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U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes to the White House Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, one of the signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership which Obama wants Congress to approve before his presidency ends. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny presents U.S. President Barack Obama with a large pot of shamrocks to mark St. Patrick's Day. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Oprah Winfrey describes her personal call from President Barack Obama telling her she was getting the "Presidential Medal of Freedom". She emotionally describes it as the single greatest honor of her life.
The White House says the US is "definitely not pushing" the Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign, after Washington said he should speed up a political transition. "That is not what we're doing, but we have underscored that now is the time to finalize a political court to help set Haiti on a path to a better future. And that is something that we've been working on for some time," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says in a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
The White House attacks a devastating special counsel report for making "gratuitous and inappropriate" comments about US President Joe Biden's age and memory. "When the inevitable conclusion is that the facts and the evidence don't support any charges, you're left to wonder why this report spends time making gratuitous and inappropriate criticisms of the president," White House spokesperson Ian Sams tells reporters during a press conference. SOUNDBITE