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Obama feels โ€˜smallโ€™ compared with members of the U.S. Marines
Obama feels โ€˜smallโ€™ compared with members of the U.S. Marines

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President Barack Obama is one of the most powerful men in the world. Heโ€™s commander in chief of one of its mightiest militaries, too.

Yet in spite of all that, Obama feels inadequate from time to time. Especially when heโ€™s vacationing in Hawaii and working out alongside strapping Marines at their gym.

โ€œThe only problem Iโ€™ve got when Iโ€™m here is having to work out with Marines in the gym,โ€ Obama said during his annual Christmas Day visit with U.S. troops at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay. โ€œBecause...

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Obama to service members: We never take you for granted
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President Barack Obama thanked troops and their families for their service during Christmas Day remarks at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, noting the six service members who died earlier this week after a suicide attack in Afghanistan at Bagram Air Force Base.

"Even though we have been able to reduce the number of folks who are deployed in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, there are still folks over there every

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President Obama Honors Military Families In Christmas Address
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President Barack Obama reminded Americans to honor the sacrifices of military families in his annual Christmas address.
"Every day, the brave men and women of our military serve to keep us safe -- and so do their families," he said.
He was joined by First Lady Michelle Obama, who, along with Vice President Joe Biden's wife Dr. Jill Bi

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