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Because, well, we can never see it enough!1!1!

Night owl chat – Vengan a bailar, salseros!

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Hi, my name is LL, and I’m a salsero.

I didn’t really dance much to salsa when I lived in New York, which is odd, as that’s where salsa was born from a mixing of Cuban and Puerto Rican music.

However, when I moved to L.A. and started going to parties with my various Cuban family, I learned to dance salsa right quick. If I’m ever in a down mood, all I have to do is put on some salsa and the world looks much brighter.

So, for your night owling, a little bit of la musica caliente que se llama la salsa.

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Orquesta la Palabra – Lady

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Eddie Palmieri – Azucar Pa’ Ti

A Tweet Or Two

1/Still true today: Pres Obama has done more for Latinos than any President in recent history ndn.org/blog/2014/07/m…

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Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) September 08, 2014

2/And the GOP House has been the most anti-Latino House of Reps perhaps ever: ndn.org/blog/2014/08/m…

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Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) September 08, 2014

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Israel rejects New Zealand's new ambassador because he's also envoy to Palestinian Authority: apne.ws/1tl55Qh

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The Associated Press (@AP) September 08, 2014

#Ferguson Construction workers from out of town emerge as key witnesses to #MikeBrown shooting stltoday.com/news/local/cri… http://t.co/Mcd93p4OVp

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The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) September 07, 2014

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In 1977, Reagan called Roots "destructive" because all white ppl (slave owners) were bad slate.com/blogs/weigel/2… http://t.co/t8hI9aqswW

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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) September 08, 2014

@WesleyLowery This is the same putz that threatened to veto sanctions against businesses in Apartheid South Africa. Not surprising at all.

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Paul Dawkins (@Paul__Dawkins) September 08, 2014

@WesleyLowery The white people Roots portrayed were, in fact, slave owners. You cannot own another person and be a good person yourself. Smh

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SLBB (@JulietsNV) September 08, 2014

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New White House Photos

Captions and more photos here

First Lady Michelle Obama Encourages Students To Reach Higher

First lady Michelle Obama speaks at Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, as part of her Reach Higher educational initiative.

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"If somebody tells you that you’re not college material, brush them off and prove them wrong." - The First Lady #ReachHigher #edtour14

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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) September 08, 2014

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Worth reading: FLOTUS on @Upworthy about what it's like to be a 1st-generation college student → u.pw/1oZ8q3z #ReachHigher

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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) September 08, 2014

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First lady Michelle Obama embraces former Booker T. Washington High School and current Kennesaw State University student Alexandria Jones, as she takes the stage to speak

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"Everything you are doing in school right now is critical to the rest of your life." - @FLOTUS kicking off @usedgov's bus tour in Atlanta.

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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) September 08, 2014

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"It's up to all of us to make sure we're helping our young people @ReachHigher" - @FLOTUS Michelle Obama u.pw/1oZ8q3z

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The First Lady in Atlanta

2:0 EDT approx: First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at Booker T. Washington HS

Live streaming has started – also at WSBTV

Thank you JER!

140 Characters of Truth

Proud to Stand with this Honorable and Brilliant Man, President #BarackObama #POTUSpositive #UniteBlue http://t.co/oE8bCj8Alf

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Brook Bufa (@jupiter896) September 06, 2014

Folks on twitter angry with the President. I'm angry w/ liberals for not showing up in 2010. pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013… http://t.co/12L58hanLp

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Obamacrat44 (@pinkbunny70) September 07, 2014

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SEIU has already turned WH delay into a call for immig activists to support Dems in the fall buzzfeed.com/adriancarrasqu… http://t.co/zL98YIbQoF

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E McMorris-Santoro (@EvanMcSan) September 06, 2014

Criticizing Obama is a DISTRACTION that Republicans enjoy. We must STAY UNITED & focus on #Elections2014 #TNTweeters http://t.co/v0N0K1m7qD

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Latino Initiative (@LatinoInitUSA) September 06, 2014

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#MikeBrown didn't "charge" #DarrenWilson. He was "shot, stumbled forward, died." #Ferguson stltoday.com/news/local/cri… … http://t.co/JlOuhQoB3l

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Steve Marmel (@Marmel) September 07, 2014

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MT @stltoday Groups seek a response to #Ferguson that lasts bit.ly/1zIsKwj #HealSTL dapstl.org #dontshoot

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ThisMagicalEarth (@MagicalEarth) August 28, 2014

A Senate panel found "no evidence of IRS political bias" wapo.st/1tarBLr

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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 06, 2014

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IMO the hardest working president for #wethepeople in so many areas: health, education, military, jobs... Thanks PBO! http://t.co/YrrDlO6wYf

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Vick C. (@sonamie) September 07, 2014

Unless you have chyron saying "believe nothing this man says" never invite Ari Fleischer on to discuss Iraq, terrorism, or anything really.

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Zeddonymous (@ZeddRebel) September 07, 2014

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You wanna punish PBO who's waiting to sign CIR and the Dems who actually passed it? Go ahead. Punch yourself in the face while you're at it.

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Josélito (@60th_Street) September 07, 2014

The Senate passed CIR LAST YEAR with GOP support and Obama's ready to sign it. This is all on the House. All of it. Change that.

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Josélito (@60th_Street) September 07, 2014

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Not even close. Dem Presidents destroy Republicans in jobs and market gains. http://t.co/gHq4twrCCG

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Jeff Gauvin (@JeffersonObama) September 07, 2014

📌#VotingMatters PEOPLE FOUGHT, BLED, DIED for #RightToVOTE❗️Use it #RegisterToVote👊#Vote2014 #GOTV #Vote #TNTweeters http://t.co/G8o5NQxIj8

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Richard O. HORNOS (@RichardOHornos) September 07, 2014

Rise and Shine: The Week Ahead

On This Day: President Barack Obama talks with Justice Sonia Sotomayor prior to her investiture ceremony at the Supreme Court September 8, 2009

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Monday – Wednesday

The President will attend meetings at the White House

Thursday

The President, the Vice President, the First Lady, and White House staff will gather on the South Lawn of the White House to observe a moment of silence to mark the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

The President and First Lady will then travel to the Pentagon Memorial to attend the September 11th Observance Ceremony.

Friday

The President will deliver remarks at an AmeriCorps Pledge ceremony on the South Lawn to mark the 20th anniversary of the national service program. Joining him will be President Clinton, who established the program and swore in the first class in 1994.

In the evening, the President will travel to Baltimore, Maryland to attend a DSCC event.

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On This Day: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden pose for a photo with Supreme Court Justices prior to the investiture ceremony for Justice Sonia Sotomayor, at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Sept. 8, 2009

Early Bird Chat

Randomness: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, joined by family pets Sunny and Bo, wait to greet visitors in the Blue Room during a White House tour, Nov. 5, 2013 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning – Happy Monday!