West Wing Week: "Jedi Mind-Meld"

Your Daily Snapshot for Friday, March 8, 2013   West Wing Week: "Jedi Mind-Meld" This week, the President urged Congress to resolve harmful budget cuts and reduce the deficit in a way that helps grow the economy and strengthen the middle class -- invoking both Star Wars and Star Trek while he did it. President Obama also held his first Cabinet meeting of the second term, announced three key Cabinet nominations, and signed the Violence Against Women Act. Watch this week's West Wing Week. In Case You Missed It Here are some of the top stories from the White House blog: The Employment Situation in February Today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that private sector businesses added 246,000 jobs in February. The economy has now added private sector jobs every month for three straight years, and a total of 6.35 million jobs have been added over that period. No One Should Have to Live in Fear of Violence Thanks to the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act, which President Obama signed yesterday, thousands of women and men across the country who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking will be able to access resources they need in their communities to help heal from their trauma. White House Office Hours: The Violence Against Women Act  Do you have questions about the Violence Against Women Act? Today at 3:45 p.m. ET, we're holding a session of White House Office Hours on Twitter with Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and Lynn Rosenthal, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women, to answer your questions. Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST). 9:30 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing 10:00 AM: The President meets with senior advisors 10:00 AM: The Vice President swears in John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 11:15 AM: The President meets with faith leaders to discuss the need for commonsense immigration reform 12:30 PM: Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest   Indicates that the event will be live-streamed on WhiteHouse.gov/Live Get Updates Sign up for the Daily Snapshot Stay Connected     Facebook Twitter YouTube Flickr Google+     This email was sent to e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Sign Up for Updates from the White House Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111