Yoga

UPDATE: Obama struck a yoga pose at a DC bakery after one person there mentioned she hoped to become a yoga instruc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Washingtonian (@washingtonian) July 30, 2018

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Smoothest. POTUS. Ever.

I SEENT HIM https://t.co/MoqEmDc4D4

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#LetMyPeopleGLO (@MichellCClark) July 30, 2018

Barack almost made me drop my damn taco, man. How you gonna just be casually running through Georgetown on a Monday?

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#LetMyPeopleGLO (@MichellCClark) July 30, 2018

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My thought process was basically 1. This taco is astounding 2. Why errybody in the way 3. I guess it’s somebody im… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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#LetMyPeopleGLO (@MichellCClark) July 30, 2018

Bromance And Good Causes

America's favorite bromance continues: Barack Obama and Joe Biden spotted together at Washington, D.C. bakery that… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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CBS News (@CBSNews) July 30, 2018

SPOTTED: Former President Obama and Vice President Biden surprised workers at Dog Tag Bakery in Georgetown and took… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) July 30, 2018

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LUNCH DATE: Former Pres. Obama reunited with vice president pal Joe Biden for a surprise visit to Dog Tag Bakery, i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) July 30, 2018

Barack Obama and Joe Biden grab lunch in Georgetown, and the crowd goes wild wapo.st/2LOQcJ1

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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 30, 2018

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WATCH: Former President Obama and former VP Biden were spotted getting lunch at a bakery that supports veterans… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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NBC News (@NBCNews) July 31, 2018

The President’s Day

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President Barack Obama participates a discussion on poverty at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Georgetown hosted the Catholic Evangelical Leadership Summit on fighting poverty in America

President Barack Obama participates in a discussion on poverty with (L-R) moderator E.J. Dionne, Jr., Robert Putman Professor at Harvard University, and Arthur Brooks President of the American Enterprise Institute

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“I am a black man who grew up without a father, and I know the costs that I paid for that." —Obama #PovertySummit snpy.tv/1HbU5No

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

“It would be powerful for our faith-based organizations to speak out on this.” —Obama on poverty #PovertySummit snpy.tv/1FbMNtm

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

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President Obama on the need to make common investments that expand opportunity for our kids. #PovertySummit snpy.tv/1Fc4Hwf

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

RT if you agree: It’s time to expand opportunity by investing in early childhood education. #PovertySummit http://t.co/jGFM67ogN5

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

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The Obama White House Through The Lens Of Pete Souza

President Barack Obama holds the baby daughter of former staff members Darienne Page Rakestraw and London Rakestraw in the Ground Floor Corridor of the White House, July 1, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama hugs Braeden Mannering, the 2013 Kids’ State Dinner winner from Delaware, after he introduced her at the Kids’ State Dinner in the East Room of the White House, July 18, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

President Barack Obama greets audience members after he delivered remarks on the economy at the Georgetown Waterfront Park in Washington, D.C., July 1, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with Ken Burns as part of an interview for a PBS documentary about Jackie Robinson, in the White House Library, July 3, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

President Barack Obama greets Airman First Class Karen Mae Manalo with other citizenship candidates in the Blue Room prior to a naturalization ceremony for active duty military, military dependents, reservists and veterans at the White House, July 4, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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New behind-the-scenes photos from July, now posted on Flickr: bit.ly/1nNCmAs

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President Barack Obama greets a young girl after he delivered remarks on the economy at Cheesman Park in Denver, Colo., July 9, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama discusses Millennium Development Goals with students during a visit to Global Kids, Inc. in New York, N.Y., July 10, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

President Barack Obama jokes with Mattina Falco, 19-year-old Make-A-Wish recipient from Worchester, Mass., as she sits at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, July 17, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

First Lady Michelle Obama and Jennifer Lopez pose for a selfie before the 85th Annual League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Convention and Exposition in New York, N.Y., July 10, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

Vice President Joe Biden talks with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough in the Oval Office, July 2, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets audience members after he delivers remarks on the economy at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, July 10, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets patrons at the Charcoal Pit restaurant in Wilmington, Del., July 17, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama joins the cast of Disney’s “The Lion King” onstage after their performance at the Kids’ State Dinner in the East Room of the White House, July 18, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

President Barack Obama greets patrons at Canter’s Delicatessen in Los Angeles, Calif., July 24, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets HUD staff following remarks at the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C., July 31, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden share a laugh in the Oval Office July 21, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

afternoon all

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Steve Benen: Every bit as interesting as the Obama administration’s big win today in a case challenging the Affordable Care Act are the judges who agreed with the White House’s reasoning:

    A conservative-leaning panel of federal appellate judges on Tuesday upheld President Barack Obama’s health care law as constitutional, helping set up a Supreme Court fight.

    A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a split opinion upholding the law. The court agreed to dismiss a Christian legal group’s lawsuit claiming the requirement that all Americans get health insurance is unconstitutional and violates religious freedom.

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More at the WH site here

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Obama campaign press secretary Ben LaBolt sent this to reporters after Mitt Romney said in an interview that President Obama shouldn’t have written “a check first” to the auto industry:

“If Mitt Romney was President, there would not be an American auto industry. Industry experts have been clear: our auto companies would have faced liquidation if Mitt Romney had his way and more than 1 million Americans would have lost their jobs. Mitt Romney must explain to Michigan voters this week why he would have let Detroit go bankrupt. The loan package the President extended to the auto industry – combined with a restructuring plan – was essential to ensuring that the auto companies return to profitability and produce cars that will keep them competitive in the future.”

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Thanks VC

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Crooks and Liars: Multimillionaire Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told employees at a steel fabrication plant on Monday that government employees “are making a lot more money than we are”.

….. “The tax payers shouldn’t have to have money taken out of their pay checks to pay people in government who are our servants who are making a lot more money than we are.”

…. The former Massachusetts governor has a net worth estimated at up to $250 million.

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Thanks Loriah

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Steve Benen: We’ve been exploring for nearly a year the “sabotage” question: are Republicans trying to hurt the nation’s economy on purpose, simply to undermine the Obama presidency?

…. Pollsters, however, have shied away from the question — until very recently. Today, a new survey from Public Policy Polling, commissioned by Daily Kos and SEIU, put the question to respondents nationwide.

“Q: Do you think the Republicans are intentionally stalling efforts to jumpstart the economy to insure that Barack Obama is not reelected or not?”

Yes: 50%
No: 41%
Unsure: 10%

…. this is a rather striking shift.. We’re talking about the American mainstream accepting the idea that a major political party, for the first time since the Civil War, actively trying to undermine the strength of the United States in a time of economic crisis.

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First lady Michelle Obama at the Riggs Library of Georgetown University where she delivered remarks and answered questions from students who participated in a day-long ‘immersion experience’ which included pairing with college mentors, taking campus tours, visiting classes and learning about the transition from high school to college.

father’s day

President Obama arrives at Thomas Sweet ice cream in Washington with hhis daughters Malia and Sasha, June 19

dinner companions

“Honey, is that President Obama and Chancellor Merkel at the table beside us?”

“Don’t be silly Sweetie – I think your glasses need strengthening!”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to U.S. President Barack Obama during a private dinner at the 1789 restaurant in Washington, June 6

guten morgen

*** Heads up – live coverage at the White House site here ***

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to U.S. President Barack Obama during a private dinner at the 1789 restaurant in Washington, June 6

President Obama waves alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel as they leave the 1789 Restaurant following dinner in Washington, DC, June 6

yep, he’s lost the youth

‪Georgetown University‬, March 31

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