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| Get the facts on President Obama's plan to align U.S. nuclear policies to the 21st century security environment: |
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| President Obama: "The greatest tribute that we can pay to those who came before is by carrying on their work to pursue peace and justice." |
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| President Obama: "Even as we remain vigilant about the threat of terrorism, we must move beyond a mindset of perpetual war." |
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| President Obama: "Our generation must move toward a global compact to confront a changing climate before it is too late." |
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| Obama: "Real prosperity comes from our most precious resource—our people. That is why we choose to invest in education, science & research." |
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| President Obama: "When we stand up for our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters...we defend our own liberty as well." |
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| President Obama: “When we respect the faiths practiced in our churches and synagogues, our mosques and temples—we’re more secure.” |
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| President Obama: "We are stronger when all our people, no matter who they are or what they look like, are granted opportunity." |
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| Obama on the U.S. & Germany: "Our alliance is the foundation of global security. Our trade & commerce is the engine of the global economy." |
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| Obama: "We are not only citizens of America or Germany—we are also citizens of the world. Our fates & fortunes are linked like never before" |
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| President Obama: "Complacency is not the character of great nations...the struggle for freedom, and security, and human dignity...goes on." |
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| President Obama in Berlin: "No wall can stand against the yearning for freedom, the yearning for peace that burns in human hearts." |
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| Happening now: President Obama speaks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. Watch: |
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| Tune in at 9am ET for President Obama's speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany: |
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| Great news: U.S. health care costs declined in May for the first time since the 1970s. |
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| FACT from the CBO: would reduce the deficit by nearly $1 trillion over two decades. |
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| CBO score is a huge boost for common sense Immigration Reform. Good for the economy, good for the middle class |
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| RT if you agree: We owe it to our kids to keep fighting to reduce gun violence in our communities. |
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| FACT: 21 of the 23 executive actions President Obama laid out in January to help reduce gun violence are completed or near completion. |
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| FACT: President Obama ended the freeze on gun violence research—which will aid the development of strong gun violence prevention strategies. |
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