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DAILY SNAPSHOT Friday, June 20, 2014

He "Should Not Be Alive Today"

At the White House yesterday, President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter, a retired United States Marine. Corporal Carpenter received the medal for his courageous actions during combat operations against an armed enemy in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

By all accounts, Kyle shouldn't be alive today. On November 21, 2010, Kyle's platoon woke up to the sound of AK-47 fire. As their compound began taking fire, Kyle and Lance Corporal Nicholas Eufrazio took cover up on a roof when a grenade landed nearby, its pin already pulled. Kyle then lunged forward toward the grenade, before disappearing into the blast.

It's an extraordinary story. Watch Corporal Carpenter receive the Medal of Honor:

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The President Makes a Statement on the Situation in Iraq

Yesterday, after a meeting with his national security team, President Obama delivered a statement from the White House Press Briefing Room on the situation in Iraq and the U.S. response.

On Wednesday, at the White House, President Obama enjoyed the company of a 17-foot robotic giraffe; a 128-square-foot, portable "tiny house"; a 3D pancake printer; a giant red weather balloon; and more than 30 other inspiring and creative inventions by more than 100 students, entrepreneurs, engineers, and researchers from 25 states -- all of whom love to "Make" stuff.

Many Makers immigrated to the United States, bringing with them the passion and creativity to invent new technologies and boost the American economy. We caught up one of these immigrant Makers, Manu Prakash, an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University, to tell us his story.

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Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Time (ET)

10:55 AM: The President holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand

11:30 AM: The Vice President arrives at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City

12:10 PM: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

12:15 PM: The Vice President attends a greet with Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina

12:30 PM: The Vice President attends a bilateral meeting with President Pérez Molina

1:00 PM: Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest

1:15 PM: The Vice President and President Pérez Molina deliver statements to the press

1:30 PM: The Vice President attends a multilateral working lunch meeting with President Perez Molina; President Salvador Sánchez Cerén of El Salvador; Jorge Ramón Hernández Alcerro, the Coordinator General of Honduras; and Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, the Mexican Secretary of Government

4:30 PM: The Vice President attends a roundtable with reintegration leaders

5:45 PM: The Vice President delivers a statement to the press at the residence of the US Ambassador to Guatemala


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