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President Barack Obama congratulates Army 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Betterbed, top cadet in the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2010, on a job well done during graduation ceremonies in the academy's Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., May 22, 2010.

JOB WELL DONE

President Barack Obama congratulates Army 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Betterbed, top cadet in the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2010, on a job well done during graduation ceremonies in the academy's Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., May 22, 2010.

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