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Obama To Speak At Installation Of FBI Director James Comey

In this Oct. 17, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Regrouping after a feud with Congress stalled his agenda, Obama is laying down a three-item to-do... In this Oct. 17, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Regrouping after a feud with Congress stalled his agenda, Obama is laying down a three-item to-do list for Congress that seems meager when compared to the bold, progressive agenda he envisioned at the start of his second term. But given the capital’s partisanship, the complexities of the issues and the limited time left, even those items - immigration, farm legislation and a budget - amount to ambitious goals that will take political muscle, skill and ever-elusive compromise to execute. MORE LESS
By Catherine Thompson
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October 28, 2013 2:17 a.m.
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President Barack Obama on Monday is expected to deliver remarks at the installation of FBI Director James Comey at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., the White House said.

The president is scheduled to speak at 12 p.m. ET. Later in the afternoon, Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are scheduled to meet with Secretary of State John Kerry in the Oval Office.

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Catherine Thompson (@kt_thomps)  Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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