Biden discusses Recovery Act in Washington
Vice President Joe Biden discusses a Recovery Act Investments report in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington on August 24, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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President Obama, during a walk from the White House to a Washington sandwich shop, said a House budget vote is the "only way" to end the government shutdown.
President Obama has no public meetings scheduled for Friday, the daily schedule indicated.
President Obama visits a Washington-area construction company to discuss the need to pass a budget and raise the debt ceiling Thursday, the White House said.
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with Financial Services Forum members Wednesday to address a range of economic issues, the White House said.
President Obama meets with Americans who benefit with the opening of the health insurance marketplace Tuesday, the White House said.
President Obama says sanctions against Iran will remain in place until the international community is confident Iran is not building nuclear weapons.
President Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to discuss Israeli-Palestinian talks and other issues Monday, the White House said.
Vice President Joe Biden plans a trip to New Jersey to campaign for Newark Mayor Cory Booker, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, the Booker campaign says.
President Obama meets with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India in Washington Friday to discuss issues of mutual interest, the White House said.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he will not support a GOP effort to filibuster a stopgap spending bill that would prevent a government shutdown.
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