In 1796, as George Washington set the precedent for a peaceful, democratic transfer of power, he also set a precedent by penning a farewell address to th…
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Alright. Covered? Great. Now it's up to you to make sure your friends and family start the New Year with a healthy step forward. And that start…
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At this time of Fidel Castro’s passing, we extend a hand of friendship to the Cuban people. We know that this moment fills Cubans - in Cuba and in …
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By Alberto Estevez Arreola BOB DYLAN, el poeta de la generación 60’s, era en realidad un ansioso folk rocker que buscó y encontró la forma de masi…
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One of my favorite things about launching our My Brother's Keeper initiative has been spending time with some outstanding young people from across the …
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You hear about the time I went to a frat party with Vice President Biden? No? Okay, well that’s because it didn’t actually happen. But we did make a video …
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A few months ago, I received this letter from a Floridian named Sherman Chester. When Sherman was a young man, he wrote that he made some bad choices, got …
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My name is Leah Katz-Hernandez and I say the word "welcome" hundreds of times per day. It gives me the greatest pride and joy to do that because …
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President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton. President Barack Obama is addressing the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
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When President Obama took office, he made global development a core pillar of America's foreign policy -- and for good reason. When children cann…
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Last night, law enforcement officers in Dallas, Texas who were keeping people safe during a peaceful protest were targeted and attacked. This morni…
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Today, President Obama designated a new national monument at the historic site of the Stonewall Uprising in New York City to honor the movement for LGBT eq…
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When I was 20, living in my mom's house, the new sound of hip hop was breaking out from the streets to the stores. Records were flying off the shelves, a…
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National parks are an American invention. They are treasures in our national inheritance -- millions of acres of public lands and waterways -- that one gen…
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Fast forward 13 years to this afternoon, when I found myself getting on a conference call with Vice President Joe Biden and asking hundreds of Americans ar…
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Just three weeks into my presidency, I made a promise to the people of Elkhart, Indiana. It was the first city I visited as President. Folks there had been…
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My dad had something he used to say to me: “A job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It’s about dignity and respect.” Part of what he meant by that, I …
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Education is my life's work. When the President and Vice President were first elected to the White House in 2008, I told my husband Joe that I wanted t…
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