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U.S. President Barack Obama meets a shy Leo Olson, the son of Tyler and Sarah Olson, upon his arrival in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 10, 2012. Obama flew to Iowa for an event pushing for the extension of Bush-era tax cuts due to expire at the end of 2012.


President Barack shakes hands with Leo Olson as his father, Iowa State Rep. Tyler Olson watches, upon the president's arrival at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Tuesday July 10, 2012.









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San Diego’s fireworks display went awry when a malfunction caused all the fireworks to ignite at once. The show was planned to last 15 minutes, but was over in less than one.






























































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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, not pictured, at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Clinton announced that President Barack Obama had designated Afghanistan as a "major non-NATO ally" shortly after arriving in the country for talks with Karzai.










Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, shakes hand with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton after their joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July. 7, 2012.


US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, shakes the hand of US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker while speaking to staff at the US Embassy in Kabul Saturday July 7, 2012.




US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greets troops before departing Kabul International Airport Saturday July 7, 2012.






US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker wave before departing Kabul International Airport Saturday July 7, 2012.



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President Barack Obama speaks at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa. , Friday, July 6, 2012. Obama is on a two-day bus trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania.










The crowd cheers as US President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a campaign event at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July 6, 2012, while on a bus tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
























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Nine-month-old Nathan Maxwell Johnson of Youngstown, Ohio, watches President Barack Obama speak during a campaign event at Dobbins Elementary School in Poland, Ohio, Friday, July 6, 2012. Johnson is held up by his father Wesley Johnson. Obama is on a two-day bus trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania.


















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Published on Jul 6, 2012 by TheObamaDiary2012
July 4, 2012

President Barack Obama, right, talks to Stephanie Miller after speaking at an ice cream social at Washington Park in Sandusky, Ohio, Thursday, July 5, 2012. Obama is on a two-day bus trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania.




Stephanie Miller of Sandusky Ohio cries on the shoulder of U.S. President Barack Obama at a campaign event at Washington Park in Sandusky, Ohio July 5, 2012. Miller's sister died of cancer and said that Obama's healthcare plan would have given her better treatment options.


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SCENES FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA’S BUS TOUR


Talking in Maumee, Ohio about campaign season:

Audience member: YOU CAN DO IT!

POTUS: I know!


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US President Barack Obama (L) speaks with people outside the Kozy Corner restaurant in Oak Harbor, Ohio, July 5, 2012, where he made an unannounced visit to speak with supporters while on a bus tour of Ohio and Pennslyvania.








US President Barack Obama (L) asks for a fist bump from a young girl as he speaks with patrons outside the Kozy Corner restaurant in Oak Harbor, Ohio, July 5, 2012, where he made an unannounced visit to speak with supporters while on a bus tour of Ohio and Pennslyvania.


U.S. President Barack Obama receives a hug as he arrives at the Kozy Corners diner in Oak Harbor, Ohio July 5, 2012. Obama is on a two-day campaign bus tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
























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Obama: “Everybody Just Pretend Like I'm Not Here”

The motorcade pulled into Kozy Corners, a cash-only local diner with square tables(daily specials starting at $4.65). In the parking lot outside, Obama knelt to speak to a young boy with spiky blue-tipped hair.

"I like that hair, man. I was thinking of getting some hair just like it," Obama said, touching the boy's head. "What do you put in there to make it spiky? Product?"

The boy looked spell-bound until, prompted by his parents, shook the president's hand.
Later, the president walked into the restaurant, shaking hands and taking pictures. As he entered the dining room, accompanied by former Gov. Ted Strickland, he waved and was applauded by a crowd of between 50 and 75 (capacity of the dining room is 85 but not every seat was taken).

Obama greeted several elderly customers first, asking them how long they've been married and what their secrets were for looking so young.

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