Archive for August 9th, 2012

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Aug
12

Oh crikey, love this fella….

President Barack Obama runs around his desk in the Oval Office with Sarah Froman, daughter of Nancy Goodman and Mike Froman, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, July 9

President Barack Obama plays with Katia Wolfsthal, daughter of departing staffer Jon Wolfsthal, Special Advisor to the Vice President for Nonproliferation, in the Oval Office, July 11

Independence Day, July 4, 2025

The Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., July 16

First Lady Michelle Obama hugs LeBron James following the USA vs. France men’s basketball game at Olympic Park during the 2012 Olympic Games in London, July 29

President Barack Obama laughs with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius following the official Cabinet group photo in the Grand Foyer of the White House, July 26

President Barack Obama talks with people outside Kozy Corners restaurant in Oak Harbor, Ohio, July 5

President Barack Obama blows a kiss to Oren Baer, son of Ken Baer, the departing Associate Director for Communications and Strategic Planning at OMB, during a visit to the Oval Office, July 12

President Barack Obama talks with Vice President Joe Biden and Chief of Staff Jack Lew in the Oval Office, July 26

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09
Aug
12

Another Gorgeous Day……

Colorado College in Colorado Springs, August 9

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President Barack Obama talks with Paralympic athletes at the U.S. Olympic Training Facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 9, 2012. The TV in the background broadcast the gold medal ceremony for the U.S. Olympic women’s soccer team. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama jogs to the stage at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, August 9

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School teacher Christy Howard of Colorado Springs introduces President Barack Obama at Colorado College

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Pueblo, Colorado, August 9

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Romero’s Cafe and Catering, Pueblo

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Amk! Katie Taylor, the greatest sportswoman in the history of planet earth, won boxing gold today :cool: This is her home town reacting calmly to the result:




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