From DC to Seattle

First Lady Michelle Obama greets guests during a Mother’s Day Tea in the East Room of the White House (Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert)

First Lady Michelle Obama greets a young boy during a reception for military children and their families in honor of Mother’s Day in the East Room at the White House, May 10

More about the event here

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President Obama gestures as he and Senator Patty Murray step off Air Force One upon arrival at King County International Airport in Seattle

….. greeted by Washington Governor Christine Gregoire

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A supporter of President Obama holds a placard near a private residence where Obama was attending a campaign fundraiser in Seattle

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First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden help assemble Mother’s Day packages that deployed US troops have requested to be sent to their mothers and wives at home as part of a Joining Forces service event with spouses of members of Congress at the Naval Observatory

First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden with the Bidens’ dog Champ …..

….. they’re feeding Champ well!

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the team

CBS: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to name Sen. Patty Murray of Washington as co-chair of the deficit reduction committee tasked with finding at least $1.2 in federal government savings by October, a Democratic aide tells CBS News.

The aide said Reid will also name Democratic Sens. Max Baucus of Montana and John Kerry of Massachusetts to the committee.

…. The committee will ultimately be made up of 12 members – three Senate Democrats, three Senate Republicans, three House Democrats and three House Republicans. The party leadership in each chamber appoints the members. The other co-chair of the committee will be named by House Speaker John Boehner.

All the members of the committee must be appointed by August 16, and the committee must hold its first meeting by September 16…..

nice

Senator Patty Murray has won a fourth term in Washington

Governor Pat Quinn has been declared the winner of the race for governor of Illinois

lunch date

October 25: Luncheon with First Lady Michelle Obama, Senator Patty Murray, Dr Jill Biden, Governor Christine Gregoire, Susan DelBene, and Ellen Malcolm

three cheers

Michelle Obama and Jill Biden attend a campaign fundraiser in Bellevue, Washington for Sen. Patty Murray, October 25

uh oh, it’s that enthusiasm gap again

Photos and more video from the rally here

baby blue

Husky Stadium, on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Oct. 21

come on patty, keep up!

President Barack Obama runs into the stadium at the University of Washington as he arrives for a rally for Democratic Senator Patty Murray in Seattle, October 21

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(Enthusiasm gap update: the President first spoke to the *** overflow *** crowd at the stadium before going next door to a basketball arena for the rally)

Video of the speeches here

mmm, donuts!

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President Barack Obama and Senator Patty Murray stop at a donut shop in Seattle, October 21