President Barack Obama and President Raul Castro of Cuba shake hands during a bilateral meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City
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.@POTUS met with President Castro today on advances in our relationship with Cuba → go.wh.gov/ngMXds http://t.co/5jwO8iaHWs
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President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, Natioanl Security Advisor Susan Rice, Secretary of State John Kerry and Samantha Power United States Ambassador to the United Nations, attend the “Leader’s Summit on Countering ISIL and Countering Violent Extremism” at the United Nations
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First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama joins the “Let Girls Learn” Global Conversation at The Apollo Theater in New York City
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Glamour’s Editor-in-Chief Cindi Leive (R) led a panel discussion with Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Founder of Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project and U.N. Messenger of Peace Charlize Theron, First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama and Girl ambassador from Plan International Nurfahada during Glamour “The Power Of An Educated Girl” at The Apollo Theater
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Everything you missed at the #GlamourForEdu panel today—including that @FLOTUS mic drop: glmr.me/1YMWBmB http://t.co/B17WMS5mQV
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Thank you Nerdy for the great pictures!
Congrats, Jackie!
Thank you jazziz2. Doesn’t FLOTUS look fabulous?
You’re welcome. FLOTUS always looks fabulous. As I missed all of today’s events, I’m looking forward to viewing video’s later.
Congrats on 1st Jackie :)
Glorious set of truly historic photos, NW. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
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Congrats on 1st, Jackie!
As always, thanks for the great pics from today’s events. Nerdy, you’re a gem!
Thanks, Jazziz2 .
Thanks Nerdy for this wonderful summary of our First Couple’s day in NYC. I’m just loving FLOTUS’ dress! :)
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FLOTUS skin is just gorgeous…radiant!!!!
There be our ex PM - she sure smiles for the Obamas :) :)
Not sure about the pink - but I guess one could say it “stands out”
thanks for fantastic tweets
what a difference a pic makes…
this pic of the President shaking Castro’s hand and the pic of the PBO shaking Putin’s hand….big difference
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I loved every second of FLOTUS’ mic drop! I think she really blew everyone away with her remarks. She was excellent in every way.
Insane day; next three just as bad, so sorry for very few updates ….
Did think a note of appreciation was in order ….
bbl ………
Oh, and before I depart - HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOJO!!!
Remember to breathe, Bob, and thanks for all of your contributions in between!
Bob, thanks a bunch for taking the time to recognize Ms Dyer for we truly are very proud of her and the results of the China visit and dinner.
UPDATE: The full video of First Lady Michelle Obama’s event has been added to the post.
Thank you!
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Thanks Nerdy!! Wonderful posts. Do you know if the Stephen Colbert full interview is anywhere? I just saw a few short clips.
If you go to http://www.cbs.com and click on Colbert’s show, you can watch the full episode with First Lady Michelle Obama. :)
Merci beaucoup!
NW, I just spent my dinner time watching the video of First Lady and it was inspiring! Thank you for posting it. :-)
Fun story I found on MLB.com :) :)
Excerpt: Lovullo was impressed at the shape Obama is in. “He was doing free weights. He’s got a great routine. He’s in great shape. He was following a piece of paper that somebody wrote up for him. He had a towel, he had a protein drink, he had a weight belt, he was doing a circuit,” said Lovullo. “He wasn’t in one place at one time. He actually sat down and he asked if he could share the weights with me and used the same weights I was doing. I know how heavy they were for me and he didn’t make them look so heavy. He made them look very easy. He’s a strong man who is in good shape.”
Excellent Post, NW. These photographs are great.
Congrats J4O on your Au :star:
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did you happen to catch this today? Info on baby used in one of the Planned Parenthood videos. - Democratic Underground http://demu.gr/10027208522 via @demunderground .
The first lady looks fabulous. The colors of dress and shoes and her radiant skin tone, marvelous. Fabulous.
So much for the “pro life” people. I will never understand the dp - so glad we don’t have it. Easy to see why some on the SCOTUS didn’t want to listen to the Pope.
Praying for the day when death penalties are no longer a part of ANY country’s system of punishment
thanks a lot for the updates;
our exceptional team is focusing on using diplomacy to find solutions to common challenges of this interconnected world
Surely running on something that doesn’t hurt Obamacare would be a wiser path for Hillary.
How is nitpicking at Your Own Party’s Biggest Domestic Accomplishment anything other than suicide???
And why doesn’t she know that?
She’s desperate to have her fingerprints on ACA.
We might want to keep that “Say it ain’t so Hillary” line handy, for future developments.
Hillary could take lessons from JOB on what a good message for today might have been.
Run Hard against the lethal GOP. Not PBO.
:) Thanks, Vicki.
To be fair, she did send a few I Stand with PP tweets.
Well, there ya go. That’ll do it! :)
I have my grouses against her, but women’s issues is not one of them.
That is HRC’s strength, isn’t it?
And it is a big issue today. So it made sense to make her remarks about PP today, Not the ACA, which was 2010 signed sealed and doesn’t need reviving today.
As I said, I have many grouses and one of them is being politically clueless. How easy it is to say that
ACA#obamacare is very popular and serves ‘hard-working’ americans very well and I will make it even more popular and fight against the thugs who want to fight against the hard working americans.It’s not the issues per se with me, mostly. It’s SC, 2008. Nothing from her resonates with me, after that. She kept her mouth shut when she was Secretary of State, supported the President, and I do credit her for that part.
If she’s the nominee, I’ll vote for her, like everyone else. But she’s not MY nominee.
The thugs know that they are gonna this fight too. Then why are they acting like they won’t?
Tell Rand Paul to call FLOTUS hair stylist.
I think FLOTUS’ hair stylist would tell him no appointments were available!
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gaysplaining matt damon.
It’s all the fault of those crazy internet guyz and galz, who get away with saying anything in public.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34390820
I have listen to the Glamour event several time already and I loved the part were FLOTUS said that if she had worried about what boy thought she was cute at those girls age she wouldn’t be married to the President of the United States now. Then Charlize gave FLOTUS a high five and FLOTUS pretend to drop the mic. I loved that, our FLOTUS is one outstanding lady.
It was an enlightening conversation and I enjoyed listening to it. The crowd gave our FLOTUS another wonderful welcome.
christie, the toast, toasts himself and comes out as a loser in iowa.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/chris-christie-iowa-2016-214215
Boom.
INDEED.
happening right now at some ireesh’s household.
fyi dear TOD family …. just was notified one of my patent applications was approved by the USPTO, today :)
good night everyone ….
#LetsRollJoe
Congratulations!! You have worked so tirelessly, Bobfr…this is truly well deserved:)
This is excellent news, and congratulations Dr. Bob! :)
Yay. Go Bob. It’s yuuuuge. Congrats.
Wonderful!
BRAVO!!
Wow, congratulations Bobfr!! Thanks for letting us know!
CONGRATULATIONS, Sir Bob!
Congrats Bob…we know how hard you work. So very proud of you.
GREAT news, Bfr! Sweet dreams tonight! :) :)
Congrats, Bob! Looking forward to hearing details WHEN you are ready to share!
Bravo! Congratulations.
^5 ^5 Well done, Mr Bobfr!
Congratulations, Bobfr.
WOW! Congratulations!!!!
You work so hard all the time - great to see you so rightfully rewarded.
I will drink a glass of mango juice in your honor tonight - sorry can’t do wine or any alcohol because I am “eternally under-age”
Good morning TOD …. you are all very kind. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#LetsRollJoe
so, how many #snowden followers here?
all of ’em, katie?
Embedded tweet, ICYMI:
I read the piece and it’s a effing typical clickbait politico headline.
I believe that … but I also know Bernie has made this type statement about the President. I was really sharing the Barney Frank quote - never heard that before and loved it.
“I don’t have any illusion that I’m going to walk in, and I certainly hope it is not the case but if there is a Republican Houseand a Republican Senate,that I’m going to walk in there and say,‘Hey guys, listen. I’d like you to work with me on raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour,’” he said. “It ain’t gonna happen, I have no illusion about that. The only way that I believe that change takes place … is that tens of millions of people are going to have to stand up and be involved in the political process the day after the election.”
no shit, sherlock. the kenyan commie has been saying that shite from day one and stoopid peeps didn’t lsisten.
Yes, sir! No shit, Sherlock is right. Makes one gag.
Not as if the bern really has to worry about what ‘he will do’, as he is never going to have the chance anyway. So many of the comments were tearing him apart, not a lot of fan base in there. He has not one single shred of presidential energy in his aura. Not a single one. End of my comments for the duration on this person.
Probably mine, too, MP!
The Bank of England governor has given a stark warning that climate change poses a huge risk to global stability.
At a gathering of leading insurers at Lloyd’s of London, Mark Carney pointed out the rapid increase in weather-related catastrophes and the jump in both the physical and financial costs.
He said the challenges currently posed by climate change “pale in significance compared with what might come”.
He said this generation had little incentive to avert future problems.
He avoided spelling out what was causing this apparent change, but said evidence was mounting of man’s role in climate change.
Insurers are among those with the biggest interest in climate change as the syndicates operating at Lloyd’s, the world’s oldest insurance market, are the most exposed to disasters such as hurricanes and floods.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34396961
dumbya 3 - but he is not a scientist.
Lawrence O’Donnell: “Up next … a conservative New Hampshire newspaper now wants Joe Biden to run for President.”
Ha.
Is MSNBC trying to suggest that Biden appeals to RWers in an attempt to alienate him from the Obama coalition and the Dem voters?
In Lawrence’s case, I think he was just pointing to the editorial. Didn’t seem to say much more about it, and went on to talk about the HRC endorser who had a private meeting with the VP. He’s gone on to show Mrs. Obama at the Apollo!
oh okay :)
Not sure how that’s going to help HRC - Davis lost by double digits in her bid for gov…
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/09/29/a-tweet-or-two-328/
This fangirling over Bubba is nauseating…(but the same ones will tell you when it suits them that Bill Clinton is not running for Pres, but he’s a BIG part of the reason why they’re so gaga over HRC in the first place.).