Today I’m at the University of Illinois to deliver a simple message to young people all over the country: You need… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 07, 2018****
Posts Tagged ‘campus
05
Apr
16
The Obama Administration’s Day
President Barack Obama delivers a statement on economy in the James Brady Press Briefing Room. President Obama made a statement in response to the Treasury Department announcement on corporate tax inversions that would stop companies from avoiding U.S. taxes by moving their tax base overseas
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First Lady Michelle Obama plants the White House Kitchen Garden with students. The garden which Mrs. Obama started in 2009, provides fruits and vegetables to the White House kitchen and homeless shelters
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President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with combatant commanders and Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Cabinet Room of the White House
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Vice President Joe Biden speaks to University of Pittsburgh students about their role in preventing sexual assault as part of the It’s On Us campaign
18
Sep
15
A Tweet Or Two
We represent:
5% of the world's population.
25% of world's inmates.
It's time for #CriminalJusticeReform. snpy.tv/1LDj2kk
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 18, 2015.@POTUS called Cuban President Raul Castro today to discuss the process of normalization between Cuba and the U.S. http://t.co/TcpZLZkx2c
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 18, 2015****
"The effects of...mass incarceration ripple through families & communities, especially communities of color" —@POTUS #CriminalJusticeReform
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White House Live (@WHLive) September 18, 2015"America spends $80 billion a year keeping folks locked up." —@POTUS: go.wh.gov/KzNcDN #CriminalJusticeReform
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 18, 2015****
#ThanksObama
$1.99 gas at the Murphy Express in Round Rock at Deep Woods and 620! @keyetv http://t.co/9uCvN8W8mF
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Leslie Allrich (@leslieallrich) September 18, 2015DVR alert: First Lady @MichelleObama will visit @colbertlateshow on Monday, Sept. 28
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(@Zap2it) September 18, 2015****
Thank you @ladygaga & @Diane_Warren for supporting #ItsOnUs. This video is graphic, but so is sexual assault: huff.to/1NBjLXL
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Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) September 18, 2015Learn about the progress we've made on preventing sexual assault after one year of #ItsOnUs → huff.to/1F70aNT snpy.tv/1Uk4eB8
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 18, 2015****
Powerful song
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"Ohio State LB Jerome Baker wants to change how athletes talk about sexual violence" sbnation.com/2015/9/17/9105… … THIS IS *VERY* INTERESTING
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Jessica Luther (@scATX) September 17, 2015****
Real Talk
As a father its crazy some of the things I have to tell my sons, just to make sure they get home safely #AreWeRacist
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Steve Harvey (@IAmSteveHarvey) September 18, 2015‘I feel traumatized’: Black teen speaks out after 9 cops violently arrest him for jaywalking ow.ly/SoZSL http://t.co/5I1pSV3Wex
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Raw Story (@RawStory) September 18, 2015****
The party of “geniuses”
OMG #RosaParks! http://t.co/xnZjfR6xUB
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Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) September 18, 2015House votes to defund Planned Parenthood as shutdown looms abcn.ws/1iCm167
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ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 18, 2015****
Parents' group petitioning school to apologize, reverse suspension of Ahmed Mohamed: "Being brown is not a crime" abcn.ws/1Klmt1b
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ABC News (@ABC) September 18, 2015Teen knows what Ahmed Mohamed is going through—she too was also arrested over science project abcn.ws/1LB0zox http://t.co/b3QYqOCW31
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ABC News (@ABC) September 18, 2015****
21
Jul
14
The President’s Day
@petesouza: Pres Obama and Medal of Honor recipient SSG Pitts during benediction as his wife and son watch
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Rabbi David Saperstein claps as President Obama approaches to sign an executive order to protect LGBT employees from federal workplace discrimination
Surrounded by LGBT supporters, including Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, President Barack Obama signs executive orders to protect LGBT employees from federal workplace discrimination in the East Room of the White House. President Obama’s executive orders prohibit discrimination against gay and transgender workers in the federal government and its contracting agencies, without a new exemption that was requested by some religious organizations
President Obama arrives to make a statement on the situation in Ukraine and Gaza
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President Obama attends a town hall meeting to discuss his My Brother’s Keeper initiative while at the Walker Jones Education Campus in Washington. President Obama announced that leaders of 60 of the largest school systems have pledged to expand minority boys’ access to better preschools and advanced classes and to try to prevent grade retention, suspensions and expulsions
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President Obama listens as he is introduced by the president of the NBA Players Association and Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul
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President Obama bestows former Army Staff Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts with the Medal of Honor in the East Room of the White House. Pitts is the ninth living recipient of the nation’s highest decoration for battlefield valor for actions in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Chips butting in on Nerdy’s post:
A year ago today, the weirdest thing happened: Manchester United and Chelsea teamed up.
Well, me and Nerdy.
Yup, it’s exactly 12 months since Chelsea Girl took over the running of TOD with me, and I don’t have to tell you how much she has contributed since then, or how much work she has put in to the site with wonderful posts like this, every single day. And without her, TOD honestly wouldn’t even exist any more.
Nerdy?
Thank you for everything – your intelligence, your energy, your passion, your determination, your dedication, your friendship, and your support.
It was a very, very happy day when you came in to TOD’s life, and mine.
Thank you Chelsea Girl.
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President Obama picks up two-and a-half-month old Emme Bernstein from her mother Nikki as he arrives at Meza gateway Airport in Phoenix, Arizona
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President Obama at the Intel Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Arizona
16
Jan
12
day of service
President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama (C) and their daughter Malia (2nd-L)
President Obama playfully shushes himself as he greets the librarian
A paper-collage of first lady Michelle Obama hangs on a wall at the Browne Education Campus
President Obama participates in a community service project in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Browne Education Campus in Washington
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., FEDERAL HOLIDAY, 2012
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
On a hot summer day nearly half a century ago, an African American preacher with no official title or rank gave voice to our Nation’s deepest aspirations, sharing his dream of an America that ensured the true equality of all our people. From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired a movement that would push our country toward a more perfect Union.
At a time when our Nation was sharply divided, Dr. King called on a generation of Americans to be “voices of reason, sanity, and understanding amid the voices of violence, hatred, and emotion.” His example stirred men and women of all backgrounds to become foot soldiers for justice, and his leadership gave them the courage to refuse the limitations of the day and fight for the prospect of tomorrow. Because these individuals showed the resilience to stand firm in the face of the fiercest resistance, we are the benefactors of an extraordinary legacy of progress.
Read the full proclamation here
02
Nov
11
evening all
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Steve Benen: ….. “It’s safe to say Speaker John Boehner does not agree with President Obama’s suggestion on Tuesday that Americans are better off now than they were when he took office. “Are you kidding me?!” Boehner said loudly in response to a reporter’s question on the comment.”
…. Obviously, national conditions aren’t close to where they need to be. …. Maybe, if guys like Boehner would start passing jobs bills and stop holding the economy back on purpose, the public would start to feel like the country is on the right track again.
But for those who take reality seriously, there’s no real question as to whether the country is better off now than in January 2009:
Then the nation was hemorrhaging jobs; now it’s gaining jobs.
Then the economy was shrinking; now the economy is growing.
Then the American automotive industry was on the verge of collapse; now it’s starting to thrive.
Then taxpayers were sending money to Wall Street; now taxpayers are being paid back.
Then Osama bin Laden was targeting Americans and our allies; now he’s dead and al Qaeda’s leadership has been decimated.
Then U.S. troops were headed into the Middle East in greater numbers; now they’re headed home with their heads held high.
Republicans, including John Boehner, drove the United States into a pretty deep ditch during the Bush/Cheney era, and conditions are still pretty ugly. That doesn’t change the simple fact that the nation is much stronger now than the day the president was inaugurated ….
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The GOP’s racial confusion:
AP: A third former employee considered filing a workplace complaint against Herman Cain over what she deemed aggressive and unwanted behavior when she and Cain, now a Republican presidential candidate, worked together during the late 1990s, the woman told The Associated Press on Wednesday. She said the behavior included a private invitation to his corporate apartment.
The woman said he made sexually suggestive remarks or gestures about the same time that two co-workers had settled separate harassment complaints against Cain, who was then the head of the National Restaurant Association.
Full article here
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Washington Post: Car buyers were out in force in October, snapping up trucks and SUVs and taking advantage of deals on Japanese cars.
U.S. car and truck sales were expected to top 1 million in October, a surprising number for a month when sales are usually slow. When adjusted for seasonal factors, that would be the best pace since the Cash for Clunkers program in August 2009.
Full article here
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Mediaite: In a Quinnipiac poll taken Oct. 25-31, embattled GOP juggernaut Herman Cain continued to show amazing staying power …. (but) The real news from this poll, taken before most of the fallout from Politico‘s alleged sexual harassment expose, might be that some rays of sunshine are finally hitting President Obama.
….. President Obama gained six points on his approval rating … and is now beating all Republican challengers by margins of 5-16 points. The President has seen steady progress in the polls since rolling out his American Jobs Act in September, taking it on the road, and taking the fight to the Republicans who oppose it.
Elsewhere in the poll, Democrats opened up a lead on the generic House ballot, beating Republicans 42-36, after tying them at 39 in October.
Full post here
Also, the President is up to 45% approval with Gallup today – that’s a rise of seven points in two weeks 😉
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Wait – Suskind said the Obama administration didn’t like women much:
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AP: Michelle Obama has presented national arts and humanities awards to 12 community-based, after-school programs, including for at-risk kids.
The programs use dance, theater, writing, music, history and other art mediums to inspire teen moms and other young people and help them reach their potential. The first lady said at a White House ceremony Wednesday that the programs show that the arts are a lifeline – not a luxury – for many of these kids.
Most of the participants graduate from high school or earn a GED and go on to college.
The 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards are presented on behalf of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities in partnership with three national cultural agencies.
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President Obama leaves Andrews Air Force Base en route to France
25
Jan
11
on tour
President Barack Obama tours the biotech facilities at Forsyth Technical Community College West Campus in Winston-Salem, N.C., Dec. 6, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Lots of new official White House photos released today – see them here
08
Sep
10
fightback
President Barack Obama at Cuyahoga Community College West Campus in Parma, Ohio, Sept. 8
Text of speech
23
Jun
10
skip it
First Lady Michelle Obama at the launch of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition on June 23, 2010, with students and community leaders at Columbia Heights Educational Campus, in Washington, DC
