My live podcast with @BarackObama, recorded today, is up!
axefilespodcast.com https://t.co/UyA5KvUaIB
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David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) November 20, 2018
Posts Tagged ‘Axelrod
A Tweet Or Two
The world over, this is what the victims of terrorism look like #ChapelHillShooting http://t.co/EEdW4nWRVT
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Ryan Cummings (@Pol_Sec_Analyst) February 11, 2015
My cousin, his wife and sister in law were murdered for being muslim. Someone tell me racism/hate crimes don't exist. #MuslimLivesMatter
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Haya Barakat (@HayaBarakat) February 11, 2015
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Yusor Abu-Salha, murdered in #ChapelHillShooting, recently provided dental aid to Syrian refugees. http://t.co/UUCsHf5EFj
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Raquel E Saraswati (@RaquelEvita) February 11, 2015
Deah Barakat, murdered in #ChapelHillShooting, also gave back, providing dental and food supplies to the homeless. http://t.co/r2LPhuZyss
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Raquel E Saraswati (@RaquelEvita) February 11, 2015
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People calling this a dispute over parking are full of BS. Whenever a white person does this to a minority community, we always look for loopholes to justify it. This is a hate crime
Victims’ father on #ChapelHillShooting: “This was not a dispute over a parking space; this was a hate crime." newsobserver.com/2015/02/11/454…
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Brady Dennis (@brady_dennis) February 11, 2015
Twitter today: "why don't the media cover killings of minorities like they do killings by minorities?" Um, hello. That's what racism is.
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umair (@umairh) February 11, 2015
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The father of two of three students shot to death in Chapel Hill on Tuesday says the shooting was a “hate crime” based on the Muslim faith of the victims. Chapel Hill police said Wednesday morning that a dispute about parking in the neighborhood of rented condominiums near Meadowmont may have led Craig Stephen Hicks to shoot his neighbors, Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, and his wife Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21, and Abu-Salha’s sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, of Raleigh. But the women’s father, Dr. Mohammad Abu-Salha, who has a psychiatry practice in Clayton, said regardless of the precise trigger Tuesday night, Hicks’ underlying animosity toward Barakat and Abu-Salha was based on their religion and culture.
Sorry your dream was so brutally snatched from you. #ChapelHillShooting http://t.co/2zFa1oNCVc
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_ (@random_ukht) February 11, 2015
Deah Barakat tweeted this in October. Ended up getting shot & killed by a man from his community. #ChapelHillShooting http://t.co/M7fUagPvsB
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Saba (@smalfuhaid) February 11, 2015
A couple months ago Deah texted me, always trying to change the world for the better. #ChapelHillShooting #deah #rip http://t.co/NeIZ7wv9Dd
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danabarakat (@danabarakat3) February 11, 2015
Abu-Salha said police told him Hicks shot the three inside their apartment. “It was execution style, a bullet in every head,” Abu-Salha said Wednesday morning. “This was not a dispute over a parking space; this was a hate crime. This man had picked on my daughter and her husband a couple of times before, and he talked with them with his gun in his belt. And they were uncomfortable with him, but they did not know he would go this far.” Abu-Salha said his daughter who lived next door to Hicks wore a Muslim head scarf and told her family a week ago that she had “a hateful neighbor.” “Honest to God, she said, ‘He hates us for what we are and how we look,’” he said.
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The victims have names and faces:
- Deah Barakat
- Yusor Abu-Salha
- Razan Abu-Salha
RIP. #ChapelHillShooting http://t.co/f1Bp8gNfPA
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Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) February 11, 2015
#Breaking: statement from @ChapelHillPD Chief @ChrisBlue840 regarding motive in #ChapelHillShooting http://t.co/vaQaqbWQrO
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Lauren Horsch (@LaurenHorsch) February 11, 2015
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#WeAreBlackHistory on @ELLEmagazine!! Check out me & other amazing Black women elle.com/culture/art-de… http://t.co/q5WaSyBVuP
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MyFeminismRealAF (@FeministaJones) February 11, 2015
1 million+ African Americans worked on the home front during WWII & 60% were women #AAHM #BlackHistory @RosieTrust http://t.co/ykJ4SlJHm7
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NationalParkService (@NatlParkService) February 09, 2015
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Horrible news. Chapel Hill shooting: Three American Muslim students killed near University of North Carolina ibt.uk/A006ExC
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Brooklyn Middleton (@BklynMiddleton) February 11, 2015
87% of U.S. mass shooting are committed by caucasians 13-56. Why don't we spy on this community? #ChapelHillShooting http://t.co/zu7MHD2Gl4”
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Aamir | KASHMIR (@aamiryatoo) February 11, 2015
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A Tweet Or Two
"Kayla represents what is best about America, and expressed her deep pride in the freedoms that we...enjoy." —Obama http://t.co/bqnFABLJcn
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 10, 2015
Deeply moved by the life of Kayla Mueller. Our nation is stronger than any enemy can understand. –vp
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Vice President Biden (@VP) February 10, 2015
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Obama On Kayla Mueller: Not Paying Ransom “Is As Tough As Anything I Do” buzzfeed.com/bensmith/obama… http://t.co/n5xyeVCeBH
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 10, 2015
Kayla’s humanity, generosity, idealism will endure long after barbarity of #ISIL is defeated. Praying for Carl, Marsha, Eric, family.
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John Kerry (@JohnKerry) February 10, 2015
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Eight years ago today: Senator Obama formally announces candidacy for President cs.pn/1hEHMQb http://t.co/8CvLrx2ztD
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CSPAN (@cspan) February 10, 2015
8 years ago today. #nostalgia #springfield @pfeiffer44 @jonfavs @TVietor08 @davidplouffe @davidaxelrod @julsmoot http://t.co/e1gVsiuoe0
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Alyssa Mastromonaco (@AlyssaMastro44) February 10, 2015
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We need to break down barriers to success for Native youth. They are the future leaders of Indian Country & beyond.SJ http://t.co/7hfIR3P9M2
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Sally Jewell (@SecretaryJewell) February 10, 2015
@SecretaryJewell will visit Native American youth to find out how policies can improve lives. PBO keeping his promise abc15.com/news/region-ph…
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Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) February 10, 2015
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Inspired by @FLOTUS’s @LetsMove campaign, we developed a healthy cooking curriculum suitable for cooks of all ages: ow.ly/IHKTL
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Cooking Light (@Cooking_Light) February 10, 2015
.@letsmove is FIVE! Read about how much has been accomplished in this @FLOTUS interview in @Cooking_Light! cookinglight.com/cooking-101/mi…
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(@FoodCorps) February 09, 2015
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The History of 73 Years of Lynching (1877-1950) via @eji_org. mobile.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/us/… http://t.co/tsiquheC3B
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deray mckesson (@deray) February 10, 2015
The History of Lynching in America nytimes.com/2015/02/10/us/…
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Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) February 10, 2015
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One day you'll acknowledge the skeletons hanging in your own closets and stop wagging your fingers at the South, Yankee.
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Fed-Up Short Chick. (@thewayoftheid) February 10, 2015
Talking about lynchings or marking where they occurred absent white accountability is just more senseless consumption of black pain.
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Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) February 10, 2015
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JUST IN: Grand jury indicts NYPD officer over shooting death of Akai Gurley in stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project - @AaronKatersky
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ABC News (@ABC) February 10, 2015
Black girls are suspended from school *six times* more often than white girls slnm.us/gRgeyH8
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Salon.com (@Salon) February 10, 2015
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#BREAKING Obama calls Putin to discuss violence, Russian actions in Ukraine
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Agence France-Presse (@AFP) February 10, 2015
U.S. official in Washington confirms American embassy in Yemen is closing.
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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 10, 2015
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Readout of President Obama's call with President #Putin of #Russia wh.gov/ib4B0 #Ukraine
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WH National Security (@NSCPress) February 10, 2015
Readout of President Obama's call with President #Poroshenko of #Ukraine wh.gov/ibgX5
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WH National Security (@NSCPress) February 10, 2015
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See, TV head honchos? When you have great representative story telling that reflects the diversity of our world today, you get HUGE ratings
Fox’s #Empire breaks 23-year ratings record buff.ly/1zBMDZI http://t.co/bGZauz2sef
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The Root (@TheRoot) February 09, 2015
a v important list of #blackhistorymonth baes, courtesy of @fanaticalscribe buzzfeed.com/michaelblackmo… http://t.co/AMcSMf6MCe
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Tracy Clayton (@brokeymcpoverty) February 09, 2015
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America's largest health care company tells SCOTUS that anti-Obamacare argument is "absurd" bit.ly/1y1O5zi http://t.co/kh4KI42dBY
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) February 10, 2015
Sierra Leone to prosecute fraudulent Ebola "ghostworkers" reut.rs/1AUhNgO
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Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) February 10, 2015
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Why Do We Remember Charlie Hebdo But Ignore The 2,000 Dead In Nigeria? @TPM talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-do-we…
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BroDell Checkum, Jr. (@eclecticbrotha) February 10, 2015
In late October, I sent this tweet: twitter.com/scATX/status/5…. Today, I can finally explain what I meant: si.com/college-footba…
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Jessica Luther (@scATX) February 10, 2015
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Harrowing, riveting new study of history of lynching finds total of 3959 cases, 700 more than previous studies talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-his…
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Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 10, 2015
Mapping 73 years of lynchings nyti.ms/1EVjrQA http://t.co/CyBvswUOXs
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The New York Times (@nytimes) February 10, 2015
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BREAKING: Obama to withdraw most US military troops fighting Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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The Associated Press (@AP) February 11, 2015
Breaking: Brian Williams suspended for six months without pay, according to an NBC source.
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Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 11, 2015
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Brian Schatz is the latest senator to boycott Netanyahu's speech bit.ly/1zI9enc
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 10, 2015
Sen. Patrick Leahy will not attend the "politicized" Netanyahu speech to Congress bit.ly/1M9zGLO
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 10, 2015
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David Axelrod: Race Plays an 'Undeniable' Role in Obama Criticism bit.ly/1zU3FBb (AUDIO) http://t.co/vioigJJggk
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(@Mediaite) February 10, 2015
It's actually quite simple: Obama was just playing the politics of same-sex marriage. bit.ly/1vCIOnw http://t.co/q1MAmLJ22u
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The Prospect (@theprospect) February 10, 2015
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Paul Waldman: On Obama’s ‘Evolution’ On Same-Sex Marriage
In Obama adviser David Axelrod’s new book, he reveals that in 2008 the future president did indeed believe in marriage equality, but he was persuaded by Axelrod and others that it would be too risky to say publicly. So he took the standard Democratic position at the time, in favor of civil unions but against marriage rights. I imagine that exactly no one is surprised by this. And while it isn’t an excuse for deception, the decision should be understood in the context of that historical moment, The context of Obama’s falsehood is important to understand—both his own thinking and the reception his statements on the matter received.
Usual suspects squealing re PBO's 2008 realism re gay marriage, while ignoring all his LGBT achievements since
Sigh http://t.co/6HtkFGwOHi
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) February 11, 2015
In 2008, the Democratic Party was undergoing a rapid change in its approach to same-sex marriage, and the stated positions of almost every candidate were in flux. Four years before, when the issue exploded into national debate after the Massachusetts Supreme Court legalized marriage equality (their ruling actually came down in late 2003), Most of the presidential contenders came down in support of civil unions but against marriage rights, a position that just happened to be where the median voter was. By 2008, everyone seemed to understand that the position all the major Democratic candidates were taking was a temporary way-station on the path to an eventual embrace of full marriage equality. Nobody really believed that was where the party and its representatives were going to stay.
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#Senate Sen. Harry Reid to undergo additional surgery on right eye dlvr.it/8TrnBB @SenatorReid
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Quorum Call (@QuorumCall) February 10, 2015
Obama is about to send his war powers request to Congress — by @AP read.bi/1zsIVMZ
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Business Insider (@businessinsider) February 10, 2015
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"Islamic State militants are selling abducted Iraqi children at markets as sex slaves." But, Brian Williams! in.reuters.com/article/2015/0…
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Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg) February 08, 2015
This is #Jordan rally against #ISIS today. Via @jenn_ruth http://t.co/ltv9u31lye
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Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) February 06, 2015
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#AdviceForYoungJournalists These are lackeys, not role models http://t.co/Oja2bqakYP
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The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) February 10, 2015
Bobby Jindal: "we have transformed our health care system"
Louisiana has one of the highest percentages of uninsured adult residents.
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(@igorvolsky) February 10, 2015
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One of the first hires in Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration is the sister of a top aide trib.in/1EVfQC8 http://t.co/GSXYEvTSz1
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Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) February 10, 2015
Do your friends share your political views? In US, 63% of consistent conservatives, 49% of liberals say they do http://t.co/DbgSJ4S7eN
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Alec Tyson (@alec_h_tyson) February 10, 2015
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Oklahoma is considering gassing death row inmates read.bi/16P4DnW http://t.co/rYye6LMWU9
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Business Insider (@businessinsider) February 10, 2015
Newsweek's Twitter account briefly hacked, threatens Obama family theverge.com/e/7776456 http://t.co/QID13O1U3X
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The Verge (@verge) February 10, 2015
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Hello.
You live in a world where it's necessary to publish this story abc7news.com/news/stay-away… http://t.co/RbYQrgLEjp
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(@pourmecoffee) February 09, 2015
A Map Of Clinics That Welcome Anti-Vaxxers -- it matches locations of measles cases http://t.co/5u0Ad7XkSu voc.tv/193eGHD
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USA TODAY Health (@USATODAYhealth) February 09, 2015
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Robert Smalls escaped slavery & served 5 terms in the US Congress robertsmalls.com/history.html upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm… #historicPOC
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Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) February 08, 2015
Student newspaper staff at @NCCU, 1954. #HistoricPOC library.digitalnc.org/cdm/singleitem… http://t.co/3SVyquCMB8
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DigitalNC (@ncdhc) February 09, 2015
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WH counsel Neil Eggleston is hitting Senate Dems' lunch today, per Dem official. Day before WH expected to unveil AUMF language.
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jennifer bendery (@jbendery) February 10, 2015
Obama's Treasury secretary says his economic critics have been "proven wrong" ow.ly/ILqVo
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The Hill (@thehill) February 09, 2015
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David King, the lead plaintiff in the anti-Obamacare case, represents every thing wrong with modern US conservatism. http://t.co/TAvZFj7Ef8
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Danielle(was DCPlod) (@abradacabla) February 09, 2015
On health-care prices, Obama goes where Obamacare doesn't bit.ly/1xZ0LXx http://t.co/uJ7WVxcBF0
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Vox (@voxdotcom) February 09, 2015
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So happy that my boss Bryan Stevenson (@eji_org) won the NAACP Image award for his book Just Mercy last night. hollywoodreporter.com/news/naacp-ima…
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John Dalton (@jwdalton) February 07, 2015
Aaron Schock hit wiv anothr ethics complaint ths time 4 Peoria-area home j.mp/1AbND7k #AaronSchock #AliBahaj #CREW #WashingtonPost
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Chicaga Sun-Times (@ChicagaSunTimes) February 09, 2015
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Smart home security devices fail even basic password practices, HP says nbcnews.to/1M9k1MG http://t.co/xMbzfDKz0x
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NBC News (@NBCNews) February 10, 2015
MacBook Air falls 1,000 feet from an airplane, still works yhoo.it/1EVMjZ0 http://t.co/kkRvt3rUO1
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Yahoo Tech (@YahooTech) February 10, 2015
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BREAKING: Jon Stewart Is Leaving “The Daily Show” buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii… http://t.co/UZY2ljz0FM
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 10, 2015
From @ComedyCentral: Thank you Jon http://t.co/UZY2ljz0FM
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 10, 2015
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America’s future depends on what kindergartners are eating today, says @FLOTUS: ow.ly/IDWgo
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Cooking Light (@Cooking_Light) February 10, 2015
The First Lady of Food, @FLOTUS, on her food, her family, her legacy, and @LetsMove: ow.ly/IHM1c http://t.co/dCVwRhMAsT
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Cooking Light (@Cooking_Light) February 10, 2015
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.@OFA 8 yrs ago today, on an icy day in Springfield, @BarackObama announced his long shot candidacy for POTUS. Great day! Historic journey.
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David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) February 10, 2015
I am admittedly a little nostalgic this week, but 8 yrs ago today on a freezing morning, Barack Obama began the journey to the White House
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Dan Pfeiffer (@pfeiffer44) February 10, 2015
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Let's get married and have kids so instead of doing fun stuff on the weekend we can go to a kid's birthday party where everyone coughs.
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Simon Holland (@simoncholland) September 14, 2014
About to go out and my mom asked, "Are you sure you don't have to use the bathroom?" Guys, I'm 42. And I did have to use the bathroom.
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Julius Sharpe (@juliussharpe) January 28, 2015
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Mark my words: In a year, the leading cause of death will be "Beaten to death with a selfie stick".
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Julius Sharpe (@juliussharpe) January 10, 2015
There's no vaccine against stupid.
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God (@TheTweetOfGod) February 03, 2015
David Axelrod, the man who led both of Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns, joined journalist John Harwood on stage Wednesday evening, May 1 for the College’s Harwood Colloquy on National Affairs.
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David Axelrod, the man most responsible for shaping the message that twice helped propel Barack Obama into the White House, will be the featured speaker at Washington College’s Harwood Colloquy on National Affairs on May 1. The 5:30 p.m. event at the Decker Theatre is free and open to the public.
Axelrod, who served as chief political strategist for both of President Obama’s campaigns and was a senior advisor during his first term, will talk with the evening’s host John Harwood, political writer for the New York Times and chief Washington Correspondent for CNBC. The subject will be “Upside Down: Barack Obama and a Changing America.”
Now a political analyst for NBC, Axelrod is the inaugural director of the new University of Chicago Institute of Politics, a nonpartisan center where students can explore careers in public service and politics, as well as engage in ongoing discussions of political life and current events with experts in the field.
Axe
No pressure, Willard
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