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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

Statement from the Press Secretary

At 8pm EDT on Wednesday, June 22nd, the President will address the nation from the White House to lay out his plan for implementing his strategy -- first unveiled in December 2009 -- to draw down American troops from Afghanistan.