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Worth a read: President Obama on our fight against violent extremism → lat.ms/1vENFPe #CVESummit http://t.co/XluHMkARUr

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 18, 2015

"No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism." —President Obama #CVESummit #ISIL

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 18, 2015

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“'Please tell everyone that we are good people & we are just like everyone else'" —Obama reading a Valentine from Sabrina, 11, who is Muslim

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 18, 2015

"As Americans, we are strong and we are resilient & when tragedy strikes, when we take a hit, we pull together" —President Obama #CVESummit

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 18, 2015

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"No one should be profiled or put under a cloud of suspicion simply because of their faith." —President Obama #CVESummit

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 18, 2015

"That’s the story these extremists and terrorists don’t want the world to know—Muslims succeeding and thriving in America" —Obama #CVESummit

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 18, 2015

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How many US journalists were arrested during Clinton & Bush years? Eight. How many under Obama, the greatest enemy of press freedom? Zero

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Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) February 18, 2015

Keep your government hands off my Obamacare? wapo.st/1yTIdbH http://t.co/HKvXqyukER

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Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 17, 2015

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African American Female Astronauts #blackgirlsrock #blackwomendoingbigthings http://t.co/YNSMZHNM32

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My Beautiful Life (@MyBeautifulMag) February 17, 2015

"We were just human beings who saw a need to bring attention to the inequality in our country." http://t.co/2Qa5LWxRUU

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Young Negro™ (@JayJewels93) February 13, 2015

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Boston's using prisoners to shovel mounds of snow in frigid temps. They’ll make $0.20 an hour. sp.lc/Jdq6L http://t.co/i9BgqpSgpn

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SPLC (@splcenter) February 18, 2015

The Black male incarceration problem is real and it's catastrophic huff.to/1yTppt8 http://t.co/YMyhLPIY31

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HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) February 17, 2015

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The President Speaks At The ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ Summit

 

4:15 EST: The President delivers remarks at the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism

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On This Day: President Barack Obama returns the salute from Tommie Okabayashi, one of the members of the group of Japanese American WWII veterans, during a meeting in the Oval Office to congratulate them on their Congressional Gold Medal, Feb. 18, 2014 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today (all times Eastern)

12:30: White House Press Briefing

2:15: The President meets with Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid

3:0: Meets with Treasury Secretary Lew

4:15: Delivers remarks at the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, South Court Auditorium

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President Barack Obama holds a meeting before a phone call with President Sergio Mattarella of Italy, in the Oval Office, Feb. 17, 2015 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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On This Day

President Obama takes aim with a photographer’s camera backstage prior to remarks about providing mortgage payment relief for responsible homeowners at Dobson High School, Mesa, Ariz., Feb. 18, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama talks with Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel at an official reception in the Blue Room of the White House, Feb. 18, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama meets with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the Map Room of the White House, Feb. 18, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama looks at framed images of performers in the backstage hold at The Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, Colo., Feb. 18, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama boards Air Force One at Buckley Air Force Base in Denver, Colo., en route to Las Vegas, Nev., Feb. 18, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama waves to workers during a tour of the microprocessor manufacturing facility at Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, Ore., Feb. 18, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama greets audience members after he delivers remarks on improving the fuel efficiency of American trucks, at the Safeway Distribution Center in Upper Marlboro, Md., Feb. 18, 2014 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning!

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On This Day: President Barack Obama jokes with cast members of the movie “The Monuments Men” in the Diplomatic Reception Room, prior to a movie screening in the Family Theater of the White House, Feb. 18, 2014. Standing from left are: Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Damon, Grant Heslov, and George Clooney (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning!