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Barack Obama's Weekly Address April 18, 2009 Video

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Weekly Address: Efficiency and Innovation
With the process of going through the budget line by line in full swing, the President uses his Weekly Address to give some examples, big and small, of how the Administration is working to cut costs and eliminate waste. The President also announces two new key appointments, Jeffrey Zients as Chief Performance Officer and Aneesh Chopra as Chief Technology Officer, who will be invaluable in streamlining the way government functions through efficiency and innovation.
4/18/09: Your Weekly Address from White House on Vimeo.

Steve Jobs, Get Well Soon.

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Steve Jobs, Barack Obama's New Chief Technology Officer?

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Mac World 2009 starts today, Jan. 5-9 2009, but Steve Jobs won't be there. There are many rumors as to why Steve Jobs won't attend. The rumor I like best is this: Steve Jobs is set to become Barack Obama's  Chief Technology Officer. I hope that rumor comes true. It sure would be nice to have a person like Steve Jobs as Chief Technology Officer for the United states of America because Steve Jobs is not only a technology visionary, he is a real leader. This is the man that took a $1 a year salary, in 1997, one year after returning to Apple with the goal of turning Apple around and that has been his salary ever since. Now that's leadership! The kind of leadership that's been missing in Washington D.C. and Corporate America for a long long time.
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Update Monday 11:34 Am EST
Letter From Apple CEO Steve Jobs
Dear Apple Community,
For the first time in a decade, I'm getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote.
Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed.
I've decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the show tomorrow.
As many of you know, I have been losing weight throughout 2008. The reason has been a mystery to me and my doctors. A few weeks ago, I decided that getting to the root cause of this and reversing it needed to become my #1 priority.
Fortunately, after further testing, my doctors think they have found the cause -- a hormone imbalance that has been "robbing" me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy. Sophisticated blood tests have confirmed this diagnosis.
The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straightforward, and I've already begun treatment. But, just like I didn't lose this much weight and body mass in a week or a month, my doctors expect it will take me until late this Spring to regain it. I will continue as Apple's CEO during my recovery.
I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now. I will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple's CEO. I hope the Apple community will support me in my recovery and know that I will always put what is best for Apple first.
So now I've said more than I wanted to say, and all that I am going to say, about this.