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President Barack Obama kisses a baby while greeting military families on the South Lawn during an Independence Day celebration at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 4, 2009.

PRESIDENTIAL KISS

President Barack Obama kisses a baby while greeting military families on the South Lawn during an Independence Day celebration at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 4, 2009.

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