Right now, the polls are open to elect a new senator to the seat that my friend Ted Kennedy held for 47 years.The choice could not be more stark, and the result could not be of greater consequence -- for Massachusetts or the nation.The Bay State can send progressive champion Martha Coakley to Washington to fight for everything we believe in -- health reform, getting all of our money back from Wall Street, and holding corporate interests accountable.Or the Senate can get one more person already walking in lockstep with Washington Republicans.The polls are still open, the choice has not been made, and you still have a crucial role to play by calling voters in Massachusetts. In a low-turnout special election like this one, every single voter counts.
Please call Massachusetts voters today.
Opponents of change and progress have been pouring money and resources into the Commonwealth -- they want to keep things just as they are.The most important thing you can do to stand up to them is call voters and urge them to get out to vote for the leader we need representing Massachusetts.In a race as close as this one, no matter how many voters you call, you could tip the balance.So please make sure you do everything you can today. Click here to start calling voters in Massachusetts right away:http://ma.barackobama.com/CallMA
If you were fired up in the last election, I need you more fired up in this election.
Thanks for everything you've done, and for your efforts in this final push,
President Barack Obama
For Immediate Release: January 17, 2009
2010/063
JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ OF
THE GOVERNMENTS OF HAITI AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ISSUED AT PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
JANUARY 17, 2010
President René Préval of Haiti and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton of the United States of America met in Port-au-Prince in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake of January 12, 2010 and its tragic aftermath, and issued the following joint communiqué:
Recognizing:
the long history of friendship between the people of Haiti and the people of the United States and their mutual respect for each other’s sovereignty;
the grievous suffering of the people of Haiti, including the massive loss of life, widespread injuries, and extensive damage to public infrastructure and private property;
the urgent need for an immediate response to the requests by the Government of Haiti and the paramount importance of safe, swift and effective implementation of rescue, relief, recovery, and reconstruction efforts;
the current, unprecedented challenges facing the Haitian Government; and
the January 15, 2010 conversation between President Obama and President Préval underscoring the urgency of the needs of Haiti and its people, President Obama’s pledge of the full support of the American people for the Government and people of Haiti in relation to both the immediate recovery effort and the long-term rebuilding effort, and the two Presidents’ commitment to coordinate assistance among the various parties, including the Haitian Government, the United Nations, the United States and the many international partners and organizations on the ground;
President Préval, on behalf of the Government and people of Haiti, welcomes as essential the efforts in Haiti by the Government and people of the United States to support the immediate recovery, stability and long-term rebuilding of Haiti and requests the United States to assist as needed in augmenting security in support of the Government and people of Haiti and the United Nations, international partners and organizations on the ground;
Secretary Clinton, on behalf of the Government and people of the United States, reaffirms the intention of the United States, through its assistance, to stand by the Haitian people in this time of great tragedy; and
President Préval and Secretary Clinton jointly reaffirm that the Governments of Haiti and the United States will continue to cooperate under this shared understanding to promote the most safe and effective rescue, relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts possible.
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