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Aug
13
Rise and Shine
On this day, Aug. 8, 2012 – Pete Souza: “Overcome with emotion, eight-year old Make-A-Wish child Janiya Penny reacts just after meeting the President as he welcomes her family to the Oval Office.”
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Today (all times Eastern)
12:30: Jay Carney briefs the press
2:55: President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of Greece
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President Obama greets Marines and their families before a speech in Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 7
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Steve Benen: Jobless claims inch higher, but remain near five-year low
It’s never good news when initial unemployment claims climb, but the new figures out this morning are better than expected and are still near a five-year low:
The number of people who applied for new unemployment benefits rose by 5,000 to 333,000 in the week ended Aug. 3, but the level of initial claims remained close to a five-year low in a possible sign of some improvement in the U.S. labor market. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected claims to climb to 339,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis. The average of new claims over the past month, a more reliable gauge than the volatile weekly number, fell by 6,250 to 335,500 to the lowest level since November 2007.
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"Warmest greetings to Muslims celebrating Eid al-Fitr here in the United States & around the world" —President Obama: http://t.co/K7fk0R2Hek
— The White House (@whitehouse) August 8, 2013
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Four years ago today, Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice
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“@msfoundation: Spread the news about women’s preventative benefits under the #ACA. http://t.co/62LRRYMUVW #obamacare”
— Cyndi Lauper (@cyndilauper) August 8, 2013
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ThinkProgress: These Six States Want To Allow Health Insurers To Deny Coverage To Sick People
Officials in Texas and five other GOP-led states are refusing to oversee even Obamacare’s most basic — and popular — consumer protections and insurance market reforms. That includes the law’s ban on denying coverage or charging more because of a pre-existing condition and discriminating against women on the basis of gender. The decision could present major hurdles to Americans who buy health insurance through federally-run marketplaces in the Lone Star State, Arizona, Alabama, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.
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Watch “Serve” highlighting the incredible story of Alejandro Morales, a young undocumented immigrant who was brought to the United States when he was only seven months old. Alejandro was the highest ranking cadet in Chicago JROTC and his biggest dream is to serve his county in the U.S. Marines. He is an American; this is the only country he’s ever known. He wants to serve and protect his country, but our broken immigration system prevents him from doing so because he is an undocumented immigrant:
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Greg Sargent: The conventional wisdom on immigration reform is wrong
The chances that comprehensive immigration reform will ever pass the House are very slim. However, the easy conventional wisdom about what’s happening now — which holds that the conservative base controls the outcome completely, that the death of reform is preordained, and that House Republicans are only looking for a way to kill reform blamelessly — is overly simplistic and is increasingly looking like it’s just wrong.
To understand what’s really happening, the key question to ask is: Are House Republicans just playing for time, or are they actually grappling with the issue of immigration reform and what to do about the 11 million undocumented immigrants?
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Congress returned home this month—you have their ear. Tell them to #StandWithOurFuture on #immigration reform. pic.twitter.com/lNfXnDlMce
— OFA (@OFA) August 7, 2013
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TPM: How Immigration Reform Can Still Pass Congress
Despite the long odds, Democrats see a narrow road through which comprehensive immigration reform could still pass both houses of Congress and become law.
The road is murky and full of landmines. But here’s how it would go….
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You might be a Republican, and you’re definitely a hypocrite… pic.twitter.com/3opGP13oMI
— RC deWinter (@RCdeWinter) August 8, 2013
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He embodies so much of what is absolutely wrong w/America. What a complete & total hypocrite. #VoteThemOut pic.twitter.com/peudo32KlY
— RC deWinter (@RCdeWinter) August 8, 2013
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ThinkProgress: How A Powerful Group Of Corporations Quietly Tried To Roll Back Clean Energy Standards, And Failed Miserably
When the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, wants a law passed, the law typically gets passed.
The organization is known for helping to advance corporate interests by writing and then pushing to pass conservative legislation at the state level. With funding to the tune of $500,000 from billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch’s foundations from 2005-2011, and $1.4 million from Exxon Mobil this past decade, it shouldn’t be a surprise that ALEC has had many successes in its 40 years of existence. ALEC has most notably pushed “Stand Your Ground” and “Right-to-Work” legislation through state legislatures across the country. The organization has also created model legislation with intended loopholes that allow energy companies to withhold names of certain chemicals used during hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
This year ALEC decided to prioritize the dismantling of states’ renewable energy standards and targets across the country. Their record? 0 for 13. In the states where ALEC and its members sought to repeal or weaken renewable energy standards or targets, not a single bill passed in 2013….
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On this day….
Aug. 8, 2010 – Pete Souza: “The President has made several trips to Walter Reed Army Medical Center and several other hospitals to visit wounded soldiers and personally award Purple Heart medals. Although I do take photographs of him meeting these soldiers, we make these pictures only available to the soldiers themselves. Here, he’s about to enter the room of a wounded soldier who received a Purple Heart.”
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The Real-Life Stories of Legitimate NSA Whistleblowers (Snowden Isn’t One of Them) http://t.co/UqSqKlIZHk
— Smartypants (@Smartypants32) August 7, 2013
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ThinkProgress: After Airing Pro-Keystone XL Ads, NBC Station Rejects Ad Opposing The Pipeline
NBC has rejected an ad opposing the Keystone XL pipeline, despite running ads in favor of its construction. The climate group NextGen Climate Action says it was notified at the last minute Tuesday night that a Washington, D.C. NBC station rejected its ad, submitted for President Obama’s appearance on the Tonight Show. A representative for the group suggested that the station may have bowed to oil corporate pressure in rejecting the ad and challenged the station to disavow that polluter interests played a role in the decision.
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On this day….
Aug. 8, 2010: President Obama greets First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha upon their arrival at a barbecue in celebration of his 49th birthday on the South Lawn of the White House (Photo by Pete Souza)
Aug. 8, 2010: President Obama sits with daughter Sasha during a barbecue with family and friends in celebration of his 49th birthday on the South Lawn of the White House (Photo by Pete Souza)
Aug. 8, 2010 – Pete Souza: “We were walking through a locker room at the University of Texas when White House Trip Director Marvin Nicholson stopped to weigh himself on a scale. Unbeknownst to him, the President was stepping on the back of the scale, as Marvin continued to slide the scale lever. Everyone but Marvin was in on the joke.”
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MooooOOOOoooorning!
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Aug
13
News Of The Day
Pete Souza: President Obama shakes hands with troops at Camp Pendleton
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AP: Obama To Speak At ‘Let Freedom Ring’ Ceremony
President Barack Obama will speak later this month at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The White House says the speech will be delivered during the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony on the Lincoln Memorial steps on Aug. 28. No other details were released.
Obama’s speech will come 50 years to the day after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led approximately 250,000 to the National Mall in a march for jobs and freedom. King also delivered his signature “I Have a Dream” speech from the memorial steps. The March on Washington helped pressure Congress to pass the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts in 1964 and 1965, respectively.
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President Obama’s America. It’s Math, GOP!
So, it turns out that raising taxes is reducing the deficit. A lot. Per CBO: cbo.gov/publication/44…
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Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) August 07, 2013****
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Conservatives Really Really Really Hate Women
The abortion fight unfolding in Iowa that could have huge implications for the rest of the country thkpr.gs/17y6HKj
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ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) August 07, 2013****
Way To Go North Carolina! This Is How You CRUSH The GOP
Your tax dollars at work: @drewreisinger registers new voters at #MoralMonday #avlnews http://t.co/xg1mDumwUE
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Vonciel (@getrealvonciel) August 07, 2013****
What Do We Want? Immigration Reform. When Do We Want It? Now!
#StandWithOurFuture http://t.co/VH3fljP7QZ
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Judith Fardig (@FardigJudith) August 07, 2013Congress is back home—you have their ear. Retweet to tell them #StandWithOurFuture on #immigration reform. http://t.co/L1jKaDYIkE
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 07, 2013****
Yay ObamaCare!
Best #Obamacare event picture I've seen!
#actionaugust http://t.co/OAYDsV2QfU
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Jon Carson OFA (@JonCarsonOFA) August 07, 2013****
The GOP is a J-O-K-E
Issa's IRS investigation has been a complete bust. So he's decided to EXPAND IT.
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Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) August 07, 2013****
President Obama’s Response
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President Obama delivers remarks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton at 3:50PM ET / 2:50PM CT / 12:50PM PT
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13
Skeet-Shooter-in-Chief
President Barack Obama shoots clay targets on the range at Camp David, Md., Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Oct
12
Chat away
President Barack Obama reads briefing material while meeting with advisors inside his cabin at Camp David, Sunday, Oct. 21 (Pete Souza)
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President Barack Obama convenes a conference call at Camp David with Homeland Security Advisor John Brennan, FBI Director Robert Mueller and Chief of Staff Jack Lew to discuss the shooting at a Wisconsin shopping mall, Sunday, Oct. 21 (Pete Souza)
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Aug
12
Chat away
Orlando, August 2 (OFA Flickr)
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President Obama boards Marine One to depart for Camp David from Andrews Air Force Base, August 4
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Hope everyone’s doing well? Haven’t been able to be around today, but life should get back to normal soon! Chat away 😉
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Jul
12
Happy Sunday
President Obama returns to the White House from Camp David, July 8
Coming up:
Monday: The President will attend meetings at the White House
Tuesday: The President will travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to deliver remarks at a campaign event and will return to Washington, DC in the evening
Wednesday and Thursday: The President will attend meetings at the White House
Friday: The President will travel to Virginia for campaign events before returning to Washington, DC in the evening
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A very, very, very Happy Birthday to Alycee’s Mom!
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A mystery TODer who shall not be named (hiya Pamela) asked me to pass this on to amk. Huh, my pleasure!
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Sorry for the late posting today everyone, I’m going to be away from home for a couple of weeks so the posting might be a bit irregular some days – and I’ll most likely fall even further behind with emails. 😕 But we’ll keep the ship afloat, hopefully!
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To the Chelsea supporters here, con …. congrat ….. con ….congr …. con ….. no, sorry, can’t do it.
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President Obama arrives to brief journalists following the G-8 Summit at Camp David
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May
12
Working Weekend
….. with French President Francois Hollande
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President Obama, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron and Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev listen to Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel during the start of the first working session of the G8 Summit at Camp David
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First Lady Michelle Obama gives a tour of the White House to (from left) Laureen Harper (wife of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen), Elsa Monti (wife of Italian PM Mario), Valerie Trierweiler (partner of French President Francois Hollande), Geertrui Windels (wife of European Union President Herman Van Rompuy) and Hitomi Noda (wife of Japanese PM Yoshihiko)
From right: First Lady Michelle Obama, Hitomi Noda, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, and Valerie Trierweiler, partner of French President Francois Hollande, listen to the White House curator
Valerie Trierweiler (R), companion of France’s President Francois Hollande
From left: The White House curator, Valerie Trierweiler and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s wife Hitomi
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Have a blissful day PrettyFoot!
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