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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack

Obama’s relationship has been frosty over reports that the

NSA tapped her phone.

White House Watch

The President’s Schedule At

9:55 AM, President Obama will

meet with German Chancellor

Angela Merkel in the Oval

Office. According to the White

House, Obama and Merkel are set

to discuss “promoting economic

growth, supporting the

Transatlantic Trade and

Investment Partnership,

cooperating within NATO,

supporting democracy in

Europe’s east, and meeting

shared security and economic challenges around the globe.” Also expect talk

of NSA surveillance, a sore spot between the President and Chancellor –

which led the latter to cancel her last visit to Washington. Vice President

Biden will also be in the Oval Office meeting.

At 11:40, the President and Chancellor will hold a joint press conference in

the Rose Garden.

At 12:45 PM, the two will hold a working lunch, along with the Official

U.S. and German Delegations (including Biden) in the White House Cabinet

Room.

To end the day, at 3:50 PM, President Obama will sit down to talk about

immigration reform with business and faith leaders from the Asian

American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community in the Roosevelt Room.

The month of May is AAPI Heritage Month.

Jobs Report to Be Released Last month’s job report from the Bureau of

Labor Statistics at the Labor Department, always a proven meter to show if

the economy is recovering and a factor in the upcoming midterm campaign,

will be released at 8:00am this morning.

Election Central

“Morning Joe” Scarborough to New Hampshire Former Republican

congressman and co-host of the popular MSNBC show “Morning Joe” heads

to Cheshire County, Hampshire today to keynote the county GOP’s Lincoln

Day Dinner.

This will be Scarborough’s second visit to the first-in-the-nation primary in

two months, brewing speculation of a potential presidential run, which the

TV host has shot down.

MSNBC came under fire for allowing Scarborough to headline the GOP

fundraising event, despite barring another MSNBC host, liberal firebrand Ed

Schultz from speaking at a local Florida Democratic committee event in

March. The network claims that Scarborough’s event in the Granite State

today is not a “political fundraiser”.

Since 2007, Scarborough has co-hosted “Morning Joe,” and previously

served six years representing Florida’s 1st district as a Republican in the U.S.

House.

Weekend Preview

Saturday, May 3 Events in the political arena set to occur this Saturday:

The President’s Schedule:

White House Correspondents

Dinner One of the biggest

events of the political

calendar is Saturday, the

always-funny White House

Correspondents’ Dinner.

A Washington tradition since

1920, in recent years, the

Correspondents’ Dinner has

included journalists, celebrities, and funny speeches by the President of the

United States and a “roast” from a comedian. This year’s dinner celebrates

the 100th anniversary of the White House Correspondents’ Association.

On Saturday, a roast of the President, his Administration, and other capital

figures will be offered by actor/comedian Joel McHale, star of the NBC

series Community and host of E!’s The Soup.

Be sure to watch the Correspondents’ Dinner on – what else? – C-SPAN

tomorrow night! You won’t be sorry.

2016 Central: Hillary Clinton to Receive Order of Lincoln Chicago native

and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a potential candidate for

the Presidency in 2016, will be awarded The Order of Lincoln on Saturday,

Illinois’ highest honor for professional achievement and public service.

Sunday, May 4 Political happenings on tap for Sunday:

George H.W. Bush to Receive JFK Library Prize Also, this Sunday is the

awarding of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, awarded

annually by President Kennedy’s family to honor JFK and recognize

political courage in public servants that Kennedy admired.

The prestigious award will be presented Sunday by President Kennedy’s

grandson, Jack Schlossberg, at the John F. Kennedy President Presidential

Library to former President George H.W. Bush for his political courage in

agreeing to a 1990 budget reversing his campaign pledge not to raise taxes,

jeopardizing his re-election. Also receiving the award Sunday will be former

Uvalda, George mayor Paul W. Bridges, for risking his office by opposing a

controversial Georgia immigration law.