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Friday, August 12, 2011

West Wing Week: Made in America

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Friday, August 12, 2011

West Wing Week: "Made in America"

West Wing Week is your video guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President announced new initiatives to put unemployed veterans back to work as well as new fuel economy standards for heavy duty vehicles. He also traveled to Holland, Michigan to visit an advanced battery facility highlighting technologies helping to achieve the new standards and addressed the nation on the budget deficit and creating jobs.

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In Case You Missed It

Here are some of the top stories from the White House blog.

President Obama: There’s Something Wrong with our Politics that We Need to Fix
The President outlined a series of steps that will put more money in the pockets of American workers, and said that the best way to make sure they happen is to let Congress know “you’ve had enough of theatrics.”

President Obama Hosts an Iftar Dinner to Celebrate Ramadan
Continuing a tradition at the White House, President Obama hosts an Iftar - the meal that breaks the day of fasting - to celebrate Ramadan.

How New Fuel Economy Standards Are Creating New Jobs
The President travels to Holland, MI where one company has already hired 150 people to create batteries for the cars of the future

Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

1:20 PM: The President meets with business leaders to discuss the economy

2:35 PM: The President welcomes the Super Bowl XLV Champion Green Bay Packers to honor the team and their Super Bowl victory

Indicates events that will be live streamed on WhiteHouse.Gov/Live

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