Subject: West Wing Week: "What's Up, Captain America?"
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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:23:17 -0500

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Friday, March 14, 2014

 

 
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*West Wing Week: "What's Up, Captain America?" [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/03/14/west-wing-week-031414-or-whats-captain-america?utm_source=snapshot&utm_medium=email&utm_content=031414-topper ]*

This week, the Vice President and Dr. Biden traveled to Chile to attend the inauguration of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, while President Obama worked on improving access to college for students, raising the minimum wage, and negotiating a peaceful settlement to the conflict in Ukraine. He also got out the word about the March 31 deadline for health insurance applications, congratulated NCAA champs, and designated a new national monument.

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*Watch President Obama's Interview with WebMD Readers [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/03/14/watch-president-obama-s-interview-webmd-readers?utm_source=snapshot&utm_medium=email&utm_content=031414-blog ]*

President Obama sat down for an interview with WebMD to answer questions from consumers and discuss the importance of signing up for health insurance by March 31. In the days leading up to the interview, WebMD readers -- from young adults to seniors representing all 50 states -- submitted thousands of questions for the President.

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*Action for Our Workers: President Obama Signs Memorandum to Update Overtime Pay [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/03/13/action-our-workers-president-obama-signs-memorandum-update-overtime-pay?utm_source=snapshot&utm_medium=email&utm_content=031414-blog ]*

Yesterday, in the East Room of the White House, President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum directing Secretary of Labor Tom Perez to update and modernize America's overtime pay system, so that millions of our nation's salaried workers will have the protections of overtime pay.

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*Twenty Reasons to Get Covered, Seventeen Days Left to Enroll [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/03/11/twenty-reasons-get-covered-twenty-days-left-enroll?utm_source=snapshot&utm_medium=email&utm_content=031414-blog ]*

There are just 17 days left to enroll in health care coverage before open enrollment ends on March 31. To mark the final days of open enrollment, here are 20 reasons to get covered. Check them out, then head over to *HealthCare.gov [ http://www.healthcare.gov ]*.

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  Today's Schedule  

"All times are Eastern Time (ET)"

*8:30 AM:* The Vice President hosts a St. Patrick's Day breakfast in honor of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny

*10:30 AM:* The President meets with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny; the Vice President also attends

*11:15 AM:* The Vice President meets with First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of Northern Ireland

*12:00 PM:* The President and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny attend a St. Patrick's Day lunch; the Vice President also attends

*1:30 PM:* Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney* *

*5:10 PM:* The President and First Lady host a St. Patrick's Day reception; the Vice President also attends *WATCH LIVE [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/live?utm_source=snapshot&utm_medium=email&utm_content=031414-live ]*

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