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  • Obama's Day, March 2: Visiting Service Members

    Office of the Press SecretaryDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.Later, the President and the Vice President will meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Oval Office. This…

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  • Obama's Day, March 1: Campaigning in the Big Apple

    THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MARCH 1, 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 will travel to Nashua, New Hampshire. The departure from the South Lawn and the…

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  • Obama's Day, Feb 29: Honoring Our Armed Forces

    THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.In the afternoon, the President and Vice President will have lunch at the White House with…

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  • Obama's Day, Feb. 28: Attending the United Auto Workers Conference

    Office of the Press SecretaryDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will deliver remarks at the United Auto Workers conference in Washington, DC. The…

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  • Crazy Talk: Santorum Calls Obama 'Snob'

    Education is one of those things, like creating jobs, that everyone agrees is a good thing. At least that’s what we thought until this weekend, when Rick Santorum told a Tea Party group in Michigan that Obama is a “snob” because he wants “everybody in America to go to college.” No, we’re not making this…

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  • Obama's Day, Feb. 27: Speaking Before the National Governors Association

    Office of the Press SecretaryDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.Afterwards, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.Later in the morning,…

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  • Charitable Donations: Blacks Outpace Whites

    Reuters is reporting today on a study showing that African-American donors give higher percentages of their incomes to charity than their white counterparts, with nearly two-thirds of black households making charitable donations, worth a total of about $11 billion a year. And it’s not just a little more: That number means black donors turn over…

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  • Obama's Day, Feb. 24: Meeting With Prime Minister of Denmark

    Office of the Press SecretaryDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 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. Later in the morning, the President will attend the Democratic Governors’ Association Meeting. This meeting in the Eisenhower…

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  • 26 Black Oscar Winners

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Gone With the Wind, 1940 Best Actor in a Leading Role: Lilies of the Field, 1963 Best Original Song: Shaft, 1971 Best Actor in a Supporting Role: An Officer and a Gentleman, 1982 Best Original Song: Flashdance, 1983 Best Original Song Score: Purple Rain, 1984 Best Original Song: The…

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  • Watch This: Do We Need Black History Month?

    The Root’s Omar Wasow was on hand at last week’s WGBH TV’s Basic Black program, which tackled a controversial issue: Is Black History Month still necessary? Filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman asks this question in his upcoming documentary, More Than a Month, which chronicles the adventures and lessons from Tilghman’s one-man cross-country campaign to end Black…

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