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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Thursday, April 17
WHITE HOUSE, ECONOMY, COURTS
--------------------- PRESIDENT OBAMA
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All times LOCAL.
White House daily tape: 202-456-2358.
White House press office: 202-456-2580.
UPDATED
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Highlights:
11:05 a.m. The President and the Vice President welcome the Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride to the White House in celebration of the seventh annual Soldier Ride. South Lawn. Open Press (Pre-set 9:00 a.m. - Final Gather 10:30 a.m. - North Doors of the Palm Room).
11:40 a.m. The President and the Vice President meet with representatives from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Closed Press.
1:35 p.m. The President and the Vice President meet with insurance executives. Roosevelt Room. Photojournalist Spray (Final Gather 1:20 p.m. - Brady Press Briefing Room).
Notes: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 1:45 p.m.
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VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN
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All times LOCAL.
Vice president's press office: 202-456-0373.
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Highlights:
Unavailable.
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MICHELLE OBAMA
SCHEDULE OF THE FIRST LADY
Highlights:
2 p.m. As part of her focus on American students pursuing higher education, the First Lady will join juniors and seniors from Chicago public high schools on the first day of a four-day visit to Howard University called "Escape to the Mecca."
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ECONOMIC REPORTS
8:30 a.m. LABOR DEPARTMENT — Releases weekly jobless claims.
10 a.m. FREDDIE MAC — The mortgage company releases weekly mortgage rates.
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STATE DEPARTMENT
SECRETARY OF STATE KERRY
Highlights:
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Geneva, Switzerland. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Geneva, Switzerland, on April 17 to participate in a multilateral meeting among the United States, Ukraine, Russia, and the European Union to discuss the ongoing situation in and around Ukraine. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/04/224695.htm
SIX-PARTY TALKS CHAIRMAN WU DAWEI — Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies will host bilateral meetings in New York April 14-15 and Washington April 17 with his Chinese counterpart, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs Wu Dawei, to exchange views on a wide range of issues related to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. Special Representative Wus visit is part of a series of high-level, in-depth U.S.-China discussions on how to achieve a denuclearized North Korea in a peaceful manner.
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FEDERAL JUDICIARY
9:30 a.m. U.S. COURT OF APPEALS-D.C.
Highlights:
12-5374 Ella Ward v. Eric Shinseki.
12-1434 TC Ravenswood, LLC v. FERC.
13-7096 Sheila Alford v. Providence Hospital.
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