Compact News: We Might Be Building Iron Man

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

We Might Be Building Iron Man

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Yesterday, President Obama announced new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes -- one in Chicago and one in the Detroit area -- that will help attract the types of high-quality jobs that a growing middle class requires.

But the President had another announcement, too:

I'm here to announce that we're building Iron Man. I'm going to blast off in a second... this has been a secret project we've been working on for a long time. Not really. Maybe. It's classified.

Find out more about yesterday's announcement and Iron Man. Maybe.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks announcing two new public-private Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, and launches the first of four new Manufacturing Innovation Institute Competitions, in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 25, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

On Friday, February 28, the White House is hosting the first-ever Student Film Festival, featuring the work of more than a dozen young filmmakers who created short films celebrating the role of technology in the classroom.

In celebration of the fourth anniversary of Let's Move!, the First Lady and comedian Will Ferrell hosted a "focus group" with young kids to ask them about eating healthy and being active. Watch what they had to say.

This weekend, governors from across the nation gathered in Washington, D.C. for the 2014 National Governors Association Winter Meeting. During the meeting, the President reiterated his desire to work closely with the governors in order to make their states -- and our nation as a whole -- even better.

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Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Time (ET)

10:15 AM: The President and Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

11:15 AM: The President departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews

11:30 AM: The President departs Joint Base Andrews

1:50 PM: The President arrives Minnesota

2:00 PM: The Vice President holds a listening session with college presidents and university officials as part of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault

2:15 PM: The President tours the Metro Transit Light Rail Operations and Maintenance Facility

3:05 PM: The President delivers remarks WATCH LIVE

4:05 PM: The President departs Minnesota

6:10 PM: The President arrives Joint Base Andrews

6:25 PM: The President arrives the White House