PHOTOS Light relief?

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President Barack Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009. The youngster wanted to see if the President's haircut felt like his own. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Barack Obama stops to talk with families after playing basketball at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 9, 2009.

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President Barack Obama warms up before playing a basketball game at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 9, 2009.

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President Barack Obama's sister, Auma Obama, gives him a hug during a visit to the Oval Office, May 8, 2009, prior to his meeting with his senior advisors.

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President Barack Obama reacts to seeing speechwriter Cody Keenan outside the Oval Office on May 8, 2009. Keenan dressed up as a pirate for an Oval Office photo shot for use in the President's speech to the White House Correspondents Association dinner May 9, 2009.

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President Barack Obama, holding a tortilla from the buffet table at the White House Cinco de Mayo celebration, smiles at First Lady Michelle Obama as they get on the elevator to the private residence following the event on May 4, 2009.

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President Barack Obama whispers into First Lady Michelle Obama's ear during the White House Cinco de Mayo celebration May 4, 2009.

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President Barack Obama reacts to a comment made at the White House Correspondents Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 9, 2009.

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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden wait for their lunch during an unannounced visit to Rays' Hell Burger in Arlington, Va., May 5, 2009.

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First Lady Michelle Obama is hugged by students during a visit to the LAMB bilingual school May 4, 2009, as a lead-up to the Mexican Cinco de Mayo holiday.

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Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, left, and his family relax in the State Dining Room of the White House while waiting for the arrival of President Barack Obama before Locke's swearing-in ceremony May 1, 2009.

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President Barack Obama plays basketball at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. on Satuday, May 9, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza.)

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First Lady Michelle Obama sits with students during a visit to the LAMB bilingual school May 4, 2009, as a lead-up to the Mexican Cinco de Mayo holiday.

More at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/3531558717/

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how to rub heads. It's the thing to do when you're "presidenting"

Why does Barack Obama hate America?

that child's request.

so good to see the human side of the President.
It shows that inate goodness that I see so strongly in him.

Poor Jackeens. When you don't do a daily photo thread, we have one contingent going into heavy withdrawal wondering where their daily "fix" is, and another contingent obsessing that those of us who enjoy these threads are no longer able to disagree with any Obama policies.

Guess I'll go off in a corner now and spend aimless hours giggling about the pirate instead of writing that letter to whitehouse.gov.

I totally missed them :cry:

is that Michelle in the background, with the pony tail and the white and yellow shirt? Looks comfortable and quite informal.

Too slim, incorrect posture, hair too thin??? I dunno zactly why, she does not remind me of Michelle at all....

An amazing photo. Thanks for sharing it. I might have missed it otherwise.

On another note, 'Inside Edition' did a report last night on the mice running around outside Ray's Hell Burger where Obama and Biden ate. They also saw mice and rats and the Five Guys burger that Michelle ate a week or two ago. It was a bit disturbing!

KUTGW Jackeens!

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thinking of Wanda's jokes about his game. :rofl:

What a diverse and wonderfully blended family, what a world family. I still don't agree with some recent things he's done, but I still trust this man to do right. I don't think Republicans, as a rule, understand the concept of being right and still disagreeing.

Anyway, I'm curious about Auma Obama

"Auma Obama
"Barack Obama's half-sister, born c. 1960.<69> As of July 2008, development worker in Kenya.<70> She studied German at the University of Heidelberg from 1981 to 1987. After her graduation in Heidelberg she went on for graduate studies at the University of Bayreuth, which awarded her a PhD in 1996. Her dissertation was about the conception of labor in Germany and its literary reflections.<70> Auma Obama lives in London, and in 1996 married an Englishman, Ian Manners. They have a daughter named Akinyi (b. 1997)" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auma_Obama#Auma_Obama

Wiki has an article on all his family members: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Barack_Obama

break, Jackeens~ That's an especially tasty array.

I needed these today.

thanks! :hi:

He had to grab one last snack to tide him over during that long, long trip back to their residence. :)

everytime he takes them up to the private quarters.

That guy must think he has the best job in DC.

please keep them coming.

I always look forward to your photo threads, Jackeens. They're such a nice break.

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Hahahaha!!Thanks Jackeens.

What did the repukes have? A pResident who fell off a bike; over and over and over and...

A lot of nice shots...

Love them!

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Thanks for the pics. :thumbsup: