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Sep
14

“Cynicism Is A Bad Choice. Hope Is A Better Choice. Hope Gives Us Courage”

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President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Laborfest 2014 at Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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@petesouza: Pres Obama aboard Marine One today w Valerie Jarrett, Anita Breckenridge and Jennifer Friedman

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U.S. Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) cheers as President Barack Obama delivers remarks

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President Obama hugs Chris Harris, Vice President of United Steel Workers Local 2-209, after being introduced at Laborfest 2014

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Pete Souza: President Obama at the Milwaukee Laborfest today

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President Barack Obama walks past a saluting Marine on the South Lawn as he returns to the White House

28
Feb
14

President Obama Celebrates Student Filmmakers And Speaks On Ukraine

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President Barack Obama is introduced by Shelly Ortiz from Phoenix, Ariz., at the first ever White House Student Film Festival. The event showcased the power of technology learning and the Obama’s administration commitment to bringing classrooms into the 21st century.

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President Barack Obama speaks about Ukraine in the James Brady Press Briefing Room. The statement comes as his administration is expressing growing concern over Russian intentions in Ukraine. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a blunt warning Friday to Moscow against military moves in the country’s southern Crimea region that could further inflame tensions.

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31
Aug
11

‘why would anybody volunteer for that job?’

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CBS: George Clooney plays a presidential candidate in the political drama “The Ides of March,” but he’s not looking to be one in real life. Clooney told reporters at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday that he has “no interest” in heading to the White House.

“As for running for president, look, there’s a guy in office right now who is smarter than almost anyone you know, who’s nicer and who has more compassion than almost anyone you know. And he’s having an almost impossible time governing. Why would anybody volunteer for that job?”

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06
Sep
10

a very, very good sign

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A young boy in the crowd yells before President Barack Obama speaks on the economy at the Milwaukee Laborfest in Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Monday, Sept. 6

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