May 16, 2012
04:35 PM
EDUCATION
By Lindsay Hock

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President Obama talks girls' sports on ABC's The View

Watch here as Coach Obama talks on ABC's The View about the importance of girls' sports and how special it has been for him to see daughter Sasha develop through playing basketball. The coach of Sasha's team, the Vipers, President Obama says sports makes girls "more confident" and "stronger."
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