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    June 18, 2011

Obama Offers Advise to Dads on Fatherhood

   VOA News

   U.S. President Barack Obama is celebrating Father's Day weekend in the
   U.S. with a reminder for dads that children want their time and
   unconditional love above all else.

   IFRAME: [1]http://www.youtube.com/embed/736bOQTEKAU?rel=0

   In his weekly address Saturday, Obama said growing up without a father
   has encouraged him to work extra hard in doing his best to raise his
   daughters, Malia and Sasha.
   Obama says he was raised primarily by his grandparents in Hawaii, but
   wonders what his life would be like with a father in the home.
   The president says he has also learned children need consistency and
   discipline from parents to help them to establish their own sense of
   responsibility.
   He added, the current economic challenges has made things more
   difficult for some families, but he and all fathers must strive to be
   their best.
   In the Republican weekly address, Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota
   focused on the United States' national debt and the economy. Hoeven
   called on President Obama to send pending free trade agreements with
   South Korea, Colombia and Panama to Congress for approval.

   IFRAME: [2]http://www.youtube.com/embed/hetKAHxMAPg?rel=0

   Hoeven adds that, if ratified, the South Korean free trade agreement
   alone would create 280,000 American jobs.

References

   1. http://www.youtube.com/embed/736bOQTEKAU?rel=0
   2. http://www.youtube.com/embed/hetKAHxMAPg?rel=0

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