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President Obama embraces June McKiernan as he greets the crowd after a tour of the Boeing 787 factory in Everett, Wash.

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President Obama leaves after speaking during a Democratic campaign fundraiser in Bellevue, Washington, February 17

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San Francisco last night:

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Women react in the Red Room after meeting First Lady Michelle Obama in the Blue Room during their White House tour, Feb. 16, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

More here – thanks LOL

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President Obama leaves Paine Field Airport in Everett, Wash. en route to Washington DC

medina elementary

…. greeting Beth Hamilton, principal of Medina Elementary School

President Obama greets school children from Medina Elementary School after attending a fundraiser

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President Obama talks with Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire after arriving at Paine Field Airport in Everett, Wash

President Barack Obama looks at the overhead compartment of a Boeing Dreamliner with Boeing employee Rick Goade while visiting a production facility a Boeing plant in Everett, Wash.

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Link (Thanks amk)

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Hi everyone, have to go out for a few hours, but will catch up later – chat away, and keep your hands to yourself 😉

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President Obama speaks at the Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Francisco, Feb. 16

*** See video of the speech here (thanks UT) ***

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Friday (all times ET)

12:00: PBO departs San Francisco en route to Everett, Washington

1:50: Arrives Everett

2:05: Tours the Boeing Everett Production Facility

2:25: Delivers remarks

5:00: Delivers remarks at a campaign event

6:45: Delivers remarks at a campaign event at the Westin Bellevue Hotel

8:00: Departs Everett en route to Washington, DC

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President Obama did not reprise his rendition of Al Green’s “Let’s stay together” in a duet with the famous crooner Thursday, saying once was enough.

“I took a chance at the Apollo and I’m not going to take a chance again,” he told supporters at a San Francisco fundraiser where Green performed the song solo, according to a pool report.

“Now, what is possible is after reelection, I might go on tour with the good Reverend. Be his opening act,” Obama said. “But I don’t want to lose any further votes because of my singing voice.”

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AP: President Barack Obama raised more than $29 million for his campaign and for the Democratic Party in January, a strong fundraising month that put him ahead of the pace he set in the last quarter of 2011.

….. The month’s haul raises Obama’s total combined fundraising for this election cycle to about $250 million. In the last three months of 2011, he averaged about $23 million a month.

…. Presidential candidates must submit January fundraising reports to the Federal Election Commission on Friday. The Obama campaign’s full report is expected later in the day.

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Morning everyone 😉