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Containers collecting at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., because of the slowdown at West Coast ports following stalled contract negotiations between port operators and unions. ************************************************************** President Obama plans to send Labor Secretary Tom Perez to California to attempt to break the labor deadlock and end the shipping slowdown at 29 West Coast cargo ports, according to news reports Saturday. Shipping has been subjected to delays during stalled contract negotiations between unions and the association representing shipping companies and port operators.The White House says it is intervening because the strike has hurt imports and exports of...

For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryOctober 12, 2002 Radio Address by the President to the Nation      Audio THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, both the House and Senate passed strong bipartisan measures authorizing the use of force in Iraq if it becomes necessary. Our country and our Congress are now united in purpose. America is speaking with one voice: Iraq must disarm and comply with all existing U.N. resolutions, or it will be forced to comply. Confronting Iraq is an urgent matter of national security. America's economic security, especially the creation of good jobs is also an urgent matter,...