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Fresh from swearing the oath of citizenship administered by Secretary Janet Napolitano, 30 new citizens recite the Pledge of Allegiance for the first time as Americans, led by airman Jorge Contreras, who after two deployments will now have the same rights he has been fighting for. (TODAY)

When Mitt Romney called for an end to government funding of PBS, zeroing in on Big Bird, it became one of the more memorable moments from the presidential debate in Denver. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords leads delegates in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. (NBC News)

Retired Lt. Col. Kevin Schmiegel, founder and executive director of Hiring Our Heroes, and Navy veteran John Finneran of Capital One talk about their dedication to helping veterans find sustainable jobs, and Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast, discusses Comcast's role in the pledge. (TODAY)

Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum signed a new marriage pledge that says if elected president they'll support a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman. Msnbc's Thomas Roberts discusses the pledge with Brian Brown, of the National Organization for Marriage, and John Lewis, of Marriage Equality USA. (msnbc tv)

An Oklahoma mother is upset that her son's Spanish class is requiring him to say the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish. KFOR's Russell Carter reports. 

Reps. Mike Pence, R-Ind., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., debate the Republicans' new "Pledge to America" campaign as well as the soon-to-expire Bush tax cuts. (Meet the Press)

Reps. Mike Pence, R-Ind., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., spar over the Republicans' new "Pledge to America" campaign. (Meet the Press)

President Obama and the GOP, lead by Rep. Kevin McCarthy, trade barbs, during their weekly addresses, over the "Pledge to America." NBC's Mike Viqueira reports. 

Congressional Republicans are meeting in Virginia to unveil their "Pledge to America," a blueprint for how they plan to address national issues should they win control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.