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  • A Missouri State Fair rodeo is under fire for a clown wearing a President Obama mask and the announcer who mocked Obama.
  • The Missouri State Fair has banned a rodeo clown whose imitation of President Obama has been widely criticized as disrespectful.
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  • Former President Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year at the White House.
  • Former President Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey will be among the 16 people receiving the Medal of Freedom later this year.
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  • President Barack Obama answers questions from homeowners, renters and prospective buyers in a virtual housing roundtable discussion on Zillow on Wednesday, Aug 7, 2013.
  • President Obama on Wednesday canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month.
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  • President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, Friday, July 19, 2013, in Washington, about the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman.
  • President Barack Obama on Wednesday canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month.
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  • President Barack Obama visits troops at Camp Pendleton on Wednesday, Aug 7, 2013.
  • President Obama on Wednesday canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month.
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  • President Barack Obama talks to Jay Leno on The Tonight Show on Tuesday, Aug 6, 2013.
  • President Barack Obama has canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month.
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  • President Barack Obama gets off Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013.
  • President Barack Obama arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday. His visit forced the closure of some Burbank streets.
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  • President Barack Obama gets off Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013.
  • President Barack Obama arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday. His visit forced the closure of some Burbank streets.
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  • President Barack Obama gets off Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013.
  • President Barack Obama arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday. His visit will force the closure of some Burbank streets.
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  • Secretary of State John Kerry stands with Israels Justice Minister and chief negotiator Tzipi Livni and Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, after the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Tuesday, July 30, 2013.
  • Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have agreed to meet within two weeks to start negotiations on a Middle East peace agreement.
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  • President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One leaving Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Chattanooga, Tenn., on Tuesday, July 30, 2013.
  • President Barack Obama is proposing cutting corporate tax rates in exchange for more spending on jobs programs.
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  • President Barack Obama speaks on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, during remarks at a commemorative ceremony near the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, on Saturday, July 27, 2013.
  • Six decades after the Korean War ended, President Barack Obama said that American veterans deserved a better homecoming.
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  • Caroline Kennedy speaks during a ceremony awarding former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award at the JFK Library in Boston, Sunday, May 5, 2013.
  • President Obama announced Wednesday that he is nominating former first daughter Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Japan.
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  • President Barack Obama speaks about the economy, Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill.
  • President Barack Obama pledged a stronger second-term commitment to tackling the economic woes.
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  • A Justice for Trayvon rally was held in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 20, 2013.
  • 'Justice for Trayvon' rallies were held in 100 cities across the country Saturday, including Los Angeles.
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  • President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, Friday, July 19, 2013, in Washington, about the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman.
  • President Obama grappled with the Trayvon Martin case in the most personal of terms, saying it 'could have been me.'
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  • Janet Napolitano is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is resigning to become the next president of the UC system.
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  • Janet Napolitano is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is resigning to become the next president of the UC system.
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  • U.S. President Barack Obama shakes the hands of a line of women stationed to welcome his arrival, accompanied by Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, right, at State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Monday, July 1, 2013.
  • President Barack Obama courted African business leaders trying to open up East Africa's markets to American businesses.
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  • Robben Island prison, where Nelson Mandela was once held, is seen in this undated photo.
  • President Barack Obama on Sunday took his family on a tour of the prison where Nelson Mandela was once held.
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  • U.S. President Barack Obama and South African President Jacob Zuma, not pictured, address a press conference following their meeting at Union Building in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday June 29, 2013.
  • President Barack Obama met privately with relatives of Nelson Mandela's family on Saturday.
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  • President Barack Obama announces his support for same-sex marriage in an interview with ABC News Robin Roberts on Wednesday, May 9, 2012.
  • President Obama announced on Wednesday his support for same-sex marriage in an interview with ABC News' Robin Roberts.
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  • Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked to The Guardian that the U.S. government had collected phone records of millions of Verizon customers, is seen in this undated file photo.
  • The hunt for Edward Snowden got more mysterious Monday when the NSA leaker did not board a scheduled flight.
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  • Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency testifies before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence regarding NSA surveillance in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.
  • Surveillance programs foiled more than 50 terrorist plots worldwide since Sept. 11, the director of the NSA said Tuesday.
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  • A soldier in Afghanistan is seen in this undated file photo.
  • President Hamid Karzai announced Afghanistan has taken over it armed forces, as peace talks with the Taliban are planned.
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  • President Obama and his family arrive in Northern Ireland for the G-8 summit Monday, June 17, 2013.
  • Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday.
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  • Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked to The Guardian that the U.S. government had collected phone records of millions of Verizon customers, is seen in this undated file photo.
  • ABC News has learned the U.S. is preparing to file charges against Edward Snowden after the NSA leaks.
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  • President Obama has authorized military aid to Syrian rebels following evidence the Assad regime used chemical weapons.
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  • Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked to The Guardian that the U.S. government had collected phone records of millions of Verizon customers, is seen in this undated file photo.
  • ABC News has learned the government is preparing to file criminal charges against Edward Snowden after the NSA leaks.
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  • Chinese President Xi Jingping (left) and President Barack Obama (right) are seen in Palm Springs on Saturday, June 8, 2013.
  • To wrap up their meeting, President Obama and Chinese President Xi discussed key issues between the U.S. and China.
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  • Chinese President Xi Jingping (left) and President Barack Obama (right) are seen in Palm Springs on Saturday, June 8, 2013.
  • To wrap up their meeting, President Obama and Chinese President Xi discussed key issues between the U.S. and China.
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  • President Barack Obama arrives at Los Angeles International Airport for a quick visit Friday, June 7, 2013.
  • President Barack Obama visited Los Angeles on Friday before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Rancho Mirage.
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  • President Barack Obama arrives at Los Angeles International Airport for a quick visit Friday, June 7, 2013.
  • President Barack Obama visited Los Angeles on Friday before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Palms Springs.
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  • President Barack Obama arrives at Los Angeles International Airport for a quick visit Friday, June 7, 2013.
  • President Barack Obama is visiting Los Angeles on Friday before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Palms Springs.
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  • President Barack Obama arrives at Los Angeles International Airport for a quick visit Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012.
  • President Barack Obama is visiting Los Angeles on Friday before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Palms Springs.
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  • Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Security is already tight in Rancho Mirage, where President Barack Obama and his counterpart from China will meet.
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  • Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Security is already tight in Rancho Mirage, where President Barack Obama and his counterpart from China will meet.
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  • President Barack Obama named diplomat Susan Rice as his national security adviser following Tom Donilon's resignation.
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  • Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Check out the Rancho Mirage estate where President Barack Obama and China's president will meet.
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  • President Barack Obama defended America's controversial drone attacks, calling them legal, effective and necessary.
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  • President Obama speaks at a ceremony honoring TOP COPS around the nation Saturday, May 11, 2013.
  • President Obama honored 43 law enforcement officers from around the nation, including 12 from LAPD, for their bravery.
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  • President Obama speaks at a ceremony honoring TOP COPS around the nation Saturday, May 11, 2013.
  • President Obama honored 43 law enforcement officers from around the nation, including 12 from LAPD, for their bravery.
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  • A Mississippi man was arrested in the investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others, says the FBI.
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  • All the living American presidents gathered to celebrate the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library Thursday.
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  • Paul Kevin Curtis, who was arrested in connection to the ricin letters that were sent to President Barack Obama and government offices, is seen in this photo from his Facebook profile.
  • Charges were dropped Tuesday against a Mississippi man arrested for allegedly sending poison to President Obama and others.
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  • One of the suspects in the Boston bombings is seen in this photo taken at the scene of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013.
  • The FBI is asking for the public's help in locating two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people.
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  • California Attorney General Kamala Harris is seen in this undated file photo.
  • While in California, the president complimented Kamala Harris on her appearance, but not everyone thought it was OK.
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  • California Attorney General Kamala Harris is seen in this undated file photo.
  • While in California, the president complimented Kamala Harris on her appearance, but not everyone thought it was OK.
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  • President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference during his Mideast tour in March, 2013.
  • President Obama is voluntarily giving back five percent of his salary because of cuts that are hitting federal workers.
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  • A California State Parks sign is seen in this file photo.
  • More than 400 national parks and recreation areas plan to cut 5 percent of their budgets if the sequester goes through.
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