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On his 66th day in office, President Obama will host an online town hall where Americans were invited to submit questions on the White House Web site. The audience will be composed of approximately 100 people, including teachers, nurses, small business owners, and community leaders.

Earlier in the day, he will receive his daily and economic briefing in the Oval Office and meet with senior advisers.

Here is more from the White House Press Office (all times eastern):

9:45AM President Obama and Vice President Biden receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

10:15AM President Obama receives the Economic Daily Briefing

10:45AM President Obama meets with senior advisers

11:30AM President Obama holds “Open for Questions” town hall on the economy

The White House announced today that for the first time tickets to the annual Eastern Egg roll would be distributed online rather than handed out in person at the Ellipse for mostly Washington residents.

“For the first time, tickets for the Easter Egg Roll will be distributed online so that more children and families from across the United States have the opportunity to experience this event,” a release from the White House said.

The Easter Egg Roll, a presidential tradition, will be April 13, the Monday after Easter. This year’s theme is "Let’s Go Play" to encourage healthy living.

The annual event allows children to visit the White House grounds Easter weekend to roll hard boiled eggs and take part in other seasonal festivities. This year children under the age of ten are welcomed to the South Lawn of the White House play sports, take cooking classes and listen to live musical performances and storytelling.

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Minutes after noon as Barack Obama took the oath of office, the much talked about online video coverage of the event almost ground to a halt.

Just as massive crowds filled the National Mall in Washington, millions of users flocked to online video feeds. Maybe we're not as far into the Internet Age as we thought, because for the 20 or so minutes surrounding the big moment, it was hard, if not impossible, to watch the inaugural festivities.

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