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The West Wing: Obama's White House

 

What is it like to be the US President? Despite lingering and divided reactions to last week's speech on the US involvement in Libya and concerns of a government shutdown this week, President Barack Obama quietly launched his 2012 re-election campaign a few days ago, tying in neatly with the last post's theme on the Obama Hope poster.

Events and announcements like these are never taken lightly, and it would be interesting to find out what goes on in the White House when the President makes his decisions. Thankfully, there is a way to look at Obama's day-to-day activities through the White House Flickr account.

This is the official photostream of the White House as captured by the Pete Souza, the Chief Official White House Photographer, along with the help of his staff at the Photo Office. 


There are more of these photographs over at the White House Flickr photostream. Pete Souza's account of President Obama's campaign can be found in The Rise of Barack Obama. The first year of the President can be read in The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office or seen in The President's Photographer: 50 Years Inside the Oval.

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  1. pezasiedApril 8, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    I think he will be re-elected, mainly because of the lack of a real competitor at the moment.

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  2. ErikaApril 8, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    He's just the man that pushes the buttons =P

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  3. The Angry LurkerApril 8, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    Great picture of a seat so many want but whoever sits in it will never be fully loved or be allowed to do the right thing.

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  4. AnonymousApril 8, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    those pictures seem so cozy, just a fireplace missing in the first one :)

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  5. UnknownApril 8, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Great color schemes.

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  6. GraftedApril 8, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    Interesting pics

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  7. SlamcakesApril 8, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    If he sends troops into Libya, he can not count on my vote.

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  8. EmoGothApril 8, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    Candid pictures of the president are always interesting

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  9. MoobeatApril 8, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    I didn't even know about this

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  10. MuteMath FanApril 8, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Great pictures, but I would never want to be the President! Too much stress.

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  11. RobertApril 8, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Nice photos, I have seen his documentary on national geography

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  12. Generally DisgruntledApril 8, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    Great pictures, like always

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  13. Brandon SampleApril 8, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    didnt know they had a flickr

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  14. KanikaApril 8, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    He looks so ROYAL...

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  15. AzooApril 8, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Quiet is damned sure the word . . . . I did not know until I read this.

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  16. Blk JesusApril 8, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    ^ me neither but i honestly hope he doesnt get relected but like pezaised this isnt much decent competition

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  17. AzooApril 8, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    I feel so damned out of the look.....

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  18. AnonymousApril 8, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    I don't believe in the government, those pictures are lies! The cake is a lie!

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  19. JbloggerApril 8, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    nice pics

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  20. billApril 8, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    cool i must checkout this photo scheme

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  21. UnknownApril 8, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    What a fascinating job that would be. I mean Souza's of course.

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  22. UnknownApril 8, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    i think he is a puppet of the industrie and just got told in the first pic

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  23. AnonymousApril 8, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    I second the need for a fire place.

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  24. AnonymousApril 8, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Love the picture. Hope he will get reelected.

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  25. JaccstevApril 8, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    For sure, those are some nice pictures from the White House.

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  26. The Old MasterApril 8, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    These pictures are great!

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  27. Fix PC Games AdminApril 8, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    like Slamcakes said hope it won't happen

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  28. JApril 8, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    President teleprompt.

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  29. ExoticBloggerApril 8, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    must be nice :D

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  30. Kicking RocksApril 8, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    most likely he will get re elected!

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  31. FangApril 8, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    I find it cool they got a man to take pictures of their business, and upload it to the internet. Makes them a bit more... open.

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  32. JKSApril 8, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    Great pictures, man!

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  33. RazorApril 8, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    Despite what many people say, I think Obama is the best US president in awhile.

    And I'm not American.

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  34. baxxmanApril 8, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    Hard working man though

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  35. elexerdelexApril 8, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    Pete is a spy! a russian spy! theres a laser in his camera!

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  36. Devon DavidsonApril 8, 2011 at 11:20 PM

    Man, he looks so serious.

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  37. SamApril 8, 2011 at 11:27 PM

    Amazing photos, I wonder what's the story behind the Presidential Desk.

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  38. VersionDoubleApril 8, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    nice post, following!

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  39. Bill RighteousApril 8, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    Eww, i HATE Obama. What a bad president.

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  40. InhiaApril 8, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    poor guy, funny how we elect one man to be a target for all the administration's bullshit. He did fine. Government shutdown may mean I don't get 1000 back in my return !

    Very nice shots tho. thanks for sharing

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  41. T. BanacekApril 8, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    I'd love to be a fly on the wall.

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  42. PolybiusApril 8, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    dat Obama

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  43. Matt NeumannApril 8, 2011 at 11:54 PM

    What a lifestyle!

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  44. D4April 8, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    A Flickr account? Well that's pretty interesting if I say so myself.

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  45. MoApril 9, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    nice pictures!

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  46. AndrewApril 9, 2011 at 12:27 AM

    I just hope he can sign off on the budget soon and put some pressure on the guys we all want to fire for not doing their jobs.

    It might all be good for our nation in the long run, but for now it is a bit embarrassing for our nation, is it not?

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  47. Parallel-Reality HeroApril 9, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    So, does anyone else here think Obama is gonna be re-elected?

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  48. DudemeisterApril 9, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    I want a desk like that.

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  49. PotholderzApril 9, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    Nice photo of the prez, really enjoy your blog.

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  50. LhosreiffApril 9, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    Quietly is right, I never even knew.

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  51. datmeenjenietApril 9, 2011 at 1:43 AM

    The first is a great picture!

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  52. R. CuttsApril 9, 2011 at 1:47 AM

    wouldn't this be the second time the US government has shut down? One Australians view (me) is the same as my opinion of our own prime minister. which is, well, they can't do any worse than the last guy..

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  53. MRanthropeApril 9, 2011 at 2:35 AM

    great photos, I just wish I could be more inspired by his actions than how he looks in pictures =/

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  54. Beau ThompsonApril 9, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    I'd love to be President. I'd make it look easy <3

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  55. nooneApril 9, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    Wow, the last pic looks so awsome

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  56. nooneApril 9, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    The last pic has an awsome room

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  57. NinaApril 9, 2011 at 3:11 AM

    Obama is a badass. Enough said.

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  58. JohnApril 9, 2011 at 3:28 AM

    All we can do is HOPE

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  59. ShutterbugApril 9, 2011 at 4:05 AM

    I would love working at the White House as a Photographer! :)

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  60. RedHeadRobApril 9, 2011 at 4:07 AM

    I dunno if he'll be re-elected, but it'll be a certainly a weird election.

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  61. MalkavianApril 9, 2011 at 4:22 AM

    Im with Kanika he looks like a man that can rule properly

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  62. DocStoutApril 9, 2011 at 4:38 AM

    Though the first one looks more "posed", I greatly prefer its composition.

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  63. OatmealStoutApril 9, 2011 at 5:01 AM

    Must get annoying having pictures taken all the time.

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  64. AnonymousApril 9, 2011 at 5:49 AM

    Very colourful photos! I like'em

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  65. DavidApril 9, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    Very nice pictures. Being the President must be so much work.

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  66. CandleintheDarkApril 9, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    He does look pretty dignified. I don't think that everyone would accept him even if he was the greatest president ever. The well-being of the country looks so different in different peoples eyes

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  67. GApril 9, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    I wonder if he'll make it to a 2nd term?

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  68. i April 9, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    Well if they can't put out the budget, at least the White House can put out some nice looking photos...

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  69. TasosApril 9, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    i sat on Obama's office... in Maddam Tussauds museum :D

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  70. edApril 9, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    he's looking busy. i wonder if he actually does anything

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  71. EganApril 9, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    These are some nice shots

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  72. TrelinApril 9, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    The republicans don't let him do what he wants and they say "told you so" when he doesn't do what he said he would do. Unfair. (I'm sure it's not that cut and dry, but it seems like it at times.)

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  73. AdminApril 9, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    President=hardest job on planet.

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  74. Blog HuntApril 9, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Obama is alright I guess.

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  75. UnknownApril 9, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    Is it the right thing to do to vote for a president based on race?

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  76. Aaron M. GipsonApril 9, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Damn I want to like this guy again...

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  77. mamtcApril 9, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    You learn every new thing everyday

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  78. AnonymousApril 9, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    I'm neutral on this.

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  79. AnonymousApril 9, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    I'm most likely not voting for him in 2012. If Donald Trump is my man this time.

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  80. N4M3L3SSApril 9, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    i wonder if they made him pose for the pic like that?

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  81. StyronApril 9, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    no opinion

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  82. Sam A LotApril 9, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    What a great photo

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  83. RockinruleApril 9, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    I support barack obama regardless of the haters. they dont have their facts straight. he can't be jesus.

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  84. Guy Movie BloggerApril 9, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    Landing Souza's job has got to be the photography equivalent of winning a Super Bowl. What an awesome job to follow the President around taking potentially historic pictures.

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  85. J.B.April 9, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    great inside pictures, never seen it like that

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  86. Electric AddictApril 9, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    very nice desk

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  87. HiFiApril 9, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Thanks for the link to the Flickr page. I'm an artist and these will be great reference material.

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  88. GregApril 9, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    Wow realy nice pictures, have a warming feel to them.

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  89. Hardy PaceApril 9, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    ^ lol @ electric

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  90. TrolskeApril 10, 2011 at 12:46 AM

    I really hope he that he will be reelected because he didn't really had a chance to fulfill all the things he said because of the other parties.

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  91. Jessica ThompsonApril 10, 2011 at 1:56 AM

    Wow these photos are so vivid!

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  92. LeizerApril 10, 2011 at 2:49 AM

    Great pictures :) i love the quality

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  93. RockinruleApril 10, 2011 at 3:14 AM

    gotta be hard bein the man.

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  94. Team PandaApril 10, 2011 at 4:29 AM

    wow, "head of updating flikr" i want that job.

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  95. Biff TannerApril 10, 2011 at 5:04 AM

    O good job bravo!

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  96. Astronomy PirateApril 10, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    No one will ever be completely satisfied with a president. What I can say though is that he damn well deserves respect. No one can take these situations little, and the wear it causes on a man visible. Even in the short time Obama has been in power so far, the toll on his appearance is visible. It was also apparent in Clinton and Bush.

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  97. AlexandraApril 10, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    eek government stuff - never really pay any attention to these guys. just eek lol
    followed
    http://ttroton.blogspot.com/

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  98. consuela bananahammocApril 10, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    Nice desk he's got there :D

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  99. Major MackApril 10, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    yeah, good Pictures

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  100. UnknownApril 10, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    your blog is awesome man!!!

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  101. Blog HuntApril 10, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Came back here just so I can look at Obama like that again, and think about whether he can really lead America >_<!

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  102. jopjopjopApril 10, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    it's awesome to see politician "work"

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  103. TunerollApril 10, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    Obama is ok.

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  104. BTN Hip HopApril 10, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    i think he will get in by a fair margin

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  105. Leanora's BlogApril 10, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    The president has a flickr account no way! I couldn't imagine my prime minister having one of those.

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  106. JoeApril 10, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Man the white house is so beautiful.

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  107. BrutApril 10, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    The president is just a lightening rod/figure head. The real work is done behind the scenes.

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  108. AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    nice photo.
    there are no real options for voting.

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  109. Wayward DispositionApril 11, 2011 at 2:40 AM

    I don't care what anyone says. I love Obama.

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  110. BartApril 11, 2011 at 3:16 AM

    he looks totally guilty. get barry satoero out of there

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  111. AnoApril 11, 2011 at 4:51 AM

    interesting post! :D

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  112. pixelApril 11, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    boring subject, nice lighting

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  113. DrewApril 11, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Nice pictures, its too bad Obama wont be reelected after such a failure of a term.

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  114. The Game Store GuyApril 11, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    That first one is actually pretty impressive. Gorgeous composition and capture.

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  115. AnonymousApril 12, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    These really are nice photos. They capture so much.

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  116. BMApril 12, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    this picture captures what europeans suggest with the US president

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  117. The Awesome AlienApril 13, 2011 at 3:38 AM

    looks like hes telling that other guy "bring out the gimp"and the other guy is like "the gimp is a sleep" and then obama says "well then i guess you are just going to have to wake him up "

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  118. What's going on in the world?April 14, 2011 at 1:22 AM

    The UK loves Obama ;D

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  119. Long_DingApril 15, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Cool pics. Obama is the man!

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  120. C Mo GunzApril 16, 2011 at 2:06 AM

    sweet photos! Obama's probably my favourite of the recent presidents!

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  121. KrillKronesApril 16, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    Did you just take these? hahaha just kidding... but that's really cool for real.

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