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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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Trayvon Martin: The Latest
Friday, March 23, 5:00 p.m., EST: Heat Players Share Hoodie Pics in Support of Trayvon: LeBron James of the Miami Heat tweeted a photo of players wearing hooded sweatshirts with the hashtages, “#WeAreTrayvonMartin #Hoodies #Stereotyped #WeWantJustice.” Dwyane Wade posted a photo of himself in a hoodie on Facebook and put out via Twitter “#hoodies #stereotype…
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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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Stereotypes Hurt Black-Teen Programs
When 19-year-old Kaila Gilbert was in high school in La Vergne, Tenn., she was the exact type of kid that organizations designed to reach at-risk black teens might target. Her high school was “not particularly known for scholastic accomplishment,” she delicately explains to The Root. At one point during the recession, both of her parents…
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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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Trayvon Martin: Friend Recounts Last Call
ABC News is reporting today on the disturbing account of Florida teen Trayvon Martin’s last moments alive. He was on the phone with a 16-year-old girl, who says he talked to her about being followed by a strange man. She also says he thought that he’d escaped and was safe. But according to the timing…
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Wanda Sykes' Startling Roots
Wanda Sykes’ family history was professionally researched for a segment of Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr., a new series that will debut Sunday on PBS. While Gates, The Root’s editor-in-chief and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard, has interesting genealogical tidbits to share…
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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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