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Dick Cheney Has a Heart Transplant
This news is unexpected but not surprising: Former Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering from a heart transplant, according to the Washington Post and Associated Press: Former vice president Dick Cheney, who has suffered five heart attacks since his late 30s, underwent a heart transplant Saturday after more than 20 months on a transplant list,…
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Friends Recall a Giant of Civil Rights Law
On March 22 the world lost one of its most revered and effective legal warriors in the battle for civil rights: John A. Payton, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. President Barack Obama said in a statement, “The legal community has lost a legend, and while we mourn John’s passing,…
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Obama's Day, March 23: Traveling to Korea
Office of the Press SecretaryDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and meet with senior advisors. These meetings in the Oval Office are closed press. At night, the President will depart the White House en route to Seoul, Republic of Korea. The…
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Obama's Day, March 22: Visiting Ohio State University
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012 In the morning, the President will visit the Cushing, Oklahoma area to discuss his Administration’s commitment to improving and supporting the infrastructure that helps us leverage our domestic resources, while also ensuring these projects are developed…
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Obama's Day, March 21: Discussing Energy in Nevada
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 In the morning, the President will travel to Boulder City, Nevada. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at McCarran International Airport are open press. While in Boulder City, the President will visit the Copper Mountain Solar…
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Gates' 'Finding Your Roots' to Debut on PBS
The Root was on location at a screening of an episode of the new PBS series Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. In the latest genealogy series hosted by the Harvard University professor, who is also The Root’s…
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Mitt Romney Called Winner of Illinois GOP Primary
Television networks are projecting that Mitt Romney will handily win the Illinois Republican presidential primary. According to the Washington Post, Fox News was the first channel to make the call. Rick Santorum, who had said that he’d take the GOP nomination if he won Illinois, is projected to come in second. Get the latest primary…
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Obama's Day, March 20: Meeting With Irish Leader
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.Later in the morning, the President, the Vice President and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny will meet in the Oval…
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Obama's Day, March 19: Campaigning in DC
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, MARCH 19, 2012In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press.In the afternoon, the President will meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the…
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