Our pictures of the week started with an explosive set of New Year images. Firstly we had the dazzling firework display in Sydney,London stunned the world with its pyrotechnics and then the rest of the world followed suit.
We had the Great White Shark which unwittingly recreated the iconic Jaws poster by stalking a seagull and the women of Delhi marched in protest as they took part in a solidarity demonstration organised by the Delhi government.
Thursday saw the incredible scenes of Manchester City player Mario Balotelli fighting his manager Manager Roberto Mancini and on Friday The White House released a ground breaking set of images of a year in the life of The President which culminated in his Hawaiian holiday.
The Huffington Post Picture Desk brings you the best photos of the day from around the world, chosen by our very own picture editors.
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Monday 31st december 2012
Don't go in the water! This is the terrifying moment a seagull calmly bobs around on the ocean's surface - completely unaware of a hungry shark hovering just inches below him. In an amazing shot, which echoes the iconic poster for Steven Spielberg's 1975 blockbuster Jaws, the beady-eyed shark looks set to devour the bird within seconds.
Tuesday 1st January 2013
Fireworks light up the London skyline just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013.
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Fireworks over the London Eye, in central London, as part of the New Year celebrations. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks over the London Eye, in central London, as part of the New Year celebrations. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks over the London Eye, in central London, as part of the New Year celebrations. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks over the London Eye, in central London, as part of the New Year celebrations. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks over the London Eye, in central London, as part of the New Year celebrations. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks over the London Eye, in central London, as part of the New Year celebrations. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks over the London Eye, in central London, as part of the New Year celebrations. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks over the London Eye, in central London, as part of the New Year celebrations. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben at midnight to welcome in 2013 in Westminster, central London. (credit:PA)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over the London Eye in central London, as part of the New Year celebrations Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/PA, Dominic Lipinski) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over the London Eye in central London, as part of the New Year celebrations Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/PA, Dominic Lipinski) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE (credit:AP)
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Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks light up the Big Ben and the London Eye in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fireworks light up the Big Ben and the London Eye in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people are lining the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Crowds of people gather on Westminster Bridge to watch the New Year fireworks close to The House of Parliament in central London just before midnight in London on December 31, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben and the London Eye during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben and the London Eye during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben and the London Eye during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben and the London Eye during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fireworks light up the London Eye during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fireworks light up the London Eye during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben and the London Eye during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fireworks light up the Big Ben and the London Eye in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben and the London Eye during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fireworks light up the Big Ben and the London Eye in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fireworks light up Big Ben during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people are lining the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people are lining the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people are lining the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people are lining the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fireworks light up the Big Ben and the London Eye in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people are lining the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people are lining the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people are lining the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people are lining the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Wednesday 2nd January 2013
Indian women hold placards during the Women Dignity march in New Delhi on January 2, 2013. Several hundred people took part in the solidarity march for women organised by the Delhi government which ended at Rajghat, the memorial for slain independence hero Mahatma Gandhi. A gang of rapists who savagely assaulted a woman on a bus in New Delhi tried to run her over after the fatal attack, reports said January 2, citing a police account of the incident.
Women Dignity March In New Delhi
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Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit (foreground C) participates in the Women Dignity march in New Delhi on January 2, 2013. Several hundred people took part in the solidarity march for women organised by the Delhi government which ended at Rajghat, the memorial for slain independence hero Mahatma Gandhi. A gang of rapists who savagely assaulted a woman on a bus in New Delhi tried to run her over after the fatal attack, reports said January 2, citing a police account of the incident. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit (C) participates in a group prayer during the Women Dignity march in New Delhi on January 2, 2013. Several hundred people took part in the solidarity march for women organised by the Delhi government which ended at Rajghat, the memorial for slain independence hero Mahatma Gandhi. A gang of rapists who savagely assaulted a woman on a bus in New Delhi tried to run her over after the fatal attack, reports said January 2, citing a police account of the incident. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit (C, in between placards) gestures while participating in the Women Dignity march in New Delhi on January 2, 2013. Several hundred people took part in the solidarity march for women organised by the Delhi government which ended at Rajghat, the memorial for slain independence hero Mahatma Gandhi. A gang of rapists who savagely assaulted a woman on a bus in New Delhi tried to run her over after the fatal attack, reports said January 2, citing a police account of the incident. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Indian women hold placards during the Women Dignity march in New Delhi on January 2, 2013. Several hundred people took part in the solidarity march for women organised by the Delhi government which ended at Rajghat, the memorial for slain independence hero Mahatma Gandhi. A gang of rapists who savagely assaulted a woman on a bus in New Delhi tried to run her over after the fatal attack, reports said January 2, citing a police account of the incident. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Indian women hold placards during the Women Dignity march in New Delhi on January 2, 2013. Several hundred people took part in the solidarity march for women organised by the Delhi government which ended at Rajghat, the memorial for slain independence hero Mahatma Gandhi. A gang of rapists who savagely assaulted a woman on a bus in New Delhi tried to run her over after the fatal attack, reports said January 2, citing a police account of the incident. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Indian women hold placards during the Women Dignity march in New Delhi on January 2, 2013. Several hundred people took part in the solidarity march for women organised by the Delhi government which ended at Rajghat, the memorial for slain independence hero Mahatma Gandhi. A gang of rapists who savagely assaulted a woman on a bus in New Delhi tried to run her over after the fatal attack, reports said January 2, citing a police account of the incident. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Indian women hold placards during the Women Dignity march in New Delhi on January 2, 2013. Several hundred people took part in the solidarity march for women organised by the Delhi government which ended at Rajghat, the memorial for slain independence hero Mahatma Gandhi. A gang of rapists who savagely assaulted a woman on a bus in New Delhi tried to run her over after the fatal attack, reports said January 2, citing a police account of the incident. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Indian women hold placards during the Women Dignity march in New Delhi on January 2, 2013. Several hundred people took part in the solidarity march for women organised by the Delhi government which ended at Rajghat, the memorial for slain independence hero Mahatma Gandhi. A gang of rapists who savagely assaulted a woman on a bus in New Delhi tried to run her over after the fatal attack, reports said January 2, citing a police account of the incident. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Participants look on during the Women Dignity march in New Delhi on January 2, 2013. Several hundred people took part in the solidarity march for women organised by the Delhi government which ended at Rajghat, the memorial for slain independence hero Mahatma Gandhi. A gang of rapists who savagely assaulted a woman on a bus in New Delhi tried to run her over after the fatal attack, reports said January 2, citing a police account of the incident. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Thursday 3rd January 2013
Dramatic scenes of Mario Balotelli and Manager Roberto Mancini seen in a tussle during a argument whilst in training today ....read full story here
Mario Balotelli And Roberto Mancini Confrontation
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Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini confrontation at Manchester City training ground. (Credit: Eamonn & James Clarke)
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Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini confrontation at Manchester City training ground. (Credit: Eamonn & James Clarke)
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Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini confrontation at Manchester City training ground. (Credit: Eamonn & James Clarke)
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Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini confrontation at Manchester City training ground. (Credit: Eamonn & James Clarke)
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Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini confrontation at Manchester City training ground. (Credit: Eamonn & James Clarke)
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Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini confrontation at Manchester City training ground. (Credit: Eamonn & James Clarke)
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Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini confrontation at Manchester City training ground. (Credit: Eamonn & James Clarke)
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Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini confrontation at Manchester City training ground. (Credit: Eamonn & James Clarke)
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Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini confrontation at Manchester City training ground. (Credit: Eamonn & James Clarke)
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Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini confrontation at Manchester City training ground. (Credit: Eamonn & James Clarke)
Friday 4th January 2013
The White House on Friday released an incredible set of images of a year in the life of The President. Barack Obama reacts as John Brennan briefs him on the details of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The President later said during a TV interview that this was the worst day of his Presidency (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
A Year In The Life Of President Obama
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"A nice way to celebrate the New Year for the President was to jump in the ocean in his native state of Hawaii. He was on his annual Christmas vacation with family and friends, and went swimming at Pyramid Rock Beach in Kaneohe Bay." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Oct. 18, 2012"The President ties his white tie before the Alfred E. Smith dinner in New York. Although the dinner is an annual event, every four years, the two presidential nominees attend the dinner only a few weeks before the election." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Sept. 7, 2012"The President and Vice President share a laugh before a campaign rally together in Portsmouth, N.H." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Sept. 6, 2012"While the President was waiting anxiously backstage before his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., daughters Malia and Sasha came in to wish him well." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Sept. 5, 2012"Backstage at the Democratic National Convention, the President watches as former President Bill Clinton delivers his nomination speech, before surprising the crowd with an onstage appearance together after the speech." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Aug. 15, 2012"The President hugs the First Lady after she had introduced him at a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa. The campaign tweeted a similar photo from the campaign photographer on election night and a lot of people thought it was taken on election day." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Aug. 14, 2012"The President waves from his campaign bus to people lining the motorcade route in Iowa." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Aug. 14, 2012"How about a White House beer? The President was greeting patrons at Coffee Connection in Knoxville, Iowa, when this customer asked him about the White House beer. The President said he thought he might have some on his campaign bus and asked an aide to check. A few minutes later, the President delivered a bottle and the customer reacted in celebration." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Aug. 8, 2012"Overcome with emotion, eight-year old Make-A-Wish child Janiya Penny reacts just after meeting the President as he welcomes her family to the Oval Office." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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July 27, 2012"Sonya Hebert captured this amusing moment as U.S. Olympic wrestler Elena Pirozhkova literally picked up the First Lady during a greet with Team USA Olympic athletes competing in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London." (Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert)
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July 26, 2012"A view from behind the President's chair during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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July 22, 2012"The President hugs Stephanie Davies, who helped keep her friend, Allie Young, left, stay alive after she was shot during the movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colo. The President visited patients and family members affected by the shootings at the University of Colorado Hospital. The President later told their story in a news conference." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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July 16, 2012"The President and First Lady were attending the game between the U.S. Men's Olympic basketball team and Brazil in Washington, D.C. During the first half, the jumbotron flashed couples on their 'Kiss Cam', where they are then induced by the crowd to kiss each other. But neither the President or First Lady saw themselves when they were flashed on the 'Kiss Cam', and some in the audience booed when they didn't kiss. At halftime, as we walked to the locker room to visit the U.S. team, daughters Malia and Sasha were asking their parents why they hadn't kissed during their 'Kiss Cam' moment. Both the President and First Lady said they hadn't even realized what had happened and didn't know why people were booing. So in the second half, when they appeared again on the 'Kiss Cam', the President leaned over to kiss the First Lady amidst audience cheers as Malia and the Vice President watched overhead on the jumbotron." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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July 14, 2012"The President delivers remarks in the pouring rain at a campaign event in Glen Allen, Va. He was supposed to do a series of press interviews inside before his speech, but since people had been waiting for hours in the rain he did his remarks as soon as he arrived at the site so people could go home to dry off ." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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July 5, 2012"'Anyone want to try a piece of my strawberry pie,' the President asked those at adjacent tables during a stop for lunch at Kozy Corners restaurant in Oak Harbor, Ohio. A young boy said yes and came over for a big bite of pie." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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June 28, 2012"Sonya Hebert made this photograph of the First Lady joining African Methodist Episcopal Church bishops for a group prayer at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn." (Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert)
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June 28, 2012"The President prays with a wounded service member and his family during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. The President likes to make a few trips a year to Walter Reed to visit wounded warriors and their families." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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June 28, 2012"This was the day that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the Affordable Health Care Act. Before the President came downstairs from the residence that morning, the split-screen television in the Outer Oval Office was flashing bulletins that the Court had overturned the act. Kathy Ruemmler, the White House counsel, came rushing in and told me and the President's secretary just the opposite. Kathy then departed and a few minutes later the President arrived at the Oval and saw the same inaccurate information on the television. Kathy soon reappeared to tell the President that the Court had indeed upheld the Act, and that the TV reports had it wrong. He then gave her a big hug, as Chief of Staff Jack Lew watched at left." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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June 18, 2012"We were in Mexico for G20 Summit. While the President was waiting for Russian President Vladimir Putin to arrive for their bilateral meeting, he stepped outside to talk with Chief of Staff Jack Lew." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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June 18, 2012"The First Lady reacts as she watches Laura Jarrett and Tony Balkissoon take their vows during their wedding at Valerie Jarrett's home in Chicago." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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June 15, 2012"We had just arrived at the helicopter landing zone in Chicago and instead of walking right to the motorcade, the President and First Lady walked past their vehicle to the edge of Lake Michigan to view the skyline of their home town." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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June 14, 2012"We made an OTR (off-the-record, surprise stop) at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland after a campaign event, and the President sat and talked to a young woman before shooting hoops with another group of kids." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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June 13, 2012"There was still a little light left in the evening sky as the President and First Lady waved goodbye to President Shimon Peres of Israel following a dinner in his honor at the White House." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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May 25, 2012"The President was welcoming service members and their families to a screening of 'Men in Black 3' in the White House Family Theater. The movie was being presented in 3D, so the President jokingly asked them to try on their 3D glasses while he was speaking to them." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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May 25, 2012"Luz Graham-Urquilla, 4, watches as the President signs her drawing at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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May 20, 2012"'How cool is this,' the President said after he threw a football at Soldier Field following the NATO working dinner in Chicago. I think he was especially excited to be on the home turf of his beloved Chicago Bears." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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May 19, 2012"Following the conclusion of the G8 Summit, the President plays a game of pool in the Holly Cabin at Camp David." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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May 19, 2012"One of the great things about the G8 Summit being at Camp David was the relaxed and casual atmosphere. When the President decided to have an unscheduled meeting with just the Eurozone leaders, he asked them to step outside on the Laurel Cabin patio where the leaders and their staff all pulled up chairs for the impromptu meeting." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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May 19, 2012"At Camp David for the G8 Summit, European leaders took a break to watch the overtime shootout of the Chelsea vs. Bayern Munich Champions League final. Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, the President, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, French President François Hollande react during the winning goal." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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May 11, 2012"After some early morning basketball in Los Angeles, the President talks with the players who included actors Don Cheadle, Tobey Maguire, and George Clooney, along with two of Clooney's long-time friends. Stacy Keibler is also at right." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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May 11, 2012"Lawrence Jackson made this great photograph of the First Lady touching the Hokie Stone before walking onto the field at Lane Stadium to give the Virginia Tech commencement address in Blacksburg, Va." (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
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May 1, 2012"For the President, this was one of the most poignant moments of the his first term. He was visiting wounded warriors in the intensive care unit at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. He had just presented a Purple Heart to Sgt. Chase Haag, who had been injured by an IED just hours before. Sgt. Haag was covered with a blanket and it was difficult to see how badly he was injured. He was also seemingly unconscious, or perhaps just asleep. The President whispered in his ear so not to wake him. Just then, there was a rustling under the blanket and Sgt. Haag, eyes still closed, reached his hand out to shake hands with the President. 'I'll never forget that moment,' someone else in the room later told me."(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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May 1, 2012"A soldier hugs the President as he greeted U.S. troops at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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May 1, 2012"In Afghanistan, there was virtually no light inside the helicopter as we flew from Kabul back to Bagram Air Field after the President had met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. (For the photo buffs, this photograph was taken at ISO 6400, 1/5 second at f/1.4.) Flanking the President are General John Allen, Commanding General of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker. Denis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor, is at left." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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April 24, 2012"The President wipes off his trousers after being splattered by frozen yogurt while shaking hands along a ropeline in Boulder, Colo. University of Colorado student Kolbi Zerbest had placed her cup of yogurt on the ground while trying to shake hands with the President, and someone else inadvertently kicked the cup." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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April 24, 2012"We were backstage at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill for the President's appearance on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.' The President let out a big laugh as he was being briefed by the producers and Mr. Fallon on the 'Slow Jam the News' segment." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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"We were doing an event at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. Before speaking, the President was looking at some of the automobiles and exhibits adjacent to the event, and before I knew what was happening he walked onto the famed Rosa Parks bus. He sat in one of the seats, looking out the window for only a few seconds." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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March 30, 2012"We had just arrived aboard the Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn and the President was walking into the White House. I had seen this scene several times but had never been able to quite capture it the way I wanted. Here, finally, arriving at night, I was able to frame him walking into the light of the Diplomatic Reception Room, with the added bonus of his shadow being cast from the television lights off to the left." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Feb. 29, 2012"Sonya Hebert made this amusing photograph of Bo, the Obama family dog, as he was being videotaped for the Easter Egg Roll, in the East Colonnade of the White House." (Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert)
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Feb. 21, 2012"Egged on by B.B. King, at right, the President joins in singing 'Sweet Home Chicago' during the 'In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues' concert in the East Room. Participants include, from left: Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews, Jeff Beck, Derek Trucks, B.B. King, and Gary Clark, Jr." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Feb. 16, 2012"Chuck Kennedy made this photograph of women reacting in the Red Room after being surprised by First Lady Michelle Obama during their White House tour." (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
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Feb. 7, 2012"Kids will be kids. After the President had welcomed Lauren Fleming, the March of Dimes national ambassador, and her family in the Oval Office, her brother, Corbin Fleming, started to play with the President's telephone. Fortunately, he wasn't able to get through to a head of state." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Feb. 1, 2012"Lawrence Jackson captured this cute photograph of the President holding Arianna Holmes, 3, before taking a departure photo with members of her family in the Oval Office." (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
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Jan. 30, 2012"This is one of those rare instances where my presence indirectly became a part of this reaction from those pictured in the photograph. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had just accidentally dropped all of her briefing papers onto the Oval Office rug and she, the President and Vice President all reacted in a way that indicated that surely I wouldn't get a photo of that to embarrass her." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Jan. 25, 2012"Chuck Kennedy made this amusing photograph of First Lady Michelle Obama participating in a potato sack race with Jimmy Fallon in the East Room of the White House during a “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” taping for the second anniversary of the "Let’s Move!" initiative." (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
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Jan. 24, 2012"One of the most memorable moments of the year was when the President hugged Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as he walked onto the floor of the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol to deliver his annual State of the Union address." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Nov. 6, 2012 (Election Day)"David Lienemann captured the Obamas and Bidens following the President’s election night remarks at McCormick Place in Chicago." (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)
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Oct. 29, 2012"In the White House Situation Room, the President receives an update to the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy during a teleconference with key officials." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Nov. 15, 2012"The President had just met with the U.S. Olympics gymnastics team, who because of a previous commitment had missed the ceremony earlier in the year with the entire U.S. Olympic team. The President suggested to McKayla Maroney that they recreate her 'not impressed' photograph before they departed." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Barack Obama meets with National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Chief of Staff Jack Lew, and Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough in the Oval Office, Nov. 14, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Barack Obama signs the Wall of Freedom after an event at Mentor High School in Mentor, Ohio, Nov. 3, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Barack Obama kisses a baby on the tarmac following his arrival at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colo., Nov. 1, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Barack Obama pauses during a meeting to observe a moment of silence in the Oval Office at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 21, 2012, in remembrance of the 20 children and six adults killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14. Joining the President, from left, are: Director of Communications Dan Pfeiffer; Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett; Chief of Staff Jack Lew; and Pete Rouse, Counselor to the President. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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First Lady Michelle Obama reacts while talking on the phone to children across the country as part of the annual NORAD Tracks Santa program. Mrs. Obama answered the phone calls from Kailua, Hawaii, Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2012.(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Dec. 31, 2012"Following remarks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the fiscal cliff negotiations, the President greets a couple of OMB workers as he walked back across on West Executive Avenue as he walked back to the West Wing of the White House. He gave them an elbow-bump, because he had just put Purell on his hands." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Dec. 29, 2012"In the Oval Office, the President meets with senior advisors to discuss the ongoing fiscal cliff negotiations." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Dec. 28, 2012"After returning early from his Christmas vacation, the President with the Vice President meets in the Oval Office with the leadership of Congress to discuss the fiscal cliff." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Dec. 16, 2012"Two days after the shootings at Newtown, the President traveled to Connecticut to meet with the victims' families and give remarks at a prayer vigil. The President spent hours greeting family members. Difficult as that was for everyone, the one moment that helped sooth the pain was when he posed for a photo with the siblings and cousins of Emilie Parker, one of the 20 children who died that day in Newtown. I see both sadness and hope in this photograph, and I know after a lot of tears that day, it meant so much to the President that everyone was able to smile for a moment in this family photo. Thanks to the Parker family for allowing us to show this photograph publicly." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Dec. 16, 2012"The President works on his Newtown speech at an auditorium in suburban Washington. Two days earlier, I had photographed him when John Brennan first briefed him on the shootings. Throughout that day, he reacted as we all did, which people witnessed when he delivered his statement a few hours later. Before we headed to Newtown for the Sunday night vigil, he went to watch his daughter Sasha, 11, at her rehearsal for the Nutcracker; he would be unable to attend her performance because of the trip to Newtown. During breaks in the rehearsal, he worked on his speech. His expression in this photograph may be subtle to the viewer, but not to me. There is emotion and resolve etched on his face, and he knew the importance of this speech for the nation." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Nov. 29, 2012"There is closure in this photograph. I suspect that neither man really wanted to have lunch with the other, but they both knew the importance for the American people in seeing them do so. Here, the President bids farewell to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney following their lunch." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)