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  • Hurricane Sandy Disrupts Early Voting

    (The Root) Updated Wednesday, October 31, 2012 — Damage and power outages could slow the pace of early voting in the three swing states of Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina — and has already led to major changes in the campaign schedules of President Obama and Mitt Romney. Early voting had already been suspended for…

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  • Obama's Day, Oct. 29: Cancels Florida Campaign Trip

    THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 UPDATE 2: In the afternoon, the President will deliver a statement after his Situation Room briefing on Hurricane Sandy. The President’s remarks in the Brady Press Briefing Room are open press. UPDATED: In the morning, the President…

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  • Blaque's Natina Reed Is Dead at 32

    Sad news from the music world: Natina Reed, who performed with the ’90s R&B group Blaque, is dead at the age of 32. She was fatally struck by a car near Atlanta. Reports E! Online: According to a press release sent from the Gwinnett (Ga.) Police Department to E! News, police received a call of…

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  • Obama's Day, Oct. 26: Live MTV Special

    THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting will be closed press. Later in the morning, the President will tape an interview with “The Michael Smerconish Show” in…

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  • Living While Obama: The President Votes Early in Chicago

    U.S. President Barack Obama became the first sitting president to participate in the early-voting process after showing his driver’s license at the Martin Luther King Community Center in Chicago, CBSNews reports. He later told election officials that he was excited to cast his ballot but was otherwise coy about who got his vote. Mr. Obama…

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  • Obama's Day, Oct. 25: Voting Early in Chicago

    THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012 In the morning, the President will arrive in Tampa, Florida, then deliver remarks at a campaign event at the Ybor State Museum Park in Tampa, Florida.  The arrival at Tampa International Airport will be open press, and…

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  • More Hate Crimes That Never Happened

    Authorities now say that Sharmeka Moffitt of Louisiana, the woman who told police that she was set on fire by three men and that her car had racial slurs smeared on it, was actually responsible for inflicting on herself what originally appeared to be a “racially motivated attack.” As outrageous as that may seem, it’s…

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  • Obama's Day, Oct. 24: Taping Appearance on Jay Leno's Show

    WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012 In the morning, the President will depart from Washington, DC en route Davenport, Iowa. The departure from the South Lawn and the arrival at Quad Cities International Airport will be open press. Later in the morning, the President…

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  • Obama's Day, Oct. 23: Campaign Events in Florida and Ohio

    WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 UPDATED: Press Secretary Jay Carney will gaggle aboard Air Force One In the morning, the President will deliver remarks at a campaign event at the Delray Tennis Center in Delray, Florida. The President’s remarks will be open to…

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  • Obama's Day, Oct. 22: Debate in Florida

    WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012 In the morning, the president will depart from Camp David en route Boca Raton, Florida. The departure from Joint Base Andrews will have out-of-town travel pool coverage and the arrival at Palm Beach International Airport will be open…

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