08 | April | 2016 | The Obama Diary

CHANGE: Check out how Pres Obama's judicial nominees embody an unprecedented commitment to diversity on the bench: go.wh.gov/vtFq71
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meta (@metaquest) April 08, 2016

Today @WhiteHouse announced nearly $600 million in re-programmed funds to support response to #ZikaVirus. snpy.tv/23c2ajf
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WH National Security (@NSC44) April 06, 2016

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Obama Just Won A HUGE Multi-Billion Dollar Fight Against Big Pharma (VIDEO) addictinginfo.org/2016/04/05/oba…
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Oliver Willis (@owillis) April 06, 2016

Pfizer and Allergan will mutually terminate their merger tomorrow morning- sources.Changes in inversion regs dealt deal death blow.$AGN,$PFE
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David Faber (@davidfaber) April 06, 2016

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NEW: Bruce Springsteen cancels upcoming performance in North Carolina due to new 'anti-LGBT' law. https://t.co/KW0dCQnqHI
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ABC News (@ABC) April 08, 2016

American Kevin Dawes released from Syrian detention with help from Russia, officials say. abcn.ws/1MZAW7L https://t.co/eloNwAcS5V
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ABC News (@ABC) April 08, 2016

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17-year-old in custody in connection with slaying of UT Austin student. abcn.ws/1qyvYVM https://t.co/aHCGfAnPGp
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ABC News (@ABC) April 08, 2016

BREAKING: Man freed after 3 decades in Virginia prison for crimes authorities now say he didn't commit.
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The Associated Press (@AP) April 08, 2016

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Keith Allen Harward walked out of the Nottoway Correctional Center in Virginia after serving 33 years: apne.ws/22ijjSm
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The Associated Press (@AP) April 08, 2016

Coal king Don Blankenship gets 1 year in prison after deadly mine disaster abcn.ws/22cIaaq https://t.co/UgNv6JtvOt
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ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) April 06, 2016

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Elmont High School valedictorian celebrates acceptance at all 8 Ivy League schools: 7ny.tv/1MOD8z6 https://t.co/OFN11e8vlP
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Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) April 05, 2016

Ted Cruz tried going to a Bronx school to talk education. The students were not having it nydn.us/1Mf3Y3i https://t.co/QfwsLUSJF4
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New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 06, 2016

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Added the often popular Obama resettlement map to today's Gitmo transfer news. hrld.us/1ouV1qX @MiamiHerald https://t.co/s7FNSyvyEb
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Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) April 04, 2016

"Significant humanitarian gesture" -- @PentagonPresSec just now on Senegal taking 2 Gitmo Libyans. hrld.us/1ouV1qX #DidWePay
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Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) April 04, 2016

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Weekend #Guantanamo transfer to Senegal is first since a Yemeni refused sanctuary in Southern Europe. Worth a read, miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…
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Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) April 04, 2016

Secretary of State Kerry: "The Administration is determined to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility." ( state.gov/secretary/rema…)
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Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) April 04, 2016

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The circle just keeps growing #PanamaPapers https://t.co/E9vAq11Dwg
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ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) April 05, 2016

Feds push back against blanket bans that keep ex-offenders from finding housing huff.to/1RV6tXI https://t.co/8yMPawksos
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HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) April 05, 2016

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This obituary for Joe Medicine Crow is simply stunning. (via @AriKelman): washingtonpost.com/news/morning-m… https://t.co/M7fUwmYkNa
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Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) April 05, 2016