Worcester Technical High School

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Text of the President’s remarks here

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President Obama with students Naomi Desilets and Reginald Sarpong at Worcester Technical High School

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Governor Deval Patrick greets President Obama upon arrival in Worcester

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Coral Reef High School

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President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with Marko Prats, center seated, and other students at Coral Reef High School

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President Obama greets student Anyssa Chebbi who introduced him before he spoke in the gym at Coral Reef high school, March 7, in Miami

“If you are responsible & put in the effort, you can succeed. There’s no limit to what you can do.” —President Obama pic.twitter.com/aw7DM6hTbv

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 8, 2014

President Obama high-fives a youngster at Coral Reef Senior High School, Fla., March 7 (Photo by @PeteSouza) pic.twitter.com/QizKWRweHf

— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) March 8, 2014

Barackarooney

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Up next:

12:45 EDT: President Obama participates in a town hall at Binghamton University, NY

White House Live * C-Span * CBS * WBNG

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Syracuse.com: At Tully Junior/Senior High in Tully, N.Y., the president talked to the kids about the end of summer vacation and his plans to help make college more affordable.

…. The girls chattered, squealed and cheered throughout the visit, especially when the president posed with the Black Knights for a photo.

…. The president talked to the girls’ team first, then the boys. He tried to start a little trouble: “Can you guys beat the boys?” Obama asked the girls, and one said. “Oh definitely.”

…. Obama singled out one girl: “You don’t look like you’re in junior high school,” he said to a young girl, Julia, who is 9. Meeting the president, she had said earlier today, was on her bucket list. “Here’s a general rule,” Obama said. “When you’re 9, you don’t need a bucket list,” and the girls laughed. “When you get to be 52, then you might want to draw one up.” With the boys, Obama took a soft pass from one of the players, caught up to it and played with the ball for a couple of seconds (to oohs) before passing it back to the team.

More here

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Tully Junior High student Wayne Rooney applauds the President’s skills

President Obama’s foot rests on a soccer ball as he talks w the soccer team at Tully High School in NY pic.twitter.com/x8IEIxPnde

— petesouza (@petesouza) August 23, 2013

Tully Central High School in Tully, New York, August 23

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Later:

4:40 EDT: President Obama and VP Biden deliver remarks on college affordability at Lackawanna College, PA

This and That

@petesouza: Pres Obama pokes his head through a hole where visitors pose as the President at the Women’s Rights Park

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In 2010 President Obama greeted Sgt. First Class Cory Remsburg at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., where Remsburg was recovering from severe injuries sustained in Afghanistan

NYT: President and Soldier: 3 Meetings, And a Lesson in Resilience

Three times, mainly by chance and in very different circumstances, Sgt. First Class Cory Remsburg has met President Obama.

They were introduced near Omaha Beach in France in 2009, when Sergeant Remsburg was part of a select Army Ranger group chosen to re-enact a parachute drop for celebrations of the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in World War II.

The second meeting came less than a year later at a military hospital outside Washington, where Mr. Obama was stunned to see among the wounded troops from Afghanistan a familiar young man — now brain-damaged, a track of fresh stitches across his skull, and partly paralyzed.

The third time was two weeks ago in a private visit in Phoenix, where Sergeant Remsburg did something that neither Mr. Obama nor military doctors would once have predicted: he stood up and saluted his commander in chief.

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The University of Buffalo:

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Henninger High School, Syracuse:

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RT if you agree: Every kid in America should be able to afford a higher education. #MakeCollegeAffordable, pic.twitter.com/oHdoYQbpTN

— The White House (@whitehouse) August 23, 2013

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Let’s make sure every kid in America has a shot at a great education. #MakeCollegeAffordable #ThrowbackThursday, pic.twitter.com/LnSdZnpqcn

— FLOTUS (@FLOTUS) August 23, 2013

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@petesouza: Pres Obama at the Women’s Rights Natl Historical Park in Seneca Falls

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This is how the President deals with a heckler…..pure class:

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WH.gov

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Lovely:

President Obama called, thanked Antoinette Tuff who persuaded the gunman in the Georgia school to lay down his guns

— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) August 22, 2013

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More in the morning

Heads Up: President Obama in Syracuse

President Obama takes the stage to remarks on college affordability at Henninger High School in Syracuse, New York on August 22

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5:55 ET: President Obama delivers remarks at Henninger High School, Syracuse

White House Live * C-Span * CBS * 9wsyr

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Live on YouTube:

A whole bunch of weirdness going on with this live video link, if it doesn’t work, try here

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President Obama hands a copy of the speech that he gave before signing his first bill as President on January 29, 2009, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, to women representing the National Park Service, during his visit to the Women’s Rights National Historical Park visitors center in Seneca Falls, New York

Got Your Back

Samantha Power, Ambassador Susan Rice and President Obama, June 5

(It’s completely official – me and SmartyPants are sisters. I should point out, SmartyPants posted first, so she’s my majestic muse!)

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First Lady Michelle Obama talks with students from William R. Harper High School in Chicago in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, June 5 (Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

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@PeteSouza

The First Lady at MLK Academic Magnet High School, Nashville

Happiness is …. meeting the First lady

Michelle Obama hugs Jenika Headley-Greene during the graduation ceremony for Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School in Nashville

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“…. and now he gets to call himself my husband”

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Full speech (thank you Bob!):

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Rise and Shine…

First Lady Michelle delivers a heartfelt message in Chicago

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Today:

10:15AM        THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

11:00AM        THE PRESIDENT meets with members of the Financial Services Forum 

12:05PM         THE PRESIDENT holds a conference call with more than 100 local elected officials to discuss summer and year-round pathways to youth employment (Closed press)

2:10PM           THE PRESIDENT awards Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun, U.S. Army,the Medal of Honor; THE FIRST LADY also attends

   2:55PM           THE PRESIDENT meets with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

Briefing Schedule:

11:30AM        Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney

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As politicians in Washington took a step toward tightening the nation’s gun laws Wednesday, first lady Michelle Obama sat down with Chicago high school students whose stories about violence brought her to tears.

Before the meeting began at Harper High School in West Englewood, Obama said she wanted to hear from each of the 22 students representing youth programs at the school and that she had as much time as they needed to take. She had come home to Chicago, she said, to do a lot of listening.

So for two hours, the first lady sat in the second-floor library media center, away from the news media, as students told story after story about the challenges of dodging bullets, avoiding gangs and — the thing they cannot take for granted — staying alive.

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The Day in Images: President Obama in Minneapolis

President Obama high fives a youngster at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Feb. 4 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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The Marine One helicopter, with President Barack Obama aboard, top, prepares to land at Andrews Air Force Base (Photo: Cliff Owen)

Andrews Air Force Base (Photo: Brendan Smialowski)

(Photo: Cliff Owen)

  …. with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Al Franken and and Rep. Betty McCollum at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport (Photo: Brendan Smialowski)

(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

(Photo: Hannah Foslien)

(Photo: Hannah Foslien)

A man holds up a gun control sign while President Obama’s motorcade passes on the way to the Minneapolis Police Department’s Special Operations Center (Photo: Brendan Smialowski)

Minneapolis Public Schools School Resource Officer Mike Kirchen, left, President Obama and Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau listen during a round table discussion at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Special Operations Center (Photo: Brendan Smialowski)

(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

(Photo: Brendan Smialowski)

President Obama enters the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center (Photo: Jeffrey Thompson)

(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

(Photo: Jim Mone)

(Photo: Elizabeth Flores)

President Obama greets law enforcement officials, including St. Paul Police Chief Thomas Smith, after speaking on ideas to reduce gun violence at the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center (Photo: Scott Takushi)

Heads Up: President Obama in Florida

3:40 ET (approx) President Obama delivers remarks at McArthur High School, Hollywood, Florida

C-Span * CBS * CNN

Streaming of the rally has started at CNN

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Later:

7:55 ET: Delivers remarks at 5th/3rd Arena, Cincinnati

10:25 MDT: Delivers remarks at Community College of Aurora at Lowry