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Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) November 30, 2017Posts Tagged ‘medicare
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Friends, I hope you've enjoyed time with family over Thanksgiving. But this week is make or break on this atrocious… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Neera Tanden🖖🏼 (@neeratanden) November 26, 2017It is working. Keep calling.
United States Capitol switchboard
(202) 224-3121 twitter.com/thehill/status…
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Senate Finance Committee is taking calls. I voiced my opposition, good to let them know people are watching: 202-224-4515
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Your healthcare, taxes, etc are on the line. You know what to do. Thanks, Rikyrah!
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‘Bigger Than Politics’
Health care has always been about something bigger than politics: it's about the character of our country. facebook.com/barackobama/po…
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Man hears Obama's speech on addiction, turns in a cooler full of drugs and enters rehab bit.ly/1P0jqA6 https://t.co/IBYUXBIIKf
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 29, 2015Thanks, Obama! The Deficit Just Fell Below 50-Year Average — The People's View thepeoplesview.net/main/2015/10/2…
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Pretty Foot (@PrettyFootWoman) October 29, 2015****
.@PressSec explains the @WhiteHouse's rationale on sending troops to Syria cnn.it/1WlIl5n cnn.it/1GBDXsi
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CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 30, 2015.@PressSec: U.S. forces will be an "important force multiplier" in Syria cnn.it/1WlIl5n cnn.it/1GBC2nj
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CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 30, 2015****
BREAKING: US official: Obama authorizes 'fewer than 50' US special forces to deploy to northern Syria.
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The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015U.S. to send small number of U.S. special operations forces to Syria, according to @NBCNews nbcnews.to/1WnZAOe https://t.co/IJU7wORpfE
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 30, 2015****
BREAKING: Kerry: Nations direct UN to bring Syrian govt, opposition together for new political process.
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The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015BREAKING: Palestinians tell Intl Criminal Court about what they call Israeli "crimes" in recent violence.
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The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015****
Hair-on-Fire Left Gets it Wrong Again: Budget Deal Helps Medicare, Disability Beneficiaries thepeoplesview.net/main/2015/10/2…
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Spandan @ TPV (@thepeoplesview) October 27, 2015Another big victory for @POTUS twitter.com/politico/statu…
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Spandan @ TPV (@thepeoplesview) October 27, 2015****
Your video stop by our photographer, Jeremiah. This is what hwy183 looks like. Avoid 71 and 183. #atxweather https://t.co/jL5S0nISkH
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Tania Ortega (@TaniaonFox7) October 30, 2015My apartment complex off 35 in San Marcos @mySA @KENS5 @News4SA https://t.co/f22tpQXDhX
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Aaron M. Orozco (@Big_Ohhhhh) October 30, 2015****
Barton Springs & South First Flooding 🎥 @jasonmneff https://t.co/QFzmoshaqN
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365 Things Austin (@365ThingsAustin) October 30, 2015#OnionCreek #Driftwood @TWCNewsAustin @KXAN_Weather https://t.co/o2zadIbKW2
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Jewhadi™ (@JewhadiTM) October 30, 2015****
#AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh. https://t.co/D1P4VNp1xb
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deray mckesson (@deray) October 29, 2015Well, thank goodness there's no more racism... Or this might seem racist. twitter.com/mypwi/status/6…
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Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) October 29, 2015****
Judge Orders Jindal to Reinstate Planned Parenthood Funding bit.ly/1RizB9E https://t.co/pz4ICuwdAH
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(@Mediaite) October 30, 2015A federal jury finds that Cox illegally forced customers into renting its set-top box: washingtonpost.com/news/the-switc… https://t.co/VHREEta1eF
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Brian Fung (@b_fung) October 30, 2015****
U.N. to world leaders: Your climate pledges are not enough hill.cm/2oayQMB https://t.co/T4H9TDOOw2
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The Hill (@thehill) October 30, 2015GOP suspends partnership with NBC News for February debate after criticized CNBC debate: apne.ws/1XF2PTV
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The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015****
Eric Holder on FBI director’s Ferguson effect comments: "You can't base policy on anecdotal evidence.” huff.to/1jShtJg
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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 28, 2015FBI dir James B. Comey met President Obama in the Oval Office today to talk about recent comments nytimes.com/2015/10/30/us/…
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Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) October 30, 2015****
HBCU alumni are thriving more than black grads of other schools, study shows huff.to/1MZoX3R
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HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) October 30, 2015This black American wants refugee status in Canada because of police brutality: bit.ly/1WofXdO https://t.co/LSAfhiQWrU
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VICE News (@vicenews) October 30, 2015****
Serena Williams has a message for those behind the #BlackLivesMatter movement: Keep it up. sportingnews.com/sport-news/465… https://t.co/bZz1b7n9W1
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Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 30, 2015Lonnae O’Neal: Unclear on excessive force? Just imagine it’s a white girl wapo.st/1GJXRky
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 28, 2015****
BREAKING Guantanamo frees long-cleared Mauritanian captive. Prison census now 113. Try this link: hrld.us/1LZrb3r
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Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 29, 2015Story so far: Captive Shaker Aamer gone from Guantánamo. hrld.us/1Wnl91r @MiamiHerald https://t.co/zigMPwj9Tw
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Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 30, 2015****
Teen girl in classrm thrown around like rag doll.Every1 on TV saying“we can’t see what she did b4 video”Who gives a flying Fk‼️She’s a CHILD
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Cher (@cher) October 27, 2015Nothing against JEB personally ( except 99.9 % of his policies )BUT HIS SHIP HAS SAILED‼️TOO MUCH OF A DOWNER‼️
C’MON,️POTUS CANT B A WHINER
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Cher (@cher) October 26, 2015****
No, mental illness is not the main cause of mass shootings in America bit.ly/1k7SLEl https://t.co/j1wkDncU9e
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 30, 2015A German rapper who'd joined ISIS was killed in a U.S. air strike, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to me buzzfeed.com/hayesbrown/ger…
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Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) October 30, 2015****
5.85 million Americans can't vote because of felon disenfranchisement laws, including 2.2 million African-Americans https://t.co/wVvtOrDgTI
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 27, 2015Criminal Justice Reform Will Fall Short If We Fail to Invest in Civil Legal Aid sp.lc/TUpAy https://t.co/ttXo5kygIP
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SPLC (@splcenter) October 27, 2015****
Here’s how the school-to-prison pipeline begins #AssaultAtSpringValley SC has a “Disturbing Schools” statute https://t.co/6z51t40VHw
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SPLC (@splcenter) October 27, 2015Why was a cop in that classroom? A look at the bigger picture: latimes.com/nation/la-na-p…
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Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) October 28, 2015****
That deputy didn't just randomly appear in that classroom. Policymakers and administrators put him there. latimes.com/nation/la-na-p…
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Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) October 28, 2015****
Obama tells police we must "stick with facts" on criminal justice: huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-po…
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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 27, 2015****
Some hot dogs and sausages contain human DNA, report says: abcn.ws/1GHkfLe https://t.co/0DAXVudPT8
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ABC News (@ABC) October 28, 2015Hospitals to pay $250 million for cardiac device coverage violations: DOJ reut.rs/1jWUU6f
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Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) October 30, 2015****
*SNORT*
"Ma, can I have some money for school?"
"Bring me my purse" https://t.co/3eC3rFhlSP
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Drew (@RJJ954) October 28, 2015Oh, I get it now. 'Artisan' is the word you use when a middle-class person makes something a working-class person used to make...
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Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) September 29, 201524
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We joined President Obama in Alaska to talk climate change. Read our new cover story in full rol.st/1NLjqBT http://t.co/oDqrMyG3tw
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Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) September 23, 2015Despite all the right-wing lies, Obamacare actually helped full-time employment: mm4a.org/1OP6r2N http://t.co/XRqrvJqlYB
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Media Matters (@mmfa) September 23, 2015****
Look who came crawling
JUST IN: President Obama and Russian President Putin to meet during the UN General Assembly at the request of Pres. Putin - @kwelkernbc
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NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) September 24, 2015Obama prepared to impose financial sanctions on China for alleged hacking d.gu.com/CFtf5y
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Guardian World (@guardianworld) September 24, 2015****
Pope Francis does not play
Thomas Merton, praised by Pope Francis, had some thoughts for white liberals back in 1963. huff.to/1KBWq2S http://t.co/Ni9apzigwu
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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) September 24, 2015****
Pope Francis: "Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated." #PopeInDC http://t.co/nHkrksWpuG
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ABC News (@ABC) September 24, 2015Pope to Congress: Time to act on climate change, poverty » cnb.cx/1QAyVvO http://t.co/N2PM19Q65j
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CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) September 24, 2015****
Pope Francis says money from arms trade is "drenched in blood, often innocent blood" and it is our duty to stop it. http://t.co/znBbdc2V87
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Good Morning America (@GMA) September 24, 2015.@Pontifex on immigrants: "We must not be taken aback by their numbers, but rather view them as persons" usat.ly/1KwNsHg #PopeinDC
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Paul Singer (@singernews) September 24, 2015****
State Dinner tomorrow night
China state dinner at White House to feature Colorado lamb on menu, Ne-Yo as entertainment trib.in/1VbjiRW http://t.co/8mjYgd3uYi
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Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) September 24, 2015White House thinks pink for Xi Jinping’s state dinner. Here's a sneak peek: on.wsj.com/1PyLNlW http://t.co/IsPlP7Djn9
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Capital Journal (@WSJPolitics) September 24, 2015****
Thinking people: 1. Paranoia driven people: 0
Senate blocks stopgap spending bill over GOP's Planned Parenthood moves yhoo.it/1G5lA95
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Yahoo News (@YahooNews) September 24, 2015BREAKING: Senate blocks Republican bill denying Planned Parenthood federal funds
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Reuters Politics (@ReutersPolitics) September 24, 2015****
#TGIT is back TONIGHT! My body is ready
#operate. #gladiate. #exonerate. #TGIT day is here!!
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shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) September 24, 2015Great read! mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/art…
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kerry washington (@kerrywashington) September 24, 2015****
WOW. @cfpb + @thejusticedept get $27m to expand credit access to illegally redlined black and Hispanic families #usa http://t.co/Y92PqGSeWu
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(@Erie) September 24, 2015Obamacare haters are losing it over a new report showing premium growth staying low nymag.com/daily/intellig… http://t.co/q9FvGb47lX
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Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) September 24, 2015****
Douchebags
Mayor of Lewiston, Maine, wants to publicize who’s on welfare and where they live wapo.st/1L8Znyw
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 24, 2015FYI @MarquetteU just rescinded Bill Cosby's honorary degree. #Marquette #Milwaukee #Cosby http://t.co/TruBOVmj53
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Justin George (@justingeorge) September 24, 2015****
Gut wrenching
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Ned Price on the Stampede Near Mecca http://t.co/bqcT9Zy5WR
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WH National Security (@NSCPress) September 24, 2015Stampede at hajj kills 700+, making it deadliest incident in the history of annual pilgrimage abcn.ws/1Lzfh3I http://t.co/F8k89fCtTA
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ABC News (@ABC) September 24, 2015
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Dan Diamond: Thanks, Obamacare: America’s Uninsured Rate Is Below 10% For First Time Ever
For the first time in more than 50 years of surveys, the CDC on Wednesday reported that more than 90% of Americans — 90.8% of us, to be specific — have health insurance. Until now, no major survey had ever found that the uninsured rate in America has hit single digits. The data comes from the National Health Interview Survey, which the CDC and the Census Bureau have been conducting for more than 50 years.
Nearly 16 million fewer Americans were uninsured in early 2015 compared to 2013. And based on past precedent, there’s every expectation that the uninsured rate will continue to go down as enrollment in the ACA exchanges and Medicaid keeps going up. Having more insured customers is good for the health care industry, too. Hospitals are reporting huge jobs gains, and the health care sector is reporting its best 12-month stretch of new jobs in almost 25 years.
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I'm 36. I grew up poor...and I used health insurance for the 1st time in my life today. I can't even tell you what a big deal it is to me.
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Cristela Alonzo (@cristela9) September 05, 2015It's been 33 years since America's uninsured problem was this small → bit.ly/1PQDMJi via @voxdotcom
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HHS.gov (@HHSGov) August 26, 2015
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Jeffrey Young: New Rules Bar Transgender Discrimination In Health Care
The Obama administration is making a major push for transgender rights by prohibiting health insurance companies and medical providers from discriminating against patients because of their gender identities. Under a proposed regulation issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Thursday, transgender people would be entitled to equal treatment in health care and would gain the legal right to make civil rights claims against insurers, doctors, hospitals and others who deny them coverage or necessary care because they are transgender. That includes forbidding health insurers from categorically excluding treatments related to gender transitions.
Transgender people can face significant barriers to getting medical care, as insurers often won’t cover treatments such as hormone therapy and mental health counseling, especially when this care is related to transitioning, and health care providers sometimes refuse care. The health care regulation is the latest in a series of actions President Barack Obama has taken to advance transgender rights, including tangible steps like making it easier for people to get new passports that reflect their gender identity and symbolic gestures like mentioning transgender people during his State of the Union address.
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Transgender people to be protected against discrimination in the health care system under a new proposed regulation. huff.to/1Qb47SH
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Jeffrey Young (@JeffYoung) September 03, 2015
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Sarah Kliff: Under Obamacare, America’s Uninsured Rate Has Fallen 35 Percent
14.1 million Americans have gained health plans since Obamacare’s coverage expansion began in 2014.
An additional 2.3 million young adults gained coverage between 2010 and 2013 — after Obamacare began requiring employer plans to offer dependent coverage through age 26. Federal officials say this is the largest drop in the uninsured rate since 1965, when Medicare and Medicaid began.
A new report from Health and Human Services finds that the uninsured rate has fallen from 20.3 percent prior to the health-care law down to 13.2 percent at the start of 2015. This is a 7.1 percentage-point decrease in the uninsured rate — or, to put it another way, a 35-percent decline in the number of Americans who lack insurance coverage. “Nothing since the implementation of Medicare and Medicaid has come close to this kind of change,” says Richard Frank, assistant secretary for evaluation and planning at Health and Human Services.
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RT to spread the word: America's uninsured rate is the lowest it's ever been → go.wh.gov/8Ey8Yz #ACAWorks http://t.co/iF0uPFFuRg
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 29, 2015Under Obamacare, America’s uninsured rate has fallen 35 percent bit.ly/1GtCnTb http://t.co/qKdA1F6tky
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Vox (@voxdotcom) June 25, 2015****
"The Affordable Care Act still stands, it is working, and it is here to stay." —@POTUS: go.wh.gov/9WT6nm #ACAWorks
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 27, 2015"So far more than 16 million uninsured Americans have gained coverage." —@POTUS on the Affordable Care Act: go.wh.gov/9WT6nm #ACAWorks
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 28, 2015****
"We’re going to keep working to make health care in America even better and more affordable." —@POTUS: go.wh.gov/9WT6nm #ACAWorks
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 28, 2015"If you’re a parent, you can keep your kids on your plan until they turn 26." —@POTUS: go.wh.gov/9WT6nm #ACAWorks
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 27, 2015****
The Affordable Care Act is here to stay.
And it's benefiting millions of Americans → go.wh.gov/8Ey8Yz #ACAWorks snpy.tv/1TPbUZq
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 29, 2015Amen.
go.wh.gov/8Ey8Yz #ACAWorks http://t.co/VLHINdv9dU
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 29, 201524
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The power of President Obama
FACT: Since @POTUS first called on Congress to #RaiseTheWage in 2013, 17 states have answered his call. http://t.co/pjuvwJ3TTZ
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 22, 2015Obama poised for huge win on trade: hill.cm/y0dStWr http://t.co/qUjIf1dcaN
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The Hill (@thehill) June 24, 2015****
Yay! Go buy, buy, buy!
Our July/Aug issue, guest-edited by Michelle Obama-on sale now! #MOREImpact @FLOTUS http://t.co/yigfXs8mdz
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MORE Magazine (@MoreMag) June 23, 2015Read more about the First Lady’s visit to the military base in Vicenza, Italy: go.wh.gov/RYKqNP #JoiningForces http://t.co/OsE23ua0Cv
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) June 21, 2015****
This issue, guest-edited by @FLOTUS, is all about changemakers. Know someone making a difference? Tell us #MoreImpact http://t.co/26HbIxMVGq
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MORE Magazine (@MoreMag) June 23, 2015MORE EIC @Lesleyjseymour on @Morning_Joe talking about @FLOTUS guest-edit. Watch: ow.ly/ODedz http://t.co/I5DEegAsle
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MORE Magazine (@MoreMag) June 22, 2015****
Preview @POTUS’s essay on how the @WhiteHouse made him a better father (in our July/Aug issue) more.com/potus http://t.co/K2Y58fDKp9
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MORE Magazine (@MoreMag) June 19, 2015Obama reveals how the presidency has made his family life more “normal” than ever huff.to/1H49PFk http://t.co/6nATElpF4Y
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Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) June 19, 2015****
They truly bring out the best in each other 🙂
VP Biden cracks up as the President deals with a heckler at WH LGBT reception.
Soooo lovely seeing that smile again. http://t.co/999whbop2o
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) June 24, 2015At one point, it looked like the VP was actually going to deal with the heckler himself
That woulda been awesome 🙂 http://t.co/cjQxEn18iF
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) June 24, 2015****
The power of President Obama part deux
The @WTFpod with President Obama is @marcmaron's biggest ever: 735,000+ downloads in 24 hrs and 900,000+ in 36 hrs. artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/oba…
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Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) June 23, 2015Whoa. twitter.com/ditzkoff/statu…
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marc maron (@marcmaron) June 24, 2015****
The power of President Obama part trois
Trade debate is over, folks: Pelosi just endorsed TAA as part of African trade bill. Senate passes TPA today, Senate/House pass TAA Thurs.
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Paul Kane (@pkcapitol) June 24, 2015House Dems waive the white flag; Pelosi signals they'll will vote for TAA after it passes Senate, ending a months-long trade battle on Hill
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Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 24, 2015****
The power of President Obama part quatre
Businesses continue to raise the minimum wage for America's workers.
✓ @IKEAUSA
✓ @Walmart
✓ @Gap
huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/24/ike… #RaiseTheWage
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Vice President Biden (@VP) June 24, 2015Huge announcement from @IKEAUSA that it will boost pay for employees (again). Who will #RaiseTheWage next? huff.to/1LmPZ8u @jamieson
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Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) June 24, 2015****
Good news: Rhode Island just raised its minimum wage.
RT if you agree it's time to #RaiseTheWage for all Americans. http://t.co/KZ2RaVbvl1
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 22, 2015President Obama applauds Rhode Island for hiking its minimum wage: hill.cm/z466Whm http://t.co/Psm2lwfbka
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The Hill (@thehill) June 23, 2015****
President Obama's clean power plant standards would reduce smog and soot by 25%: go.wh.gov/sEz2PL #ActOnClimate http://t.co/YhX1inCibo
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 23, 2015Thanks @epa! The Clean Power Plan is how the US will #ActOnClimate: http://t.co/CqOUd2dXfG
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Sierra Club (@sierraclub) June 23, 2015****
President Obama to call for changes to hostage policies: on.msnbc.com/1LnqHHk (Photo by Carolyn Kaster/AP) http://t.co/wJwtWguIhj
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(@msnbc) June 24, 2015US President #Obama will announce changes to how US handles hostage situations that involve American citizens bbc.in/1fB3dCf
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BBC News US (@BBCNewsUS) June 24, 2015****
May he rest in peace
Sen. Pinckney's casket arrives. #CharlestonShooting http://t.co/jbfo4NLzuP
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Andrew Knapp (@offlede) June 24, 2015Black drape covers window of Statehouse lobby where Sen Clementa Pinckney's coffin will be, blocking view of Confederate flag outside
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schuyler kropf (@skropf47) June 24, 2015****
Sen. Clementa Pinckney's family looks on as his casket is carried inside the S.C. Statehouse. #CharlestonShooting http://t.co/EleUjZgr4A
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The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) June 24, 2015Sen. Clementa Pinckney's wife & her daughters follow his casket into the South Carolina State House. AP: R. Ehrhardt http://t.co/GaXKoj0nlk
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StereoCultureSociety (@CultureInStereo) June 24, 2015****
Senator Pinckney's wife is greeting everyone who comes through the line. http://t.co/s8txOYvPpY
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Meaghan Norman (@MsNewzie) June 24, 2015Casket of Sen. Pinckney carried inside as observers sing "We shall overcome some day." #CharlestonShooting http://t.co/ZkvhoCPkXA
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Andrew Knapp (@offlede) June 24, 2015*****
The Obama Diary 
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