DAILY SNAPSHOT
Monday, May 11, 2015

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3:30 PM: The President delivers remarks recognizing emerging global entrepreneurs WATCH LIVE

The President Un-breaks Rebecca's Heart

President Barack Obama shows off the note given to him by Rebecca at Watertown Regional Airport in Watertown, S.D., May 8, 2015. Rebecca had written a letter to the President asking him to visit South Dakota. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

A resident of Vermillion, South Dakota, 11-year-old Rebecca had been waiting for the President to visit her state for the last six years. Last month, she took matters into her own hands and wrote the President a letter laying out her best arguments for him to come: "We are the warmest of the Dakotas ... and when I just go to the park, I sometimes see coyotes, hawks, and bald eagles."

Last Friday, the President made it to South Dakota -- and received a follow-up note from Rebecca, who thanked him for finally visiting her home state.

Read Rebecca's original letter to the President here.

"We've Got to Learn the Right Lessons": President Obama Explains His Vision on Trade at Nike

On Friday, the President dropped by Nike headquarters in Oregon to talk about the impact his trade deal -- the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) -- will have on American businesses, large and small.

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Weekly Address: Honoring the 70th Anniversary of V-E Day

In this week's address, the President honored the 70th anniversary of V-E Day. On this occasion, we commemorate the Allied victory in Europe during World War II. It is a day to pay tribute to the men and women who decades ago served and sacrificed for the cause of freedom. This was the generation that, by ending the war, literally saved the world, laying a foundation for peace.

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West Wing Week: "Viva Los Estados Unidos!"

Last week, the President visited Lehman College in New York City for the launch of the My Brother's Keeper Alliance, taped an episode of the Late Show with David Letterman, hosted a Cinco de Mayo celebration, announced his nominee for the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and presented the 2014 Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy.

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"The lesson is not that we pull up the drawbridge and build a moat around ourselves. The lesson is that we've got to make sure that the trade deals that we do shape are the ones that allow us to compete fairly."

Poverty and Opportunity in Your Community: What Are You Seeing?

This week, we want to hear from you about some of the pressing issues in your own community related to poverty and opportunity.

Tomorrow, President Obama is sitting down with Harvard professor Robert Putnam and American Enterprise Institute president Arthur Brooks for a discussion on poverty, moderated by Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne. You can watch the discussion at WhiteHouse.gov/Live -- but we also want to hear from you.

Share with us how these issues are playing out in your community, and how you think we can continue expanding opportunity for more Americans.