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CLIP: @NancyPelosi announces at Congressional Black Caucus event that Eric Holder will resign. cs.pn/1usxZSP http://t.co/Xgx7M5xpkM

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CSPAN (@cspan) September 25, 2014

Holder will stay on the job through confirmation of the new AG. Brilliant. Welcome to your tight corner, GOP senators. ::smirk::

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mata (@mataharikrishna) September 25, 2014

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JUST IN: FBI Director Comey says agency believes it has identified militant seen in ISIS beheading videos; won't release name - @PierreTABC

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ABC News (@ABC) September 25, 2014

The US dollar is poised to recapture lost ground as the preferred currency for central banks around the world. nyti.ms/Yd0qpY

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Dean E. Murphy (@deanemurphy) September 25, 2014

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so old i remember when DC press treated economy as THE way to rate POTUS....U.S. New-Home Sales Surge 18% in August; on.wsj.com/1vhDPEt

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Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) September 25, 2014

For all our #TCOT friends out there, having trouble keeping up with this scandalous President. #p2 http://t.co/Wi8v6C22eF

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Crooks and Liars (@crooksandliars) September 24, 2014

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THE ONLY SALUTE THAT MATTERS:...and not one of his predecessors has done it. #p2 #uniteblue #n4p http://t.co/GopNeHCX8f

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Jim McBride (@jimmcbride13) September 24, 2014

This is the most remarkable chart that I've seen in some time. An extraordinarily important trend: http://t.co/p5CpqdAc6k via @ryanlcooper

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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 24, 2014

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Michelle could take Iowa and Hillary wouldn't know what happened RT @jaketapper: Caption contest twitpic.com/ec1o7a"

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Jeff Gauvin (@JeffersonObama) September 25, 2014

This does rather suggest some long-term, structural problems http://t.co/KVOwRb4fSC

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Ryan L. Cooper (@ryanlcooper) September 24, 2014

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"I am sorry it took so long to remove your dead son from the street" is not an apology that should have to wait a month and a half.

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Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 25, 2014

Ferguson police chief apologizes... in a scripted video released by @DevinJamesGroup, a PR firm hired by the town last month. Interviews TK.

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Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 25, 2014

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White guy paces near school w/ gun. Cops shrug. White guys walk thru Walmart w/ guns. Cops shrug. Black guy carries toy. Cops kill. Hmmm...

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Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) September 24, 2014

White cop asks for driver's license. Black guy tries to give it. Cop shoots him. Yup. Racism is so over. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/yep-we-…

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Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) September 25, 2014

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Wendell Pierce called it right

Here are my remarks: youtu.be/1g_Zvak2QBw

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Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) September 25, 2014

Here is the reality: cnn.com/2014/09/25/jus…

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Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) September 25, 2014

Last week @WendellPierce said this: tubechop.com/watch/3641775 And in South Carolina, this happened: cnn.com/2014/09/25/jus… #DrivingWhileBlack

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Larry Bellinger (@LarryBnDC) September 25, 2014

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U.S. job creation in year through March revised up 7,000 reut.rs/1u3GinN

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  (@symmetry11) September 18, 2014

Fox News hates Eric Holder because he was "divisive," which is like ESPN hating you because you "play sports."

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  (@LOLGOP) September 25, 2014

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Scoop: Federal Government Sues Companies Over Anti-Transgender Discrimination bzfd.it/1su3Mmi

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Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) September 25, 2014

So he's staying on forever? RT @b_fung: Holder is not stepping down immediately — he’s staying on until “his successor is confirmed”

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Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) September 25, 2014

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Female cosmonaut sick of your bullshit sexist questions theguardian.com/world/2014/sep… http://t.co/BR8Wh9kusA

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  (@pourmecoffee) September 25, 2014

George Washington never saluted holding a Starbucks getting off Marine One. You can Google it. He never did.

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  (@pourmecoffee) September 24, 2014

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Obama at UN: "We come together as a community of nations when the scourge of pumpkin spice casts a dark pall on the northern hemisphere."

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  (@pourmecoffee) September 24, 2014

Here's a little primer. http://t.co/A6zdAywLrB

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George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) September 25, 2014

President Obama announces AG Holder’s departure

4:30 EDT: President Obama announces AG Holder’s departure

President Obama Speaks at the U.N. Meeting on Ebola

If you missed Africa’s wonderful post, see it here

Later Today

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4:30 EDT: President Obama will announce AG Holder’s departure, State Dining Room

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Holder, per #DOJ official, has no immediate plans to step down and wants to focus on causes like #Ferguson during remaining days.

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) September 25, 2014

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Chat on

Rise and Shine

On This Day – Pete Souza: “On a Saturday, the President listens during a conference call in the Situation Room on the Middle East negotiations. Sept. 25, 2010

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Today (all times Eastern)

9:35: The President holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

11:0: The President delivers remarks at a UN meeting on the Ebola epidemic

12:25: The President holds a bilateral meeting with President Abdel Fattah el-SiSi of the Arab Republic of Egypt

2:15: The President and the First Lady depart New York en route Andrews Air Force Base
John F. Kennedy International Airport

3:10: The President and the First Lady arrive at Andrews Air Force Base

3:25: The President and the First Lady arrive at the White House
South Lawn

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Friday: The President will deliver remarks at the Global Health Security Agenda Summit at the White House.

Saturday: The President will deliver remarks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

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From Yesterday:

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In Case You Missed The First Lady Yesterday:

Forward to 1:34:00 for the introduction

Text of remarks here

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 Morning again everyone.

Early Bird Chat

On This Day: President Obama greets children upon arrival in Seattle, Wash., Sept. 25, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning – Happy Thursday!