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Photo: Inside the Situation Room

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Seated, from left, are: Brigadier General Marshall B. “Brad” Webb, Assistant Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command; Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Standing, from left, are: Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; Chief of Staff Bill Daley; Tony Binken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President; Audrey Tomason Director for Counterterrorism; John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Please note: a classified document seen in this photograph has been obscured. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

7:45 AM: The Vice President hosts a breakfast meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner

9:45 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

10:15 AM: The President meets with senior advisors

11:15 AM: The Vice President meets with President Ivo Josipovic of Croatia

11:45 AM: The President honors the 2011 National Teacher of the Year and State Teachers of the Year

12:45 PM: The President holds a Cabinet meeting; the Vice President also attends

1:30 PM: Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney

2:30 PM: The Vice President meets with members of the National Association of Counties, County Executives of America, and the National Organization of Black County Officials

2:35 PM: The President meets with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus

4:30 PM: The President and the Vice President meet with Secretary of Defense Gates

7:00 PM: The Vice President delivers remarks at the Atlantic Council's 50th Anniversary Awards Dinner

Indicates events that will be live streamed on White House.com/Live

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