The President’s Day

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a meeting of The President’s Export Council in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC. Composed of Obama administration officials, elected leaders and executives from the private sector, the council is an advisory committee on international trade

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President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with the President’s Export Council. President Obama expressed caution on Thursday about the possibility of the United States adding more sanctions against Russia for its incursion into Ukraine because it could cause divide Washington and Europe. Also pictured are Boeing President and Chief Executive Jim McNerney and Xerox Chairman and Chief Executive Ursula Burns

President Barack Obama meets with the President’s Export Council. The Export Council advises the president on policies and programs that affect trade performance and promote export expansion. Back row, from left are Jeff Zients, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney

The President’s Export Council Chair and Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney listens to President Barack Obama

A Tweet Or Two

If I told you two years ago that unemployment would be 5.8%, oil < $60, and Obamacare was working, you’d say Obama’s approval was what now?

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Matt O'Brien (@ObsoleteDogma) December 11, 2014

@ObsoleteDogma @Creature_NYC The highest of any President since FDR, six years in?

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Simply Left Behind (@SimplyLefBehind) December 11, 2014

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14 days left until Christmas, 20 days left until the New Year and #4DaysLeft to #GetCovered healthcare.gov

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Dulé Hill (@DuleHill) December 11, 2014

#mtp preview chuck todd: "some critics say" a thing we actually objectively know you did cheney: nope chuck todd: okay.

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Oliver Willis (@owillis) December 11, 2014

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Just so you know: the GOP is making the spending bill as shitty as possible so BHO can veto and take the blame for a government shutdown.

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The Tweet Miser (@eclecticbrotha) December 11, 2014

If you distance yourself from a man TWICE elected... you distance yourself from the people who TWICE elected that man http://t.co/uoD68oWI1f

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Wendell M. Young (@wendmyoung) November 06, 2014

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Electing the first black President didn't solve America's race problem, it revealed it theatln.tc/1vHoOJ2 http://t.co/x384LstYQQ

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The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 11, 2014

Conservatives pretend like we actually tortured the perpetrators of 9/11, so that somehow makes it ok. No and no.

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Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) December 11, 2014

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Conservatives pretend like we actually tortured the perpetrators of 9/11, so that somehow makes it ok. No and no.

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Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) December 11, 2014

How many hearings would we have had about 9/11 if the country were as outraged about it as the Tea Party was about Benghazi?

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Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) December 11, 2014

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It's really astounding when you consider that Bush/Cheney basically did zilch to bring the 9/11 masterminds to justice.

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Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) December 11, 2014

The coverup has its own coverup. It really speaks volumes that they can't even be transparent about the initial attack b/c of the aftermath.

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Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) December 11, 2014

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Fitting that after months of calling PBO a tyrannical dictator, the #TortureReport comes out as proof that Bush/Cheney were all that & more.

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Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) December 11, 2014

They want us to believe PBO is abusing his power by expanding healthcare and opening a path to citizenship, but anal rape is freedom.

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Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) December 11, 2014

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Daughter of #EricGarner lies down for 11 mins in the same spot where cops murdered her father. #ICantBreathe http://t.co/x29NDjIeZ5

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LEFT (@LeftSentThis) December 11, 2014

Great aerial shot of UIC med student die-in #WhiteCoats4BlackLives #Chicago http://t.co/oexUSP2HDr via @plussone

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Danielle (@daneyvilla) December 10, 2014

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For a quick primer on "riders," here's Jon Stewart's "America: The Book" summing them up well http://t.co/PHlhGISUxm

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Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) December 11, 2014

Cromnibus moves ahead, 214 to 212

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Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) December 11, 2014

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Pew shows 81 percent of Hispanic adults approve of immigration decision people-press.org/2014/12/11/imm… http://t.co/sow2Bhp6tA

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Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) December 11, 2014

Pelosi: It is clear from this recess on the floor that the Republicans don’t have enough votes to pass the CRomnibus.

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Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) December 11, 2014

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Pelosi: This increases our leverage to get two offensive provisions of the bill removed:

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Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) December 11, 2014

Boehner spox on omnibus: "We expect the bill to pass … but if it does not, we will pass a short-term CR to avoid a government shutdown."

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Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) December 11, 2014

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Its interesting to watch the purists who dismissed Dodd/Frank as nothing but weak tea now be outraged at R attempts to weaken it.

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Nancy LeTourneau (@Smartypants60) December 11, 2014

The holocaust was legal, slavery was legal, segregation was legal. If you use the state as a metric for ethics you'll end up disappointed.

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Lex Looper (@lex_looper) December 10, 2014

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Al Qaeda "an evil we couldn't fathom." Incredible. In a country built on theft, blood and slavery.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisicoates) December 11, 2014

So many children have been shot to death since Newtown—nearly 200 in the first year alone: bit.ly/1dlqZuT http://t.co/MMidBlSWdS

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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) December 11, 2014

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Remember yesterday, you blamed PBO for GWB's war crimes? And today, you're pre-mad at him for #CRomnibus? Perhaps the problem is you.

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Andie the Obamanista (@andie_walsh) December 11, 2014

Democrats didn't vote but are mad President Obama has to choose between 'bad' or 'worse' to avoid a shutdown Irony just chuckled #CRomnibus

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Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) December 12, 2014

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Despite some concerns, Obama administration offers support for House spending bill wapo.st/1BB5t4z

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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 11, 2014

Obama: Putin "does not have good cards" in Ukraine conflict wapo.st/1BhAZBH

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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 11, 2014

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Happy holidays from the Bidens wapo.st/1zV8A3q http://t.co/nhr4OMelNz

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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 11, 2014

Just a reminder, RE: Heathcare, I'm a big fan. #4DaysLeft to #GetCovered at Heathcare.gov -- your body will thank you.

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Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) December 11, 2014

On #CRomnibus and purity pouting

If you're furious about #CRomnibus but didn't vote in midterms, may I suggest this drink? http://t.co/AHOztfV2xx

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Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) December 11, 2014

Well, a hint of the next 2 years has been washing over us.

The Continuing Resolution Omnibus, which will more or less keep government funded through September 2015 is slouching towards 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. And people are pissed.

It has giveaways to the banksters! It tries to gut Dodd-Frank! It cuts the EPA! It kills DC’s weed law!

Well, Charlies, what the fuck did you expect?

Chat Away

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama sort toys with U.S. Marines and children during the Toys for Tots event at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2014 (Photo by Pete Souza)

Rise and Shine

On This Day: President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia attend the Christmas in Washington taping at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2011

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Today (all times Eastern)

11:0 The President joins a meeting of the President’s Export Council, Eisenhower Executive Office Building

12:0: White House Press Briefing

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On This Day

President Obama with first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha walk out from the White House to attend Sunday service at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dec 11, 2011

 

Christmas in Washington, Dec. 11, 2011

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President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk from the Marine One helicopter to the White House as they return from the memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela to Washington, December 11, 2013

President Barack Obama holds a football as he meets with senior advisors in the Oval Office, Dec. 11, 2013 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning!

Early Bird Chat

On This Day: President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia, left, and Sasha, right, sit for a family portrait in the Oval Office, Dec. 11, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning!