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Another opportunity to shed light and love on former President Barack Obama happened Monday (Feb. 19) when Morehouse College helped led a celebratory movement with the replacement of Presidents Day for Obama Day.

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Presented by NewsOne,conversations on Obamas legacy, as well as the influence of former first lady Michelle Obama, were highlighted at the historic institution by author and academic Michael Eric Dyson, activist Michaela Angela Davis, New York Magazines Rembert Browne, Jamilah Lemieux of Interactive One and more. From panels on the Affordable Care Act to Obamas connection to people of color, no topic went overlooked. The same happened online as those who supported the former POTUS praised his legacy online.

Obama also saw another accomplishment when he was named the 12th best president among historians. For the first time, Obama was eligible for the CSPAN-headed survey which asks 91 historians to rate the previous 43 presidents across ten categories. The categories include, Public Persuasion, Crisis Leadership, Economic Management, Moral Authority, International Relations, Administrative Skills, Relations with Congress, Vision/Setting An Agenda, Pursued Equal Justice for All, and Performance Within the Context of His Times. Bill Clinton landed at 15, George Bush at 20, the late John F. Kennedy at 8 and Abraham Lincon at number 1.

People also took to the streets forNot My Presidents Day, a rally featuring those against President Donald Trump. CNN reports demonstrations took place in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles to continue the momentum of the historic Womens March in January.

You can check out the rest of the presidential ranking list here and a portion of Morehouses Obama Day event above.

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NBCs Katy Tur interviewedGOP Rep. Francis Rooney today about how tough (or not) President Trump would be toward Russia. When Rep. Rooney brought up former President Obamas 2012 statement, to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, that he would havemore flexibility after his re-election, Tur said she didnt know the incident to which Rooney was referring.

I think hell treat Russia more firmly than Obama, Rep. Rooney said early in the exchange. Asked by Tur why he had that confidence, Rooney replied, Hes got a lot of conservative people in the government. Rooneywent on to say that keeping America strong and safe meant, dealing with Russia.

Tur challenged the congressmansaying, He also has a number of people that werein his administration until last week who were friendly with Russia. General Mike Flynn being one of them. Glancing down at her notes, Tur continued, His former campaign CEO was Paul Manafort whos got ties to Russia. His Secretary of State was given the Medal of Friendship by Russia. You say theres a lot of conservatives who are going to push back on Russia but I see a lot of folks within Donald Trumps administration who have a friendlier view of Russia than maybe past administrations did, Tur said.

Well, I think it was Obama that leaned over to Putin and said Ill have a little more flexibility to give you what you want after the reelection,' Rep. Rooney responded.

Tur replied, Im sorry I dont know what youre referring to congressman.

Remember when he leaned over at a panel discussion or a meeting and he said Ill have more flexibility after the election. No one every really pushed the President on what he meant by that but I can only assume, for a thug like Putin, that it would embolden him, Rooney said.

Rooney is referring to a widely reported incident in March 2012 when President Obama was caught on a hot mic speaking with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Obama said, This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility. Medvedev replied, I understand. I transmit this informationto Vladimir.

The fact that Rep. Rooney mistakenly put Putin in the roomrather than Medvedev doesnt really help explain Turs failure to recognize this incident. Anyone who was paying attention to the news in 2012 would have heard about Obamas widely reported flexibility remark.

The issue which Obama apparently wanted flexibility on was a missile defense system in eastern Europe. Obama had previously been criticized in 2009 for cancelling a missile defense system the Bush administration had planned to install in Poland. In 2012, when Obamamade the comments caught on the hot mic, there was some concern he was abandoning any future missile defense in eastern Europe. But in 2016, after Russias annexation of Crimea, a missile defense system was set up in Romania.

Heres the exchange between Tur and Rep. Rooney. This clip courtesy of Mediaite:

Finally, this Associated Press clip shows the hot mic exchange between Obama and Medvedev:

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President Trump, who pledged as a candidate to limit his golfing to when it was also conducive to conducting business, played a full round Sunday with Rory McIlroy, one of the best players in the world, a spokeswoman said Monday.

McIlroy rode in the cart for all 18 holes with the president at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., according to No Laying Up, a golfing publication, which also quoted McIlroy saying that Trump probably shot around 80. Hes a decent player for a guy in his 70s!

Speaking to reporters Sunday afternoon, Trump spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders declined to name Trump's golf partner that morning and characterized the presidents time on the course as a couple of holes.

On Monday, Sanders issued a statement acknowledgingthat Trump had spent more timeon the links than advertised.

As stated yesterday the President played golf, Sanders said. He intended to play a few holes and decided to play longer. He also had a full day of meetings, calls and interviews for the new [national security adviser], which he is continuing today before returning to Washington, D.C. Tonight.

LaterMonday, the White House announced thatTrump had chosen Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster to replace Michael Flynn as national security adviser.

Sanders did not respond to a question about whether the outing with McIlroy fit Trumps definition of a business-conducive outing.

According to No Laying Up, Trump and McIlroy were joined Sunday by Nick Mullen, a sports agent, and Rich Levine, a Trump friend. McIlroy is a Northern Irish professional golfer who is a member of the European and PGA Tours.

[Trump and Abe hit the fairways largely out of public view at a Trump golf club in Florida]

As a candidate, Trump often criticized President Barack Obama for his frequent golfing, claiming that Obama played more often than professionals.

While our wonderful president was out playing golf all day, the TSA is falling apart, just like our government! Trump said on Twitter last year, referring to the Transportation Security Administration. Airports a total disaster!

Trump has also said that he would play only with world leaders and other people with whom he was seeking to make deals. He did that last weekend in Florida with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an outing the press was not allowed to witness.

In this cellphone video obtained by The Washington Post, President Trump is seen playing golf at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 11 at a morning event that the media was kept from witnessing. (Obtained by The Washington Post)

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Trump, a frequent critic of Obama's golfing, played 18 holes Sunday with Rory McIlroy - Washington Post

President Donald Trump has named H.R. McMaster, an active duty Army general,as the new national security adviser.

McMaster was tapped to replace Mike Flynn, who resigned after about three weeks on the job.

Trump reportedly interviewed four candidates for the national security post.They were all white men.

Shamila Chaudhary, who served on the National Security Council under President Barack Obama, believes thats a problem.

If you have an all-white, male room, not just women, but if you dont have enough African Americans around the table, or if you dont have Muslims on the table, or if you dont consult those kinds of people in the process of your decision-making, says Chaudhary, then something definitely gets lost.

Hearing from different perspectives, Chaudhary argues, leads to better policy.

She points to a recent survey of nearly500 senior US foreign policy officials, which revealed that men are less likely than women to consider how their policies might impact men and women differently.

Having a good gender balance in the room leads to better decisions, says Chaudhary. Men tend to neglect the fact that there are certain gender issues involved in national security, for example in conflicts or in war zones, [where] a womans experience is very different than that of a mans, and ... a woman being in the roomhelps bring those experiences to light.

Chaudhary says that President Obama, who had one of the most diverse administrations in history, recognized the importance of hearing from people with different perspectives without making a bigdeal out of it.

To President Obamas credit, he didnt make an issue of his diversity, Chaudhary says. He merely appointed well-credentialed senior professionals into these national security posts who happened to be women, and over time, many of us who were observing this trend realized that it was a very deliberate decision on his part.

It was a decision that meant a lot to Chaudhary back when she was working at the National Security Council in 2010.

It meant she had female role modelsthat she could look up to.

It made me realize I can do this, I can make it work, Chaudhary says.

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