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Friday, November 1, 2013

Trick-or-Treating at the White House, and More:

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Trick-or-Treating at the White House, and More:

This Halloween week, the President visited a cutting-edge STEM school in Brooklyn, swore in the new director of the FBI, honored former House Speaker Tom Foley, and spoke on the Affordable Care Act in Boston's historic Faneuil Hall.

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On Wednesday, Vice President Biden visited the National Domestic Violence Hotline to commemorate Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

President Obama has been emphatic that the United States remains the best place in the world to do business. Yesterday at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, he reiterated that message to 1,000 business leaders from nearly 60 countries.

First Lady Michelle Obama was joined by Sesame Street’s Elmo and Rosita to announce that Sesame Workshop and the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) joined the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) in a two-year agreement to help promote fresh fruit and vegetable consumption to kids, making those healthy choices a little easier for busy parents and families to make.

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Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Time (ET)

10:30 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

11:00 AM: The Vice President and Valerie Jarrett meet with disabilities rights and veterans advocacy groups to discuss the Administration’s strong support for ratification of the Disabilities Treaty

1:30 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney WATCH LIVE

2:10 PM: The President holds a bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki; the Vice President also attends