A Face in the Crowd

@chicagobulls: Welcome, Mr. President!

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@NBA

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The Stars Were Out…..

President Barack Obama talks with 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed during the second Astronomy Night on the South Lawn of the White House. Invited to the White House for the science event, Mohamed was handcuffed and questioned by police last month when he brought a homemade electronic clock to class at MacArthur High School in Irving, TX, and officials ‘mistook’ it for a bomb.

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"We need to inspire more young people to ask about the stars." —@POTUS #AstronomyNight snpy.tv/1M1UHEJ

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 20, 2015

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I got a chance to catch up with the @Space_Station crew today. Nothing like a call to space on #AstronomyNight! snpy.tv/1LkWhV5

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President Obama (@POTUS) October 20, 2015

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This #AstronomyNight, @POTUS called the @Space_Station! See our Tumblr blog for a breakdown: nasa.tumblr.com/post/131523791… https://t.co/GSWGOvzqHK

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Former astronaut and NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate John Grunsfeld poses for a selfie with Ahmed Mohamed

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President Obama with Brooklyn student Agatha Sofia Alvarez-Bareiro

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Wow….

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First glance at tonight's China State Dinner. http://t.co/8JSkABvvdX

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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) September 25, 2015

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When you *know* you brought the baddest chick to your H.S. reunion >>>>>>> http://t.co/HNaq6sBggB

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Knucka Thompson (@BarockNoDrama) September 25, 2015

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The President tells the First Lady she looks "stunning", then she fixes his tie so he'll look good too 🙂 http://t.co/tTMgOf5Deb

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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) September 25, 2015

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Saturday in Kenya

@PeteSouza: President Obama arrives in Kenya

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All times Eastern

3:25 AM: The President delivers remarks at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Nairobi, United Nations Compound (10:25 AM local time)

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4:20 AM: Visits the Power Africa Innovation Fair, United Nations Compound (11:20 AM local time)

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5:05 AM: Meets with Embassy personnel and families, U.S. Embassy, Nairobi (12:05 PM local time)

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6:55 AM: Participates in a wreath laying ceremony, Memorial Park, Nairobi (1:55 PM local time)

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7:20 AM: Participates in ceremonial welcome with President Kenyatta, State House, Nairobi (2:20 PM local time)

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7:50 AM: Participates in a bilateral meeting with President Kenyatta, State House (2:50 PM local time)

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9:30 AM: The President and President Kenyatta participate in a joint press conference, State House (4:30 PM local time)

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1:15 PM: The President attends the State Dinner, State House (8:15 PM local time)

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Embrace

President Obama and his half sister Auma embrace on his arrival in Kenya

Kenya Awaits

1:10 PM EDT: The President is scheduled to arrive in Nairobi, Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Lots more live Kenyan streaming links here

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‘Welcome Obama’

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A really nice piece on Auma Obama and President Obama’s ancestral village:

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.@POTUS ‘s half-sister Auma “My brother has carried our name up there” http://t.co/3ZlLcawNbU https://t.co/szFCif3ssH pic.twitter.com/nRY4aznD67

— The Lovely Plains (@DaRiverZkind) July 23, 2015

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From then Senator Obama’s trip to Kenya in 2006

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This is the Kenya I knew when I spent two years there, from 1992 to 1994, working with the Jesuit Refugee Service. Of course it’s wrong to generalize about a people or a country, and Kenya encompasses men, women and children from a stunning variety of ethnic backgrounds speaking dozens of indigenous languages (most also speak Swahili and English), but perhaps positive generalizations are okay. Nearly to a person, the Kenyan men and women I knew were warm, welcoming, friendly, upbeat, clever, playful, helpful, and, most of all, hopeful. I adored living there, loved working and living among them, and enjoyed learning Swahili (and even a little Maasai)…For Kenyans the visit of President Obama, a man with deep Kenyan roots, is of enormous significance and a cause for celebration.

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Karibu! http://t.co/Jadh8LLrEV Welcome to Kenya, President Obama. https://t.co/FqFHw3ISz3

— The Lovely Plains (@DaRiverZkind) July 23, 2015

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Family is of inestimable significance for Kenyans, and nearly everyone knows what tribe you’re from, and the location of your family’s shamba (loosely translated as “farm” but a larger word meaning homeland). It’s especially easy for Kenyans to figure out what ethnic group Barack Obama hails from. He is obviously a Luo, as evidenced by the “O” that begins his last name. Luo names are ones like Odhiambo, Omondi, Okello, Onyango, Otieno. When I living in Kenya, the Jesuit vocation director for East Africa was a florid-faced, white-haired, Irishman named Sean O’Connor who, like me, loved his adopted country. Sean loved to joke with the East Africans when they asked where he was from, that of course he was a Luo. “Can’t you tell from my name?” he would say. “It’s Oconnor, after all.” During the president’s trip to Kenya, I hope that the media covers the following: the way that Kenyans often make do with so little; the way that they are able to live among a welter of cultures and languages; the stunning beauty of their land; their deep pride in their heritage; their great love of country. So with my friends (marafiki) in Kenya, I say to the President, “Karibu Kenya, Rais Obama!”

The President on Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Mean Tweets – President Obama Edition

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President Obama on Ferguson and Race Relations

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President Obama on Tweeting and Smartphones

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Jimmy Kimmel Asks President Obama About His Daily Life

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President Obama on Why Washington Doesn’t Work

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President Obama Hasn’t Called Kanye

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President Obama Wants a Student Aid Bill of Rights

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Will President Obama Do Something About Long Receipts?

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President Obama Denies Knowledge of Aliens

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MoooOOOooorning!

India: Day One

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the President and First Lady at Palam Air Force Station in New Delhi

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Coming Up

6:45 PM (8:15 AM ET): The President and First Lady meet with Embassy personnel and families, ITC Maurya Hotel, New Dehli

7:35 PM (9:05 AM ET): The President participates in a courtesy call with President Mukherjee

7:50 PM (9:20 AM ET): The President and First Lady attend the state dinner, Rashtrapati Bhavan

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Live streaming:

India TV News * NDTV * IBN Live

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The visitors’ book at Raj Ghat: “What Dr Martin Luther King Jr said then remains true today. The spirit of Gandhi is very much alive in India today. And it remains a great gift to the world. May we always live in the spirit of love and peace –  among all people and nations.”

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The menu for the State Dinner

Good Morning India

Arriving in New Delhi

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6:0 AM ET (ish): President Obama and PM Modi’s press conference

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The President and First Lady are greeted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon arrival in New Delhi

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Arriving in India

Live streaming:

India TV News * NDTV * IBN Live

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are scheduled to arrive in India at 11:30 PM ET (tonight) – but you know how it is, Air Force One might have the wind at its back, so they could arrive early – or vice versa!

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See the full Sunday schedule in the post below

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