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Congress Leaves Town With Unfinished Business (The Note)
week hearing from their constituents in town hall meetings and forums. But before leaving President George W. Bush will join President Obama tomorrow morning at a wreath-laying a.m. Eastern First Ladies Michelle Obama and Laura Bush will also be appearing BRUCE notes. Later today, President Obama participates in a CEO roundtable. Afterward
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Obama Paying Tribute to Mandela in S Africa
White House — their only meeting, when Obama was a senator. "I don't need a photo op," Obama said. "The last thing I want to do about Nelson Mandela's condition." Obama also is paying tribute to the fight against Soweto township Saturday afternoon for a town hall with students at the University of Johannesburg
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Student Loans, Abortion Battle, Mandela: Five Stories You'll Care About in Politics Next Weekwill hear from their constituents in town hall meetings and forums and whether they'll Restrictions Mandela's Health President Obama arrived in South Africa on Friday and Mandela. "I don't need a photo-op," Obama said aboard Air Force One en route to Mandela's condition." The AP notes: " Obama and Mandela have met just once, a hastily
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Alabama Senator Again Leads Immigration Opposition
Bush, declared it a priority. Now that Democrat Barack Obama has it atop his domestic agenda, Sessions is again the face Round 3, unfolding on the Senate floor and coming soon to a town hall meeting near you, takes place in a nation that says it supports status under certain conditions. After voters in 2012 returned Obama to a second term in the White House and increased the Democrats
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The Note: Syria Comes To Ireland
the discussion as President Obama sits down with the Group of THE PUTIN PROBLEM: President Obama will also have to sway Syrian settlement to be successful. Obama and Putin's meeting today marriage. "They see this roiling democratic debate that's happening state-by-state
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Newtown Families Mark Somber Milestonedidn't register." Rousseau said he almost turned his car around on the way to a six-month remembrance event at Edmund Town Hall in Newtown. "I continued through it, and it makes me feel good, talking about Lauren, remembering her," he said he's a grieving parent. Rousseau and the Soto family traveled to Washington, D.C., on Thursday and met with President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office. "They warned us that that's not the way it works," said Rousseau
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The Note: Gun Control Round Two Begins
race against Gabriel Gomez: President Obama is coming in for a campaign rally and across the aisle. In it he welcomes Obama to Massachusetts and writes that it is Commander-in-Chief visit our state." He even invites Obama to a town hall he's having this afternoon, while
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The Note: What We Won't Learn From Lois Lerner
knew and when," Priebus said. "The Obama administration may not be eager to address that of all the scandals plaguing the Obama administration, the unanswered questions at 8:30 this morning with a Twitter Town Hall led by Mayor Michael Bloomberg that will HotlineReid : Good point from @KennethBaer : Obama 's pollster, Benenson Strategy Group
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Ted Cruz Challenges Joe Biden to Gun Debate at NRA Forum
constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens." Cruz mocked the vice president for advice that he gave at an online town hall that someone faced with an intruder should go outside and "fire two blasts" with a double-barrel shotgun. Cruz said legislation that undermines the Bill of Rights or the Second Amendment right to bear arms." Before the vote that killed the Obama administration's package of gun control bills, Vice President Biden had slammed Cruz, Paul and Lee for their filibuster
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Southern Exposure (The Note)
is renewing his call for President Obama to close the prison, ABC's CHRIS GOOD press conference this week, President Obama maintained that it should be closed Davis said, when asked to grade Obama 's effort at closing the prison AYOTTE'S GUN VOTE FOLLOWS HER TO N.H. TOWN HALL . Sen. Kelly Ayotte ticked through a
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Gun Control's Spring Awakening (The Note)
SUPPORT TO SYRIAN REBELS: President Obama has directed his national security team technology leaders dined with President Obama in February 2011 and he hosted the president at a friendly town hall meeting two months later at Facebook's candidacy. http://abcn.ws/14R5L84 OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DENIES BENGHAZI WHISTLEBLOWERS
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Mark Zuckerberg's Political Status: It's ComplicatedRepublican repeatedly disparaging President Obama . Another ad touts Alaska Democratic Press Secretary Joe Lockhart, and former Obama campaign official Alida Garcia are listed for example, dined with President Obama in February 2011 and he hosted the president at a friendly town hall meeting two months later at Facebook's
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Back To The Border
MCCAIN'S STRAIGHT TALK: At a Monday town hall meeting, Sen. McCain said the team decision on political campaign financing. Obama , for his part, is seen positively by performance-based. http://abcn.ws/XdnimV OBAMA NAMES FIRST FEMALE SECRET SERVICE DIRECTOR. President Obama is appointing veteran Secret Service
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Obama Meets With Mandela Familythe president. Reporter: President obama met briefly with nelson mandela's family critical but stable condition. President obama drew some protesters, opposed to his received an enthusiastic welcome at a town hall with young leaders. At every stop in africa, president obama has paid tribute to mandela. The outpouring
president obama in south africa this evening where he paid tribute to the man he calls his personal hero. Nelson mandela. There were questions about whether the president would get to see mandela. Instead joining the first lady there as they called mandela's wife who was at his side at the hospital where he was being treated. President obama respecting the family's privacy as that nation and the world prays for an icon. Abc's jonathan karl traveling with the president. Reporter: President obama met briefly with nelson mandela's family, including several of his daughters, offering them heart-felt support, peace, and comfort. But he was unable to see the man he calls a hero to the world. Mandela remains on life support. South africa's president said he's in critical but stable condition. President obama drew some protesters, opposed to his administration's policies on terrorism, including the use of drone strikes, but he received an enthusiastic welcome at a town hall with young leaders. At every stop in africa, president obama has paid tribute to mandela. The outpouring of love that we've seen in recent days shows that the triumph of nelson mandela and this nation speaks to something very deep in the human spirit. Reporter: Obama's met mandela only once and for just ten minutes as a junior senator. Two years ago, michelle obama and daughters sasha and malia had a chance to meet with him. Afterwards mrs. Ob -- obama told david muir it was the opportunity of a lifetime. What did you say to him? I told him, you cannot imagine how important your legacy is to who I am, to who my husband is. I just said thank you, thank you, thank you. It was expected to be the emotional high point of the president's trip to africa. The obama family will go to the infamous prison on south africa's robben island tomorrow to see the cell where nelson mandela spent 18 -
Presidential Debate 2012: Obama Preps for Town Hallpresident obama and governor mitt romney are preparing both campaigns tell me that romney and obama have rehearsed for this potentially tricky town hall format with aides throwing them random At a williamsburg resort president obama put on a confident face between a workout
diane. Well, campaign sources for both campaigns tell me that romney and obama have rehearsed for this potentially tricky town hall format with aides throwing them random questions jumping from topic to topic looking for ways to bond with the undecided voters who will make up the audience in this theater in the round behind me. Reporter: At a williamsburg resort president obama put on a confident face between a workout and a 45-minute debate prep. How do you feel about tonight? I feel fabulous. -
Obama Defends Government at Town HallObama : Government is "troops in Afghanistan and Iraq", "teachers in classrooms."
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Obama Holds Twitter Town HallPresident Obama kicked off his first Twitter home with a out of its own I'm gonna make there may be flexibility about closing tax loopholes. Something President Obama has been pushing for. Karen Travers ABC news Washington.
President Obama kicked off his first Twitter home with a -- out of its own I'm gonna make history here as the first president.-- -- there may be flexibility about closing tax loopholes. Something President Obama has been pushing for. Karen Travers ABC news Washington. -
Obama's First Twitter Town HallPresident Obama joined the conversation on Twitter for the first time today here's ABC's Jake Tapper. It was twitters first presidential town hall meeting I'm gonna make history here as the first president. To life President Obama is not particularly known for brevity so it posed something
President Obama joined the conversation on Twitter for the first time today of the thousands of questions that poured in the president answered eighteen. Most on jobs and the economy and here's ABC's Jake Tapper. It was twitters first presidential town hall meeting I'm gonna make history here as the first president. To life -- President Obama is not particularly known for brevity so it posed something of a challenge it's only a 140 characters. He opted to speak -
Town Hall Debate Tips for Candidates: 'Don't Look Like You're Bored'151000 people are already advising Obama on Twitter and FaceBook so why have 151001 bit off but. The harder problem for Obama is that you revert to my free pure condition that's extremely difficult to do and a town hall meeting when you get all of these disparate difficult task. The try to quote tell Obama what he must do. We'll just don't
got to be a little bit off but. The harder problem for Obama is that you revert to my free pure condition is a political operative many decades ago. It's really all about who commands the room. Debates are always one by the person who basically drives the narrative. Who can link one question -- -- no other. Who can get the audience to understand whether it's in the hall or more importantly on TV and -- I understand what not just what the last question was about. But what the campaign is about. And that's extremely difficult to do and a town hall meeting when you get all of these disparate questions. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- An answer that is Chris much less confrontational. So -- -- funded -- very difficult task. The try to quote tell Obama what he must do. We'll just don't a lot of people say just be yourself. Yeah how you do it you don't -
Presidential Debate 2012: Detailed Town Hall Rulestoilet paper, white roses and vanilla aromatherapy candles. Obama and romney have demands, too -- all in a 21-page agreement And suddenly he's just about as tall as george bush. The obama /romney agreement says no height boost for ito candidate
carey insists on custom toilet paper, white roses and vanilla aromatherapy candles. Obama and romney have demands, too -- all in a 21-page agreement. Tonight, identical director's chairs and foot rests and they must staymound." And suddenly he's just about as tall as george bush. The obama /romney agreement says no height boost for ito candidate. One of these past candidates, we can't say which one, insisted that the cameras
