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Economic Mobility</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20141005152311/http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/veterans">Veterans and Military Families</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20141005152311/http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/preventing-gun-violence">Violence Prevention</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20141005152311/http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/women">Women</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20141005152311/http://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces">Joining Forces</a> </li> </ul> <div id="nav-issues-feature" class="topnav-feature"> <div class="cp_tile "> <div id="block-nodeblock-43315" class="clear-block block block-nodeblock "> <div class="content"><p class="menu-feature-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141005152311/http://www.whitehouse.gov/year-of-action" alt="A Year of Action">Year of Action</a></p> <p>President Obama is taking action to help ensure opportunity for all Americans.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141005152311/http://www.whitehouse.gov/year-of-action" alt="A Year of Action"><img src="/web/20141005152311im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/image/wh_nav_year_of_action.jpg" alt="President Obama Signing Legislation"/></a></p> <hr/> <p class="menu-feature-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141005152311/http://www.whitehouse.gov/my-front-porch" alt="My Front Porch">My Front Porch</a></p> <p>Americans across the country are sharing how their days look. 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141005152311/http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/advisory-boards/jobs-council">President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="resource-column grid-14"> <h3 class="resource-header">Interactives</h3> <ul class="resource-list"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141005152311/http://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2012">Video: Watch the Enhanced State of the Union</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141005152311/http://www.whitehouse.gov/infographics/what-40-dollars-means">Infographic: What $40 Means to Americans Across the Country</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141005152311/http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/american-jobs-act-bus-tour">Photo Gallery: The American Jobs Act Bus Tour</a></li> <li class="last-resource"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141005152311/http://www.whitehouse.gov/auto-industry-resurgence">Infographic: The 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