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President Barack Obama reads as Marine One lifts off from the South Lawn of the White House en route to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., for the trip to give a speech on his new Afghanistan strategy at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Dec. 1, 2009.

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President Barack Obama reads as Marine One lifts off from the South Lawn of the White House en route to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., for the trip to give a speech on his new Afghanistan strategy at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Dec. 1, 2009.

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