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Tue, Jul 24 2012 17:16:32

Obama in Portland

  1. The eagle is flying. Obama has left Portland. #ObamaPDX http://pic.twitter.com/ynPMEsT9
    Fiona Noonan@fionacnoonan
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    Tue, Jul 24 2012 17:11:06
  2. fionacnoonan
    Fiona Noonan@fionacnoonan
    Now that the President's entourage has boarded, AF1 is taxiing.
    Tue, Jul 24 2012 17:05:15
  3. President Obama waived briefly before boarding Air Force One. #ObamaPDX http://pic.twitter.com/1pDBXSlp
    Fiona Noonan@fionacnoonan
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    Tue, Jul 24 2012 17:03:40
  4. fionacnoonan
    Fiona Noonan@fionacnoonan
    About 30 motorcycle escorts.
    Tue, Jul 24 2012 17:02:05
  5. Strange that @OregonDot cams on I-84 east of Gateway seem to be showing 2010 images #timestamp #obamapdx #pdxtraffic http://pic.twitter.com/Svm1YySG
    Joseph Rose@pdxcommute
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    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:49:10
  6. fionacnoonan
    Fiona Noonan@fionacnoonan
    The motorcade is approaching AF1. #ObamaPDX
    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:57:07
  7. fionacnoonan
    Fiona Noonan@fionacnoonan
    Motorcade escort helicopter is in sight.
    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:51:19
  8. fionacnoonan
    Fiona Noonan@fionacnoonan
    Obama has reportedly raised $1.2 million during his 6 hour stay in Portland. #ObamaPDX
    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:50:10
  9. The following three photos were taken outside the Convention Center today for WW by Sam Stites.
  10. Wweek
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    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:11:40
  11. Wweek
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    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:11:40
  12. Wweek
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    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:11:40
  13. "Imagine if another country had this technology and was flying drones over America dropping bombs," says Dan Handelman, above. "Obama himself oversees the list of assassinations to be completed by unmanned drones."  
  14. fionacnoonan
    Fiona Noonan@fionacnoonan
    Windy and hot out here on the Tarmac. #ObamaPDX
    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:44:10
  15. AF1 is prepped for takeoff. #ObamaPDX http://pic.twitter.com/xWJtF4D7
    Fiona Noonan@fionacnoonan
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    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:33:55
  16. AaronMesh
    Aaron Mesh@AaronMesh
    What did we start? Secret pancakes. When can we finish them? Now.
    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:29:28
  17. fionacnoonan
    Fiona Noonan@fionacnoonan
    President supposedly running a bit ahead of schedule.
    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:30:14
  18. fionacnoonan
    Fiona Noonan@fionacnoonan
    Cameras rolling at the Oregon National Air Guard Base in preparation for Obama's departure. #ObamaPDX
    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:13:07
  19. SamS12
    Sam Stites@SamS12
    "I'm not going to be a perfect president but I will wake up every morning fighting hard for you!" - Obama
    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:28:13
  20. SamS12
    Sam Stites@SamS12
    "They don't have a plan... I do," says Obama. "When it counts, American people can cut through the nonsense and see what's true."
    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:25:04
  21. SamS12
    Sam Stites@SamS12
    "You can boil down their mission to something very simple: the economy is still down and it's Obama fault." says Obama.
    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:24:24
  22. SamS12
    Sam Stites@SamS12
    "Mr. Romney's plan is to let the housing market bottom out. That's not a plan that is a problem." - Obama
    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:21:18
  23. Two photos below by @fionacnoonan for WW, taken earlier today at PDX:
  24. Wweek
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    Tue, Jul 24 2012 16:11:15
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