Friday, December 27, 2013

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HELMAND OPERATION
12/27/2013 05:20 PM CST

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard Munoz provides security during an operation in Qul'ah Zer in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Dec. 20, 2013. Munoz is a rifleman assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. The purpose of the operation was to disrupt enemy activity in the area.
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HONOR AUTOGRAPH
12/27/2013 04:47 PM CST

Dakota L. Meyer, a Medal of Honor recipient now serving as a U.S. Marine Corps sergeant in the reserves, autographs a copy of his citation during a visit to Forward Operating Base Shukvani in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Dec. 25, 2013. Meyer and Marine leaders traveled around Regional Command Southwest to visit troops for the holiday season.
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BASKETBALL BREAK
12/27/2013 03:57 PM CST

U.S. soldiers engage in a basketball tournament on Forward Operating Base Clark, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.
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RETURNING HOME
12/27/2013 03:46 PM CST

U.S. soldiers prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook from Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2013, during Guam's last push out of the country. The soldiers are assigned to Task Force Guam, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard. The task force officially ended Operation Enduring Freedom, Dec. 26, 2013, enabling Guardsmen to return home.
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COMBAT BADGE
12/27/2013 02:55 PM CST

U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Amos, left, awards the Combat Action Badge to U.S. Army Sgt. Ruffin Romes during an award ceremony on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2013. Amos, an executive officer, is assigned to the 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and Romes is assigned to the 349th Quartermaster Company, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element.
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FAMILY REUNION
12/27/2013 02:26 PM CST

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Rerek hugs his son and wife in Groton, Conn., Dec. 20, 2013. Grayson, assigned to the submarine USS Missouri, returned from a six-month deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.
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LAUNCH LINE
12/27/2013 02:13 PM CST

Amphibious assault vehicles prepare to launch from the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde during an exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 14, 2013. The Mesa Verde sailors and U.S. Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit participated in a composite training unit exercise to prepare for deployment.
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BOOK BUDDIES
12/27/2013 01:20 PM CST

Navy Master Chief Bradley Shepherd reads "Grandma, Grandpa, and Me" to children at the Child Development Center as part of the Blue Star Families Program in Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 17, 2013. The program promotes literacy to military children.
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MISSION MATES
12/27/2013 12:37 PM CST

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Paige Abernathy, left, and Tongan Lance Cpl. Saili Laisolo share a high five after completing a row of blocks for a new community hall and disaster response center in Te'ekiu, Tonga, Dec. 17, 2013. The U.S. mission is to execute engineering civic assistance projects, conduct formal training with the host nation and participate in community events to help enhance shared capabilities.
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DECK WASHERS
12/27/2013 12:10 PM CST

U.S. Navy sailors wash down the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 17, 2013. The sailors were underway with Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit for a composite training exercise.
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SEAHAWK SUPPLIES
12/27/2013 11:59 AM CST

An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter transports supplies over the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg during a replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 20, 2013. The Truman, the flagship for the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
REFUELING PRACTICE
12/27/2013 11:32 AM CST

U.S. loadmasters watch as a French air force Eurocopter EC725 Caracal practices aerial refueling from a U.S. Air Force HC-130 with the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa over Djibouti, Dec. 17, 2013. This was the first time the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and French airmen conducted aerial refueling operations together in Djibouti.
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Top Tweets of 2013

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Top Tweets of 2013

As 2013 draws to a close, we've put together a timeline of the year's top @WhiteHouse tweets.

Over the past twelve months, @WhiteHouse added almost a million new followers and continued to be an important tool for the White House to engage with the American people and give updates from President Obama and his Administration.

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2013 Year in Review

In 2013, our economy grew, and our deficit shrunk. For the first time in almost two decades, we said that we're producing more oil at home than we buy from the rest of the world. We honored our heroes. We bounced back from national tragedies and natural disasters. We strengthened our relationships with allies around the world and took action to promote the American dream at home.

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Weekly Address: The President and First Lady Wish Everyone a Happy Holiday Season

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Baxter Initiates Worldwide Voluntary Recall Of Select Lots Of 5 percent Dextrose Injection, USP And 0.9 percent Sodium Chloride Injection, USP Intravenous (IV) Solutions

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Baxter Initiates Worldwide Voluntary Recall Of Select Lots Of 5 percent Dextrose Injection, USP And 0.9 percent Sodium Chloride Injection, USP Intravenous (IV) Solutions
12/26/2013 09:38 PM EST

Baxter International Inc. announced today it has initiated a voluntary recall to the hospital/user level of one lot of 5 percent Dextrose Injection, USP and four lots of 0.9 percent Sodium Chloride Injection, USP due to particulate matter found in the solutions. Injecting a product containing particulate matter may result in blockages of blood vessels, which can result in stroke, heart attack or damage to other organs such as the kidney or liver.

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

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LEAVING AFGHANISTAN
12/26/2013 06:36 PM CST

U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony R. Francisco, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Eamonn Soll move a case to the Camp Phoenix flightline as they prepare to depart Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2013. Francisco and Soll are assigned to the Guam Army National Guard's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment.
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HOWITZER SHELL
12/26/2013 06:10 PM CST

Army Pfc. Cody Teel, left, watches as Army Spc. Mohammed Abbas throws an expended 105mm howitzer shell during live-fire training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 18, 2013. Teel and Abbas are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Alaska.
BAND BROTHERS
12/26/2013 05:58 PM CST

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Daniel Shannon delivers new musical equipment on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan's Paktiya province, Dec. 14, 2013. Shannon is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division Band, Headquarters Battalion. The unit donated musical instruments and equipment worth more than $40,000 to the Afghan army band, replacing antiquated instruments band members used for years.
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DIESEL DUTY
12/26/2013 05:47 PM CST

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marcus S. McCollum, foreground, watches as fellow U.S. Marines refuel a British Sea King MK4 helicopter with diesel in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2013. McCollum is a crew chief assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462.
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Here's What 2013 Looked Like:

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In 2013, our economy grew, and our deficit shrunk. For the first time in almost two decades, we said that we're producing more oil at home than we buy from the rest of the world. We honored our heroes. We bounced back from national tragedies and natural disasters. We strengthened our relationships with allies around the world and took action to promote the American dream at home.

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Weekly Address: Working Together on Behalf of the American People

In his weekly address, President Obama highlights the bipartisan budget agreement that unwinds some of the cuts that were damaging to the economy and keeps investments in areas that help us grow, and urges both parties to work together to extend emergency unemployment insurance and act on new measures to create jobs and strengthen the middle class.

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First Lady Michelle Obama Helps NORAD Track Santa

Children from around the country phoned NORAD on Christmas Eve for updates on Santa's whereabouts. A few kids got a special holiday treat on the other end of the line: First Lady Michelle Obama, who was helping out with NORAD's annual Santa tracking program.

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West Wing Week 12/24/13 or, "West Wing Week: The Holiday Card"

This week, we will be celebrating the season by taking you behind the scenes as the White House is transformed into a Yuletide masterpiece with the help of volunteers from across the country.

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HOLIDAY DINNER
12/26/2013 10:27 AM CST

Dakota Meyer, the only living U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient, serves dinner in the dining facility during a visit with Marine leaders on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Dec. 25, 2013. Dakota, a former Army captain, earned the medal for heroism during a six-hour battle following a deadly Taliban ambush in Afghanistan four years ago.
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Politics

 

Hey everyone --

It's not exactly a secret that Washington hasn't worked as well as it should. Between the constant gridlock and partisanship, most people just tune this town out. That was especially true this year when the government literally shut down.

Yet, even in spite of all that, thanks to the grit of the American people, this country continues to move forward. After the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, folks are getting back to work and the economy is getting stronger.

And late this year, Washington took a cue -- and managed to make some progress itself.

While it's too early to declare a new era of bipartisanship, what we've seen recently is that Washington is capable of getting things done when it wants to. And there's an opportunity next year for this town to do its job and make real progress.

Here are just a couple areas where there's been progress made recently -- check them out, and then take a look at our full 2013 year-in-review.

For the first time in years, both parties in Congress came together and passed a budget. This budget doesn't include everything that everyone wanted -- but our economy will grow a little faster, be a little fairer for middle-class families, and create more jobs because of it.

Our businesses created 2 million jobs in 2013. That's more than 8 million private-sector jobs in just over 45 months.

The economy is growing. Just last week we learned that, over the summer, our economy grew at 4.1% -- its strongest pace in almost two years.

We've cut the deficit in half since 2009. That's four years of the fastest deficit reduction since the end of World War II -- and it means we're improving our nation's long-term fiscal position while strengthening our economy.

We produce more oil in the U.S. than we import from abroad. Thanks to an all-of-the-above strategy, we're reducing our reliance on foreign oil -- and that means lower energy costs for consumers.

The American auto industry is thriving. Last month, the auto industry added more than fifteen thousand jobs. And just a few weeks ago, the United States sold its final stake in General Motors.

Americans are getting better health coverage. Since October 1st, more than 1 million Americans have selected new health insurance plans through the federal and state marketplaces. And millions more are getting better health care thanks to increased protections and benefits.

There's a little less gridlock in Congress. Leaders in Congress took action so that executive and judicial nominees (except to the Supreme Court) can be confirmed with a simple majority vote. Now we're filling critical vacancies, and the government will work better for Americans because of it.

So while the politics in Washington can be frustrating and change takes time, that's no excuse for inaction. In the New Year, we need to help American businesses continue creating jobs, make sure Americans are ready for those jobs, and make sure those jobs offer the wages and benefits that give families a fair shot at financial security.

We also need to look out for those who are searching for a job. Congress needs to extend unemployment insurance, something we'll be making a priority when members come back to work.

There's a lot of unfinished business, but there are also things we can build on. If you saw some things in this list that you think more people should know about, then pass them on.

Thanks, and happy holidays.

Dan

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SANTA TRACKER HELPER
12/26/2013 09:02 AM CST

First Lady Michelle Obama reacts while talking on the phone to children across the country from Kailua, Hawaii, as part of the annual NORAD Tracks Santa program, Dec. 24, 2013. Children call NORAD to track Santa's progress on his annual gift-giving journey.
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CHRISTMAS VISIT
12/26/2013 08:49 AM CST

Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, thank nurses during their Christmas Day visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Dec. 25, 2013. The Bidens visited with patients and their families to thank them for their service to and sacrifice for the nation.
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
12/26/2013 08:48 AM CST

The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy displays holiday lights pierside during the annual Pearl Harbor Festival of Lights in Pearl Harbor, Dec. 17, 2013. The guided missile destroyer was named after Lt. Michael Murphy, a Navy seal and Medal of Honor recipient, who was killed in action in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan in June 2005.
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

2013-12-24 15:50:39 UPDATED: (M22.0) WESTERN MONTANA 47.9 -114.3 (442af)

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Magnitude 22.0
Date-Time
  • 24 Dec 2013 15:50:39 UTC
  • 24 Dec 2013 08:50:39 near epicenter
  • 24 Dec 2013 05:50:39 standard time in your timezone
Location 47.851N 114.284W
Depth 6 km
Distances
  • 19 km (11 mi) NNW of Polson, Montana
  • 38 km (23 mi) S of Kalispell, Montana
  • 111 km (68 mi) N of Missoula, Montana
  • 187 km (115 mi) E of Hayden, Idaho
  • 220 km (136 mi) NW of Helena, Montana
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 0.4 km; Vertical 0.5 km
Parameters Nph = 7; Dmin = 19.3 km; Rmss = 0.13 seconds; Gp = 75°
Version = 1
Event ID mb 29878 ***This event has been revised.

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