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Inside The Last-Minute Policy Shifts Of The Trump Administration
The Trump administration is making last minute policy changes on the environment, foreign policy and national security. How will these moves influence the first weeks of the Biden administration?
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How This Photojournalist Captured Barack Obama's Favorite Election 2008 Photo
On election night 2008, photojournalist Matt Mendelsohn went to the Lincoln Memorial and took a picture of the people gathered there. It became Barack Obama's favorite photo from the inauguration.

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