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First Word: Obama pushing for 2014 midterms

After holding two fundraisers Wednesday in California, President Obama remains in California for two more fundraisers for the Democratic National Committee.
President Obama disembarks from Air Force One at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, on April 3, 2013. (Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
President Obama disembarks from Air Force One at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, on April 3, 2013.

After holding two fundraisers Wednesday in California, President Obama remains in California for two more fundraisers for the Democratic National Committee. Meanwhile, Republicans are expressing concern that Obama's main prerogative is politics and the 2014 midterms, instead of focusing on guns, immigration and the budget. Here aresome of the headlines The Last Word staff is reading today:

  • Connecticut Gov. Malloy signs gun control bill into law
  • Hillary Clinton signs a book deal to share experiences as Sec. of State
  • Obama will give up 5% of his pay as sequester effects take place
  • Patti Davis muses about what her father, President Reagan, would have believed about same-sex marriage
  • Pro-gun laws gain ground in some states
  • James Carville is back in the Clinton camp
  • Kid President released a new video with Pres. Obama