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Obama: "We Don't Buy Our Own Hype"

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Sunday NY Times: Obama sits down for an interview with Jeff Zeleny while overseas, rejects criticism that he's acting as if he's already won the Oval Office.

"How do I avoid looking presumptuous? I'm very much looking forward over the next three months to going back to Iowa, literally and figuratively, and spending a lot of time in town hall meetings..."

Essential reading: Obama's pundit-style analysis on polls and media coverage.

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Tuesday, July 14

    • 9:30 am
    • President Obama holds one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Balkenende of the Netherlands in the Oval Office
    • Sonia Sotomayor hearings continue with the Senate Judiciary Committee
    • 10:00 am
    • President Obama holds expanded meeting with Prime Minister Balkenende of the Netherlands in the Oval Office
    • 10:50 am
    • President Obama receives the presidential daily briefing in the Oval Office
    • 11:05 am
    • President Obama receives the economic daily briefing in the Oval Office
    • 11:45 am
    • President Obama meets with senior advisors in the Oval Office
    • 1:15 pm
    • President Obama departs The White House en route Andrews Air Force Base on the South Lawn
    • 1:30 pm
    • President Obama departs Andrews Air Force Base en route Mt. Clemens, Michigan
    • 2:45 pm
    • President Obama arrives in Mt. Clemens, Michigan
    • 3:40 pm
    • President Obama delivers remarks on community colleges at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan
    • 5:00 pm
    • President Obama departs Mt. Clemens, Michigan en route St. Louis, Missouri
    • 6:25 pm
    • President Obama arrives in St. Louis, Missouri
    • 8:35 pm
    • President Obama throws out the first pitch at the MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis, Missouri
    • 10:00 pm
    • President Obama departs St. Louis, Missouri en route Andrews Air Force Base
    • 11:55 pm
    • President Obama arrives at Andrews Air Force Base
    • 12:10 am
    • President Obama arrives at The White House

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