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alt="President Obama greets White House visitors"/></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </li> <li id="nav-issues" class="first-level"> <a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues" class="first-level"><span>Issues</span></a> <div class="topnav-dd-outer topnav-dd-outer-three-col topnav-dd-outer-featured topnav-dd-outer-three-col-featured"><div class="topnav-dd-inner clearfix"> <ul class="three-col clearfix"> <li> <a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/civil-rights">Civil Rights</a> <ul class="topnav-dd-inner-sub"> <li><a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/civil-rights/it-gets-better">It Gets Better</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/defense">Defense</a> <ul class="topnav-dd-inner-sub"> <li><a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/iraq">End of Iraq War</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a 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class="clear-block block block-nodeblock "> <div class="content"><p class="menu-feature-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101404/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/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/year-of-action" alt="A Year of Action"><img src="/web/20141006101404im_/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/20141006101404/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. Tell us your story.</p> <p><a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/06/26/day-life-rebekah-minneapolis"><img src="/web/20141006101404im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/mfp_nav.jpg" alt="My Front Porch"/></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </li> <li id="nav-the-admin" class="first-level"> <a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration" class="first-level"><span>The Administration</span></a> <div class="topnav-dd-outer topnav-dd-outer-three-col topnav-dd-outer-featured topnav-dd-outer-three-col-featured"><div class="topnav-dd-inner clearfix"> <div id="nav-the-admin-feature" class="topnav-feature"> <div class="cp_tile "> <div id="block-nodeblock-43303" class="clear-block block block-nodeblock "> <div class="content"><p class="menu-feature-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101404/https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions">We the People</a></p> <p>Create and Sign Petitions Now</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101404/https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions"><img src="/web/20141006101404im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/featured_petitions.jpg" alt="We the People"/></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="three-col clearfix"> <li> <a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-obama">President Barack Obama</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/vice-president-biden">Vice President Joe Biden</a> <ul class="topnav-dd-inner-sub"> <li><a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/being-biden">Being Biden Audio Series</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/first-lady-michelle-obama">First Lady Michelle Obama</a> </li> </ul> <ul class="three-col clearfix"> <li> <a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/jill-biden">Dr. Jill Biden</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet">The Cabinet</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/staff">White House Staff</a> <ul class="topnav-dd-inner-sub"> <li><a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/staff/john-podesta">Counselor to the President John Podesta</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class="three-col clearfix"> <li> <a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop">Executive Office of the President</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/other-advisory-boards">Other Advisory Boards</a> </li> </ul> </div></div> </li> <li id="nav-the-wh" class="first-level"> <a href="/web/20141006101404/http://www.whitehouse.gov/about" class="first-level"><span>About the White House</span></a> <div class="topnav-dd-outer topnav-dd-outer-three-col topnav-dd-outer-featured topnav-dd-outer-three-col-featured"><div 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