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First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks at a Joining Forces Hiring Event

By DemAdmin - Posted on 27 August 2012

The First Lady announces that more than 2,000 businesses participating in her Joining Forces initiative have hired or trained more than 125,000 veterans and military spouses in the past year and have pledged to hire or train 250,000 veterans and spouses in the coming years.

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