Querer não é poder. Quem pôde, quis antes de poder só depois de poder. Quem quer nunca há-de poder, porque se perde em querer. (Fernando Pessoa)

Happy Holidays from the Obama Family President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama recorded a special video to wish the American people a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Check it out: The holidays are the perfect time to give thanks to our men and women in uniform and the families who support them. You can join the President and First Lady in thanking our troops, military families and veterans for their service and sacrifice by visiting JoiningForces.gov. Happy Holidays!

Good afternoon --

Earlier this week, it looked like Congress would go home for the holidays without preventing a tax increase that would mean millions of American families would have about $40 less in each paycheck.

But then something pretty incredible happened.

It began when we asked everyone to show us how that missing $40 would affect them and their families. In a matter of hours thousands of vivid, powerful stories from Americans of all ages, all backgrounds, from every corner across the country were pouring in. For some, $40 means dinner out with a child who's home for the holidays. For others it means a tank of gas or a charitable donation. In just two days, tens of thousands of Americans were making their voices heard.

You spoke up. Your voices made all the difference.

Thanks to you, Congress reached an agreement to extend the payroll tax cut.  On top of that, vital unemployment insurance will continue for millions of Americans who are looking for work.

Yesterday I had the chance to meet a few of the folks who took to the web to make this happen.

Take a moment to hear what they had to say:

We aren't done fighting for the middle class. When Congress returns, they need to keep working to reach an agreement that will extend this tax cut and unemployment insurance for all of 2012 -- without drama or delay.

That's just the beginning of our work ahead in the new year to put more Americans back to work, restore middle-class security, and ensure that folks who work hard and play by the rules get a fair shot.

More than ever I'm confident that, together, those are goals we can achieve.

Thank you, Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays,

President Barack Obama

Despreza tudo, mas de modo que o desprezar te não incomode. Não te julgues superior ao desprezares. A arte do desprezo nobre está nisso. Fernando Pessoa

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Hello --

We've been fighting for months to make sure taxes on the middle class don't go up on January 1st.

This weekend, Democrats and Republicans in the Senate came together, compromised, and took a giant step to avoid just that. In fact, 89 senators approved an extension of the payroll tax cut. And 39 of them were Republicans, including GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell.

But now, a faction of Republicans in the House refuses to even vote on that compromise. And they're on the brink of allowing taxes to go up on 160 million Americans.

Here's part of the problem: A lot of people in Washington don't understand what these tax cuts mean. A typical family gets about $40 with each paycheck from this tax cut, and opponents look at that and argue it doesn't have an impact.

Just today, one House Republican referred to this debate as "high-stakes poker." He’s right about the high-stakes, but he's dead wrong about the poker. This is not a game.

We know better -- $40 has tangible benefits for millions of families. Can you help us prove that point?

Tell us what your family will give up if your taxes increase. We'll highlight stories like yours publicly so that they're part of the debate here in Washington.

What's missing here in Washington is your voice.

Too many just don't understand the perspective of a working family. They need to hear what it's like to be part of the middle class in this country.

Thankfully, there's still time to change the conversation. We have 11 days until taxes go up.

Send us your stories and we'll share them on Facebook and Twitter. We'll display what we received on WhiteHouse.gov. With your help, we'll put the middle class front and center.

Tell us what an extra $40 means to you and your family:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/40dollars

Thanks,

David Plouffe
Senior Advisor to the President

	No dia seis de dezembro, a Petrobras encerrou a realização das Caravanas Esportivas presenciais para divulgar a Seleção Pública 2011 do Programa Petrobras Esporte & Cidadania. Livres e gratuitas, as Caravanas Esportivas presenciais buscaram promover a igualdade de acesso aos interessados. Foram promovidas oficinas que, durante três meses, capacitaram cerca de três mil pessoas de 1.500 instituições, em 26 Estados brasileiros e no Distrito Federal, totalizando 29 cidades visitadas. O objetivo das caravanas é orientar as instituições para a elaboração de projetos que promovam a inclusão social por meio de atividades esportivas para crianças e adolescentes. Confira no site as informações que as Caravanas levaram a cada Estado. Tire suas dúvidas sobre o regulamento e elaboração de roteiros. Lembre-se: as inscrições encerram no dia 1º de março de 2012. Conheça o site do Programa Petrobras Esporte & Cidadania.