Saturday, June 14, 2014

Obama golfs at Sunnylands, returns to Rancho Mirage --- Obama attended a Democratic fundraiser and, later, spoke at UC Irvine's graduation at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. -- Update (6:55 p.m.): President Obama spent three hours and 40 minutes at Sunnylands to play golf. The president is now headed back to his house at Thunderbird Heights, according to the White House press pool report. -- Update (3:41 p.m.): The President has been in contact with National Security Adviser Susan Rice according to a White House press pool report. He has asked her to keep him abreast on the situation in Iraq. His national security team will continue to work on the situation through the weekend in order to determine options. -- Update (2:43 p.m.): Malia, the Obama's 15-year-old daughter, joined her parents in the desert Friday evening after arriving in the area by car, a source with the White House said. -- Update (2:40 p.m.): The president returned to Palm Springs shortly after 2 p.m. Unlike Friday evening, no local dignitaries greeted Obama at Palm Springs International Airport. He exited Air Force Once and quickly got into a black SUV. The motorcade then headed south out of the airport. -- Update (2:02 p.m.): President Obama flew by the already empty Angel Stadium in Anaheim, then Disneyland, on his way back to Los Alamitos. Before boarding Air Force One, the president shook hands with members of the military and families. Air Force One was taxiing to take off for Palm Springs at 1:35 p.m. -- Update (1:46 p.m.): The estimated attendance for Obama's commencement address at Angel Stadium in Anaheim was 30,641. Obama departed Anaheim aboard Marine One at 1:09 p.m. -- It left from the parking lot of Honda Center, home of the Ducks. "Your pooler does not speak hockey," a member of the press corps wrote at the end of the latest update. -- Update (11:30 a.m.): President Obama delivered the commencement address at the University of California, Irvine. -- Update (11:23 a.m.): President Obama left a DNC fundraiser in Laguna Beach at 10:50 a.m. About 25 supporters contributed up to $32,400 at the event, which was hosted by Anne Earhart, according to the DNC. The DNC did not respond to questions about the amount raised. -- President Obama boarded Marine One, which took off for Anaheim about 11 a.m. The president landed near Angel Stadium about fifteen minutes later. -- Update (10:26 a.m.) After a short ride south past cheering onlookers, the president arrived at a private residence in Laguna Beach at 9:45 am for a DNC fundraiser. - More, Staff reports, The Desert Sun, http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/2014/06/14/president-obama-michelle-air-force-one-coachella-valley-los-angeles/10519283/

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