WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. President Barack Obama gives a thumbs-up to reporters as he leaves the White House October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama is off for a 24-hour trip to Copenhagen, Denmark to make a personal appeal to the International Olympic Committee on behalf of Chicago to host the 2016 summer Olympics. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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