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+ 1 Year Ago

1 Year Ago

"One of the extraordinary measures of progress that we’ve seen in this country has been the recognition that the LGBT community deserves full equality."

— President Barack Obama

Photo of POTUS mtg in Sit Room w FBI Dir Mueller and other natl sec officials

Photo of POTUS mtg in Sit Room w FBI Dir Mueller and other natl sec officials

»Pres. Obama has arrived at Verizon Center, where Syracuse and Marquette are playing in the NCAA East Region finals
+ President Barack Obama acknowledges the audience after delivering a speech at the Jerusalem Convention Center Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters

President Barack Obama acknowledges the audience after delivering a speech at the Jerusalem Convention Center Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters

"We salute the courage and resolve of more than 1.5 million service members and civilians who during multiple tours wrote one of the most extraordinary chapters in military service. We honor the memory of the nearly 4,500 Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice to give the Iraqi people an opportunity to forge their own future after many years of hardship. And we express our gratitude to our extraordinary military families who sacrificed on the home front, especially our Gold Star families who remain in our prayers."

— President Obama on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War

+ Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
@BarackObama | Facebook | BarackObama.com

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

@BarackObama | Facebook | BarackObama.com

"Put aside for a moment that they are the first African-Americans to preside in the White House, or that it feels perfectly normal to see the president enjoying a hip-hop song in the Red Room before lunch, or that the First Lady has bucked convention by routinely mixing Thom Browne and Alexander McQueen with J.Crew and Target, or that Malia and Sasha’s grandma lives with them upstairs, or that the whole family texts and takes pictures of one another with their smart phones. What is truly unusual about the Obamas is that, in their own quietly determined way, they have insisted on living their lives on their terms: not as the First Family but as a family, first."

Vogue April 2013 Issue - Leading by Example: First Lady Michelle Obama

+ President Obama is urging Congress to avoid self-imposed, brutal spending cuts before March 1st and focus on making America a magnet for good, middle-class jobs.

President Obama is urging Congress to avoid self-imposed, brutal spending cuts before March 1st and focus on making America a magnet for good, middle-class jobs.

+ President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, joined by Sylvia Panetta, review troops during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of Secretary Panetta, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Arlington, Va., Feb. 8, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, joined by Sylvia Panetta, review troops during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of Secretary Panetta, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Arlington, Va., Feb. 8, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

+ At this critical moment, will you share your immigration story?
Organizing for Action will use these stories to move the conversation forward.

At this critical moment, will you share your immigration story?

Organizing for Action will use these stories to move the conversation forward.

+ President Barack Obama waits as he is introduced for an event honoring the recipients of the 2011 National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation, in the Blue Room of the White House, Feb. 1, 2013. A bust of Christopher Columbus is seen at right. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama waits as he is introduced for an event honoring the recipients of the 2011 National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation, in the Blue Room of the White House, Feb. 1, 2013. A bust of Christopher Columbus is seen at right. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

+ President Barack Obama runs along the Colonnade of the White House with Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough’s children, Jan. 25, 2013. The President announced McDonough will become Chief of Staff, replacing Jack Lew, the nominee for Treasury Secretary. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama runs along the Colonnade of the White House with Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough’s children, Jan. 25, 2013. The President announced McDonough will become Chief of Staff, replacing Jack Lew, the nominee for Treasury Secretary. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)