04 September 17 AM
Obama Letter to Trump | Dear Mr. President
Barack Obama, Reader Supported News
Obama writes: "This is a unique office, without a clear blueprint for success, so I don't know that any advice from me will be particularly helpful. Still, let me offer a few reflections from the past 8 years."
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Barack Obama, Reader Supported News
Obama writes: "This is a unique office, without a clear blueprint for success, so I don't know that any advice from me will be particularly helpful. Still, let me offer a few reflections from the past 8 years."
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ear Mr. President -
Congratulations on a remarkable run. Millions have placed their hopes in you, and all of us, regardless of party, should hope for expanded prosperity and security during your tenure.
This is a unique office, without a clear blueprint for success, so I don't know that any advice from me will be particularly helpful. Still, let me offer a few reflections from the past 8 years.
First, we've both been blessed, in different ways, with great good fortune. Not everyone is so lucky. It's up to us to do everything we can (to) build more ladders of success for every child and family that's willing to work hard.
Second, American leadership in this world really is indispensable. It's up to us, through action and example, to sustain the international order that's expanded steadily since the end of the Cold War, and upon which our own wealth and safety depend.
Third, we are just temporary occupants of this office. That makes us guardians of those democratic institutions and traditions -- like rule of law, separation of powers, equal protection and civil liberties -- that our forebears fought and bled for. Regardless of the push and pull of daily politics, it's up to us to leave those instruments of our democracy at least as strong as we found them.
And finally, take time, in the rush of events and responsibilities, for friends and family. They'll get you through the inevitable rough patches.
Michelle and I wish you and Melania the very best as you embark on this great adventure, and know that we stand ready to help in any ways which we can.
Good luck and Godspeed,
BO
Trump to End DACA Program
Addy Baird, ThinkProgress
Baird writes: "President Trump is expected to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children, setting the president in opposition with House Speaker Paul Ryan."
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Addy Baird, ThinkProgress
Baird writes: "President Trump is expected to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children, setting the president in opposition with House Speaker Paul Ryan."
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'Are You on Drugs?': Top Trump Lawyer Ty Cobb Slams 'Rabid' Press in Lengthy Response to Questions on Comey Letter
Natasha Bertrand, Business Insider
Bertrand writes: "Ty Cobb disputed the characterization of the president's letter as incriminating and called reporting to that effect 'exaggerated and/or fictionalized.'"
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Natasha Bertrand, Business Insider
Bertrand writes: "Ty Cobb disputed the characterization of the president's letter as incriminating and called reporting to that effect 'exaggerated and/or fictionalized.'"
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Seoul Tries to Ignore Trump's Criticism: 'They Worry He's Kind of Nuts,' One Observer Says
Anna Fifield, The Washington Post
Fifield writes: "Moon Jae-in's office said that his government would continue to work towards peaceful denuclearization after tweets and actions from Trump that have left South Koreans scratching their heads at why the American president is attacking an ally at such a sensitive time."
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Anna Fifield, The Washington Post
Fifield writes: "Moon Jae-in's office said that his government would continue to work towards peaceful denuclearization after tweets and actions from Trump that have left South Koreans scratching their heads at why the American president is attacking an ally at such a sensitive time."
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Happy Labor Day to Everyone but Elon Musk!
Sarah Jones, The New Republic
Jones writes: "The National Labor Relations Board has issued formal charges to Musk's Tesla corporation for waging a union-busting campaign at its factories."
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Sarah Jones, The New Republic
Jones writes: "The National Labor Relations Board has issued formal charges to Musk's Tesla corporation for waging a union-busting campaign at its factories."
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How Women Were at the Helm of the Black Panther Party
Manmeet Sahni, teleSUR
Sahni writes: "Even though men in the group were portrayed as the vanguard, women in the party were at the helm of most activities."
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Manmeet Sahni, teleSUR
Sahni writes: "Even though men in the group were portrayed as the vanguard, women in the party were at the helm of most activities."
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EPA Attacks News Agency, Reporter for Coverage of Flooded Texas Hazardous Waste Sites
Mark Hand, ThinkProgress
Hand writes: "A day after their boss essentially called reporters cowards for their coverage of Hurricane Harvey, the Environmental Protection Agency criticized an Associated Press reporter for his coverage of the agency's response to flooded hazardous waste sites in southeast Texas."
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Mark Hand, ThinkProgress
Hand writes: "A day after their boss essentially called reporters cowards for their coverage of Hurricane Harvey, the Environmental Protection Agency criticized an Associated Press reporter for his coverage of the agency's response to flooded hazardous waste sites in southeast Texas."
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