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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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This week, the President
focused on infrastructure,

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education and the economy,
including several meetings

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with students of all ages.

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That's October 8th to
the 14th, or "I Spy!"

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Student:
It's like "I spy!" I spy
with my little eyes Obama!

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Narrator:
On Monday, October 11th,

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President Obama held a meeting
on the economic impact of

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infrastructure investment on our
states and local communities in

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the State Dining Room.

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After the meeting, the President
made a statement in the Rose

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Garden where he emphasized
that fixing our aging roads,

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rails and runways won't just
make the economy run better

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over the long haul,
it will create good,

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middle-class jobs
in the present.

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President Obama:
Don't fret, whatever you do.

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By investing in these projects
we've already created hundreds

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of thousands of jobs, but
the fact remains that nearly

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one-in-five construction
workers is still unemployed

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and needs a job.

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And that makes absolutely no
sense at a time when there's

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so much of America
that needs rebuilding.

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Peter Axelrod:
Hello!

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Student:
Hello!

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Peter Axelrod:
How are you?

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(children chattering)

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Narrator:
Later that afternoon, the
President met with students

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who were featured in the
film "Waiting for Superman,"

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a documentary about
education reform.

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President Obama:
I watched the movie
that you guys were in --

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Student:
"Waiting for Superman" --

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President Obama:
Yeah, I watched it with
my wife, the First Lady,

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and we just loved you
guys, so we thought, well,

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let's invite you guys over here.

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Narrator:
The students told the
President about their

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educational experiences and then
saw Marine One lift off from the

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south portico balcony.

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President Obama:
I'm really confident you
guys are going to succeed.

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All right?

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But it's got to come
from you, inside you.

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You can't just have other
people telling you what to do.

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You've got to want
it for yourself.

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Narrator:
On Tuesday, October 12th, the
President met in the Oval Office

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with another group of
students, the finalists

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of the NFTE National Youth
Entrepreneurship Challenge.

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President Obama:
I'm always, my favorite
part of the day is when

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I meet smart, young
people like you guys

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who are doing great work.

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Narrator:
These students, four of whom
are still in high school,

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have all started new businesses.

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Student:
And we have temporary
safety tattoos for kids.

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President Obama:
All right. Yeah,
this is interesting.

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So if I've got like a
little three-year-old --

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Student:
He has one for you.
It's a special one!

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President Obama:
I see.

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(laughter)

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So this is great.

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So I wanted to -- let's get
a little closer picture.

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You see, it says,
"My name is BO.

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If I'm lost, please
call the White House."

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(laughter)

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Don't you think that's smart?

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Narrator:
On Wednesday, October 13th,
the President spoke about

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the American Opportunity
Tax Credit, a provision of

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the Recovery Act that has
increased overall tax benefits

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for higher education
expenses by more than 90%,

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helping 12.5 million students
and their families pay for

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college in 2009.

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President Obama:
What we need to do is to
make it possible for all

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America's working families
to do what the Omelias,

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the Maynards, and the Mohans
have been able to do,

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and that's to send
their kids to college.

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Now, if the Republicans
in Congress had their way,

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that would be more
more difficult.

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They've proposed cutting
back on education by 20%.

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That means reducing financial
aid for 8 million students and

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leaving our community colleges
without the resources they need

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to prepare our students
for the jobs of the future.

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Narrator:
On Thursday, October 14th,
President Obama traveled to

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the BET Studios in Northeast
Washington to participate in

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a town hall meeting
hosted by BET, MTV and CMT.

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Cameraman:
Six, five, four --

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Narrator:
The President took
questions from young people

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about issues like student loans
and health care as well as jobs

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in the economy.

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President Obama:
In terms of tax policy, what
we've said is we're going to

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provide tax cuts to 98%
of the American people.

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Corporate taxes are not higher
than they were when I came in.

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They're, actually, they've been
lower because we passed a whole

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bunch of tax cuts.

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95% of Americans got a tax
break under the Recovery Act

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that I passed.

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

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see 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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Student:
Why is that door
painted like your wall?

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President Obama:
Well, that's the
door I come through.

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The same one, you see, you
just came through a wall,

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it's the same thing.

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Child:
Whoa!

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President Obama:
How about that?

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Child:
That is cool!

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President Obama:
It is pretty cool, isn't it?