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President Barack Obama holds a child a he mingles in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 14, 2013, where he hosted a Father's Day luncheon. Obama hosted fathers and their children as well as students and leaders from the Becoming a Man program at Hyde Park Academy in Chicago for the lunch. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says there's no substitute for the love and support that fathers provide.

In his weekly Internet and radio address, Obama is wishing Americans a happy Father's Day. He's laments that his own father wasn't around and says he's still working to be a better father.

Obama says being a dad isn't easy for anyone- gay, straight, grandparent or foster parent. He says he wants to encourage marriage and strong families by reforming child support laws to get more fathers engaged. He says businesses, faith groups and communities have a role to play.

In the Republican address, Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee says the Education Department has become like a national school board. He says Republicans have a plan to give state and local authorities more control.

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Online:

Obama address: http://www.whitehouse.gov

GOP address: http://www.youtube.com/gopweeklyaddress


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    Steve wrote...
    Ironic that Obama kills small
    November 24, 2012 2:16 pm
    business.
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    1redcav wrote...
    Wonder if this
    November 24, 2012 4:47 pm
    marxist pig found a book on brains, because he sure doesn't have one..
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    2cents wrote...
    Now, now, Senator Hatch . . .
    December 1, 2012 9:35 am
    A strategy is only disastrous through the eyes of the beholder. While those resisting tyranny might call Obamas strategy disastrous, the insurgents call it victory.
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    Vete Ya wrote...
    The two Socialist pigs
    December 2, 2012 9:00 pm
    Playing Golf on the taxpayers dime while still thousands in the North east suffer from Sandy, what a pathetic excuse for a leader in our White House. Why doesn't he take a vacation in Benghazi with his family, let the girls wonder around the streets at night, that's a splendid idea! Would love to see that!
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    Steve wrote...
    It's comforting to know where we can find
    December 3, 2012 5:46 am
    the President, meanwhile our taxes will go up very soon.
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    azsiouxboy wrote...
    Question for you folks.
    December 3, 2012 8:45 am
    It was my understanding that Republicans are for healthcare reform. The dividing factor was the ...WAY... that it was paid for correct? Wasn't it the republicans to first make it successful? Mitt Romney himself? Maybe they could lend thoughts how to make it work instead of the way it is currently slated? Wouldn't solid dialogue intead of harsh words seem a better approach? I don't see calling fellow Americans "pigs" as a very productive or intelligent approach. Just a thought.
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    2cents wrote...
    Wonder if the timing is intentional . . .
    December 3, 2012 8:50 am
    . . . as an in-your-face affirmation. Either way, it says loud and clear to me that the fiscal cliff is of no concern. It conveys that the fiscal cliff is part of the strategy, and all is going perfectly, according to plan, so lets kick back while the country falls prey.
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    Patriot wrote...
    Tax first, Cuts second, so says Obama
    December 3, 2012 8:57 am
    Ronald Reagan learned this the hard way in the 1980's when he agreed to a budget deal that included three dollars in spending cuts for every dollar in tax increases. The taxes came first. The cuts never came at all.
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    Patriot wrote...
    Fiscal Cliff here we come
    December 3, 2012 9:00 am
    And where will Obama be while all the coming tax increases are finally applicable? Hawaii! Obama's 21 day vacation will cost us taxpayers "only" $4 million. That's okay, since the tax increases will cover Obama's vacation, but all us taxpayers will be lucky to get any vacation at all.
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    Patriot wrote...
    Obama lies
    December 8, 2012 9:37 am
    .
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