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Multiple Speaker: Welcome
to West Wing Week!
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(applause)
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Narrator: Welcome to
the West Wing Week.
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Your guide to everything
that's happening
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at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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This week, the President
highlighted America's job
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growth streak, met with
financial regulators,
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and with a group of
civically-engaged
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high schoolers.
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He also was with the Prime
Minister of Canada
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for a state visit.
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That's March 4th to March
10th, or "You'd Choose Today."
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The President: If there was
a moment in history in which
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to be born, and you didn't
know ahead of time whether
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you were going to be rich
or poor, black or white,
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you'd choose today.
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Narrator: On Friday, the
President announced that the
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U.S. economy added 242,000 jobs
in the month of February,
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extending the longest streak
of private-sector job growth
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on record to 72 months.
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On Sunday, the Vice
President and Dr. Biden flew
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halfway around the world
to the Middle-East,
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to begin a three-country
tour of the region.
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On Monday, the Vice
President toured
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the Grand Mosque of Abu Dhabi.
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He and Dr. Biden visited the
troops and coalition forces
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at a base in the U.A.E.
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Later that night, the Vice
President met with the crown
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prince of the United
Arab Emirates.
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Back at the White House, the
President sat down for a
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robust discussion on
financial reform with our
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nation's independent
financial regulators.
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The President: -- made sure
that the monitoring and the
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reporting by these
institutions is much more
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stringent than
it used to be.
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Narrator: On Tuesday, the
President met with young
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leaders from across
the country who are
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participating in the U.S. Senate Youth Program.
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As the opening
sequence revealed,
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the President took the
occasion to offer some
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Presidential perspective.
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The President: We've
got some big problems,
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like climate change, that
we've got to get on top of.
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There's growing inequality
that is happening
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because of globalization.
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But overall, it's a great
time to be young and full of
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(inaudible).
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So take advantage of it.
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Narrator: Meanwhile, across
the globe in the United Arab
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Emirates, Dr. Biden honored
International Women's Day,
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and dropped in on a school
to meet with students,
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entrepreneurs, and
science leaders.
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The Vice President and Dr.
Biden then continued on
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to Israel, and got the visit
started with a meeting with
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former President Peres,
where they talked about
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furthering peace
efforts in the region,
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and met with young Israeli
and Palestinian soccer players.
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Finally, the Vice President
met with hard-working
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American embassy staff and
their kids stationed
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in Tel Aviv.
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On Wednesday, the Vice
President met with
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Prime Minister Netanyahu,
then President Rivlin,
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and later traveled to
Ramallah to meet with
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Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Thursday, the Vice President
and Dr. Biden traveled
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to Jordan.
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Back at the People's House,
the President and First Lady
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welcomed the Prime
Minister of Canada,
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Right Honourable
Justin Trudeau,
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and Mrs. Sophie Gregoire
Trudeau for an official
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visit and state dinner.
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The meetings allowed the
two leaders to deepen their
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bilateral relationship and
advance cooperation on
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important issues to both our
countries, including energy,
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climate change, national
security, and of course,
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the economy.
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So stay engaged
with us online,
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and remember: you can find
out more information about
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any of these topics, and see
complete videos of these
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events at WhiteHouse.gov.
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Thanks to all our viewers so
much for checking out this
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edition of your
West Wing Week.
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The Vice President: Hey,
princess, how are you?
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I scared her, dad.
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(laughter)
