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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, July
16th to the 22nd,

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or "A Sensible Mid Westerner."

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On Friday, before leaving on
a family vacation to Acadia

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National Park in Maine, the
President spoke to the American

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people about a new cap that was
placed on the leaking BP oil

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well in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Though visibly stopping
the leaking oil,

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the President cautioned
against over optimism.

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President Obama:
It is our responsibility
to make sure that we're

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taking a prudent course of
action and not simply looking

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for a short-term solution that
could lead to even greater

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problems down the road.

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Narrator:
And on Monday, President
Obama spoke up for unemployed

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Americans, criticizing a
partisan minority in the

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Senate for refusing to
extend emergency benefits

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to millions of Americans
looking for work.

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President Obama:
It's time to stop holding
workers laid off in this

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recession hostage to
Washington politics.

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It's time to do what's right,
not for the next election,

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but for the middle class.

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Narrator:
The President also made time
on Monday to congratulate WNBA

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Champs the Phoenix Mercury
on their second championship

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in three years.

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President Obama:
And I want to thank you for
setting a wonderful example

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because I live with three
tall, good looking women --

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(Laughter)

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-- who are quite competitive and
push me around under the boards

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all the time.

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(Laughter)

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But I want, you know, Malia and
Sasha to know that there is

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absolutely no contradiction
between women who are beautiful

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and healthy and contributing and
good athletes and competitive.

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Narrator:
And later that afternoon he
met with former Senator and

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coincidentally Mercury Project
astronaut John Glenn to discuss

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space exploration.

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President Obama:
Good to see you.

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Senator Glenn:
Good to you see you, sir.

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President Obama:
How are you?

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Senator Glenn:
Good, how are you.

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President Obama:
Good to have some sensible
Midwesterners right now.

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It's about time.

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Senator Glenn:
I'll try and fill the bill.

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Narrator:
On Tuesday, July 20th,
David Cameron made his first

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visit to the White House as
Prime Minister of the United

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Kingdom, reaffirming the special
relationship between our

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nations, especially our mutual
commitment in Afghanistan,

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and reporting back on the
quality of beer exchanged after

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the World Cup tie between
America and England.

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President Obama:
I thought the beer
we got was excellent,

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but I did drink it cold.

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Prime Minister Cameron:
I enjoyed it so much that when
I watched Germany beat Argentina

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I actually cheered for Germany.

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That is something that is a big
admission for a British person

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to make, so the beer is
obviously very effective.

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(Laughter)

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But what you said,
Barack, though,

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about British and American
soldiers fighting together,

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sometimes dying together,
serving together,

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is absolutely right and we
should never forget that,

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whether it's on the beaches of
Normandy, whether it's in Korea,

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whether in Iraq or whether
now in Afghanistan.

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Narrator:
On Wednesday, July 21st, the
President signed the historic

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Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act into law at the

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Reagan Building in Washington,
D.C., ushering in a new era of

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accountability for Wall Street
that will prevent a financial

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crisis like the one
we've experienced from

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ever happening again.

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The Bill will also offer
Americans the toughest

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consumer protections in history.

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President Obama:
In the end, our financial
system only works,

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our market is only free when
there are clear rules and basic

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safeguards that prevent
abuse, that check excess,

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that ensure that it is more
profitable to play by the rules

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than to game the system.

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Narrator:
On Thursday the President
furthered his commitment to

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fiscal discipline, signing
legislation that will help

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the federal government
prevent and recover improper

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payments made by federal
agencies estimated by the

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Office of Management and Budget
at approximately $100 billion

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in 2009 alone.

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That afternoon, President Obama
met with Commanding General of

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U.S. forces in Iraq Ray Odierno
and United States Ambassador

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Chris Hill to discuss the
situation on the ground as

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the U.S. transitions security
responsibilities to the Iraqis.

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At the end of the day Congress
finally passed legislation to

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offer emergency unemployment
benefits to Americans who have

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been looking for work and whose
benefits had been repeatedly

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blocked by Republicans
in Congress.

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President Obama:
There we go.

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Let's give some people some
help around the country.

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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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Speaker:
Be real quick, guys,
no pushing or anything,

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because if we're pushing
we're all going to end up

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on West Wing Week.

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Speaker:
Perfect.