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(Drum and Bugle Corps)

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Narrator: Welcome to the West Wing Week,
your guide to everything that's

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happening at 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue.

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But first, a brief message
from the Small Business

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Administrator, Karen Mills.

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Ms. Mills:
This past week was
Small Business Week.

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And at the SBA we brought over
a hundred of our great small

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business winners
here to Washington.

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Log on to sba.gov to hear their
stories and to find out about

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all the opportunities
available to small business.

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Let's make every week
Small Business Week.

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Except for Shark Week.

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We don't want to mess with that.

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Narrator:
This week, May 21st to the
27th, or "I, State Your Name."

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Speaker:
I, state your name --

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Speakers:
(in unison)
I, (stating name) --

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Narrator: On Friday, May 21st,
President Obama spoke with Members

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of his White House Staff,
his Cabinet, and leaders

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from the transportation industry
in the Roosevelt Room before signing

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a Presidential Memorandum on
increasing fuel efficiency and

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reducing harmful
emissions for trucks.

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The President:
(inaudible)

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(laughter)

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The President: We brought together
all the stakeholders including former

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adversaries to support a policy
that would benefit consumers,

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workers and the auto industry.

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Narrator: The President then met
with members of his economic team

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to discuss progress on
Wall Street reform.

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Staffer:
Are we ready?

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Come on in.

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Narrator: The President also spoke
with Chris Dodd and Barney Frank,

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Chairmen of the Congressional
committees handling the Reform

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Bill in the Senate and House.

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On Saturday, May 22nd, the
President traveled to the West

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Point Military Academy to
deliver this year's commencement address.

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Narrator: He was joined
by Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki,

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West Point class of 1965.

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Before his speech, the President
was given a thorough briefing

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demonstrating the military
precision on display at the ceremony.

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The President:
That's pretty cool.

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Major Diep:
Here they are.

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The President:
You're my cadet sailors.

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At no time in human history
has the nation of diminished

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economic vitality maintained
it's military and political primacy.

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And so that means that
the civilians among us,

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as parents and community
leaders, elected officials,

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business leaders, we
have a role to play.

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We cannot simply leave it to
those in uniform to defend this

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country; we have to make sure
that America is building on its strengths.

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Narrator:
And then the class
of 2010 was dismissed.

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Drill Sergeant:
Dismissed!

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(cheering)

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Narrator: On Monday, the President
hosted the "weekly call" with Gulf

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Coast governors to provide the
latest information on the BP oil

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spill and coordinate the
activities to stop it.

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The President: Even as we're doing
everything we can to assist BP in stopping

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the oil flow, we are
preparing for the worst.

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And I make that point because I
think there has been this notion

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circulated lately that somehow
if we just shove BP out of the

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way or we're a little
tougher on them,

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somehow we'd come up
with better answers.

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The fact of the matter is that
if there is something that we

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can do better than
BP, we will do it.

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If there is something
that BP has to do,

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we'll make sure that they do it.

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Narrator: That afternoon, President
Obama greeted Lebanese Prime Minister

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Hariri in the Oval Office to
discuss international and

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regional issues.

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The President and Prime Minister
affirmed their mutual desire to

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strengthen Lebanese
sovereignty and independence.

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Later, on the White
House basketball court,

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the President also made time
to shoot hoops with young,

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aspiring Russian players as part
of the Presidential Bilateral Commission.

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An exchange set up with
President Medvedev to further

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athletic and cultural ties.

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The President:
Everybody here watch the NBA?

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Speakers:
(in unison)
Yes.

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The President:
So you see how Lebron
may be the best player.

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Russian Interpreter:
(speaking Russian)

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The President:
But he lost because
Boston was a better team.

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Russian Interpreter:
(speaking Russian)

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(applause)

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(cheering and applause)

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Narrator: On Monday evening,
the President and First Lady hosted

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a reception on the State floor to
celebrate Asian American and

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Pacific Islander Heritage
Month and the unique cultural

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influence the community
has on America.

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The President: I want to thank DJ Rekha
who has been spinning a little East Room

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Bhangra for everybody.

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(applause)

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The President: Mixing hip-hop beat
with the sounds of her heritage making

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a uniquely American sound that may
not have been heard in the White

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House before.

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(laughter)

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Narrator: On Tuesday, the President
went out to the Rose Garden to herald

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Small Business Week, a White
House tradition started by John

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F. Kennedy in 1963 to celebrate
the entrepreneurs that form the

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economic backbone of the nation.

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The President:
Now, government
can't create jobs,

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but it can help create the
conditions for small businesses

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to grow and to thrive
and to hire more workers.

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Government can't guarantee a
company's success but it can

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knock down the barriers that
prevent small business owners

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from getting loans or
investing in the future.

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Narrator: Later that afternoon,
the President went to the Capitol to

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speak with Members of the Senate
Republican Conference about ways

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to work together on some
important issues coming before Congress.

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Afterwards, the President said
they had a good discussion.

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That evening, the President left
for sunny San Francisco where he

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stayed overnight.

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On Wednesday, President Obama
went to Fremont, California,

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just north of San Francisco, to
tour Solyndra, Incorporated,

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a company that
makes solar panels.

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Thanks to loans from
the Recovery Act,

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Solyndra is building a new factory
where it will hire 1,000

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new workers.

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The President took a look
with California Governor Schwarzenegger.

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The President:
The manufacturing method, we're
going to keep on building stuff

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here in America.

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You're demonstrating that the
promise of clean energy isn't

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just an article of faith.

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Not any more.

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It's not some abstract
possibility for science fiction

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movies or a distant future.

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It's happening right now.

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Narrator:
On Thursday, the President
welcomed the NCA Men's Basketball

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Champion Duke Blue Devils
to the White House.

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It was a special treat for
former Duke captain and current

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Presidential aide Reggie Love.

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Mr. Love:
Tell everyone that had I not been
playing and learned from

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you guys I never would
have been here, so --

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The President:
I know that all of you remember
last year when I filled out my

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bracket, I picked North
Carolina to win it all.

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It wasn't anything personal.

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Just trying to win some money.

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(laughter)

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The President:
I was right.

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Narrator: President Obama was later
joined by President Clinton and Vice

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President Biden in greeting
the U.S. World Cup Soccer Team

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before they depart
for competition in South Africa.

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The President then held a news
conference in the East Room

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speaking to the American people
about ongoing efforts to contain

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the BP oil spill.

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The President: Yesterday, the Federal
Government gave BP approval to

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move forward with the procedure
known as a "top kill" to try to

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stop the leak.

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This involves plugging the well
with densely-packed mud to

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prevent any more
oil from escaping.

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And given the complexity of this
procedure and the depth of the

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leak, this procedure offers
no guarantee of success.

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But we're exploring any
reasonable strategies to try and

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save the Gulf from a spill that
may otherwise last until the

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relief wells are finished.

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Narrator:
The President also met
with Liberian President Ellen Johnson

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Sirleaf emphasizing the historic
bonds our nations share as well

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as the tremendous strides
Liberia has made towards

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improving stability
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The President:
In all these endeavors,
I want to make sure that the people of

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Liberia understand and
I certainly want you,

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Madam President, to understand,
that the United States is going

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to be a constant
friend and partner.

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Narrator:
To find out more information
on any of these topics or to see

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complete videos of these
events, go to whitehouse.gov.

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And thanks again for checking
out your West Wing Week!

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Factory worker:
This is a sample of a --
small sample of what we make in the

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factory for you to take back.

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We understand Vice President
Biden has one so we don't want

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you to feel left out.

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The President:
Oh, we can't have Biden
have something I don't have!

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Factory worker:
I know.