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Obama schedule for Friday, Feb. 1

President Barack Obama in Washington Jan. 28, 2013. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

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Published: Feb. 1, 2013 at 6:22 AM

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- President Obama awards national medals in science and technology to researchers and inventors Friday, the White House said.

The daily schedule indicated Obama will:

-- Receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.

-- Award 12 researchers the National Medal of Science and 11 inventors the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honors the U.S. government bestows on scientists, engineers, and inventors.

Topics: Oval Office, Barack Obama

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