You have to see this at BuzzFeed
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Michelle Obama will be speaking at Orr Middle School, Las Vegas today - the time I’ve seen is 2:30 PDT (hope that’s right)
I don’t see it listed at the usual links, but FOX5Vegas say they’ll be showing it
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Back in a while.
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EDT
6:50 AM President Obama arrives Tampa, Florida
8:45 AM: Delivers remarks at a campaign event at Ybor State Museum Park, Tampa
C-Span * CBS * CNN
9:50: Departs Tampa
12:05: Arrives Richmond, Virginia
1:15: Delivers remarks at a campaign event at Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia
2:30: Departs Richmond
CDT
3:25: Arrives Chicago, Illinois
4:10: Votes early in-person
6:0: Departs Chicago
EDT
8:15: Arrives Cleveland, Ohio
8:25: Delivers remarks at a campaign event at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport
9:35: Departs Cleveland
11:05: Arrives the White House
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Note sure how long this video will be available on YouTube (it’s not mine!), if it disappears you can see the show here
(Pete Souza)
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Singer Katy Perry performs at a campaign event for President Obama at Doolittle Park in Las Vegas (UPI/David Becker)
(UPI/David Becker)
‘PBO - No Doubt!’ (Tumblr)
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President Obama stops to buy doughnuts at a Krispy Kreme store in Tampa, October 25 (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
President Obama hugs a firefighter who offered up a game of basketball during a visit to a fire house in Tampa, October 25 (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
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Morning everyone ;-) I’ll be back with more, including photos and newsie stuff, later.
President Barack Obama walks with Chief of Staff Jack Lew during a break from debate preparations in Williamsburg, Va., Oct. 14. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Heads up:
5:45 ET: Michelle Obama speaks at a campaign event at Cuyahoga County Community College, Cleveland
CNN
Streaming has started
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A supporter holds up a sign during First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign rally at the Ohio Wesleyan University, October 15 (Jewel Samad/AFP/GettyImages)
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NYT Editorial: … From the beginning of his run for the Republican nomination, Mr. Romney has offered to transfigure himself into any shape desired by an audience in order to achieve power. In front of massed crowds or on television, he can sound sunny and inclusive, radiating a feel-good centrism. His “severely conservative” policies and disdain for much of the country are reserved for partisans, donors and the harsh ideologues who clutter his party’s base. This polarity is often described as “flip-flopping,” but the word is too mild to describe opposing positions that are simultaneously held.
…. He hasn’t abandoned or flip-flopped from the severe positions that won him the Republican nomination; they remain at the core of his campaign … All he’s doing is slapping whitewash on his platform. The immoderation of his policies, used to win favor with a hard-right party, cannot be disguised.
…. There isn’t really a Moderate Mitt; what is on display now is better described as Convenient Mitt. Anyone willing to advocate extremism to raise money and win primaries is likely to do the same to stay in office.
Full editorial here
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You can see VP Biden’s speech in Wisconsin yesterday at C-Span
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Read Steve Benen here
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USA Today: Bruce Springsteen once said he wouldn’t perform during the 2012 presidential campaign.
The Boss has changed his mind.
President Obama’s campaign said today that Springsteen will appear along with ex-President Bill Clinton at a pro-Obama rally Thursday in Parma, Ohio.
More here
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Happy Saturday everyone ;-)
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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.
More here
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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…
More here
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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