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President Barack Obama, lower left, looks on as 24 active duty servicemembers take an oath during a naturalization ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 23, 2010.

NATURALIZATION CEREMONY

President Barack Obama, lower left, looks on as 24 active duty servicemembers take an oath during a naturalization ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 23, 2010.

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