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WASHINGTON - MAY 01: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) looks on as Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (R) leads members of the military in an oath of citizenship in the East Room of the White House May 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Twenty four people from all five branches of the U.S. military were sworn in as citizens during the ceremony. Their countries of origin are from all over the world, including Turkey, Camaroon, Nicaragua, Poland, Micronesia and many others. (Photo by Charles Ommanney/Getty Images)