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Obama Team Tiptoes Around Race Issue

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

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NY Times: The Democrat's campaign "remained uncharacteristically quiet" about the McCain camp's "race card" allegations, referring to it sparingly.

Senior adviser Axelrod: "There is no stake in abetting that strategy. The best we could do is call this and move on."

The Political Schedule

*all times Eastern

Wednesday, December 2

- 10:40 am
- President Obama and Vice President Biden receive the presidential daily briefing in the Oval Office
- 12:00 pm
- Michelle Obama holds event to thank volunteers who helped ready the White House for Christmas
- 12:35 pm
- President Obama and Vice President Biden have lunch in the Private Dining Room
- 1:00 pm
- Robert Gibbs delivers the daily press briefing from the White House
- 1:45 pm
- President Obama receives the economic daily briefing in the Oval Office
- 2:45 pm
- President Obama meets with senior advisors in the Oval Office
- 3:25 pm
- President Obama meets with Senator Bayh in the Oval Office
- 4:10 pm
- President Obama meets with Senator Graham in the Oval Office