Trevor Noah | The Obama Diary

"We can come together on some things. And those 'somethings' can mean everything to a whole lot of people." —President Obama #EMKInstitute
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 30, 2015

"Ted understood that the only point in running for office was to get something done." —President Obama: http://t.co/4sMaHl9D3r #EMKInstitute
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 30, 2015

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"He was my friend. I owe him a lot." —President Obama on Senator Ted Kennedy #EMKInstitute pic.twitter.com/pMytACXOn4
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 30, 2015

Teddy Kennedy was always there for me. Here’s what I’ll remember about my good friend. –vp https://t.co/s7HVSsfwFB pic.twitter.com/CnrBMpjIAU
— VP Biden (Archived) (@VP44) March 30, 2015

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.@FLOTUS Thank you. Made it! Moving into crew quarters on @space_station to begin my #yearinspace. pic.twitter.com/jhoj7ltaV6
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) March 30, 2015

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Obamacare 'death panel' challenge http://t.co/Pc3bBYF9hb
— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) March 30, 2015

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50 yrs ago MLK & civil rights leaders attend Detroit funeral for Viola Liuzzo, killed after Selma-Montgomery march pic.twitter.com/9SzmS63lwI
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 30, 2015

Shanna was fired for saying a minimum wage hike would help her: http://t.co/pUjNdfxvYM #RaiseTheWage pic.twitter.com/OqkPOYegvN
— Keith Ellison (@keithellison) March 30, 2015

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15th Amendment, banning racial discrimination in voting, adopted 145 years ago today. Has been challenged ever since pic.twitter.com/yxHRY0Oave
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 30, 2015

When ‘Religious Liberty’ Was Used To Justify Racism Instead Of Homophobia http://t.co/mLoTD72NEc pic.twitter.com/p8KuyvXVsG
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) March 30, 2015

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This is insane

Purvi Patel, the first woman to be convicted under Indiana's "feticide" law, is sentenced to 20 years in jail. http://t.co/R89cc8OPCZ
— BPAS (@BPAS1968) March 30, 2015

#PurviPatel Isn't the First Woman of Color to Have Her Pregnancy Put on Trial in #Indiana http://t.co/DdHdQvIKfz by @dviyer and @miriamyeung
— Rewire News Group (@RewireNewsGroup) March 30, 2015

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Apartheid was "legal"
Slavery was "legal"
Colonialism was "legal"

Legality is a construct of the powerful

Not of justice
— King Alfred (@KingDouyeAlfred) March 8, 2015

White jail guards forced black & latino inmates to fight like gladiators or be tortured: http://t.co/7uUron8jYw pic.twitter.com/yiC5XIP0ay
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) March 30, 2015

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Must Read

https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/581912898487918592

https://twitter.com/MarvAbbey/status/581790915842412544

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BREAKING: In July, President Obama will attend the #GES2015 in Kenya to #StarttheSpark for entrepreneurs in Africa and the world.
— Obama NSC- Archived (@NSC44) March 30, 2015

Possibly THE most important item on the national agenda: Obama Seeks to Double Funding to Fight Antibiotic Resistance http://t.co/IXVwkIzEBP
— Davia Temin (@DaviaTemin) March 30, 2015

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#French FM Fabius: Important issues have remained, we will be working all the night. #Irantalks pic.twitter.com/gXPAXhOoFu
— Abas Aslani (@AbasAslani) March 30, 2015

Iranian nuclear negotiator Hamid Baeidinejad said that they are working hard & are focused on solutions. #Irantalks pic.twitter.com/ssXNWpa7cz
— Abas Aslani (@AbasAslani) March 30, 2015

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CBS POLL: Hillary and democratic lawmakers should note that Democratic voters overwhelmingly support Obama on #Iran by more than 3 to 1
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) March 30, 2015

https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/582693061974749185

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