English subtitles for clip: File:10 for 2014 with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough.webm

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Denis McDonough:
2014 is winding down

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and Americans across the
country are taking stock

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of this year's
biggest moments.

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And as President
Obama's Chief of Staff,

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I've had the incredible 
privilege of watching

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some of these
moments up close.

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Together they show that despite
what you may have heard,

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the President got a lot of
important business done.

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So in no particular order,
here's a look at my top 10

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favorite
moments from 2014.

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The President sat
between two ferns

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and the republic
is still strong.

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The President ended
the longest war

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in our nation's
history.

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The bear got loose
in Downtown D.C,

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but the rampage
was peaceful.

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The President:
The bear is loose.

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Denis McDonough:
With a full month left to go,

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2014 became the best year
of job growth since the 1990s.

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The President:
There's some really good

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things happening
in America.

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Denis McDonough:
We made history

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by releasing new standards
for power plants

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and forging an agreement
with China that will reduce

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carbon pollution,
fight climate change,

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and protect the
air we breathe.

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Thanks to the Affordable
Care Act an estimated

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10 million Americans
gained health insurance;

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the largest coverage
gain since the 1970s.

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The President charted a
new course for America's

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relationship with Cuba.

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And welcomed home
American Alan Gross,

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after five long
years in captivity.

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The First Lady talked
healthy eating with the

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Miami Heat and then
dunked on LeBron

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The President stood strong for
innovation asking the FCC

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to protect a free and open
internet for everyone.

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The President:
I'm laying out a plan

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to keep the internet
free and open.

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Denis McDonough:
The President took action

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to make our immigration
system smarter

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and fairer and
more accountable.

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The President:
We are and always will

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be a nation of
immigrants.

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Denis McDonough:
If your favorite moment

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didn't make this
list, I'm sorry.

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There were a lot of big things
that happened this year.

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In fact, there are a few
more that I'll always

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remember from 2014.

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