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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) August 09, 2016Posts Tagged ‘Liberia
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President Barack Obama speaks during an event to celebrate the 2015 WNBA Champions, Minnesota Lynx
President Barack Obama high fives Coach Cheryl Reeves son Oliver
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First Lady Michelle Obama walks with her daughters Sasha and Malia, together with Michelle’s mother Marian Robinson, as she arrives at the Robert International airport near Harbel, Liberia
First Lady Michelle Obama visits a women’s education program in Monrovia
President Barack Obama meets with (L-R) Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Guinean President Alpha Conde and makes a statement on their progress in the fight against the Ebola virus and their efforts to create long-term economic recovery for the West African countries
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President Obama walks across the South Lawn before departing the White House aboard Marine One in Washington, DC. to Charlotte, North Carolina
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Pete Souza: Rainy day. President Obama arrives in Charlotte, N.C.
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Pete Souza: President Obama waits backstage before being introduced at town hall in Charlotte.
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President Obama holds a town hall meeting with BlogHer and SheKnows about working families issues at the ImaginOn educational center in Charlotte, North Carolina
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Pete Souza: President Obama signing photos backstage at Imaginon in Charlotte after today’s town hall.
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President Obama says hello to a baby as he greets military families in a cargo bay, due to a steady rain outside, after arriving aboard Air Force One at Charlotte Air National Guard Base
President Obama speaks with BlogHer co-founder and SheKnows COO Lisa Stone during a town hall meeting at Imaginon
President Obama greets attendees after a town hall meeting
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First Lady Michelle Obama runs up to greet local students before planting vegetables in the White House kitchen garden. This is the seventh year in a row the First Lady has planted a vegetable garden on the South Lawn to initiate a national conversation around healthy eating.
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Feb
15
A Tweet or Two
"I loved Spock." —President Obama #RIPLeonardNimoy #LLAP http://t.co/vmwjnQ3Zm3
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 27, 2015Rest in peace with the stars, my dear friend. http://t.co/D2dVG6I9Xi
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George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) February 27, 2015****
His last tweet. Just perfect. He gave joy to millions of people. May he rest in peace
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP
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Leonard Nimoy (@TheRealNimoy) February 23, 2015"Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy." —President Obama #LLAP
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The spirit of Spock will live long and prosper. #RIPLeonardNimoy #LLAP http://t.co/WyqQgTNDod
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 27, 2015RIP Leonard Nimoy. So many of us at NASA were inspired by Star Trek. Boldly go... go.nasa.gov/10F4Ci0 http://t.co/nMmFMKYv1L
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A legend lost. May he rest in peace
First black NBA player Earl Lloyd dies at 86 buff.ly/1LRYGpX http://t.co/UwdgxSAHne
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The Root (@TheRoot) February 27, 201555 years ago today, I was arrested for the first time for protesting segregated lunch counters in downtown Nashville. http://t.co/qxkB6B81Gb
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) February 27, 2015****
On this day in 1967, KKK bomb killed NAACP leader Wharlest Jackson in Natchez, Mississippi. clarionledger.com/story/journeyt… http://t.co/5viYaXs3M2
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Jerry Mitchell (@JMitchellNews) February 27, 2015#BlackLove RT @DavidNelsonNews: Husband, 108, wife, 105, celebrate 82 years married usatoday.com/story/news/nat… http://t.co/HugNLjpr4C
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EBONY (@EBONYMag) February 27, 2015****
#BHM Marian Anderson, celebrated opera singer and goodwill ambassador was born today in 1897 afrovoices.com/anderson.html http://t.co/5H7pDXpKBI
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The Crisis Magazine (@thecrisismag) February 27, 2015#BHM2015 Dexter Gordon, Academy Award-nominee and bebop pioneer was born #OnThisDay in 1923 pbs.org/jazz/biography… http://t.co/jzEqMJNEXJ
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Pres. Obama to take daughters to Selma, remind them of "obligations" to fight for justice cbsn.ws/1DyQdnz http://t.co/bANJOyLQ6Y
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CBS News (@CBSNews) February 27, 2015Holder: Standard in federal civil rights cases is 'too high' usatoday.com/story/news/201…
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14
The President’s Day
President Barack Obama speaks at the Global Health Security Agenda Summit in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. The president said that in an interconnected world, outbreaks of deadly viruses like Ebola have the potential to affect every nation.
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Economic growth in the second quarter was even stronger than originally estimated: http://t.co/04yQG5W2Su
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 26, 2014
#ObamasFault #ThanksObama RT @AP: BREAKING: Economy grew at 4.6 percent rate in April-June quarter, strongest pace since late 2011.
— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) September 26, 2014
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Text of the President’s remarks here
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Ebola survivor Dr. Melvin Korkor of Liberia at the Global Health Security Agenda Summit at the White House
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In 1 yr #ACA has reduced # of uninsured adults by 26%. 50 DAYS – the countdown to start of 2014/2015 Open Enrollment begins! #GetCovered
— Sylvia Burwell (@SecBurwell) September 26, 2014
Uninsured rate among #Latinos plummets from 36% to 23% in just 1st year of #ACA. http://t.co/7KYCk9A4R8 Even w/o FL, TX Medicaid expansion.
— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) September 25, 2014
1/In 1st year of #ACA, 1/3rd of Hispanic adults w/o health insurance gain coverage. One third. In one year.
— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) September 26, 2014
2/The scale of this success is extraordinary. Perhaps most important legislation for Hispanic Americans in US history.
— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) September 26, 2014
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The President has a plan to fight climate change—you should support it: http://t.co/AWLXVGm0y8 #ActOnClimate
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 26, 2014
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On This Day: After the first of three presidential debates at the University of Mississippi, 2008
On This Day: President Obama & the First Lady Michelle at the Congressional Black Caucus Awards Dinner, 2009.
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14
A Letter from the President
by Africa
Helping Liberia – Thank you President Obama – from the bottom of my heart
On August 3, at the urging of BobFr, I sent a letter to President Obama. Essentially, it was a modified comment I had posted here.
It was just at the start of the African Summit that President Obama was going to be convening with leaders from across the continent. At the time, news of the Ebola virus ravaging several countries in West Africa, including Liberia, my native country, was being hotly discussed. We also learned that Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, would not be attending the conference because of the seriousness of the deadly virus. I lamented here that this would have been an opportune time for her to discuss not only the Ebola virus, but the deplorable health care infrastructure in the country.
I touched on some of those same concerns here in my August 3 comments (here)
That’s why after Bob encouraged me to write President Obama, I did. On September 22, I received a letter from him, dated September, 15, 2014.
I don’t quite remember everything I said to the president in my letter, because I typed it in the White House e-mail format and regrettably did not save a copy. But I believe I shared with him the lack of basic health care in Liberia and my own family struggle with my husband’s illness and desire to return someday, but could not do so. Without adequate routine medical care, my husband would not survive in Liberia, given that there is no treatment center there to treat him.
So, two days ago, shortly after I had gotten home briefly to drop off the car so that my husband could run and see his nurse, as I walked into the door, he said, “There is an envelope for you from the White House.” You can only imagine my surprise.
I immediately dropped my purse and grabbed the oversized manila envelope. I quickly opened it and began reading its contents. I was so excited, I could barely contain myself. I ran to my computer and tweeted that I got the letter and then posted it here.
My friends, words cannot express my deepest gratitude to President Obama for the swift action he has taken to save the lives of thousands of Liberians. It is a massive undertaking that many in Liberia will be grateful for, too. (Liberian Observer: President Obama’s Robust Response: A Security Council Resolution Could Greatly Help the Process)
You see, even before I wrote to President Obama, the U.S. had already taken steps to help Liberia and other countries in the region. And since my letter weeks ago, the President and his administration, alongside their International partners, have done much more to help battle the deadly virus. As part of the efforts to respond the Ebola epidemic, last week, the president sent 3,000 soldiers to Liberia to begin the work of containing the fast moving virus. (WH FACT SHEET: U.S. Response to the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa)
I am hopeful that the residual effects from the aid by the U.S. government and its partners around the world, will offer an opportunity for Liberia to emerge with a health care infrastructure, that will not only allow me and my family to go home, but will benefit thousands of Liberians who suffer needlessly and sometimes die from illnesses that could be easily treated.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), “the 2014 Ebola outbreak is the largest Ebola outbreak in history and the first Ebola outbreak in West Africa.” And to date, it has touched the lives of 5,864 people. In Liberia alone, some 1,500 people have died. (CDC: 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa)
So far, both my husband’s family and mine still living in Liberia, have not been harmed by the devasting virus. Many others are not so lucky.
Not only do we count our blessings for this, but also for President Obama’s action to take a stand and join other nations to prevent the loss of countless lives.
For this, as a Liberian native, I am eternally grateful to President Obama and I thank him from the bottom of my heart. Many Liberians will never forget what you have done here today.
Thank you fellow TODers for all your support and encouragement. I am deeply honored to be a part of this wonderful place.
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President Barack Obama meets with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia in the Oval Office of the White House May 27, 2010
Sirleaf is the first modern and currently the only elected female head of state in Africa
The Obama Diary 
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