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JUNE 14, 2014
Commencement Speeches: University of California- Irvine Commencement Address
President Obama delivered the commencement address to the 2014 University of California-Irvine graduating class in Angel Stadium in Anaheim. It was the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the campus by President Lyndon B. Johnson. He encouraged the graduates to persevere in their efforts to change the world. He used the efforts to combat of global climate change as an example of the challenges they would face. He talked about his recent actions to reduce carbon pollution and announced a billion dollar competitive fund to help communities prepare for the effects of climate change.
https://www.c-span.org/program/commencement-speeches/university-of-california-irvine-commencement-address/351569

JUNE 14, 2016
President Obama Statement on U.S. Operations Against ISIS
President Obama delivered a statement following a meeting with his National Security Council on U.S. operations against ISIS*. He called for reinstatement of the assault weapons ban in wake of the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. He also addressed critics who want him to call ISIS terrorists "radical Islamists," saying, "Calling a threat by a different name does not make it go away," and that such criticisms serve as a "political distraction." * The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.
https://www.c-span.org/program/white-house-event/president-obama-statement-on-us-operations-against-isis/445807

JUNE 14, 2017
Violent Extremism
The Senate Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on the ideology behind violent extremism and potential tools the U.S. can use to counter it. Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter called for more funding of ideological warfare programs and focusing on building partnerships with Muslim communities.
https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/violent-extremism/480452

JUNE 14, 2017