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PHOTOS: Obama Speaks at Washington-Lee

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President Barack Obama spoke to students, parents, teachers and administrators at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington on Friday.

Obama received a rockstar's welcome from the crowd of more than 1,000. 

The speech he delivered was designed to put pressure on Congress to extend interest rate cuts to student loans past July 1, at which point they are set to expire.

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And here's a transcript of today's speech as released by the White House.

Note: This article originally appeared May 4, 2012.

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