The Obama Diary

9:0 EDT: President Obama Addresses the GLACIER Conference

Founding member of Fairbanks Native Association Poldine Carlo wipes away a tear after meeting the President in Anchorage - and then sings a song about Denali

On This Day: President Barack Obama greets troops after delivering remarks at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Aug. 31, 2012. The President traveled to Fort Bliss to mark the two-year anniversary of the end of America’s combat mission in Iraq (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today

10:25 ET: The President departs the White House

1:40 AKT: Arrives Anchorage, Alaska

3:15 AKT: Participates in a roundtable with Alaska Natives

5:0 AKT: Addresses a conference on the environment in the Arctic

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MoooOOOooorning - this is a scheduled post, back in a bit to say hello