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Jun

Rise and Shine

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President Obama arrives at Palms Springs International Airport, June 7

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Today:

PDT

9:25 AM: President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China hold a bilateral meeting, The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands

11:10 AM: The President participates in a departure greet with President Xi Jinping and First Lady Madame Peng Liyuan

Sunday:

PDT

10:25 AM: The President departs Palm Springs, CA

EDT

5:55: Arrives The White House

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The Week Ahead:

Monday: The President will deliver remarks at the White House commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act.

Tuesday: Will deliver remarks at the White House in support of the Senate’s bipartisan immigration reform bill. Later in the morning, the President will host President Ollanta Humala of Peru at the White House.

Wednesday: The President will travel to Boston for an event for Ed Markey for Senate and the Massachusetts Democratic Party. From there, he will travel to Miami for a DNC event and will return to the White House in the evening.

Thursday: Will deliver remarks at the LGBT Pride Month celebration at the White House.

Friday: The President will welcome the WNBA Champion Indiana Fever to the White House to honor the team and their victory in the WNBA Finals

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Pete Souza: President Obama with China’s President Xi Jinping at The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands.

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And now we find out WaPo is backing way, way, way away from Greenwald’s claims. read.bi/18cZ5mn

— Zandar (@ZandarVTS) June 7, 2013

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Business Insider: The Washington Post Has Now Hedged Its Stunning Claim About Google, Facebook, Etc, Giving The Government Direct Access

…. the Washington Post reported a shocking story about how the FBI and National Security Agency had partnered with Google, Facebook, and many other tech companies to spy on the tech companies’ hundreds of millions of users …. Not surprisingly, the Post’s story created an instant explosion of outrage. The ire was directed at both the government and the technology companies.

….. 24 hours later, after more denials and questions, the Post has made at least two important changes to its spying story.

More here

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WaPo changed “track a person’s movements and contacts” to “track foreign targets.” There’s a huge difference between the two versions.

— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) June 7, 2013

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Now we find out as a result of his being wrong, GG is getting booked on the Sunday shows.All this starting to make sense now?

— Zandar (@ZandarVTS) June 7, 2013

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Apr

This and That

By Chipsticks 205 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos, Articles and Michelle Obama
Tags: ayotte, Biden, china, conference, forces, hook, jill, joining, McConnell, Michelle, Mitch, Obama, photos, President, press, Sandy, videos, vp, whcd, youtube

President Obama & the First Lady backstage in the Green Room before today’s Joining Forces event. Photo by Pete Souza

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this is the fake benghazi story ed henry is amplifying at the press conference -> bit.ly/13J0POi

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) April 30, 2013

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Michael Tomasky: Well, we learned something new about what’s going on in wingnut land. Apparently, you see, there are four–no; make that at least four!–diplomatic officials who are in possession of vital information about Benghazi: the department’s (er, Hillary’s) refusal to increase security in the months before the attack; the diplo security forces (er, Hillary’s) failure to respond to the attack in the most forceful way; and finally, the administration’s (er, Hillary’s) cover-up and lies in the aftermath.

Ed Henry asked about this right off the bat, injecting a dose of Breitbartism into the proceedings. Like everyone else in America who tries not to patronize the fever swamps, I went “huh?” Then I Googled it and got this Fox News piece laying out the whole vast conspiracy:

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Here’s the press conference again:

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# 1 public priority: jobs. Bottom of list: Benghazi.1st question asked at presser: Benghazi.# of questions re jobs? 0 That’s malpractice

— john miller (@deaconmill) April 30, 2013

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That ‘Honest, I’m trying *reeeeeeally* hard to take you seriously’ look

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How the hell does Chuck Todd not know the Feds will step in and set up health exchanges if the states won’t? Jesus H. Marychain. #whpresser

— Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) April 30, 2013

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Nov

Concord

By Chipsticks 113 Comments

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Nov

Rise and Shine

By Chipsticks 154 Comments

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Lima, Nov 2

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Today:

EDT

9:15: President Obama departs the White House

10:40: Arrives Mentor, Ohio

* 11:50: Delivers remarks at Mentor High School *

2:15: Departs Mentor

CDT

2:25: Arrives Milwaukee, Wisconsin

* 3:0: Delivers remarks at The Delta Center, Milwaukee *

4:20: Departs Milwaukee

5:05: Arrives Dubuque, Iowa

* 5:25: Delivers remarks at Washington Park, Dubuque *

6:50: Departs Dubuque

EDT

9:45: Arrives Bristow, Virginia

* 10:40: Delivers remarks at Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow (with Bill Clinton) *

11:35: Departs Bristow en route Washington, DC

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OFA

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Sunday:

EDT

8:0: Departs the White House

9:30: Arrives Concord, New Hampshire

10:25: Delivers remarks at Capitol Square, Concord

11:50: Departs Manchester, New Hampshire

2:50: Arrives Hollywood, Florida

3:40: Delivers remarks at McArthur High School, Hollywood

5:0: Departs Hollywood

7:10: Arrives Cincinnati, Ohio

7:55: Delivers remarks at 5th/3rd Arena, Cincinnati

9:10: Departs Cincinnati

MDT

9:50: Arrives Aurora, Colorado

10:25: Delivers remarks at Community College of Aurora at Lowry

11:30: Departs Aurora

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Monday: The President will travel to Madison, Wisconsin and Columbus, Ohio for campaign events. In the afternoon, the President and the First Lady will travel to Des Moines, Iowa for a campaign event. In the evening, they will travel to Chicago where they will remain overnight.

Tuesday: The First Family will spend Election day in Chicago.

Wednesday: The First Family will return to Washington, DC.

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NYT Editorial: …. The truth is that Mr. Obama was right when he talked about “real progress” in the economy during a campaign swing in Ohio, where the state unemployment rate has declined from 8.6 percent a year ago to 7 percent recently. Republican obstructionism has made it much harder to achieve the improvement we have seen, but it has failed in its seeming intent to ensure stagnation.

That left Mr. Romney flailing around for a response. His proclamation that the economy was at a “virtual standstill” is believable only if you adopt Mr. Romney’s denial of stark reality. A candidate who could ignore Chrysler’s announcement of 1,100 new jobs in Toledo and claim that Chrysler was moving jobs to China can just as easily see a flat line in an upward trend.

…. Republicans have been determined to keep the economy as weak as possible to hurt Mr. Obama’s campaign. The Republicans’ last-minute tactic has been a cynical one — to make it clear that they will continue obstructing Mr. Obama if he wins. That is a hollow argument for Mr. Romney. And it does not change the fact that Mr. Romney has no good ideas and Mr. Obama has plenty.

Full editorial here

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Oct

This, That (and the Other)

By Chipsticks 138 Comments

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OFA

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Today:

2:0: Michelle Obama speaks to grassroots supporters in Cincinnati

9:25: Michelle Obama delivers remarks at a campaign event in Seattle

CBS have the first speech in their schedule, not sure whether the second one will be shown

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Detroit News: General Motors said its September sales rose 1.5 percent to 210,245 vehicles, marking its best September since 2008.

Chrysler Group LLC beat analyst expectations as its September sales rose 12 percent, while Ford Motor Co. sales remained flat in September compared to the same month a year ago.

GM said passenger car sales jumped 29 percent from the same month a year ago, while sales of mini, small and compacts shot up a combined 97 percent.

….. Chrysler reported its best September sales total in five years. The Auburn Hills automaker sold 142,041 vehicles last month; September also marked the 30th consecutive month that Chrysler has experienced year-over-year sales gains.

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CNNMoney: American Express will refund $85 million for what government officials called deceptive practices involving about 250,000 customers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday that American Express (AXP, Fortune 500) subsidiaries illegally charged late fees, deceived customers by promising non-existent money rewards, and discriminated against new applicants over the age of 35.

“Laws were violated at all stages of the game,” said CFPB director Richard Cordray in a statement …. In addition to refunding customers, American Express will pay a $27.5 million penalty…

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Thanks amk

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Quinnipiac: An 18 point lead among women puts President Barack Obama ahead of Gov. Mitt Romney 49 – 45 percent among likely voters nationwide, and voters expect 54 – 28 percent that the president will win the debates, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.

…. “It is very difficult to win an election when you are getting shellacked among women,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of Quinnipiac.

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