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The President had lunch with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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The President traveled to the United States Department of Education and announced that states leading the way on school reform will be eligible to compete for $4.35 billion in Race to the Top competitive grants to support education reform and innovation in classrooms, and that between the 2009 budget and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Â (ARRA) more than $10 billion in grant money will be available to states and districts that are driving reform. Â Transcript C-Span Video
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The President interrupted the daily press briefing of Press Secretary Robert Gibbs in the White House Briefing Room to address the controversy over his July 22nd press conference remarks on the arrest of Professor Henry Gates, Jr. Among the President s remarks:
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"I actually just had a conversation with Sergeant Jim Crowley, the officer involved. And I have to tell you that as I said yesterday, my impression of him was that he was a outstanding police officer and a good man, and that was confirmed in the phone conversation, and I told him that.
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"I continue to believe, based on what I have heard, that there was an overreaction in pulling Professor Gates out of his home to the station. I also continue to believe, based on what I heard, that Professor Gates probably overreacted as well. My sense is you've got two good people in a circumstance in which neither of them were able to resolve the incident in the way that it should have been resolved and the way they would have liked it to be resolved. Transcript C-Span Video
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The President spoke to Britian s Prime Minister Gordon Brown as part of their regular consultations. The President and the Prime Minister commended the outstanding performance of United States and United Kingdom troops in Afghanistan during a difficult phase of operations. They agreed on the importance of increasing civilian assistance to complement military efforts. They discussed their commitment to ensure security for the upcoming Afghan elections and beyond to allow Afghans to make progress on governance, rule of law, policing, and economic development. Both agreed to have each nation s National Security teams continue to coordinate closely in the important period ahead and look forward to future consultations on a range of key issues. Source   Â
The President signed a proclamation celebrating the 19th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and announced the U.S. will sign the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Transcript
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The President announced that on September 17, 2009 he will award Staff Sergeant Jared C. Monti, U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Staff Sergeant Monti will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions in combat in Afghanistan. He displayed immeasurable courage and uncommon valor, eventually sacrificing his own life in an effort to save his comrade. W.H.Press Release
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