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PHOTO: Obama Feels Hair Of Young Child In Tanzania

by Tom Kludt
07.02.13 | 3:04 am

The photo below, taken and shared by White House photographer Pete Souza, shows President Barack Obama extending his arm to feel the hair of a young child on Tuesday at the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

 

Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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