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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 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 meet with senior…

During this primary election season, the American public has been enthralled, appalled and entertained by Republican candidates like Ron Paul — candidates who have absolutely no chance of being president but who draw a wide following because they have one compelling idea (e.g., Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan) or purport to represent a key constituency (e.g.,…

When Steve Jobs died, one fascinating anecdote rose out of the sea of words about the co-founder of Apple. Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson recounted a dinner attended by Jobs and President Barack Obama. “What would it take to make iPhones in the U.S.?” the president wanted to know. Blunt as always, Jobs replied, “Those jobs…

The award-winning movie The Help, starring Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, took home three prizes at last night’s NAACP Image Awards, according to the Daily News. The movie won top actress honors for Viola Davis, supporting actress for Octavia Spencer and best motion picture. “I found my voice,” said Davis as she accepted her awards.…

President Barack Obama poses for a picture during a stop at Great Eastern restaurant in the Chinatown section of San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 16, 2012.

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 In the morning, the President will depart San Francisco, California en route Everett, Washington. The departure from San Francisco International Airport and the arrival at Paine Field Airport are open press. Later in the morning, the President will…

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012 In the morning, the President will deliver remarks at a campaign event at a private residence in Corona Del Mar, California. There will be print pool coverage for remarks only. Later, the President will depart Los Angeles, California…

“On Obama” is a weekly column about Barack Obama and American politics. On the morning of Nov. 5, 2008, the day after Barack Obama’s election, I sat in the office of my Chicago apartment, filled, like most Americans, with a peculiar sense of hope. It seemed that in electing the country’s first black chief executive,…

When the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial was officially dedicated last October (after the ceremony’s original date was postponed in the wake of Hurricane Irene), it seemed to mark a grand finale. From Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity first hatching the idea in 1984 to Congress authorizing it in 1996 to the Alpha-established Martin Luther…

President Barack Obama(R) speaks with an employee as he tours the manufacturing facility at Master Lock, maker of security locks, prior to speaking on the economy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 15, 2012.