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♪♪ (Drum and Bugle Corps) ♪♪

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Narrator:
Welcome to the West Wing Week!

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Your guide to everything
that's happening at 1600

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Pennsylvania Avenue.

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This week: The President met
with the Sultan of Brunei;

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his Export Council; the
Intel Science Fair Finalists;

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and Israel Channel 2.

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He discussed cyber security and
immigration reform with CEO's;

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and traveled to the
Capitol to meet with

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Congressional Caucuses.

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While the First Lady
honored Women of Courage;

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held a Twitter Q and A;
and challenged CEOs to

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find innovative ways
to hire veterans.

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That's March 8th to March
14th or "Stay With It!"

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On Friday, in honor of
Women's History Month,

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the First Lady and Secretary of
State honored the recipients of

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the International Women of
Courage Award at the State

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Department highlighting the
work of women who have shown

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immeasurable bravery, leadership
and sacrifice in the promotion

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of women's rights.

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Mrs. Obama:
With every act of
strength and defiance,

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with every blog post, with
every community meeting,

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these women have inspired
millions to stand with them

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and find their own voices.

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This is not simply an
honor bestowed upon a few;

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but a call for all of us
to open our eyes to the

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injustices around us.

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And to ask ourselves just
what kind of courage we've

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got inside our own hearts.

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Narrator:
On Monday, the First
Lady held a Twitter Q&A

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to answer questions on her
"Let's Move!" campaign.

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For more information be sure to
follow @FLOTUS and @LetsMove on

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Twitter for news about
the "Let's Move!"

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initiative and how
you can get involved.

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On Tuesday, the President
met with his Export Council,

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a group of business executives
and government leaders who

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advise him on trade and export
issues to advance the EU-US

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trade deal he discussed in the
State of the Union Address.

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The President:
A lot of the growth during
the course of this recovery

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have been export driven.

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Narrator:
Then, the President met with
the 40 high school students who

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are finalists in the 2013
Intel Science Talent Search.

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The President:
So you guys
should be very proud.

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You should stay with it.

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If ignoramuses aren't giving
you the respect you deserve --

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(laughter)

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-- then you just ignore them.

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Narrator:
West Wing Week caught
up with some of the

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finalists to hear
about their research.

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Brittany Wenger:
I taught the computer how
to diagnose breast cancers.

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Kelly Zhang:
To create a
biodegradable nanoparticle.

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Lane Gunderman:
Photosynthetic energy transfer.

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Akshay Padmanabha:
Predicting, detecting
and treating seizures.

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Jonah Kallenbach:
Classifying when
certain types of proteins

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will interact with each other.

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Sarah Volz:
My research is on algae biofuel.

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Raja Selvakumar:
Electricity from
stomach bacteria.

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Catherine Wong:
Mobile phone-based diagnostics.

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Vincent O'Leary:
Invasiveness of crayfish.

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Kensen Shi:
Virtually any robot can benefit
from my new development.

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Narrator:
Later, the President hosted
the Sultan of Brunei in the

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Oval Office where they
affirmed the relationship

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between our two countries that
dates back more than 160 years.

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The President:
He has gone through
nine U.S. Presidents.

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I won't ask him which
one was his favorite.

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Narrator:
On Wednesday, the President sat
down with Israel Channel 2 for

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an interview about his
upcoming trip to the Middle

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East and U.S.-Israeli relations.

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The President then traveled to
Capitol Hill as he had done the

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day before, and would
do again the next day,

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to meet with Democrats and
Republicans in the House and

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Senate to try to find bipartisan
common ground on legislative

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priorities like immigration
reform, reducing gun violence,

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creating jobs, and reducing
the deficit in a balanced way.

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Back at the White House,
Director of the National

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Economic Council, Gene Sperling,
held an "Ask Me Anything"

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session on Reddit.

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Gene Sperling:
That will be the difference
between whether or not they

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are able to raise
their children ...

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Narrator:
Later, the President dropped
by the Situation Room for a

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meeting with CEOs to
discuss cyber security.

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And then it was on to the
Eisenhower Executive Office

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Building to discuss the
relationship between immigration

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reform and business
with a group of CEOs.

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Meanwhile, the First Lady met
with the business roundtable,

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an association of chief
executives leading U.S.

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companies which combined have
nearly 16 million employees.

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She challenged these leaders to
make bold commitments to hire

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veterans and military spouses.

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Mrs. Obama:
Today we have an opportunity
to show this generation of

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veterans that they're
coming back to a nation

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that truly appreciates
their service.

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Not simply with words, but
with real concrete action.

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Narrator:
On Thursday, the President met
with his Council of Advisers on

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Science and Technology
where they discussed their

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ongoing efforts on
the broadband spectrum,

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innovation and drug
development and STEM education.

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Later, the President turned to
the Roosevelt Room to meet with

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tech CEOs.

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And then ended his day with a
visit with more than 100 members

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of the United States Senate
Youth Leadership Program.

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These are outstanding high
school students representing all

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50 states who are interested
in pursuing careers in public

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service and are spending a
week in the nation's capital

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experiencing their national
government in action.

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The President:
And when I think
about our future,

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I think about the incredible
talent that's out there all

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across the country...

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Still idealistic, still full
of hope, still full of energy,

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no gray hair --

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(laughter)

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-- you know, you're not captive
to a whole bunch of assumptions

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about what can be
done or can't be done.

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Still full of big dreams.

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And, you know, that spirit
is what built this country.

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Narrator:
To find out more
information on any of these

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second term topics or to see
complete videos of these events,

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go to WhiteHouse.gov.

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And thanks again for checking
out your West Wing Week...

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But wait!

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Before you go, here to preview
the President's trip to Israel,

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the West Bank and
Jordan next week,

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is Deputy National Security
Adviser Ben Rhodes for the

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latest edition of
"The Rhodes ahead."

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Ben Rhodes:
Next week the President
will make his first trip

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as President of the United
States to Israel, the West Bank,

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and Jordan.

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On this trip it will be an
important opportunity for him at

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the beginning of his new term
to meet with the new Israeli

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government that was just formed
to discuss a range of issues

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that we cooperate on.

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As well as to speak directly
to the Israeli people.

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Then he'll go to Ramallah where
he will meet with President Abas

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of the Palestinian Authority and
reaffirm our support for both

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Palestinian aspirations
for a two-state solution,

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but also the important
institution building that

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the Palestinian Authority
is doing on the West Bank.

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He'll then fly to Jordan where
he'll have a chance to meet with

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King Abdullah and have dinner
with King Abdullah and talk

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about the efforts that the King
has underway to pursue political

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reform within Jordan as well as
to discuss the very challenging

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regional situation including the
many Syrian refugees who have

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come across the border into
Jordan who are seeking their

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support with
humanitarian assistance.

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So it will be a very full
agenda for the President in

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these three days.

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He'll have a very
important set of meetings,

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but importantly he will also
be able to speak to the Israeli

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people, the Palestinian people,
and the people in Jordan about

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the ongoing U.S. commitment
to ensuring a future of greater

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opportunity, greater democracy,
and hopefully the aspirations

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that we all share for
peace in the region.