01 | May | 2015 | The Obama Diary

SIX Baltimore Police officers will be charged in relation to the arrest/in-custody death of Freddie Gray washingtonpost.com/local/overnigh…
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) May 01, 2015

List of charges http://t.co/KddJVyZasC
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Mark Puente (@MarkPuente) May 01, 2015

Context: Officers rarely charged for in-custody deaths/on-the-job shootings. Even more rare: convictions
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) May 01, 2015

Former Baltimore PD officer calls me: "Wow. Just wow. I honestly wasn't expecting that. Wow."
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) May 01, 2015

State Attorney Marilyn Mosby, y'all. Daughter of TWO police officers. Who understands that #GoodCops don't do this! twitter.com/newsnation/sta…
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(@Only4RM) May 01, 2015

Officer Ceasar Goodson charged with 2nd degree "depraved heart" murder, an action that demonstrates a "callous disregard for human life."
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Alex Wagner (@alexwagner) May 01, 2015

"It's handled." twitter.com/RASHVISION/sta…
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Andie the Obamanista (@andie_walsh) May 01, 2015

Mosby dropped the mic, set it on fire, and then walked away in slo-mo. #TWiBNation twitter.com/slb79/status/5…
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Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) May 01, 2015

On This Day: President Barack Obama kisses First Lady Michelle Obama during her remarks at an Affordable Care Act reception in the East Room of the White House, May 1, 2014 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today

10:55 EDT: The President holds a roundtable with persecuted journalists to mark World Press Freedom Day; Roosevelt Room

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@FLOTUS: Who’s ready for #CollegeSigningDay? Share a photo in your college gear to celebrate students pushing to #ReachHigher.

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Rest in peace, Ben E King youtube.com/watch?v=dTd2yl…
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) May 01, 2015

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Three Years Ago Today

Some slept through it – imagine! – some were wide awake……

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Pete Souza: “This is a composite of several images of the President and his national security team during a series of meetings in the Situation Room of the White House discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden on Sunday, May 1, 2011. We put this together so in addition to the now iconic image of this day, people might have a better sense of what it’s like in presidential meetings of historic significance.”

President Obama talks with members of the national security team at the conclusion of one in a series of meetings discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden, in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama edits his remarks in the Oval Office prior to making a televised statement detailing the mission against Osama bin Laden, May 1, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

May 1, 2011: “The President was ready to announce the news about the mission against Osama bin Laden and was putting the finishing touches on his statement in the Outer Oval Office. As he did so, the networks broke in with bulletins confirming that bin Laden had been killed and a photograph of him appeared on the television screen in the background near the Vice President and Press Secretary Jay Carney.” (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office before making a statement to the media about the mission against Osama bin Laden, May 1, 2011. The President made a series of calls, including to former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and others, to inform them of the successful mission (Photo by Pete Souza)

Senior administration officials listen as President Obama delivers a statement in the East Room of the White House on the mission against Osama bin Laden, May 1, 2011. Seated, from left, are: James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; CIA Director Leon Panetta; Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; and Vice President Joe Biden. (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama shakes hands with Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Green Room of the White House following his statement detailing the mission against Osama bin Laden, May 1, 2011. CIA Director Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are pictured at left (Photo by Pete Souza)

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On This Day

Members of the military raise their hands during a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members in the East Room of the White House, May 1, 2009 (Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

President Obama during the playing of the national anthem at a Naturalization Ceremony in the East Room of the White House Friday, May 1, 2009 ( Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

President Obama in the outer Oval Office following a Homeland Security Council meeting in the Cabinet Room May 1, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama touches the sign above the locker room door at Michigan Stadium, before giving the commencement address to University of Michigan graduates in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, May 1, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama exits the stage with University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman after delivering the commencement address to University of Michigan graduates at Michigan Stadium, in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, May 1, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wait in a hallway at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., moments before taking the stage at the White House Correspondents Association dinner, Saturday, May 1, 2010 (Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to a group of supporters and volunteers at The Springs Preserve May 1, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada

May 1, 2012 – Pete Souza: “A soldier hugs the President as he greeted U.S. troops at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan.”

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May 1, 2012 – Pete Souza: “For the President, this was one of the most poignant moments of the his first term. He was visiting wounded warriors in the intensive care unit at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. He had just presented a Purple Heart to Sgt. Chase Haag, who had been injured by an IED just hours before. Sgt. Haag was covered with a blanket and it was difficult to see how badly he was injured. He was also seemingly unconscious, or perhaps just asleep. The President whispered in his ear so not to wake him. Just then, there was a rustling under the blanket and Sgt. Haag, eyes still closed, reached his hand out to shake hands with the President. ‘I’ll never forget that moment,’ someone else in the room later told me.”

President Obama boards Air Force One at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, as he departs for Washington, D.C., May 1, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama hold Silas McComb, son of Sean McComb, National Teacher of the Year, and Sarah McComb, in the Blue Room prior to the Teacher of the Year event in the East Room of the White House, May 1, 2014. McComb teaches English at Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts in Baltimore, Md. (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning!