THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009
In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and the Economic Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press.
Later in the morning, the President and the Vice President will meet with Democrats serving on the Energy and Commerce Committees in the State Dining Room to discuss energy independence, health care reform, and other legislative priorities. This meeting is closed press.
The President and Vice President will have lunch in the Oval Office. This lunch is closed press.
In the afternoon, the President will meet with President Shimon Peres of Israel in the Oval Office. This meeting will be closed press.
Later in the afternoon, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.
In-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: NBC
Print: Christian Science Monitor
Radio: AURN
Magazine: TIME
EDT
9:00AM Pool Call Time
9:30AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
9:50AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Economic Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
10:30AM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with Democrats serving on the Energy and Commerce Committees
State Dining Room
Closed Press
12:30PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE-PRESIDENT have lunch
Oval Office
Closed Press
2:00PM THE PRESIDENT meets with President Shimon Peres of Israel
Oval Office
Closed Press
3:00PM THE PRESIDENT meets with senior advisors
Oval Office
Closed Press
Briefing Schedule
1:30PM Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
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I hope that Obama reevaluates the U.S.'s foreign policy with Israel, making them earn our alliance more. I also hope that Obama puts more of an emphasis on soft power in his foreign policy, and I want him to focus on alleviating severe poverty in developing countries for strategic and humanitarian purposes. The Borgen Project has good info on the estimated cost of ending global poverty:
$30 billion: Annual shortfall to end world hunger.
$550 billion: U.S. Defense budget.