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• Obama's Final Whopper as President - National Review

  22-01-2017 23:59 via nationalreview.com
  
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  Obama's Final Whopper as President
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  President Obama is known for telling some whoppers — “If you like your health-care plan, you can keep it” is perhaps the most infamous – so it shouldn't surprise anyone that he told a final one as president right before leaving office last week. At ...
  
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• Now That Trump Is President, How Will TV Respond?

  22-01-2017 23:38 via nytimes.com
  Executives, producers and writers discussed how the election of Donald J. Trump might affect the characters, stories and situations in scripted shows.
  
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• Trump to meet congressional leaders Monday at the White House

  22-01-2017 23:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump will welcome bipartisan congressional leaders to the White House Monday night, according to three sources familiar with the meeting, his first gathering with the group since taking the oath of office.
  
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• Barack Obama and Ivanka Trump are going to be neighbours in Washington DC's Kalorama - The Independent

  22-01-2017 23:18 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Barack Obama and Ivanka Trump are going to be neighbours in Washington DC's Kalorama
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  Not only is it home to the embassies of nations such as China, Oman and Serbia, but it is also where the ambassadors of France and Mexico have their private residences. During the administration of George W Bush, his defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld ...and more »
  
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• Ron Paul says to expect an economic 'downturn' under Trump, not a revival - CNBC

  22-01-2017 23:04 via cnbc.com
  
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  Ron Paul says to expect an economic 'downturn' under Trump, not a revival
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  For all the fanfare that greeted President Donald Trump at his inauguration on Friday, the next four years of his presidency could very well be marred by a weakening economy as a result of "injurious" policies. That's according to past Texas ...and more »
  
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• Trump softens tone in Sunday appearance, talks tornadoes and NAFTA

  22-01-2017 22:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hallmarks of President Donald Trump's free-wheeling, unconventional campaign style have long been expected to carry over to the White House, but what remained to be seen was whether his promises of acting "so presidential" would come to pass.
  
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• First days of Trump era signal America's deepening political divide

  22-01-2017 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Scott Malone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the blocks surrounding the White House, signs reading "Love Trumps Hate" and "Build Bridges Not Walls" littered the sidewalks on Sunday, the detritus of the Women's March protesting the policies of President Donald Trump. Both Trump's supporters and women and men who took part in the massive march against him in Washington on Saturday contemplated the vestiges of protest and ruminated about the convulsive first 48 hours under the Republican president. Fo
  
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• White House Pushes ‘Alternative Facts.’ Here Are the Real Ones.

  22-01-2017 22:06 via nytimes.com
  Who created the rift between the administration and the C.I.A.? How many people were at the inauguration? Did it pour or did it drizzle?
  
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• Socialist rebel and ex-PM Valls head for runoff in presidential primary

  22-01-2017 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - Benoit Hamon, a former Socialist education minister on the left of the party, won the first round of a vote to pick a Socialist presidential candidate on Sunday and was set to meet ex-prime minister Manuel Valls in a runoff, partial results showed. Hamon, 48, who was sacked from the government of President Francois Hollande for criticizing his economic policies, had won 35.2 percent of the vote and Valls, a pro-business Hollande loyalist in government, about 31
  
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• Obama pictured in heavy contemplation on vacation - Daily Mail

  22-01-2017 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Obama pictured in heavy contemplation on vacation
  Daily Mail
  He and Michelle are staying at the mansion of Spanish ambassador James Costos and his husband, interior designer Michael Smith, in Rancho Mirage. Obama was earlier spotted heading to the Thunderbird Country Club for an hour long exercise session.
  Barack Obama lands in familiar Rancho Mirage as Donald Trump enters White HouseLos Angeles Times
  Barack Obama seen deep in thought as he plays a round of golf in his first weekend
  
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• Trump to begin renegotiating NAFTA with leaders of Mexico, Canada

  22-01-2017 21:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump said Sunday he will begin renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement when he meets with the leaders of Canada and Mexico.
  
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• Melania Trump returns to New York

  22-01-2017 21:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  First lady Melania Trump is returning to New York Sunday, after a whirlwind inaugural weekend in Washington.
  
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• Rebel Socialist Hamon seen winning French primary first round: partial results

  22-01-2017 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Benoit Hamon, a former Socialist education minister on the left of the party, led in the first round of a primary to pick a Socialist presidential candidate on Sunday, with more moderate ex-prime minister Manuel Valls in second place, partial results showed. Hamon, 48, who was sacked under the government of President Francois Hollande for criticizing his economic policies, had won 35.2 percent of the vote and Valls about 31 percent with just over a third of the total votes counted. If the final
  
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• West African troops enter Gambia capital to cheers after Jammeh flees

  22-01-2017 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Tim Cocks and Diadie Ba BANJUL/DAKAR (Reuters) - West African troops entered Gambia's capital, Banjul, on Sunday, to cheers from the city's residents a Reuters witness said, part of efforts to allow new President Adama Barrow to take office after the country's former ruler fled overnight. Yahya Jammeh, who led Gambia for 22 years but refused to accept defeat in a December election, flew out of Banjul late on Saturday en route to Equatorial Guinea as the regional force was poised to remove him
  
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• West African military force enters Gambia presidential compound: witness

  22-01-2017 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BANJUL (Reuters) - Soldiers from a West African regional force entered Gambia's presidential compound, State House, on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, in an operation launched to allow new President Adama Barrow to assume office. Yahya Jammeh, who ruled Gambia for 22 years and refused to accept his defeat in an election last month, fled the country late on Saturday. (Reporting by Tim Cocks; Writing by Joe Bavier; Editing by Andrew Roche)
  
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• Gambia's new President Barrow says state coffers appear empty

  22-01-2017 20:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DAKAR (Reuters) - Gambia's new President Adama Barrow said on Sunday that state resources appeared to have been depleted when former leader Yahya Jammeh fled the country late on Saturday. "According to information we received, there is no money in the coffers. It's what we have been told, but the day we actually take office we will clarify all of it," Barrow told Senegalese radio station RFM. (Reporting by Diadie Ba; Writing by Joe Bavier; Editing by Andrew Roche)
  
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• Conway: Trump White House offered 'alternative facts' on crowd size

  22-01-2017 20:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer's false claims about the size of the crowd at President Donald Trump's inauguration were "alternative facts," a top Trump aide said Sunday.
  
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• G.O.P. Senators Hope to Speed Trump Cabinet Confirmations

  22-01-2017 19:59 via nytimes.com
  Efforts have been stymied by lax preparation by President Trump’s transition team, his many unorthodox nominees, and Democrats spoiling for a fight.
  
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• WH is beginning discussions on pledge to move US embassy in Israel

  22-01-2017 19:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The White House says it is in the beginning stages of discussions regarding President Donald Trump's pledge to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
  
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• Who's closest to Trump in the new White House?

  22-01-2017 19:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Prime real estate in the Trump White House, hiccups and help in filling important jobs, making sure agencies know who is boss -- and a big question for the now former President Barack Obama. It's all part of the Inside Politics forecast.
  
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• Who's closest to President Trump in the new White House?

  22-01-2017 19:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Prime real estate in the Trump White House, hiccups and help in filling important jobs, making sure agencies know who is boss -- and a big question for the now former President Barack Obama. It's all part of the Inside Politics forecast.
  
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• Watch: 'SNL' cast memorializes Barack Obama as 'world's greatest president' - TheBlaze.com

  22-01-2017 19:22 via theblaze.com
  
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  Watch: 'SNL' cast memorializes Barack Obama as 'world's greatest president'
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  At the conclusion of this weekend's episode of “Saturday Night Live,” two cast members sang a farewell song to former President Barack Obama while memorializing him as the “world's greatest president.” As the episode closed out, which was opened as ...
  Watch: 'SNL's' Obama sendoff: 'To Sir With Love'USA TODAY
  'SNL' Bids Obama Farewell With Touching Rendition Of 'To
  
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• West African military force enters Gambia capital to cheers

  22-01-2017 19:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BANJUL (Reuters) - Troops from a West African regional military force entered Gambia's capital, Banjul, on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, as part of an operation aimed at securing the country to allow new President Adama Barrow to take up office. Longtime authoritarian leader Yahya Jammeh fled late on Saturday. Residents were seen cheering as the convoy, which included armored personnel carriers and trucks transporting troops, passed through a Banjul neighborhood. (Reporting by Tim Cocks; Writi
  
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• Conway: Trump will not release tax returns

  22-01-2017 18:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump will not release his tax returns -- even after the audit he's frequently cited is completed -- senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said Sunday.
  
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• Sean Spicer: Lying to media not acceptable

  22-01-2017 18:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  During a January 4, 2017, interview with David Axelrod, then in-coming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said he could not do his job if he had to lie because it would hurt his credibility with the press.
  
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• Trump's DC hotel is the new legal hot spot in town

  22-01-2017 17:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The moment Donald Trump became the 45th President, some legal experts say he triggered a violation of the foreign emoluments clause in the Constitution, flouted the plain terms of the lease for his Washington hotel, and opened himself up to a dizzying array of ethical questions on financial conflicts of interests.
  
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• Trump, Israel's Netanyahu to speak at 1:30 pm ET: White House

  22-01-2017 17:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. President Donald Trump will speak by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 1:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, the White House said. Trump, who was sworn in on Friday, has criticized former President Barack Obama's policies toward Israel and has promised to improve relations after taking office. (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Andrea Ricci)
  
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• McCain, Graham say they will support Tillerson

  22-01-2017 17:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham announced Sunday they will vote for President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, likely paving the way for his confirmation.
  
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• Nunes: I 'dont blame' Trump for criticizing leaks

  22-01-2017 16:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-California, said Sunday he doesn't blame President Donald Trump for complaining about leaks from the intelligence community.
  
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• Schumer vows opposition to any 'out of the mainstream' Supreme Court pick

  22-01-2017 16:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday he opposes eight or nine of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees -- and could also attempt to block his eventual Supreme Court nominee.
  
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• Schumer vows opposition to any 'out of the mainstream' SCOTUS pick

  22-01-2017 16:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday he opposes eight or nine of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees -- and could also attempt to block his eventual Supreme Court nominee.
  
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• West African troops near Gambia's capital after Jammeh flees

  22-01-2017 16:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Tim Cocks and Diadie Ba BANJUL/DAKAR (Reuters) - West African troops were seen approaching Gambia's capital, Banjul, on Sunday, several witnesses said, as they sought to secure the country and allow new President Adama Barrow to take office after its former ruler fled overnight. Yahya Jammeh, who led Gambia for 22 years but refused to accept defeat in a December election, flew out of Banjul late on Saturday en route to Equatorial Guinea as the regional force was poised to remove him. Several
  
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• Schumer: Booing 'speaks poorly' of inauguration crowd

  22-01-2017 16:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday harshly criticized President Donald Trump's supporters who booed his comments about inclusiveness moments before Trump was inaugurated.
  
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• The Trump era begins

  22-01-2017 15:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Photographers on assignment for CNN cover the inauguration of the 45th President.
  
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• West African troops near Gambia's capital: witnesses

  22-01-2017 15:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BANJUL (Reuters) - Scores of West African soldiers were seen preparing to make a ferry crossing to Gambia's capital, Banjul, on Sunday, several witnesses said, as part of a mission to secure the country and allow new President Adama Barrow take up his office. Yahya Jammeh, the authoritarian leader who had ruled the tiny nation since taking power in a coup 22 years ago, fled into exile late on Saturday as the military operation was poised to remove him. (Reporting by Tim Cocks; Writing by Joe Bav
  
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• Women's March pits new activists with a 'nasty' message against Trump

  22-01-2017 15:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Beyond the empty seats filled a day earlier by President Donald Trump's VIPs, far past the stage where celebrities and activists headlining Saturday's Women's March took turns delivering campaign-style speeches, a smaller gathering of protesters blocks from Pennsylvania Avenue quietly strained for a view of the White House's South Portico.
  
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• Britain's Prime Minister May to visit Trump in Washington

  22-01-2017 15:08 via rss.cnn.com
  
  British Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will visit US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, likely making her the first foreign leader to meet with the newly inaugurated president.
  
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• In Palm Springs, a special sadness in the LGBT community for the Obama era's end - Los Angeles Times

  22-01-2017 14:26 via latimes.com
  
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  In Palm Springs, a special sadness in the LGBT community for the Obama era's end
  Los Angeles Times
  For Joe Hooper, it was a moment of glee accompanied by grief. Eight years ago, Hooper, the head pastor of the Center for Spiritual Living Palm Desert, cast a ballot for Barack Obama, proud to support a man he believed represented the best of America ...
  Where is Obama? Somewhere warmer than DCUSA TODAY
  Here's How Many Millions Barack Obama Could Earn as a Private CitizenMoney Magazi
  
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• No immunity deal agreed for Gambia's Jammeh, Senegal minister says

  22-01-2017 13:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Diadie Ba and Tim Cocks DAKAR/BANJUL (Reuters) - West African leaders did not agree to immunity for Yahya Jammeh during negotiations that convinced Gambia's longtime ruler to flee into exile, Senegal's foreign minister said on Sunday. Jammeh, who is accused of serious rights violations, led his country for 22 years but refused to accept defeat in a December election. The peaceful end to the impasse will allow opposition figure Adama Barrow, who was sworn in as president at Gambia's embassy in
  
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• Crumbling lira pressures Turkish retailers as economy slows

  22-01-2017 13:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish businessman Tekin Acar had contracts to open branches of his leading cosmetics chain in ten new shopping malls this year. A few days ago he canceled nine of them after sharp falls in the lira meant he would struggle to afford the rents. Turkey's currency has lost around a quarter of its value since the middle of last year, causing havoc for retailers selling imported goods or paying rent pegged to the U.S. dollar.
  
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• Women lead unprecedented worldwide mass protests against Trump

  22-01-2017 07:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Scott Malone and Ginger Gibson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of women filled the streets of major American cities to lead an unprecedented wave of international protests against President Donald Trump, mocking and denouncing the new U.S. leader the day after his inauguration. Women activists, outraged by Trump's campaign rhetoric and behavior they found to be especially misogynistic, spearheaded scores of marches in the United States and sympathy rallies around the world on Sat
  
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• Attack on Alt-Right Leader Has Internet Asking: Is It O.K. to Punch a Nazi?

  22-01-2017 05:51 via nytimes.com
  An assault on Richard B. Spencer, a well-known far-right activist, in Washington after the inauguration prompted outrage — and mockery — online.
  
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• Reality Check: Sean Spicer hits the media over crowds

  22-01-2017 04:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer launched into a tirade against the media Saturday, slamming what he said was unfair reporting of the attendance of President Donald Trump's inauguration, along with other criticisms.
  
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• More than 1 million marched against Trump in US -- and that's without counting DC

  22-01-2017 03:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  More than a million Americans took to the streets of the United States to protest Donald Trump the day after his inauguration. And that doesn't include the many thousands of people who took part in the main event -- The Women's March on Washington -- for which there was no official crowd estimate.
  
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• Two very different meanings for two brightly colored hats

  22-01-2017 03:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Two very different types of crowds visited Washington in the past couple days -- one jubilantly cheering the swearing in of the 45th President of the United States, the other holding up signs that displayed messages like "Awful Man."
  
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• Ex-CIA chief Brennan bashes Trump over speech during CIA visit

  22-01-2017 03:11 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Former CIA Director John Brennan is "deeply saddened and angered" at President Donald Trump after the commander in chief addressed CIA employees at their headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on Saturday, Brennan's former deputy chief of staff says.
  
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• First family settles into White House life

  22-01-2017 03:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  One day after the inauguration, President Donald Trump is settling into his new duties.
  
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• Cory Booker: 'I am not open to being president'

  22-01-2017 02:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker said Saturday he is not planning to run for president in 2020, telling CNN's Brooke Baldwin he wants to instead focus on running an effective opposition to the Trump administration.
  
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• Gambia's former leader Jammeh flies into exile in Equatorial Guinea

  22-01-2017 02:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Tim Cocks and Lamin Jahateh BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's former leader Yahya Jammeh on Saturday flew into exile in Equatorial Guinea after stepping down under pressure from West African nations to accept that he lost a December election to President Adama Barrow, mediators said. It also paves the way for the return home of Barrow, who was sworn in as leader at the Gambian embassy in Senegal on Thursday. Jammeh took power in a coup in 1994, and his government is accused of torturing and killing
  
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• With False Claims, Trump Attacks Media on Turnout and Intelligence Rift

  22-01-2017 02:28 via nytimes.com
  The president falsely accused journalists of inventing a rift between him and spy agencies and of deliberately understating the size of his inauguration crowd.
  
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