

 

Mexico – San Miguel de Allende

2-May-2012, 10:00 -4:00

La Biblioteca, Insurgentes 21, Centro

 

Netherlands – Amsterdam

2-May-2012, 19:00 – 21:30

De Balie, Kleine Gartmanplantsoen 10

 

Netherlands – The Hague

1-May-2012, 19:00 – 21:00

De Haagsche Kluis, Plein 20

 

New Zealand – Auckland

5-May-2012                                                  

                                                     

Norway – Oslo

2-May-2012, 17:00-20:00

Cafe Fedora – Frognerveien 22, 0263

 

Panama – Panama City

6-May-2012, 11:00 – 5:00

Centro Florida el 2 piso, Club de Bridge, Calle 53 Marbella

 

Phillipines – Makati City

5-May-2012

MURPHY’S Citiland Condo III Bldg. 105 V.A. Rufino St. cor. Esteban St., Legaspi Village

Portugul – Cascais

5-May-2012, 11:00-13:00

Hotel Baia, Av. Marginal

Singapore

1-May-2012, 9:00 – 5:00

2-May-2012,  9:00 – 5:00

3-May-2012,  9:00 – 5:00

4-May-2012,  9:00 – 5:00

5-May-2012,  9:00 – 5:00

6-May-2012,  9:00 – 5:00

9 Dairy Farm Road

South Africa – Melville

5-May-2012, 9:00-18:00

Foundation School, 32-60 1st Avenue

On the corner of 1st avenue and 3rd Street

 

South Korea, Seoul                                  

5-May-2012

Itaewon

 

Spain – Barcelona

2-May-2012, 10:30 – 20:00

Dostrece, C/Carme 40

 

Spain – Madrid

4-May-2012, 18:00 – 22:00

Instituto Internacional en España, Calle de Miguel Ángel, 8

 

Spain – Seville

2-May-2012, 10:30 – 20:00

Cuesta del Rosario, 8, Casa 1, 1-O

 

Sweden – Gothenburg (Göteborg)

1-May-2012, 5:00 – 8:00

new Starbucks in the Gothenburg Central Train Station

 

Sweden – Malmo

5-May-2012, 1:00 – 3:00

Malmö Public Library

 

Sweden – Stockholm

1-May-2012, 4:00 – 7:00

6-May-2012, 4:00 – 7:00

Scandic Anglais Hotel, Humlegårdsgatan 23

Switzerland – Geneva

3-May-2012, 18:00 – 21:00

Hotel Bristol Geneva, 10 Rue du Mont-Blanc

 

Taiwan – Taipei

1-May-2012

Carnegie’s Taipei, No. 100 An Ho Road, Sec. 2

Thailand – Bangkok

2-May-2012, 10:30 -6:00

Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT), Phloenchit Rd.

Thailand – Chiang Mai                                          

2-May-2012, 11:00 – 4:00

International House, Payap University

 

Thailand – Chiang Mai

5-May-2012, 11:00 – 4:00

AIDSNet office, 145 Sri Phoom Rd

 

Thailand – Bangkok                                  

6-May-2012

Roadhouse

     

Turkey – Istanbul

5-May-2012, 12:00-20:00

Molly’s Cafe, Camekan Sok no 1 Galata

 

Ukraine – Kyiv

6-May-2012, 12:00-20:00

Sterling Business School, Nestorivs’kyi Ln, 7

 

United Kingdom – Edinburgh

2-May-2012, 11-6

4-May-2012, 11-6

National Union of Students Scotland

29 Forth St

 

United Kingdom - London

1-May-2012, 6:30-9:30

6-May-2012, 6:30-9:30

The Abbey Centre

34 Great Smith Street

Westminster

 

United Kingdom – Cambridge

1-May-2012, 6:30 -8:30

University of Cambridge Graduate Union

17 Mill Lane

 

United Kingdom – Oxford

4-May-2012, 10-6

Rhodes House

South Parks Road

 

United Kingdom – St. Andrews

1-May-2012, 11-2

3-May-2012, 11-6

St Andrews Students’ Association Building

St Mary’s Place

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Shackled by the internal battle for the GOP nomination, Romney has been closing offices in key battleground states while the president has been firing on all cylinders for months

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Source: The Guardian

Obama campaign leaves Mitt Romney trailing as focus shifts to November

Barack Obama is quietly accumulating a powerful army of field organisers and volunteers, giving his bid for a second term in the White House a substantial head start over his Republican rivals.

A training session for Obama campaign staff on how to use social media for election purposes in St Petersburg, Florida. Photograph: Ed Pilkington/guardian.co.uk

In crucial swing states across America, the Obama re-election campaign, backed by the Democratic party, is already in full battle mode with more than 200 offices open, staff hired and thousands of election events underway.

By contrast, all four Republican candidates – including the increasingly dominant frontrunner Mitt Romney – are so shackled by their internal battle over the party’s nomination that they have actually been shutting down operations in critical states at the end of each primary.

In the classic swing state of New Hampshire, Romney closed his only office immediately after the January 10 primary. To the astonishment of local Obama organisers, a “for lease” sign was hung outside the Romney headquarters four days before the vote was held. Obama, by contrast, has seven offices up and running in the state, with more than 25 paid staff.

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Weekly Address: Passing the Buffett Rule So That Everyone Pays Their Fair Share

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President Obama calls on Congress to pass the Buffett Rule, a principle that ensures that millionaires and billionaires do not pay less in taxes as a share of their income than middle class families pay — as a matter of fairness.

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Weekly Address: President Obama Says House Must Pass Bipartisan Transportation Bill

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President Obama is calling on the House of Representatives to pass a bipartisan transportation bill that would repair crumbling roads and bridges and support construction jobs in communities all across America. According to a new report, 90 percent of these construction jobs are middle class jobs. The Senate passed the bill with the support of Democrats and Republicans because if the bill stalls in Congress then constructions sites will go idle, workers will have to go home, and our economy will take a hit.

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During Black History Month, we pause to salute and reflect on the contributions African Americans have made to the rich fabric that makes up the United States.

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During Black History Month, we pause to salute and reflect on the contributions African Americans have
made to the rich fabric that makes up the United States. There are many untold stories that reveal the best of Americans who stepped up when duty called, broke color barriers, or quietly made their communities better one person at a time.

In tribute, President Obama recently invited six special senior citizens to visit the White House to honor as unsung heroes. These unsung heroes are individuals who strengthen their communities through extraordinary everyday acts of service done with reliability and commitment, but who seldom receive recognition.

Among those who visited with President Obama were pioneers in the struggle for racial equality, educators who changed their communities through the classroom, and people who believe that a lifetime serving others is a life well spent.

The honorees were:

Theodore Peters, one of the first African Americans to enter the U.S. Marines and train at Montford Point, NC, after the corps desegregation and a community leader in his South Side Chicago neighborhood.

Gladys Reid, a Cleveland, OH, volunteer who feeds the hungry twice a week and volunteers at local hospitals, often caring for patients who are 20 years her junior.

Velma Lois Jones, the first black classroom teacher elected to serve as president of the Tennessee Education Association and a local leader in the areas of civil rights, politics, community service, and education.

Columbus Preston Holmes, a former class valedictorian, World War II veteran, postmaster, sports commissioner, Selective Service board member, community leader, and active member of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Mound Bayou, MS, since joining the church 84 years ago.

James “Alley Pat” Patrick, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, radio and television broadcaster, and Atlanta bail bondsman who came to the aid of many jailed activists during the Civil Rights movement, including Martin Luther King Jr.

Marguirette Levere, a church missionary, volunteer, adviser, and role model to her rural Maryland community – roles she filled while tending to daughter Barbara, who has cerebral palsy and has been severely disabled since her birth 77 years ago. Remarkably, Marguirette doesn’t wear glasses or take any medicines at the age of 106.

Stories of African Americans like these honorees do not have a singular narrative, but most contain common threads of resilience and perseverance. These Americans are shining examples of a legacy that keeps our nation strong and makes our country great.

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