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Dec

Photo Of The Year: November & December

Categories: 2014 Photo of the Year and All Photos
Tags: 2014, december, Michelle, november, Obama, of, photo, poll, President, the, year

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Your September Winner:

President Obama hugs Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. who is resigning from his post (Photo by Doug Mills)

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Your October Winner:

President Obama greets Nina Pham, a Dallas nurse diagnosed with Ebola after caring for an infected patient in Texas, in the Oval Office (Photo by Pete Souza)

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(1) President Obama with his Attorney General nominee Loretta E. Lynch (Photo by Doug Mills)

(2) Arriving at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyidaw (AP Photo)

(3) At the gala dinner at the 25th ASEAN Summit in Myanmar International Convention Centre in Naypyitaw (Photo by Christophe Archambault)

(4) President Obama walks with Aung San Suu Kyi back into her residence following their joint press conference in Yangon, Burma (Photo by Pete Souza)

(5) Boarding Air Force One prior to his departure at Yangon International Airport (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

(6) President Obama holds a koala prior to the G20 Welcome to Country Ceremony at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Center (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Dec

A Tweet Or Two

By Nerdy Wonka 80 Comments

Categories: All Photos and All Videos
Tags: 2008, 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Boston, colbert, crying, deval, governor, interview, Massachusetts, november, Obama, patrick, Political And Funny Tweets, President, public, radio, Radio Station, stephen, tears, tweets

Pres Obama just called into WGBH. ID'd as "Barack Obama, formerly of Somerville calling in with a few complaints about the neighborhood"
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Matt Viser (@mviser) December 18, 2014

President Obama was calling in for Deval Patrick's final appearance on @BosPublicRadio's "Ask the Governor" segment.
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Matt Viser (@mviser) December 18, 2014

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Congrats to my son Jahvaris on his graduation from FIU! #ProudMom #ProudParents #FIUgrad #FutureLawyer #NoObstacles http://t.co/e8tIx54LoY
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Sybrina Fulton (@SybrinaFulton) December 17, 2014

Congratulations to #TrayvonMartin's older brother, Jahvaris Fulton for graduating college: bet.us/1wMbabH http://t.co/OCwkWfBgKr
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(@BET) December 17, 2014

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NEW: U.S. airstrikes killed 3 mid to high-level ISIS leaders in Iraq in recent weeks, senior defense officials confirm - @JimMiklaszewski
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NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) December 18, 2014

Breaking: U.S. airstrikes have killed several very senior military leaders of Islamic State forces in Iraq. on.wsj.com/1C3FIKw
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Capital Journal (@WSJPolitics) December 18, 2014

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POLL: 52% of the Cuban-American community in Miami-Dade County OPPOSES continuing the U.S. embargo of #Cuba. buff.ly/1AqsxiX
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Doug Foote (@FooteSteppes) December 18, 2014

In the 113th Congress, Senate Democrats were able to confirm 132 judicial nominations. This is the most in 33 years. http://t.co/bBBGOwBk43
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Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) December 17, 2014

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Secretary of State Kerry on Cuba: 'I look forward to being the first Secretary of State in 60 years to visit Cuba.' http://t.co/AirT1DVv9k
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NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) December 17, 2014

Full transcript of Cuban President Raul Castro's remarks on U.S.-Cuba relations wapo.st/1ztuU66
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 17, 2014

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I support President Obama’s decision for the United States to start a new chapter in our relationship with Cuba.
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Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) December 17, 2014

VATICAN STATEMENT: Pope Francis congratulates the U.S. and Cuba on move to re-establish diplomatic relations http://t.co/PmlZN0fYA0
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NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) December 17, 2014

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Marco Rubio is mad as hell. Welp. #Cuba cdn.frontpagemag.com/wp-content/upl…. http://t.co/zZm79uUDas
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April (@ReignOfApril) December 17, 2014

Follow our live coverage: Historic shift in US and Cuba ties bbc.in/1vZIQPi http://t.co/ig9F4PCr5P
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BBC News US (@BBCNewsUS) December 17, 2014

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Would Rubio impose an embargo on China? Would that work? (He doesn't seem to understand difference between sanctions & embargos?)
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David Corn (@DavidCornDC) December 17, 2014

Just going to leave this here http://t.co/vJJcasc7SD
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Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) December 17, 2014

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“We as a nation have failed": Eric Holder pulls no punches in blistering new interview slnm.us/iUSZu1u http://t.co/WKZzw8Qrkv
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Salon.com (@Salon) December 17, 2014

Eric Holder’s parting shot Police abuse scandals mean the nation has “failed” salon.com/2014/12/17/eri… #PDMFNB #p2 http://t.co/jmchUhZRj8
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Jackie Craig (@JackieC1989) December 17, 2014

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Even bigger than #AZ02 results: The U.S. plans to open an embassy in Havana and normalize relations with Cuba. Huge. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
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Tim Steller (@senyorreporter) December 17, 2014

"Church bells are ringing throughout Havana. I've never seen anything like it." -- CNN's reporter in Cuba.
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Tim Shorrock (@TimothyS) December 17, 2014

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GOP bashing Obama's Cuba deal b/c of their human rights abuses? You guys were just defending the torture and rape of detainees LAST WEEK.
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Greg Saunders (@waltisfrozen) December 17, 2014

Dept. of Justice: Transfer of 3 Cuban intel agents from US to Cuba is complete, "carried out without incident" by US Marshals - @PierreTABC
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ABC News (@ABC) December 17, 2014

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There was a time when conservatives might be impressed by a POTUS taking Cuba off the chess board of a Russian leader embroiled in a crisis.
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Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) December 17, 2014

US announcement on #Cuba: - New US embassy - Fewer travel limits - Better communications - Easier to import goods bbc.in/1wFHJcu
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BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 17, 2014

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Welcome home, Alan! http://t.co/rO7G6EHlPs
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Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) December 17, 2014

Cuban Americans also support lifting travel restrictions and more people-to-people travel: http://t.co/vYaCY1TuLa
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(@igorvolsky) December 17, 2014

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Watch Bill Nye explain evolution using emoji vox.com/e/7170780?utm_… http://t.co/JALjug6A8G
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Vox (@voxdotcom) December 17, 2014

If George Bush Sr. was a drama and Jr. was a tragedy, then Jeb Bush is a farce slnm.us/L0pT9tW http://t.co/24rY83ddKO
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Salon.com (@Salon) December 17, 2014

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Reproductive Rights Groups Sue Wisconsin For Throwing Pregnant Women In Jail thkpr.gs/3604494
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Foxxi Christmas Name (@Foxxi_Love) December 17, 2014

President Obama's Call to Australia PM Tony Abbott http://t.co/KjKVdQcWuT
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Jon-Christopher Bua (@JCBua) December 17, 2014

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PA cop fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and wounded her daughter rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/phi… #MomsDemand #GunSense http://t.co/5CjJUB1ZLH
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KHARY PENEBAKER (@kharyp) December 17, 2014

Does tear gas not work on white rioters? #AskACop http://t.co/rJagjjeDuk
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Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) December 17, 2014

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BREAKING: Justice Department Announces Reversal On Litigating Transgender Discrimination Claims - buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/j…
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Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) December 18, 2014

Alan Gross's release paves the way for a potential thaw in decades of tense relations between the U.S. & Cuba nyti.ms/16t3SRF
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New York Times World (@nytimesworld) December 17, 2014

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Honored to be America’s Doctor and the 19th #SurgeonGeneral. –VM http://t.co/6jdBAUYN6I
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U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) December 18, 2014

Pres Obama on phone w/ Alan Gross, who was en route to US from Cuba- Dec. 17, 2014. ~WH Photo by Pete Souza http://t.co/fQKtXKm4bf
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Sarah Reese Jones (@srjones66) December 18, 2014

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As Stephen Colbert says goodbye to one chapter tonight, we remember that beautiful moment he shed a tear on November 4, 2008 when Senator Obama became President Obama.

After nine years, the best source of "truthiness" is coming to an end. Congratulations @StephenAtHome. http://t.co/JXAj5ATaxz
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 18, 2014

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Nobody. Not one viable candidate or POTUS of either party in my lifetime had the courage to do what this President just did.
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Dessalines (@Kyrondo) December 17, 2014