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Here's What's Happening Here at the White House
 
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DAILY SNAPSHOT
Thursday, January 16, 2014

 
 
 
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 A Wide Bandgap What?

Yesterday, President Obama visited Raleigh, NC to talk about making the area a magnet for the good, high-tech manufacturing jobs, as a manufacturing innovation hub.

The hub will develop "wide bandgap semiconductors" -- that use 90% less power than conventional ones, and will make everything from cell phones to electric cars smaller, faster, and cheaper.

Find out what makes wide bandgap semiconductors so cool. (Really.)

 
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 President Obama Nominates Maria Contreras-Sweet to Lead the Small Business Administration

Maria Contreras-Sweet, who President Obama announced yesterday afternoon as his nominee to lead the Small Business Administration, knows first-hand what it means to start a small business -- and has a proven track record of helping other small businesses succeed.

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North Carolina Is Home to America’s Newest High-Tech Manufacturing Hub

President Obama made two stops during his trip to Raleigh yesterday: the first to tour a company called Vacon, where workers design the drives that power everything from elevators to the giant fans that help cool buildings, and the second to deliver remarks at North Carolina State University -- home of one of the largest undergraduate engineering programs in the country.

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Insurance That's High Quality and Affordable? Now That's a Slam Dunk

Hall of Fame Basketball player, Entrepreneur and Activist Ervin "Magic" Johnson urges young Americans to #GetCovered with the Affordable Care Act and shares the story of how quality healthcare saved his life.

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Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Time (ET)

9:15 AM: The Vice President delivers remarks at the North American International Auto Show

10:20 AM: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

11:20 AM: The President and the First Lady deliver remarks at an Event on Expanding College Opportunity

12:00 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney

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