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WASHINGTON - MAY 04: WASHINGTON - MAY 4: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks as first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden, look on during a celebration of the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo in the East Room of the White House May 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated every fifth of May and commemorates the 1862 victory by Mexican forces over French soldiers. (Photo by Charles Ommanney/Getty Images)