Kristen Welker

Kristen Welker @kwelkernbc

@msnbc "its a boy!" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeremyscahill: Buzzfeed establishes Michael Hastings fellowship. $100,000 stipend for year of reporting in spirit of Michael's work htt… — PolitiTweet.org

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@MarPar91 @ReporterBlayne @onetoughnerd @onedirection This was clearly a case of typing too fast. Sorry folks! — PolitiTweet.org

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and by @onedirection I meant @onetoughnerd #embarrassing and typing too fast! — PolitiTweet.org

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@GretaHJ @meetthepress this was supposed to be @onetoughnerd! Typing too fast. — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidgregory calls Helen Thomas "tough all the way through."Her briefing room seat -- now belongs to the AP-- but is a reminder of her#mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@meetthepress concludes by remembering Helen Thomas -- the first female reporter to cover the WH full time. She was a pioneer. #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@chucktodd says potus' speech was also from the son of an "anthropologist" a reference to his mom. #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@marcmorial says POTUS talked about something that has been "deep in his consciousness." .#mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@jengranholm "This was potus speaking as a witness to white people." Some conservatives have said potus spoke out at the wrong time. #mtp. — PolitiTweet.org

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@nytdavidbrooks on whether potus has been silent on race: "Race is his first subject" Calls potus' speech a "symphony." #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@jenGranholm calls for Congress to address the problem of too few middle-class jobs. She acknowledges gridlock that persists. #mtp. — PolitiTweet.org

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@nytdavidbrooks "the class divide is bigger than the race divide." Do you agree? #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@nytdavidbrooks says Detroit's problems are due to entrenched elites, special interests and cronyism. #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@JenGranholm says Detroit's problems are not due to its Dem leadership and pensions. #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@JenGranholm tells @davidgregory Detroit is the "poster child for the de-industrialization of America" #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@onetoughnerd dodges q about how fed govt should help. Says the Fed can be a "partner" but doesn't weigh in on the idea of a bailout. #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@onetoughnerd tells @davidgregory he has asked for a judge to represent retirees moving forward. #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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Detroit has 18B. in debt. @onetoughnerd says the state is "being real now" about the depth of its problems to get back on track. #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@onedirection "this was a tough decision but the right decision" when asked why he reversed former pledge not to file for bankruptcy.#mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@MARCMORIAL "this is the beginning of a new civil rights movement." Many echoed that idea yesterday with rallies in 100 cities. #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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After a robust discussion on race @meetthepress will tackle the Detroit bankruptcy with @onetoughnerd. — PolitiTweet.org

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Charles Ogletree says POTUS has moved beyond his "08 speech on race. Says POTUS has moved Trayvon M. to be a symbol of racial profiling.#mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@RepMarciaFudge says racial profiling has contributed to disproportionate rates of Af. American males in jail. #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@tavissmiley says POTUS sent a signal that "This ain't going no further" in reference to DOJ bringing Charges. Legal experts agree. #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@Steele_Michael says states need to work through the "stand your ground laws." Nearly 30 states have some version of that law. #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@RepMarciaFudge : "We are being attacked from so many sides." Says the country needs more than discussion. Calls for action and laws. #mtp. — PolitiTweet.org

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the heated debate this morning on @meetthepress show the divisions within the black community about how to move forward. #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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@tavissmiley back at Ogletree: "lay on the table the evidence about how the president has been trying to have a convo about race?" #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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Ogletree also tells @davidgregory "He's not the black president. He's the President who happens to be black."#mtp — PolitiTweet.org