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Good Monday morning. Obama’s day is nearly over in Turkey, where he has already met with that nation’s president. He will shortly speak at the Turkish Parliament, and then meet with the prime minister. He ends the day in Istanbul, where he will his week-long European tour comes to a close.

The House and Senate are at the beginning of a two-week recess. A new member will be elected tomorrow, as three candidates vie for White House Read more…

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Good Wednesday morning. Today President Obama gets to work in London at the G-20. He’s already held a joint press conference with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and the White House has since issued a joint statement with Russia on negotiations Later, Obama meets with the UK Conservative Party leader, the Chinese president, and the Queen of England, before joining the rest of the G-20 leaders for dinner.

The House budget resolution Read more…

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Today President Obama will be hosting an online town hall meeting in the East Room, where he’ll answer questions “submitted and voted on by the public” at the White House web site. Vice President Biden leaves today for another foreign trip. He’ll be in Chile and Costa Rica, meeting with leaders from South and Central American nations, in addition to Gordon Brown of the UK. His wife Jill Biden is joining him.

In Congress, the Senate Read more…

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Good Friday morning.

After a late arrival from the West Coast last night, Obama starts his day a bit later than usual with his daily morning meetings. This afternoon, he’ll meet with the National Conference of State Legislatures to discuss the stimulus plan. Later, he’ll talk infrastructure with Govs. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ed Rendell, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who are all slated to appear Sunday on “Meet the Read more…

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Happy Tournament Thursday. But the new cliche is that March Madness is in Washington as the government continues to deal with the AIG mess.

But President Obama and Vice President Biden will spend most of the day outside of the Beltway. Obama is in California, where he’ll start his day with a tour of an electric car plant in Pomona. He’ll later hold a town hall meeting in Los Angeles, which will also include Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Read more…

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Good morning, Washington. This morning, President Obama will sign the omnibus spending bill, warts and all. But he’ll later make an announcement on reforming the earmark process going forward. Later, he’ll sign an executive order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls, and then meet with members of the House and Senate budget committees.

Vice President Biden, back from his trip to NATO, will announce the administration’s Read more…

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Good morning, Washington. Today, President Obama has a full schedule, with the main event being a visit by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The economy should be the focus as both countries look toward recoveries. Obama will also visit both the Transportation and Interior Departments — the former to promote the stimulus plan, and the latter in honor of its 160th birthday. The president also hosts Boy Scouts in the Oval Office, before meeting Read more…

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Good snowy Monday morning, Washington. The House and Senate return today amidst possibly the largest snow storm to hit the capital area in three years. The Senate will begin considering the $410 billion appropriations omnibus package that the House passed last week. The House will vote tonight on a few minor bills, including the Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act and Shark Conservation Act.

Congress will begin holding hearings Read more…

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Today is all about the budget. The President will give a brief overview for the public at 9:30, with his administration getting more into details at a briefing later. The headlines so far revolve around another change in the tax code to affect the highest wage earners, and the creation of a $634 billion reserve fund for health care.

Also today, the president will have lunch with the Congressional Black Caucus at the White House, Read more…

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Good morning, Washington. After a black-tie dinner last night, the nation’s governors return to the White House this morning for a working session with President Obama, where the focus will be on implementing the stimulus plan in the states. The governors had a full weekend of politics and policy at the NGA’s Winter Meeting, where much of the focus was on the different approaches the Republican governors (and some potential 2012 candidates) Read more…

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