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Archive for June 15th, 2015
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The First Lady in Europe
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The First Lady is heading to London to talk about girls education. Got Qs? Ask by Tuesday using #LetGirlsLearn. http://t.co/LSzimSVDQ4
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) June 15, 2015First Lady Michelle Obama, Marian Robinson, Malia and Sasha Obama arrive in London
The First Lady hosts a roundtable discussion with representatives from the Research for Equitable Access and Learning Centre and the Peace Corps, former prime minister of Australia Julia Gillard and students on expanding access to girls education around the world, Mulberry School for Girls, London
Holds a Q&A session with students, Mulberry School for Girls
“Every girl is precious. Every girl deserves an education.” — @POTUS #LetGirlsLearn http://t.co/8uuSS5zG4y
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Exchange Alumni (@exchangealumni) June 14, 2015Meets with British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha, Downing Street
Meets with Harry ‘Prince’ Windsor, Downing Street
The First Lady, Marian Robinson, Malia and Sasha leave for Milan
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The First Lady meets with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his wife in Milan
The First Lady and the Presidential Delegation visit the Milan Expo 2015, tour the USA Pavilion at the Expo and participate in activities to promote efforts to support healthier families and communities.
With the theme “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life,” the Expo Milan is promoting a global dialogue about the future of our food system.
The USA pavilion is titled “American Food 2.0: United to Feed the Planet,” and it showcases American leadership on global food and development issues, science and technology, climate change, nutrition and health.
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The First Lady, Marian Robinson, Malia and Sasha travel to Vicenza
The First Lady visits the US Army North to meet American military families, Vicenza
The First Lady, Marian Robinson, Malia and Sasha travel to Venice
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The First Lady, Marian Robinson, Malia and Sasha tour the canal-crossed UNESCO World Heritage site, Venice
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The First Lady, Marian Robinson, Malia and Sasha depart Venice for Washington DC
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FLOTUS and the girls arrive in the UK to begin their tour of London, Milan and Vicenza to promote her initiatives. http://t.co/TUcg4LnzZJ
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meta (@metaquest) June 15, 2015Ambassador @MatthewBarzun welcomes @FLOTUS to #London. #FLOTUSinUK http://t.co/jEEGgDfgZp
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U.S. Embassy London (@USAinUK) June 15, 2015****
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Gregory Korte: To Get Around Congress, Obama Turns To City Halls
President Obama has quietly racked up a series of legislative victories during the past few months as lawmakers have enthusiastically embraced his calls for a higher minimum wage, paid sick leave and universal pre-kindergarten. Instead of Capitol Hill, those victories happened in city halls, state houses and county buildings far from Washington. At least six major cities — Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Tacoma, Wash., and Washington, D.C. — have passed paid sick leave laws in the four months since Obama called for state and local action in this year’s State of the Union Address. Since the 2013 address when Obama called for an increase in the minimum wage, 17 states and six major cities have taken action, including Los Angeles last week.
Obama’s state-and-local strategy may be unprecedented in its scope and ambition. Though previous administrations have appointed top advisers to listen to concerns of state and local officials, the Obama White House appears to be the first to aggressively use those same channels to encourage them to adopt Obama’s policies. The strategy has been more effective on some policies than others. Since last September, more than 200 mayors have signed on to the My Brother’s Keeper initiative, a commitment to help boys and young men of color. The state-and-local strategy effort has been particularly effective on paid leave policies, which Obama championed in his State of the Union Address this year. “Forty-three million workers have no paid sick leave — 43 million. Think about that,” Obama said. “So I’ll be taking new action to help states adopt paid leave laws of their own.” That pledge came with a $1 million budget from the Department of Labor to help fund feasibility studies for state and local governments, which will begin to be awarded this summer.
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Barack Obama is raising the minimum wage without congress, city by city. A must read >> usat.ly/1HsNrzP via @usatoday
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BWD (@theonlyadult) May 26, 2015The mayor of Los Angeles just signed a $15/hr minimum wage bill into law read.bi/1QWh7KC http://t.co/FDq9Rk2REu
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Early Bird Rise and Shine
On This Day – Pete Souza: “Call him the baby soother. At the Congressional picnic on the South Lawn, the First Lady held a young baby who began crying (top photo). The President then came over to hold the same baby and was able to quiet her down as the First Lady reacted in astonishment in the background of the bottom photo.” June 15, 2011
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Today
2:05 EDT: The President participates in the White House Mentorship and Leadership Graduation Ceremony, Blue Room
1:0 AM EDT: The First Lady arrives in England
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The Obama Diary 
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