Photo Of The Year: September & October

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Your July Winner:

President Obama greets Emmitt and Pat Smith and family, and Team 22 on the Rose Garden steps of the White House (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Your August Winner:

President Obama during a statement on the situation in Ferguson, Missouri and Iraq (Photo by Doug Mills)

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September

(1) A little girl looks up at President Obama as he talks with wounded warriors and their families in the East Room during their tour of the White House (Photo by Pete Souza)

(2) President Obama visits Stonehenge in Wiltshire in the United Kingdom, after leaving the NATO summit in Newport, Wales

(3) President Obama greets children as he is welcomed by Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves at Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn, Estonia

(4) President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive on stage for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Phoenix Awards dinner

(5) President Obama hugs Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. who is resigning from his post (Photo by Doug Mills)

(6) Presidents Obama and Clinton backstage at the Clinton Global Initiative (Photo by Pete Souza)

(7) Before being introduced at a White House event to launch the “It’s On Us” initiative, aimed at ending sexual assaults on college campuses, President Obama listens through a door as Lilly Jay talks about being sexually assaulted (Photo by Pete Souza)

(8) President Obama meets with President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine in the Oval Office (Photo by Doug Mills)

(9) President Obama greets retired Army Command Sgt. Major Bennie Adkins and family in the Oval Office before awarding him the Medal of Honor (Photo by Pete Souza)

(10) President Obama picks up 13-month-old Larnell Maurice Perry Jr., grandson of Angelene C. Carter, who was killed in the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon

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October

(1) A boy dressed as a college graduate looks up at President Obama as he greets costumed trick-or-treaters during Halloween festivities by the South Portico of the White House

Honoring Those We Lost

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden observe a moment of silence on the 13th anniversary of 9/11.

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"It has now been thirteen years. Thirteen years since the peace of an American morning was broken." —President Obama #911Anniversary

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 11, 2014

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"Your love is the ultimate rebuke to the hatred of those who attacked us that bright, blue morning." —Obama to families of 9/11 victims

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 11, 2014

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"Thirteen years after small and hateful minds conspired to break us, America stands tall and proud." —President Obama #911Anniversary

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 11, 2014

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"We carry on, because, as Americans, we do not give in to fear." —President Obama #911Anniversary

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 11, 2014

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President Barack Obama pauses during a moment of silence at the Pentagon in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks

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"Today, we honor all who have made the ultimate sacrifice these 13 years—more than 6,800 American patriots." —Obama #911Anniversary

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 11, 2014

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Pres Obama, Def Sec Hagel, and Joint Chiefs Chrman Dempsey at Pentagon for 9/11 remembrance pic.twitter.com/KnITs7SoQn

— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) September 11, 2014

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama observe a moment of silence on the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the White House in Washington.

President Barack Obama, flanked by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and Joint Chefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, speaks at the Pentagon, to mark the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

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President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey bow their heads during a moment of silence at the Pentagon

September – The Month Of Pictures

President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Jean Meyer, the grandmother of Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, second from left, as they and members of the Meyer family walk along the Colonnade of the White House, Sept. 15, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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First Lady Michelle Obama talks with Washington, D.C., area high school students who attended the Teen Design Fair, in the Red Room of the White House prior to the Cooper-Hewitt Design Awards luncheon, Sept. 13, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden greet a group of teachers, veterans, first responders, and business owners in the Roosevelt Room of the White House before making a statement on the American Jobs Act, Sept. 12, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Rise and Shine

Las Vegas Sun: About 11,200 people stood for hours in 90-degree heat Sunday for a chance to see a campaign rally for President Barack Obama (Desert Pines High School, September 30)

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Monday and Tuesday: The President will remain in Henderson, Nevada.

Wednesday: He will travel from Henderson to Denver where he will participate in the first Presidential Debate at the University of Denver. The First Lady will also attend. The President and the First Lady will remain overnight in Denver.

Thursday: PBO will deliver remarks at campaign events in Denver and Columbus, Ohio. He will return to Washington, DC in the evening.

Friday: PBO will deliver remarks at campaign events in Vienna, Virginia and Cleveland, Ohio. He will return to Washington, DC in the evening.

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Retweet!

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President Obama goes comedy-book shopping:

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Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Sept 30

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The speech will be available at C-Span soon

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TOD fundraisers:

a4alice * Alycee * BWD * CollegeKay * Cookemom * DonnaDem4Obama

Hgerhard * HZ * Judith Fardig * Mae Who Love Our CIC

Marlz * Meta * Pamela *prettyfoot58 * proudmemberofglobalzero * Rita * Theo67 * The Obama Diary

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I see we’re about to hit 13.5 million blog views, which isn’t really a landmark of any, well, particular note, but hey, on a fundraising deadline night you gotta use whatever you’ve got 😕

If you would like to donate $13.5 million to the Obama/Biden campaign before midnight, just to mark the occasion, that would be very lovely – but if you’re too mean to do that, then even $5 would be wonderful.

Thanks people!

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We have hit 13.5 million, so start donating …. right now!

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If you can, dig deep….

TOD fundraisers:

a4alice * Alycee * BWD * CollegeKay * Cookemom * DonnaDem4Obama

Hgerhard * HZ * Judith Fardig * Mae Who Love Our CIC

Marlz * Meta * Pamela *prettyfoot58 * proudmemberofglobalzero * Rita * Theo67 * The Obama Diary

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Friday:

12:0: VP Biden delivers remarks at a campaign event at Century Village in Boca Raton, Fla

1:0: Michelle Obama speaks to grassroots supporters in Cedar Falls

3:20: VP Biden delivers remarks at a campaign event at Kings Point in Tamarac, Fla

4:0: Michelle Obama speaks to grassroots supporters in Appleton, Wis

4:20: President Obama delivers remarks at a campaign event at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.

6:05: President Obama delivers remarks at a campaign event at a private residence

8:25: President Obama delivers remarks at a campaign event at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.

Not sure yet which of these we’ll be able to see, will check tomorrow

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Virginia Beach, Sept 27

Virginia Beach

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Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiired up!!

See the speech at C-Span

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… with Air Force Col. Michael A. Minihan

Andrews, Sept 27

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…. with Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) at Naval Air Station Oceania, Sept 27

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Meanwhile …..

Springfield, Virginia, Sept 27

Just sayin’.

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Oh……Ohio

Bowling Green, Ohio, Sept 26

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See President Obama’s Ohio speeches at C-Span

Text of remarks here

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Riley Minich, of Fremont, overcome with emotion after hugging President Barack Obama, Bowling Green, Ohio, Sept 26

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A boy reacts to the sound and wind created by the Marine One helicopter as it lands on the South Lawn of the White House before President Barack Obama departs for a campaign trip to Ohio

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President Obama at the Clinton Global Initiative

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President Obama’s UN General Assembly Address

Text of the President’s address here

(Posted already, but it seriously needs its own place)