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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, with members of the national security team, participate in a secure video teleconference from the Situation Room of the White House with Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and the U.S. negotiating team in Lausanne, Switzerland, to discuss the P5+1 negotiations with Iran, March 31, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama just sent 22 people this letter. Here's why he's giving them a 2nd chance → go.wh.gov/T3geuW http://t.co/3SmaP7vo7Q

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 31, 2015

America is taking steps to #ActOnClimate, and the world is joining us → Deese44/we-re-taking-action-on-climate-change-and-the-world-is-joining-us-2bf44a62b9b9"> medium.com@Deese44/we-re… http://t.co/yqaM9MMwgt

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 31, 2015

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So sorry for the setback, GB. We here at TOD want you to know that we have your back, we admire your strength and courage, and we are rooting for you all the way

Looks like I'll be losing the little bit of hair that grew while I was off chemo.

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ICYMI: The scans I had earlier this month showed that the cancer is spreading. Hormonal treatment not working.

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Going back to chemo and another treatment TBD. We discussed having my uterus and ovaries removed.

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  (@GoBrooklyn) March 31, 2015

Clinical trials not possible until my white blood count comes back up.

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Other therapies available that doc will share once we do some tests. I will what I have to do. Whatever it takes.

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Yes? YES. Okay. Talk to y'all later. One more appointment.

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Under President Obama, America is leading global efforts to #ActOnClimate → go.wh.gov/climate-goal http://t.co/EvAalG5g0N

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 31, 2015

We’re taking action on climate change — and the world is joining us. Here's how → Deese44/we-re-taking-action-on-climate-change-and-the-world-is-joining-us-2bf44a62b9b9"> medium.com@Deese44/we-re… http://t.co/eog4QbPbvA

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Vice President Biden (@VP) March 31, 2015

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Yay

Time to get cooking! Kid chefs: Submit your recipes for the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge by April 30: to.pbs.org/HLC #KidsStateDinner

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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) March 31, 2015

.@FLOTUS I've already got tons of dances ready to go. See you Thursday!! #GimmeFive #MomDancing2

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jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) March 31, 2015

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President Obama's clean power plan would prevent up to 150,000 asthma attacks/year in kids → go.wh.gov/climate-goal http://t.co/n57CCM64J4

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 31, 2015

Big news @Medium: The US just submitted our post-2020 #ActOnClimate goal to the @UNFCCC: Deese44/we-re-taking-action-on-climate-change-and-the-world-is-joining-us-2bf44a62b9b9"> medium.com@Deese44/we-re… http://t.co/j2gnWqAcLY

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Brian Deese (@Deese44) March 31, 2015

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Different day. Same disgusting BS

Same day. Same crime. Same news station. One University pics. The other mugshots. http://t.co/ENMal2mKLH

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Tsunade-Sama (@honeycoquette) March 30, 2015

This is terrible: A min wage @daysinn worker was fired for talking to WaPo's @chicoharlan, even after manager OK'd it washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog…

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Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) March 30, 2015

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Wow

145 yrs ago today, Thomas Mundy Peterson of Perth Amboy NJ becomes first black voter after 15th amendment adopted http://t.co/qKcWzDdYOm

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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 31, 2015

I am proud to join with several of my colleagues to reintroduce the Voter Empowerment Act johnlewis.house.gov/press-release/…

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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 19, 2015

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There is no pleading ignorance about nooses. When you use a noose against a Black person, everyone knows what you mean. Everyone one knows the threat, violence, and racism it represents. Everyone knows that you are terrorizing Black people

My latest: The strange saga of Mikel Neal, one of Marion, Indiana's few black firefighters washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati… /1 http://t.co/vEA2uUDnU9

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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 31, 2015

His wife related to North's last lynching victim from iconic photo that inspired Strange Fruit washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati… http://t.co/xMl8j8LQIf

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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 31, 2015

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85 years after infamous lynching, another noose stirs tension in Indiana town wapo.st/19G17O0

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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 31, 2015

Hour after we publish, local paper alerts that fire chief who made noose accepts demotion washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati… http://t.co/07vWfQWUsd

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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 31, 2015

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But…but…cops are here to protect everyone

Floyd Dent allegedly ran a stop sign. Then video shows him being choked, punched 16x, and tased until bloodied m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2wmqn…

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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 26, 2015

'I'm Lucky To Be Living': Video Shows Cops Brutally Beating Unarmed #FloydDent In Michigan m.huffpost.com/us/entry/69417…

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deray mckesson (@deray) March 25, 2015

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Obama rejects Republican efforts to tighten union rules nyti.ms/1CtHmUb

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The New York Times (@nytimes) March 31, 2015

Obama renews military aid for Egypt cir.ca/s/UkJ

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Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) March 31, 2015

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Great article

From my latest, via @xojanedotcom about corporations crying victim when social media gets real xojane.com/issues/backlas… http://t.co/W2zaIecX5D

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Pia Glenn (@PiaGlenn) March 30, 2015

No, Starbucks Wasn’t Cyberbullied Over #RaceTogether, and Backlash Isn’t Bullying xojane.com/issues/backlas… by @PiaGlenn

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Lauren Chief Elk (@ChiefElk) March 31, 2015

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Eight people found out today that they will not die behind bars. A taste of what that’s like: huff.to/1ilmKp0 http://t.co/G0RgJ9MBbT

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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 31, 2015

BREAKING: Enough progress made at Iran nuclear talks to merit staying past deadline until Wednesday: U.S. State Department

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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 31, 2015

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Goodluck Jonathan "a hero" for conceding defeat. aje.io/9la6 #NigeriaDecides http://t.co/OcWdGKvhlA

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AJE News (@AJENews) March 31, 2015

Nigerian election dramatic example to Africa, President Jonathan shows leadership by conceding. Pray for smooth transition despite tensions.

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Justin Welby ن (@JustinWelby) March 31, 2015

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Meet Muhammadu Buhari, who defeated incumbent Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria's presidential race nyti.ms/19FANU1 http://t.co/GK8lXcFqUB

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The New York Times (@nytimes) March 31, 2015

Nigerian opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari claims a historic victory over sitting president Goodluck Jonathan lat.ms/1G3VV4S

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Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 31, 2015

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Cesar Chavez spent his life dedicated to improving conditions for farmworkers. He was committed to non-violence. http://t.co/XessmGNTTB

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meta (@metaquest) March 31, 2015

Today we honor civil rights leader César E. Chávez, a man who dedicated his life to workers' rights #CesarChavezDay http://t.co/E7fa66Qii8

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President Of The People

President Barack Obama signs a Memorandum of Disapproval regarding a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of a rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures. The joint resolution passed by Congress is a rarely used oversight tool that allows legislators to block regulatory actions

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President Obama signs Memorandum of Disapproval, vetoing measure blocking NLRB rules on union elections. http://t.co/BuKbShDWEk

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Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) March 31, 2015

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Rise and Shine

On This Day: President Obama plays with 5 month-old Vann Carroll during a visit with wounded warriors and their families who were touring the White House, in the East Room, March 31, 2014. Vann was visiting with mom Ryan Carroll and dad, Major Ben Carroll (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today

The President has no scheduled public events (but hopefully there’ll be good news from Lausanne and we’ll hear from him)

12:30: White House Press Briefing

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On This Day

Sen. Barack Obama hugs Jean Hockenbrocht as fellow workers look on during his visit to Wilbur Chocolate Company March 31, 2008 in Lititz, Pennsylvania

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President Obama walks with First Lady Michelle Obama as they depart the White House for a week long trip to Europe, in Washington on March 31, 2009

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President Obama, surrounded by the family of Cesar Chavez and leaders of the United Farm Workers that Chavez co-founded, signs a proclamation in the Oval Office designating March 31, 2010, which would have been his 83rd birthday, as Cesar Chavez Day (Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama, White House Assistant Chef Sam Kass and students from Bancroft and Hollin Meadows elementary schools do a dance intended to help the rhubarb they just planted to grow in the White House Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on March 31, 2010

President Obama practices his pitching with trip director Marvin Nicholson in the Rose Garden of the White House, March 31, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama practices his pitching form with personal aide Reggie Love and Jake Levine in the Rose Garden of the White House, March 31, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

Bo stands in the Rose Garden of the White House, March 31, 2010 (Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

President Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office, March 31, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama greets an audience member prior to delivering remarks on energy security at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility in Maryland on March 31, 2010

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President Obama smiles during the filming of a campaign video, March 31, 2011 (Photo by Christopher Dilts for Obama for America)

President Obama meets with FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, March 31, 2011. Flanking Commissioner Hamburg are Vicki Seyfert-Margolis, Senior Advisor to the FDA Commissioner for Innovative Strategy, left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, right (Photo by Pete Souza)

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First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters, Sasha and Malia, tour the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton before the ship’s commissioning ceremony in Alameda, Calif., March 31, 2012

First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha tour the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J. Papp speaks during the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton’s commissioning ceremony in Alameda, Calif., March 31, 2012. First Lady Michelle Obama is the official sponsor of the Stratton and is the first First Lady to sponsor a Coast Guard cutter.

First Lady Michelle Obama congratulates Melinda Cook, the grand niece of U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Dorothy Stratton, during the commissioning ceremony of the Cutter Stratton on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., March 31, 2012

First Lady Michelle Obama with Taylor Swift at Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards, March 31, 2012

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On This Day: President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk with their daughters Sasha and Malia, right, to attend an Easter service at St. John’s Church in Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 31, 2013 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning!

Early Bird Chat

On This Day: President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk with their daughters Sasha and Malia to attend an Easter service at St. John’s Church in Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 31, 2013

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MoooOOOooorning!