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President Barack Obama gestures during a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Barack Obama is greeted by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington, commanding general of the Military District of Washington, after arriving at Fort McNair, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
President Barack Obama pauses during a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Service members take part in a naturalization ceremony in the East Room of the White House with President Barack Obama, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Service members listen to President Barack Obama during naturalization ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama marked the Fourth of July by welcoming two dozen U.S. service members as newly-sworn American citizens, saying the contributions they have already made dramatize the need for Washington to achieve comprehensive immigration reform. “Immigration makes America stronger,” Obama said. …