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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Tuesday, April 22
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.
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Highlights:
10:05 a.m. departs the White House. South Lawn. Open Press (Final Gather 9:40AM - North Doors of the Palm Room).
10:20 a.m. Departs Joint Base Andrews. Out-of-Town Travel Pool Coverage (Call Time 8:20AM - Virginia Gate, Joint Base Andrews).
12:30 p.m. PDT - Arrives Washington. Paine Field. Open Press.
3:50 p.m. PDT - Delivers remarks. Oso Firehouse, Oso, Washington. Pooled Press.
5 p.m. PDT - departs Washington. Paine Field. Open Press.
Notes: Press Secretary Jay Carney will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route Washington state. In the afternoon, the President will depart Washington en route Tokyo, Japan. The departure from Paine Field is open to pre-credentialed media.
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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:
9:00 AM LOCAL TIME/2:00 AM ET, the Vice President will meet with Rada Speaker and Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov at the Rada. This meeting will be followed by a meeting with Ukrainian legislators from the Rada. There will be pool sprays at the top of these meetings.
11:00 AM LOCAL TIME/4:00 AM ET, the Vice President will meet with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk at the Cabinet of Ministers Club. There will be a pool spray at the top of this meeting. A restricted bilateral meeting will follow between the Vice President and Prime Minister Yatsenyuk. This meeting is closed press.
Following their meetings, Prime Minister Yatsenyuk and the Vice President will deliver statements to the press. These statements at 12:15 PM LOCAL TIME/5:15 AM ET will be open press.
1:30 PM LOCAL TIME/6:30 AM ET, the Vice President will meet with a group of civil society leaders at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine. The Vice Presidents remarks at the top of the meeting will be pooled press.
Afterwards, the Vice President will depart Kyiv, Ukraine, en route Washington, DC.
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ECONOMIC REPORTS
10 a.m. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS — Releases existing home sales for March.
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STATE DEPARTMENT
SECRETARY OF STATE KERRY
Highlights:
9:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry hosts the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) Launch, at the Department of State. (OPEN PRESS COVERAGE) Pre set for video cameras: 8:30 a.m. from the 23rd street lobby. Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 9:00 a.m. from the 23rd street lobby
11:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry hosts the swearing-in ceremony for Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Catherine Novelli, at the Department of State. (CLOSED PESS COVERAGE)
12 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, at the White House. (MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW — Meeting to discuss a Working Paper prepared by the Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
Location: Room 356, South Building, State Department Annex 4.
Contacts: Michael Coffee, coffeems@state.gov
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FEDERAL JUDICIARY
10 a.m. U.S. SUPREME COURT — The Supreme Court hears arguments and issue opinions.
Highlights:
13-193 SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST V. DRIEHAUS. At issue is whether an Ohio state election law that bars people from making recklessly false statements about political candidates restricts free speech.
13-461 ABC, INC. V. AEREO, INC. Whether a startup company can offer live television broadcasts over the Internet without paying fees to broadcasters.
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