Former First Lady @MichelleObama's new book #TheLightWeCarry is a "toolbox" for life, motherhood, relationships and more: https://t.co/9vUJr1QEf4 pic.twitter.com/2HIOg0byBB
— The Kelly Clarkson Show (@KellyClarksonTV) December 16, 2022
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06
Feb
23
Toolbox
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Apr
21
Michelle And Kelly
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May
18
#CollegeSigningDay: Our Forever First Lady
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Tags: #BetterMakeRoom, #CollegeSigningDay, bradley, Cannon, Celebrities, Ciara, College Signing Day, cooper, de niro, education, Kelly, Michelle, Michelle Obama, nick, Obama, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Rebel, robert, Robert De Niro, Rowland, students, temple, Temple University, tweets, university, wilson, Zendaya
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Thank you to everyone who supported #CollegeSigningDay. I’m so proud of each and every one of these students! pic.twitter.com/wzP1WUNmJI
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 2, 2018
Congrats, Destiny! College will open so many doors for you. Keep reaching higher and never give up! #BetterMakeRoom #CollegeSigningDay https://t.co/ViMYV80oyC
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 2, 2018
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So excited for you! https://t.co/s0OsriuC8G
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 2, 2018
Happy #CollegeSigningDay! So excited to be in Philly to celebrate all the young people making the commitment to higher education. pic.twitter.com/xWJz46dXXN
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 2, 2018
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Just hugged my auntie in my head @MichelleObama ...I'm in a very good place right now.
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) May 2, 2018
Was an honor to join @MichelleObama along with other star athletes and entertainers to celebrate graduating seniors who’ve all chosen the path to higher education! 🙌🏾 #Collegesigningday pic.twitter.com/bEO7dksOUW
— Malcolm Jenkins (@MalcolmJenkins) May 3, 2018
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Going to Wesleyan changed my life.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) May 2, 2018
I'm proud of all of you making that commitment to college.
Show me your pride, youths of tomorrow! Tell me where you're going.#BetterMakeRoom #CollegeSigningDay pic.twitter.com/H0R5FiIaWS
Here's a special #CollegeSigningDay message from @MichelleObama! #BetterMakeRoom 🎓 pic.twitter.com/W6GHf3dST2
— Better Make Room 🎓 (@BetterMakeRoom) May 2, 2018
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Dancing and Celebrating #CollegeSigningDay With @MichelleObama. Forever My First Lady! ❤️#ReachHigher @BetterMakeRoom pic.twitter.com/UMXGQkz8Yr
— Ciara (@ciara) May 2, 2018
so excited to be performing for such an amazing cause today 💞💞@michelleobama is doing great work recognizing students for graduating from high school and committing to further their education through @BetterMakeRoom and im honored to be involved 🌟 pic.twitter.com/56RThxgcYG
— camila (@Camila_Cabello) May 2, 2018
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Can't stop dancing and celebrating YOU!!!!! Congratulations to those who have committed to furthering their education & who are reaching higher! The world is making room for YOU!!! @MichelleObama @ciara @KELLYROWLAND ❤️❤️💕💕💕@bettermakeroom #thankfulthankful pic.twitter.com/VCqRMgEhyv
— Bailee Madison (@BaileeMadison) May 2, 2018
Dance Party! Michelle Obama, Karlie Kloss, Bradley Cooper and Other Celebs Celebrate #CollegeSigningDay https://t.co/toBuN6KpgZ
— People (@people) May 2, 2018
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Loved being a part of #CollegeSigningDay with this inspiring group of people! pic.twitter.com/eAeKTKMrSG
— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (he/him/his) (@jessetyler) May 2, 2018
I think I can speak for all of Philadelphia when I say that we are very grateful that @MichelleObama is here for #CollegeSigningDay! Few people have demonstrated a stronger commitment to education and the well-being of our students! https://t.co/UFl97TMHPr
— Mayor Jim Kenney (@PhillyMayor) May 2, 2018
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Hanging out with Anthony Mackie backstage at @MichelleObama’s @ReachHigher #CollegeSigningDay event! Casual. No big deal. 😭 https://t.co/NlsuX0XPAQ pic.twitter.com/geL7t28Qtp
— Anne Munition (@AnneMunition) May 2, 2018
Wishing a happy #CollegeSigningDay to the class of 2022! I'm proud to be a @Penn graduate, where I learned skills that shaped my future. I know college will do the same for you. #BetterMakeRoom pic.twitter.com/pm5qrUz4Vt
— John Legend (@johnlegend) May 2, 2018
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Backstage with the band (& @kellyrowland 😜) #collegesigningday #bettermakeroom pic.twitter.com/CXrQMyiJES
— Karlie Kloss (@karliekloss) May 2, 2018
Thanks everyone for supporting #CollegeSigningDay! We’re so proud to celebrate all of the young people making a commitment to get a higher education. #BetterMakeRoom pic.twitter.com/VfFGStu34J
— Better Make Room 🎓 (@BetterMakeRoom) May 2, 2018
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Forever My First Lady ❤️. @MichelleObama pic.twitter.com/qGNACM6ulm
— Ciara (@ciara) May 2, 2018
Thank you @MichelleObama and @BetterMakeRoom for having me! #CollegeSigningDay pic.twitter.com/fOmyAtWOdD
— KELENDRIA ROWLAND (@KELLYROWLAND) May 2, 2018
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Aug
17
A True Comforter-In-Chief
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Tags: #DoItForGabby, 9/11, arizona, Arkansas, aurora, Baton Rouge, coal, colorado, Congress, Connecticut, cops, gabby, Giffords, gun control, Gun Safety, Gun Violence, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, hurricane, Hurricane Sandy, joplin, Kelly, louisiana, Mark, missouri, moore, Navy Yard, New Jersey, newtown, Obama, oklahoma, Political And Funny Tweets, San Bernardino, Sandy Hook, tornado, tucson, tweets, victims, Vilonia, washington, West Virginia
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Barack Obama with a victim of Hurricane Sandy. pic.twitter.com/R4AUr7INMM
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
Barack Obama with a victim of tornado in Joplin, Missouri. pic.twitter.com/oU3zt3rjxi
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
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Barack Obama with a victim of tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. pic.twitter.com/yxTCNgGpwl
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
Barack Obama with a victim of Hiroshima. pic.twitter.com/jChuRqnd7i
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
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Barack Obama with a victim of Aurora shooting. pic.twitter.com/KnSOb0nNfo
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
Barack Obama with relative of victim of the Washington Navy Yard shooting. pic.twitter.com/0KQ1EVE2ne
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
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Barack Obama with relatives of Emilie Parker, who was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. pic.twitter.com/Smx7fgEGza
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
Barack Obama with Mark Kelly, husband of Gabby Giffords. pic.twitter.com/JfclNZVH2F
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
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Barack Obama with a family member of a coal miner who died in the Upper Branch Mine explosion in West Virginia. pic.twitter.com/bQ6O4PblV7
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
Barack Obama meets with families of victims of the San Bernardino shooting. pic.twitter.com/JfohD8PK2s
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
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Barack Obama with Diane Wall, whose husband Glen Wall died on 9/11. pic.twitter.com/MW9LN1pky2
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
Barack Obama with victims of flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. pic.twitter.com/yBuP8MWPk4
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
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Barack Obama with victims of tornado in of Vilonia, Arkansas. pic.twitter.com/Cu1insqr5Z
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
Barack Obama with Gabby Giffords, innocent victim of gun violence. pic.twitter.com/TJLepMoh7X
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017
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Feb
17
Smarts. Humor. Grace.
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13
Apr
16
Early Bird Chat: President Obama Explains Scott Kelly’s Year In Space
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All Times Eastern
10:00AM: President Obama receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
12:30PM: President Obama has lunch with Vice President Joe Biden
12:45PM: Press Secretary Josh Earnest holds a press briefing
2:15PM: President Obama views student science fair projects
2:50PM: President Obama delivers remarks at the White House Science Fair
3:50PM: President Obama meets wtih his National Security Council about ISIS and Syria at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia
5:30PM: President Obama delivers a statement
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Jul
15
The President’s Day
Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Joe 'Big Deal' Biden
Tags: #ACAWorks, #AskPOTUS, aca, Affordable Care Act, autograph, Biden, Bryant, cancer, cuba, Elementary, embargo, embassy, Joe, Joe Biden, Kelly, nashville, Obama, obamacare, Political And Funny Tweets, President, press conference, school, speech, Taylor Stratton Elementary School, Tennessee, tweets, vp, white house
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President Barack Obama speaks at a press conference with Vice President Joe Biden in the Rose Garden. President Obama announced that Cuba and the United States would re-establish diplomatic ties, including an exchange of ambassadors and embassies
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Hello from Nashville! I'll be answering your questions on health care and the Affordable Care Act at 3:30pm ET. Tweet yours using #AskPOTUS.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
Alright, let's do this. Ready to answer your health care questions. Keep 'em coming with #AskPOTUS. pic.twitter.com/wK8RDF2H0i
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
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we need to encourage states to take advantage of medicaid expansion; could insure 4 mil more people in 22 states! https://t.co/S9RlkVB1An
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
not true - like last year, insurers request premium hikes, but must be approved; expect final increases to be less https://t.co/WfJI2AOLkP
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
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congratulations! hope you guys are getting sleep. nothing beats babies! https://t.co/ymGM0HARad
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
now's time to encourage states that held off for political reasons to do the right thing; contact state officials! https://t.co/QqUY3S9MoC
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
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EX-IM bank helps US companies export; that means good paying american jobs. optimistic that congress gets it done. https://t.co/UeBhgiL64B
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
have principles and issues you are passionate about, and act; worry more about doing something than being something. https://t.co/QqbgflhXDY
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
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there's a hardship exemption; fine only applies to folks who can afford insurance but choose not to. https://t.co/XWFEKbZCaT
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
respect the nyt, but not buying peas in guac. onions, garlic, hot peppers. classic. https://t.co/MEEI8QHH1V
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
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Outkast and The Black Keys?!?! President Barack Obama is the greatest president of all time!
was listening to outkast/liberation and the black keys/lonely boy this morning. https://t.co/1DP6CRdwlm
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
“@POTUS: was listening to outkast/liberation and the black keys/lonely boy this morning.” Can we use Air Force One for our upcoming gigs?
— The Black Keys (@theblackkeys) July 1, 2015
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pushing to make 2 yrs comm college free; permit refinancing on student loans; push colleges to keep tuition low https://t.co/dTbTNDQSII
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
people lack info/turned off by political noise. w court case done, let's focus on getting people signed up. https://t.co/vFCDgMXSE9
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
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butler's a great player on o and d; let's sign him up long term. go bulls! https://t.co/IqbyUmcbmJ
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
Gotta go, but this was fun. Let's keep the health care conversation going - share how the #ACAWorks for you or your family.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 1, 2015
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We feel you, good people. We feel you
https://twitter.com/ithinkmark/status/616338514326736896
https://twitter.com/elisabethjoffe/status/616342883617107968
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President Barack Obama receives applause from Kelly Bryant as she introduces him to speak about the Affordable Care Act during a visit to Taylor Stratton Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryant is a breast cancer survivor who wrote Obama a letter to tell of her positive experience with the Affordable Care Act
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President Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act. The president said he wants to refocus on improving health care quality, expanding access and rooting out waste now that the Supreme Court has upheld a key element of his health care law
President Barack Obama walks with Kelly Bryant after arriving at her home to take her to the event where he was to speak about the Affordable Care Act during a visit to Taylor Stratton Elementary School
A woman photographs an autograph left by President Barack Obama on a wall at Taylor Stratton Elementary School
Home Sweet Home
30
May
14
The President’s Day
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President Obama announces that he has accepted the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki during a press conference in the Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington
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Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson leaves the White House after being named by President Barack Obama to run the Veterans Affairs Department on an interim basis while President Obama searches for a replacement for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki who resigned Friday.
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President Barack Obama gives White House press secretary Jay Carney a hug after announcing that Carney will step down later next month, during a surprise visit to the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. The president announced Carney’s departure in a surprise appearance at in the White House press briefing room Friday. He said principal deputy press secretary Josh Earnest will take over the job
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Will miss my friend Jay Carney shown here on Air Force One this week. pic.twitter.com/SNnPaAmUc4
— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) May 30, 2014
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Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, share the stage and a laugh during the daily briefing at the White House
President Barack Obama, flanked by Attorney Holder Eric Holder, Education Secretary Arne Duncan,and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker; speaks about a report from “My Brother’s Keeper,” an initiative to expand opportunity for young men and boys of color
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President Barack Obama attends a hurricane preparedness meeting at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, DC
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May
14
Rise and Shine
Categories: All Photos, All Videos, Articles, Michelle Obama and West Wing Week
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On This Day: President Barack Obama lays a Presidential challenge coin on a grave in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 30, 2011. Section 60 is reserved for military personnel who have lost their lives while fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq (Photo by Pete Souza)
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Today (all times Eastern)
* President Obama appears on Kelly and Michael – check your local listings here
10:15: President Obama meets with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Oval Office
11:0: The President meets with the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force
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11:15 EDT: President Obama Makes a Statement
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1:0: Jay Carney briefs the press
2:15: The President attends a hurricane preparedness meeting, FEMA Headquarters
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O.B.A.M.A – Obviously Better At Managing Adorables. pic.twitter.com/2oIA1RH1nL
— amk4obama (@amk4obama) May 30, 2014
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Fareed Zakaria: Obama’s leadership is right for today
…. Obama is battling a knee-jerk sentiment in Washington in which the only kind of international leadership that means anything is the use of military force. “Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail,” he said in his speech Wednesday at West Point.
A similar sentiment was expressed in the farewell address of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a strong leader who refused to intervene in the Suez crisis, the French collapse in Vietnam, two Taiwan Strait confrontations and the Hungarian uprising of 1956.
At the time, many critics blasted the president for his passivity and wished that he would be more interventionist. A Democratic Advisory Council committee headed by Acheson called Eisenhower’s foreign policy “weak, vacillating, and tardy.” But Eisenhower kept his powder dry, confident that force was not the only way to show strength. “I’ll tell you what leadership is,” he told his speechwriter. “It’s persuasion — and conciliation — and education — and patience . It’s long, slow, tough work. That’s the only kind of leadership I know — or believe in — or will practice.”
Maybe that’s the Obama Doctrine.
Full article here
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Fred Kaplan: Obama Lays Siege to His Critics
President Obama’s speech at West Point on Wednesday morning could be called a tribute to common sense, except that the sense it made is so uncommon. The ensuing cable pundits’ complaints—that it was insufficiently “muscular” or “robust”—only proved how necessary this speech was.
Obama’s point was not (contrary to some commentators’ claims) to draw a “middle-of-the-road” line between isolationism and unilateralism. That’s a line so broad almost anyone could walk it.
The president’s main point was to emphasize that not every problem has a military solution; that the proper measure of strength and leadership is not merely the eagerness to deploy military power; that, in fact, America’s costliest mistakes have stemmed not from restraint but from rushing to armed adventures “without thinking through the consequences, without building international support and legitimacy for our action, without leveling with the American people about the sacrifice required.”
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Graduating cadets listen to President Obama deliver the commencement address at West Point, May 28, 2014 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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NPR: Transcript And Audio: President Obama’s Full NPR Interview
NPR’s Steve Inskeep interviewed President Obama on Wednesday about foreign policy, including his approaches to Syria, Ukraine and China, as well as his remaining White House priorities and his effort to close Guantanamo Bay prison. A full transcript of the interview follows:
STEVE INSKEEP: I want to begin this way. You’re here at this historic place, trying to speak with a sense of history. And I was thinking of past presidents that I know you have studied and commented on. And a couple came to mind who were able to express what they were trying to do in the world in about a sentence. Reagan wanted to roll back communism by whatever means. Lincoln has a famous letter in which he says, I would save the union by the shortest means under the Constitution. As you look at the moment of history that you occupy, do you think you can put into a sentence what you are trying to accomplish in the world?
PRESIDENT OBAMA: I’m not sure I can do it in a sentence because we’re fortunate in many ways. We don’t face an existential crisis. We don’t face a civil war. We don’t face a Soviet Union that is trying to rally a bloc of countries and that could threaten our way of life. Instead, what we have is, as I say in the speech, this moment in which we are incredibly fortunate to have a strong economy that is getting stronger, no military peer that threatens us, no nation-state that anytime soon intends to go to war with us. But we have a world order that is changing very rapidly and that can generate diffuse threats, all of which we have to deal with.
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My Brother’s Keeper Task Force Report to the President – PDF
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Greg Sargent: GOP retreat on Obamacare continues apace
A new report this morning confirms that House Republicans are likely to delay plans to offer an alternative to Obamacare until after the elections; that multiple Republican candidates are retreating from repeal; and that they are increasingly mouthing support for the law’s general goals. Once again: There’s no real policy space for a meaningful alternative, but the base still sees repeal as its lodestar, yet everyone else opposes repeal, forcing Republicans to claim they’d scrap it and replace it with something or other doing all the popular things in it, without saying what.
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Why is it that most of the people calling for Shinseki’s head have never had to deal with VA, while those that have dealt with VA aren’t?
— john miller (@deaconmill) May 30, 2014
McCain is right. Treatment of veterans in Arizona is disgraceful. If only there were a prominent veteran in Arizona who could have helped
— Donald J. Drumpf (@RealDonalDrumpf) May 30, 2014
#maddow I think John McCain should resign. This VA thing happened in his state. Where was he? On the Sunday talkies
— Pat Fuller (@bannerite) May 29, 2014
Huge standing ovation and applause for VASec Shinseki at the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans here at the Hyatt. These guys love him — philewing (@philewing) May 30, 2014
Reporters follow VA Secretary Eric Shinseki after his remarks to The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans pic.twitter.com/6cuFPBSbem — Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) May 30, 2014
Today’s speech: Secretary Shinseki on Homelessness Among Veterans http://t.co/wB1zRH2dTK — meta (@metaquest) May 30, 2014
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Justin Wolfers (NYT): Deceptive Dip in G.D.P. Points to Perils of Election Forecasting
An economic report issued [yesterday] provides a good example of the hazards facing election forecasters. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that in the first quarter of this year, Gross Domestic Product, a broad indicator of the health of the economy, shrank at an annual rate of 1 percent. Even worse, an alternative and more accurate measure, called Gross Domestic Income, shrank at an annual rate of 2.3 percent. If that persisted, we’d call it a sharp recession.
But no one is using the R-word. Nor should they. Markets have taken the news in their stride, and few economists have changed their view that the economy is growing and will continue to through 2014. Likewise, consumers remain confident about their economic prospects. Their confidence rests partly on other indicators that suggested far better growth throughout the quarter, such as nonfarm payrolls, which grew by 569,000 over the same period.
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The 16 questions @NBCNews should have asked Edward Snowden but didn’t. http://t.co/MMFIslVJhY — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) May 29, 2014
MLK and Marlon Brando pic.twitter.com/ng8S25mzFZ — Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) May 29, 2014
Guys steals 1.7 million documents. Forgets to print out e-mails he exchanged w/NSA officials expressing concerns abt NSA programs #oops — Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) May 30, 2014
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National Journal: Lies, Damn Lies, and Global-Warming Rules
The president is about to take a major step to fight global warming. Here’s what you need to know.
President Obama promised to take action on global warming with or without Congress’s permission. Next week, he’ll tell the world how he plans to do it.
The administration is preparing to release the central pillar of Obama’s climate-change agenda: a proposal for far-reaching rules that will require power companies to cut carbon emissions.
The rules will mark the most significant federal action on climate change since Democrats’ cap-and-trade bill died in the Senate four years ago, and they’re Obama’s best shot at adding broad action on global warming to his legacy.
The rules will also touch off a political war of the first order, offering battleground for environmentalists, industry groups, and politicians to fight over the nation’s energy future.
Here’s what to watch for when the administration pulls back the curtain.
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Must Read: Sandy Hook principal’s daughter on Joe the Plumber’s ‘Dead Kid’ callousness: http://t.co/2XjQfDmdBX #notonemore
— Moms Demand Action (@MomsDemand) May 29, 2014
#gunsense pic.twitter.com/upIaEOb9cq — Pedro (@gabino_58) May 29, 2014
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ThinkProgress: Redskins’ Twitter Campaign To Defend Their Name Goes About As Well As You’d Expect
The Washington Redskins — desperate to defend the name that Native Americans, members of Congress, a majority of the United States Senate, religious leaders, civil rights groups, several current and former NFL players, United Nations Human Rights representatives, and even President Obama have said should be changed because it is a “dictionary-defined” racial slur — started a Twitter campaign to rally support Thursday afternoon.
It started with this tweet asking fans to tell Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has made a habit of chiding the team over its name, how they felt:
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“I’d rather be born black, American, female, in the 20th century, and I was. What luck I have!” —Maya Angelou: http://t.co/uhtdTQ3f33
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 28, 2014
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USA Today: Biden to attend U.S. World Cup soccer match
The United States men’s World Cup soccer team will have a particularly vocal fan when it takes on Ghana next month: Joe Biden.
The vice president will attend the U.S.-Ghana match on June 16 in Natal, Brazil, as part of a trip that will also take him to Colombia and the Dominican Republic as well as Brazil.
More here
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The #Clippers are being purchased by the ex-head of Microsoft, so count on next year’s team being slow, error-prone and full of viruses.
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) May 29, 2014
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I’m not sure whether to love this video, or be freaked out by it:
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I shouldn’t laugh, but:
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On This Day
Sen Obama attends a rally in Great Falls, Montana, whilst campaining in the race for the White House. May 30, 2008
Sen. Obama addresses a rally at The Four Seasons Arena May 30, 2008 in Great Falls, Montana
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