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• Building Opportunities in Indian Country: Congratulations to the Graduates of Navajo Technical College May 22, 2013
  Dr. Jill Biden walks with the procession of graduates of the Navajo Technical College Class of 2013, Navajo Tech President Elmer Guy, Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and the Board of trustees on the Navajo Tech campus in Crownpoint, New Mexico. May 17, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) On Friday, I had the honor of addressing a class of […]
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• Aspiring Americans Share their Stories as Senate Debates Immigration Reform May 21, 2013
  President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with DREAMers who have received Deferred Action and U.S. citizen family members of undocumented immigrants, in the Oval Office, May 21, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) As the Senate debates bipartisan immigration reform legislation, the President and the Vice President hosted a meeting […]
  Julie Chavez Rodriguez
• President Obama Responds to the Tornadoes in Oklahoma May 21, 2013
  Ed. Note: You can help people affected by the recent tornadoes through American Red Cross Disaster Relief. If you are in the affected areas, you can also register as "Safe and Well" to let your friends and family know you are okay. Check back here for more information — we'll continue updating this post as the response effort develops. 5/22/13 […]
  Ezra Mechaber
• President Obama Meets with President Thein Sein of Myanmar May 20, 2013
    President Barack Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Thein Sein of Myanmar in the Oval Office, May 20, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Today President Obama welcomed President Thein Sein of Myanmar to the White House for a bilateral meeting, the first visit to the United States by a leader of that country in almost 50 year […]
  Megan Slack
• President Obama Delivers the Commencement Address at Morehouse College May 19, 2013
  President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., May 19, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Today, President Obama delivered the commencement address to the 2013 graduates of Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. “It is one of the great honors of my life to be able to address this gather […]
  Megan Slack
• First Lady Delivers Commencement Addresses at Bowie State, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School May 18, 2013
  First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks during the Bowie State University commencement at the Comcast Center in College Park, Md., May 17, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) On Friday, First Lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address to the Bowie State University Class of 2013. Bowie State, which opened just two years after […]
  Megan Slack
• Weekly Address: The President Talks About How to Build a Rising, Thriving Middle Class May 18, 2013
  President Obama talks about his belief that a rising, thriving middle class is the true engine of economic growth, and that to reignite that engine and continue to build on the progress we’ve made over the last four years, we need to invest in three areas: jobs, skills and opportunity.  Transcript | Download mp4 | Download mp3
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• Weekly Wrap Up: “What Our Families Deserve” May 17, 2013
  Watch the West Wing Week here. Obama Cares: On the Friday before Mother’s Day, President Obama explained how the Affordable Care Act is helping women. For example, the law prevents insurance companies from charging women more than men and requires insurance companies to cover preventive services like mammograms free of charge. Thanks to the women in this roo […]
  Christopher Sponn
• A Stronger and Sustainable Military for the 21st Century May 17, 2013
  As the single largest consumer of energy in the United States, the Department of Defense (DOD) knows that improving efficiency and harnessing new energy technologies is imperative – not only to achieve significant cost savings, but to give our troops better energy options on the battlefield, at sea, in the air, and at home. At DOD’s fixed installations alone […]
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• Coming Together to Stop Slavery May 17, 2013
  Today at the White House, we convened the 10th annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Secretary of State Kerry led the meeting, which was attended by Cabinet secretaries and representatives from agencies including State, Justice, Defense, Labor, Human and Health Services, Homeland Security, Inte […]
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