Pete Souza: President Obama greets Harry Belafonte during a dropby in the Oval Office today. The legendary singer, actor and activist is in town for the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Early Bird Chat
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12:05PM: President Obama welcomes the 2016 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House
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12:45PM: Press Secretary Josh Earnest holds the White House Briefing
2:35PM: President Obama departs the White House en route to Jerusalem for the funeral of President Shimon Peres
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The President And The Military
President Barack Obama participates in a town hall with members of the military at Fort Lee, Virginia. The CNN town hall airs tonight at 9PM EDT
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In The News Today
“A light has gone out, but the hope he gave us will burn forever.” —@POTUS on the passing of Shimon Peres:… twitter.com/i/web/status/7…
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 28, 2016Couldn't be more proud of @HillaryClinton. Her vision and command during last night's debate showed that she's ready to be our next @POTUS.
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President Obama (@POTUS) September 27, 2016****
.@FLOTUS: Trump's birther claims can't be "swept under the rug by an insincere sentence" at a press conference. snpy.tv/2cBFL6a
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ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 28, 2016WATCH: "If you vote for someone other than Hillary" you are helping elect her opponent. -@FLOTUS
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Good Morning America (@GMA) September 28, 2016****
The Democratic @POTUS just nominated the first ambassador to Cuba in over a half century. Elections matter.
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Al Giordano (@AlGiordano) September 28, 2016Obama is nearing his first veto override. Senators voted to affirm a bill allowing 9/11 suits against Saudi Arabia nyti.ms/2drXE8S
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The New York Times (@nytimes) September 28, 2016****
NEW: 50k cancelled registrations dating back to October 2014 restored in Georgia - primarily people of color. twitter.com/ariberman/stat…
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Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) September 27, 2016In Facebook post, Serena Williams writes that she 'won't be silent' on race-related police incidents.… twitter.com/i/web/status/7…
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ABC News (@ABC) September 27, 2016****
epilepsy isn't a mental illness. y'all know that, right? it's a neurological disorder. #alfredolango was sick. @elcajonpolice murdered him.
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chia petty (@dopegirlfresh) September 28, 2016****
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Imagine calling 911 so your epileptic brother doesn't die from a seizure only to have him killed by the police that show up #AlfredOlango
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blackbubbles (@itstifftiara) September 28, 2016****
#AlfredOlango is the 217th black person killed by police in 2016. mappingpoliceviolence.org
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Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) September 28, 2016#AlfredOlango is a black man with epilepsy. Police shot him instead of helping him.
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Sam White (@samwhiteout) September 28, 2016****
As a nurse Im taught to do this for seizures:
time it, roll the person on their side, protect from injury, DONT shoot them
#AlfredOlango
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Yuki Radley (@TheQuietfreedom) September 28, 2016After mass shootings some ppl love to talk about investing in mental health treatment. Don't hear those ppl saying much about #AlfredOlango.
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Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) September 28, 2016****
Black men are scary to police officers even when we are having epileptic seizures? Rest easy #AlfredOlango
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Everette Taylor (@Everette) September 28, 2016I have seizures, and I can assure you that being shot has never been part of any treatment plan provided to me. #AlfredOlango
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Ashley C. Ford (@iSmashFizzle) September 28, 2016****
#AlfredOlango
Stop this. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Police reform now.
#BlackLivesMatter
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Rashida Jones (@iamrashidajones) September 28, 2016#AlfredOlango, an epileptic Black man, was killed in California. The 217th Black person killed by cops this year.
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Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 28, 201628
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Early Bird Chat
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On Air With Ryan Seacrest: President Obama On Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton’s First Debate, Biggest Concerns For Future & College Lingo
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton went head to head at Long Island’s Hofstra University for the first presidential debate of the 2016 general election Monday night. Moderated by NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt, Trump and Clinton presented two conflicting visions for the country as they laid out their blueprint for the economy, crime and policing, foreign policy, and argued about each other’s temperament, “birtherism,” and more.
Audio Here
Following the heated debate, President Barack Obama called On Air with Ryan Seacrest Tuesday morning (National Voter Registration Day) to weigh in on Trump and Clinton’s exchange, admit his biggest concerns for the future, and to remind listeners to register to vote before the general election deadline on October 24. “We’ve got a website, IWillVote.com, and you can text forward to 47246. Get information about the place in your state where you can vote online, or where your precinct is. A lot of states now you can vote by mail.”
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10AM: President Obama receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
11AM: President Obama welcomes Kyle Busch and his team members to the White House
12:35PM: President Obama departs the White House
1:30PM: President Obama arrives in Richmond, Virginia
2:25PM: President Obama participates in a military town hall conversation hosted by CNN in Fort Lee, Virginia. It will air tonight at 9PM EDT on CNN
4PM: President Obama delivers remarks to troops
5:20PM: President Obama departs Richmond
6:15PM: President Obama arrives at the White House
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Laura Bassett: Obama Moves To Protect Planned Parenthood Funding, Permanently
The Obama administration has proposed a new rule that would prevent states from defunding Planned Parenthood or any other family planning provider for political reasons. The new rule which the Department of Health and Human Services proposed last week, says that states cannot withhold Title X federal family planning money from certain recipients for any reason other than the “provider’s ability to deliver services to program beneficiaries in an effective manner.” That means states can no longer vote to defund Planned Parenthood because some of its clinics offer abortion services.
“This will make a real difference in so many people’s lives,” said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood. “Thanks to the Obama administration, women will still be able to access the birth control they need to plan their families, and the cancer screenings they need to stay healthy.” The Title X program provides basic preventive health care and family planning services for 4 million low-income Americans. About 85 percent of patients who use Title X have incomes below $23,500. Planned Parenthood serves about a third of those patients, using the $70 million a year it receives in Title X grants to subsidize contraceptives and cancer and sexually transmitted infection screenings for people who can’t afford them.
More here
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Don’t Waste Your Power
Democracy is not a spectator sport. Don't give up your power to shape the future of the country we love. Vote: vote.gov
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President Obama (@POTUS) September 27, 201627
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Early Bird Chat
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President Barack Obama is presented with a tribal hat, blanket, and bestowed upon the Crow name of Black Eagle
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All Times Eastern
10AM: President Obama receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
12:40PM: Press Secretary Josh Earnest holds the White House Briefing
4:50PM: President Obama participates in a DNC fundraiser at a private residence in Washington, DC
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Chat Away
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Good Luck!
