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Obama's day: Ebola, working families


As the deadline for federal taxes approaches at midnight, President Obama spends Wednesday working on the Ebola threat in Africa and traveling to North Carolina to talk about working families.

In the morning, Obama meets with three African presidents who are grappling with the Ebola virus: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Alpha Conde of Guinea, and Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone.

The leaders "will review how the United States can continue to partner with the region to pursue our ultimate goal of getting to zero Ebola cases, turn our sights to long-term economic recovery, and establish capacity to prevent future outbreaks from becoming epidemics," says the White House schedule.

In the afternoon, Obama flies to Charlotte, N.C., to discuss economic issues at a town hall sponsored by the websites BlogHer and SheKnows.

In the event tied to Tax Day, Obama will stress what he calls "middle class economics," including proposed tax breaks for child care, education, and second earners in working families.

The president will return to the White House on Wednesday night.