12 | April | 2016 | The Obama Diary

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BREAKING: @POTUS will designate a new national monument honoring women’s equality → https://t.co/O7DbjzSZZ3 pic.twitter.com/EEXoL7I27H
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) April 11, 2016

"I applaud the California State Legislature and @JerryBrownGov for expanding paid family leave" —@POTUS #LeadOnLeave pic.twitter.com/e4mm0Vyz9i
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) April 11, 2016

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President Obama: "Mr. Trump's not succeeding me." https://t.co/MlDtjU04LK pic.twitter.com/5K5SZOKEWJ
— ABC News (@ABC) April 8, 2016

https://twitter.com/cschweitz/status/718867705361784832

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Some run their mouths, while others are proactive. #ThanksObama

JUST IN: DOJ: Goldman Sachs to pay over $5B in connection with its sale of residential mortgage backed securities. pic.twitter.com/wDbSPCc5vT
— ABC News (@ABC) April 11, 2016

Wells Fargo just agreed to pay $1.2 billion for improper mortgage lending practices https://t.co/qanEoXQvWG pic.twitter.com/tYk5oTar3n
— Insider Business (@BusinessInsider) April 8, 2016

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President Obama set as weeklong guest host for Science Channel nightly news segment: https://t.co/8tc4SVsYcw pic.twitter.com/wufSQ5dTCq
— Mashable (@mashable) April 11, 2016

Household net worth: $86.8T, an all-time high, up $30 Trillion since Obama took office. https://t.co/YEYl5cehLo https://t.co/mm1tlDrkJw
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) March 22, 2016

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Bravo, sir!

https://twitter.com/NaomiYitna/status/718444070020866048

https://twitter.com/NaomiYitna/status/718470029520441344

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Good point. 73 months of private sector job creation is historic. No president has ever accomplished that

Glad some one finally ask Hillary why she always seems to point to Bill time in off while half ass giving PBO credit pic.twitter.com/1HnQZsO04t
— cjtown (@ladyc10) April 11, 2016

Here it is — the complete transcript of @HillaryClinton's meeting with the Daily News Editorial Board https://t.co/e2FTju3Piw
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 11, 2016

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Obama approval over 50 percent in Gallup weekly tracking for the third straight week pic.twitter.com/Hg6IC4B7Ef
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) March 21, 2016

Obama’s approval is on the rise (highest in 3 yrs) thx to increased economic confidence. Good sign for Dem nominee. pic.twitter.com/zfcoK7yb43
— Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) March 20, 2016

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Scum

#BREAKING: SEC charges #Texas AG @KenPaxtonTX with securities fraud | @PatrickSvitek: https://t.co/VL4To6XBbv pic.twitter.com/bgZT81t7Cq
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) April 11, 2016

Ignore the title, read the story, watch the video. Absorb how infuriating it is. Then remember this man was Speaker. https://t.co/CdOf67Douw
— Emo Desperado (@JoyAnnReid) April 10, 2016

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https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/718890383531376640

Trump rally fashion report pic.twitter.com/Gcqn7u6MQc
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) April 10, 2016

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NEW @CBSNews POLL: 52% of Americans approve of Obama’s handling of relations with Cuba https://t.co/s68ZVRYf4T pic.twitter.com/DNs9P1yxOp
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) March 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/gregpinelo/status/711711970186174464

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An amazing video about the love between @POTUS & @FLOTUS! Thats my president! https://t.co/RgMWJpwABQ #ThankYouObama https://t.co/P1ZFPbFgHi
— Khary Penebaker (@kharyp) April 9, 2016

11 year-old Mikaila Ulmer’s homemade lemonade lands contract with Whole Foods: https://t.co/yCgqRwCsCT pic.twitter.com/3xbWJ3RfKM
— ESSENCE (@Essence) April 2, 2016

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Added the often popular Obama resettlement map to today's Gitmo transfer news. https://t.co/KfEq8rANOM @MiamiHerald pic.twitter.com/s7FNSyvyEb
— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) April 4, 2016

Tuesday's news: Guantánamo’s oldest captive, 68, never charged with a crime, gets parole hearing. https://t.co/iCFxQnTXW4 @MiamiHerald
— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) March 8, 2016

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NEW: White House redirects $510 million of existing Ebola funds to combat Zika virus. -@alex_mallin pic.twitter.com/eAcA8O5D8M
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) April 6, 2016

BREAKING: Judge approves $20 billion settlement in BP oil spill https://t.co/X0o7r5tBLf pic.twitter.com/n3IvnCW5Rs
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 4, 2016

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Really disturbing

When it comes to emergency care, u may have a tough time if you’re in pain & not a white man https://t.co/FgPjUEd89s pic.twitter.com/DVuZjI2H8Y
— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) April 11, 2016

Sanders again says he lost in the south because it’s “conservative.” Not really—he lost because there are a lot of black voters there.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 9, 2016

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11 suicide attempts in one weekend lead Canadian aboriginal community of 2,000 to declare state of emergency: https://t.co/S5ssRa9KEB
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 11, 2016

Ky. attorney general sues governor over $41M in budget cuts ordered for state colleges and universities: https://t.co/pWZLij9q1h
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 11, 2016

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Ky. attorney general sues governor over $41M in budget cuts ordered for state colleges and universities: https://t.co/pWZLij9q1h
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 11, 2016

Morocco court releases 2 men convicted of homosexuality https://t.co/Ua2tEA1MSp
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 11, 2016

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U.S. Navy officer charged with spying for Taiwan, China https://t.co/Bw1jk8wYrq pic.twitter.com/4A64aD5TUU
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) April 11, 2016

Some immigrant kids are being barred from going to school https://t.co/YyR5ahKsrF pic.twitter.com/LTkQ8tPtlR
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) April 11, 2016

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Wisconsin’s voter ID law is back in court following election day woes https://t.co/4aMqSP2OLp pic.twitter.com/VtNnL5Q4Go
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) April 11, 2016

Republicans in Congress are setting up the world for a public health disaster https://t.co/Er3uduBZVP pic.twitter.com/RCFoiDiw9h
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) April 11, 2016

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Court rules @ScottWalker's right-to-work law unconstitutional, per AP: https://t.co/DGpieOif0I
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 8, 2016

The White House is dropping its executive-privilege claim in the Fast and Furious case https://t.co/bP162E7foD pic.twitter.com/wHmjmCdv9l
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) April 8, 2016

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#ThanksObama

The U.S. accounted for 23% of global growth last year, its highest contribution since 2003. https://t.co/VZ4zjKtxt4 pic.twitter.com/s4dpUghusG
— Sudeep Reddy (@Reddy) March 7, 2016

https://twitter.com/JeffreyGoldberg/status/711557832198332417

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https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/717374008174379008

Want to feel old? This is what Veruca Salt looks like today pic.twitter.com/YIRDOCmrrc
— Tom Jamieson (@jamiesont) February 3, 2016

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😂😂😂

If Twitter's timeline makes it tough to read, this is the entire milkshake story by @JoshRaby https://t.co/HDOvjeEsna
— Daniel Carlson (@danielwcarlson) April 11, 2016

The most spectacular correction in newspaper history? Was anything in this Guardian article correct? pic.twitter.com/1xfKtskFqL
— James Cornish (@cornishop) March 5, 2016