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Addressing his last commencement ceremony at a military academy, President Obama spoke to new Air Force graduates Thursday about the lessons he has learned as commander in chief and challenged the isolationism represented by current presidential candidates and in the Senate's reluctance to consider key international treaties such as UNCLOS.
[ More ]At least 23 different federal agencies are responsible for implementing the Obama administration's policies in the Arctic Ocean, from the Office of Science and Technology Policy to the State Department to NASA. So President Obama signed an executive order Wednesday to better coordinate all those efforts, creating an Arctic Executive Steering Committee to eliminate overlapping areas of responsibility.
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