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Obama tech jobs, thanking veterans, OU racist chant video
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Mar 10, 2015
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Obama tech jobs, thanking veterans, OU racist chant video

President Obama's TechHire Initiative, why some veterans feel uncomfortable being thanked, fallout from a racist chant video at University of Oklahoma.

File: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
File: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
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President Obama's TechHire Initiative, how some veterans feel uncomfortable being thanked, inside the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the California Science Center.

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