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President Obama says Everyone Who Works Hard Should Get Ahead during his Weekly Radio Address.
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PHOTO(s) OF THE DAY
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President Barack Obama greets audience members after participating in a town hall on jobs and education at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 6, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama interact with Hilton banquet server Kitty Casey during the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., Feb. 5, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama shows the Resolute Desk to a group of DREAMers, following their Oval Office meeting in which they talked about how they have benefited from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Feb. 4, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama hugs a roundtable participant in the Oval Office after a meeting with letter writers who have benefited from the Affordable Care Act, Feb. 3, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson walk between buildings during a tour and budget remarks at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C., Feb. 2, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
PHOTO(s) OF THE DAY
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U.S. Marines assigned to Delta Company, 1st Tanks Battalion, 1st Marine Division, wake up the morning of the Tank Mechanized Assault Course during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-15 at the Delta Prospect Training Area aboard Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 1, 2015. ITX 2-15, being executed by Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 4 (SPMAGTF-4), is being conducted to enhance the integration and warfighting capability from all elements of the MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson, MCBH Combat Camera/Released)

Sailors cross the brow of the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) after arriving at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific. While on deployment, USS Halsey and its crew of nearly 280 Sailors conducted various theater security operations and good will activities with partner nations. USS Halsey also participated in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), building partnerships to increase stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, and provided as an escort to both Carl Vinson and George Washington Strike Groups during Valiant Shield and Keen Sword exercises. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Johans Chavarro/Released)

The guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut conducts an exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 3, 2015. The Farragut is training with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to prepare for deployment.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work stops by the First Class Petty Officer Association blood drive at the Pentagon to thank both volunteers and donors for their efforts, Feb. 6., 2015. (Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
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February 8, 2015
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