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Sixteen female West Point cadets, who took a photo with their arms raised in Black Power fists, did not violate a directive that warns against “partisan political activity” while in uniform

Audio Included in Post. President Barack Obama spoke to the nation Tuesday night from the United States Military Academy at West Point explaining his decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan and creating a strategy for success and a framework for eventual withdrawal of American forces. You can hear the President’s speech here.