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Video: US Pre-Clearance at Dublin Airport, Ireland

The United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) facility at Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport in Ireland allows US bound passengers to undertake all immigration, customs and agriculture inspections at Dublin prior to departure.  Here is a short video describing the process: For more information about going to the United States, contact the US Embassy in Dublin. Follow Obama_IrishUSA on Twitter .  

President Obama Hails US Landing on Planet Mars

Photo Courtesy of NASA (August 6, 2012) -- Statement by President Barack Obama on Curiosity Landing on Mars: "Tonight, on the planet Mars, the United States of America made history. "The successful landing of Curiosity – the most sophisticated roving laboratory ever to land on another planet – marks an unprecedented feat of technology that will stand as a point of national pride far into the future.  It proves that even the longest of odds are no match for our unique blend of ingenuity and determination. "Tonight’s success, delivered by NASA, parallels our major steps forward towards a vision for a new partnership with American companies to send American astronauts into space on American spacecraft. That partnership will save taxpayer dollars while allowing NASA to do what it has always done best – push the very boundaries of human knowledge. And tonight’s success reminds us that our preeminence – not just in space, but here on Earth – depends on c