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Tickets for the 14th annual Pennsylvania Conference for Women, which will feature First Lady Michelle Obama as keynote speaker Oct. 3 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, have sold out.

Karen Breslau, communications director for the conference, said in a 12:43 p.m. email to the Tribune on Thursday, Ticket sales have surged, with more than 2,000 being sold in the day following the announcement that Mrs. Obama will appear at the Conference on Oct. 3. We are on track to sell out very shortly, with a total audience size of 12,000.

At 1:19 p.m., Breslau informed the Tribune, The Conference just sold out! So please let your readers know.

Obama, wife of former President Barack Obama, led several initiatives during her time in the White House including Lets Move!, which was designed to curb childhood obesity; Joining Forces, to support veterans, troops and their families; Reach Higher, aimed at encouraging youth to pursue higher education; and Let Girls Learn, an international program to help girls around the world gain access to education.

We are honored and thrilled to have Michelle Obama, one of the most respected women in the world, join us at this years conference, Leslie Stiles, board president of the Conference said in a release. With her career-long devotion to improving the lives of children, increasing nutrition awareness and advocating for equal access to education, Michelle Obamas impact clearly extends beyond her White House years.

Before becoming first lady, Obama attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School and became an attorney in her hometown of Chicago. It was at the law firm where she worked that she met her husband.

The Pennsylvania Conference for Women is a nonprofit that provides a day of networking, professional development and an array of keynote speakers to help lead attendees in the areas of business, philanthropy, leadership, finance, media and professional development.

Other keynote speakers include bestselling author and top TED speaker Dr. Bren Brown, bestselling author Shawn Achor and Wall Street executive Carla Harris. Girls Auto Clinic owner Patrice Banks will also speak during a breakout session at the conference.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said former President of the United States Barack Obama could attend his August 26 fight against Conor McGregor.

In an interview with TMZ on the press tour ahead of their bout next month, Mayweather spoke highly of the audience he's expecting the matchup to attract, which included more than one presidential alumni:

He said:"Barack Obama may be there. Donald Trump may be there. I'm pretty sure it's gonna be a star-studded event."

UFC President Dana Whiterecently indicatedincumbent U.S. President Trump could be on the guest list for the megafight and was "100 per cent interested" but added he may not attend as he "feels like he ruins events":

The level of security required for the boxing bout is already likely to be rigorous, but any amount of red tape would be increased substantially if a presidenteither current or formerwas part of proceedings.

Mayweather attended Trump's inauguration in January, perHayley MillerofHuffington Post,but it seems unlikely the leader of the free world will repay the favour in Las Vegas next month.

The fight between McGregor and Mayweather is likely to attract many celebrities.

It would almost require a president's salary to afford entry, too, considering ringside tickets are selling for $10,000 (7,700)at the T-Mobile Arena, perMMA Junkie.

Obama and his family have been granted more freedom in his personal life since leaving the Oval Office, and the 44th President of the United States could feature among what will inevitably be a who's who of the world's biggest names,according to Mayweather.

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Cant-spell?: Dem Sen Uses Misspelled Poster to Bash GOP on Health Care

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on "Fox & Friends" this morning that he remains a "no" vote on the Senate health care bill because it will not deliver on his promise to repeal ObamaCare.

Brian Kilmeade asked Paul why - if the bill is an improvement on ObamaCare - he won't support it and then seek to make it better in the coming years.

"I don't know that this is better than ObamaCare," he responded, adding that the "fundamental flaw" of the Affordable Care Act would remain in place.

He said the bill will create a $200 billion "bailout superfund" for insurers which will "subsidize the death spiral" instead of fixing it.

Paul argued that the fundamental flaw of ObamaCare was that young, healthy people are not buying insurance, knowing they can get coverage in the event they become sick.

"We have these regulations that make it really expensive for young, healthy people. ... I can't vote for something that doesn't repeal ObamaCare and doesn't fix it," said Paul.

A revised version of the Senate bill is being released today, but it still appears short of the 50 votes it needs to pass.

Paul said the bill contains an "insurance stabilization fund," which he sees as a bailout provision for companies that make $15 billion a year and "already have their hands all over this bill."

He proposed splitting the effort into two bills, first repealing ObamaCare and then debating a better option.

Watch the interview above.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) - a supporter of the bill - responded to Paul's criticism later in the show.

He said that Paul's proposals would not garner nearly enough support to pass in the Senate, leaving ObamaCare in place.

Watch the interview below.

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Senator Mark Warner, D-Virginia, participates in a hearing to Senate Intelligence Committee on Russia's intelligence activities, at Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC on January 10, 2017.

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President Trump's troubles with questions about his campaign's ties to Russia intensified this week with the release of emails showing his son, Donald Trump Jr., arranging a meeting with a Russian government attorney last year in the hope of obtaining incriminating information on Hillary Clinton. Meanwhile, health care reform remains stalled in the Senate, its fate increasingly uncertain, and President Trump headed to France for Bastille Day.

This Sunday on Face the Nation, we'll bring you the latest news and analysis on all that and more.

We'll talk with Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, about the latest developments in the scandal involving Russian involvement in the election, and possible collusion with Mr. Trump's campaign. What did he make of Donald Trump Jr.'s emails? And how is his committee proceeding with its investigation alongside the special counsel's probe?

We'll also talk with Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a conservative who's pushing Senate Republican leaders for a fuller repeal of Obamacare in their health care reform proposal. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he may have to work with Democrats to amend Obamacare if Republicans can't agree on a replacement. Would Senator Paul join that effort?

We'll hear from Jay Sekulow, a member of President Trump's legal team, on how the president and the administration are responding to Donald Trump Jr.'s explosive emails and the broader investigation. How might Trump Jr.'s problems affect the president? And what is the strategy for Trump's legal team going forward?

As always, we'll hear from an expert political panel to help us break down the busy news week. This Sunday, we'll be joined by USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page, The Atlantic Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg, The Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe, and National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru.

And finally, for a bit of a respite from politics, we'll talk with Time Magazine senior writer and science editor Jeffrey Kluger about his new book, "Apollo 8," which chronicles the NASA mission in 1968 that heartened a weary nation and provided a glimpse of future possibilities in space.

It's going to be an exciting broadcast, so make sure you tune in! Check your local listings for airtimes.

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