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Obama To Sit Down For PBS Interview Wednesday

President Barack Obama waves to the media as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington after returning on Marine One from Camp David, Md., where he spent his birthday Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013.
By Catherine Thompson
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August 28, 2013 3:48 a.m.
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PBS’s “NewsHour” co-hosts Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff plan to sit down with President Barack Obama at the White House for an interview scheduled to air Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET, the network announced. 

The president is expected to discuss how civil rights and economic opportunity have progressed since the March on Washington five decades ago, as well as news topics including the conflict in Syria.

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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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