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President Obama talks about a Path Towards a Thriving Middle Class during his Weekly Radio Address.
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PHOTO(s) OF THE DAY
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First Lady Michelle Obama greets Counselor of the Year semi-finalists and finalists in the Blue Room prior to an event honoring them in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 30, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)
President Barack Obama meets with John Podesta, Counselor to the President, in the Oval Office, Jan. 29, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama hugs Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel following remarks during an Armed Forces farewell in honor of Secretary Hagel at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Fort Myer, Va., Jan. 28, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama and King Salman walk along the red carpet at the airport after arriving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 27, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Dancers perform in the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi, India, Jan. 26, 2015. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama watched the parade with President Pranab Mukherjee of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
PHOTO(s) OF THE DAY
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U.S. Marines shield their faces from dust kicked up from a CH-53E Super Stallion as it lands during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (MCAGCC), Calif., Jan. 25, 2015. MCAGCC conducts relevant live-fire combined arms training, urban operations, and Joint/Coalition level integration training that promotes operational forces readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Smith/Released)
U.S. Army Pvt. John Underhill, assigned to C Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, carries 155 mm artillery rounds in preparation for a Mass Fire Mission during the Squadron’s Operation CHOSIN at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 27, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2015) Airman Ryan Carpenter prepares an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 for take off on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is undergoing an operational training period in preparation for future deployments. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ignacio D. Perez/ Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 22, 2015) Lt. j.g. Lisa Schmidt, from Brookfield, Il., stands the tango charlie watch in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98). Forrest Sherman is underway for a composite training unit exercise with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and is conducting maritime training operations in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor N. Stinson/Released) 150122-N-TP976-005
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