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FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Congressional Republicans intent on repealing Obama’s health care law assert that it’s already failed and is in a ‘death spiral.’ But most experts say that despite the law’s widely acknowledged problems, the GOP’s claims are exaggerated and Obamacare is not currently in a ‘death spiral.’ (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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President Barack Obama salutes as he descends the stairs from Air Force One as he arrives Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Jacksonville, Fla. Obama is going to a staff member's wedding. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama hands his coat to aide Marvin Nicholson as he walks to greet people on the tarmac as he arrives at Tampa International Airport on Air Force One in Tampa, Fla. Obama plans a quick trip to Florida on Jan. 7, 2017, to attend the wedding of a longtime aide who wears several hats. Nicholson is the White House trip director and personal aide to the president. He’s also one of Obama’s most frequent golf partners. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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People brave the cold temperatures in hopes of getting a ticket to attend President Barack Obama's farewell speech in Chicago, on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. Tickets are being handed out Saturday morning at McCormick Place, a convention center along Lake Michigan. Obama plans to speak to supporters there on Tuesday night, carrying on a tradition set in 1796 when George Washington addressed the American people for the last time as president. (AP Photo/Sara Burnett)
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Sheryl Harvey is shown with her ticket to President Barack Obama's final scheduled speech on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 in Chicago. Thousands of people have lined up in frigid temperatures hoping for tickets. Obama plans to speak to supporters Tuesday night, carrying on a tradition set in 1796 when George Washington addressed the American people for the last time as president. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune via AP)
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FILE - In this April 7, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama right, jokes with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel left, while arriving at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. People are expected to line up in frigid temperatures Saturday, Jan. 7, 2016 for tickets to President Barack Obama's farewell speech in his hometown of Chicago. Obama plans to speak to supporters there on Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty File)
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President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, center, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, listen as Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for the president, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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President Barack Obama waves as he arrives on U.S. Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, to meet with House and Senate Democratic leaders. Walking with him is Rep. Federica Wilson, D-Fla., Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-NY., Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. Obama is at the Capitol to give congressional Democrats advice on how to combat the Republican drive to dismantle his health care overhaul. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Vice President Joe Biden, left, watches President Barack Obama, center, sitting with Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, as they listen to Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford talk about Obama during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for him, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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President Barack Obama speaks during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for the president, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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President Barack Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Ash Carter, watches the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps perform a "Troops In Review," during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for the president, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter pins the Department of Defense for Distinguished Public Service on President Barack Obama during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for the president, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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FILE - In this May 27, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama looks over the bracket with Duke University basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, where he honored the team. From his campaign fist bump to his theatrical mic drop at the last White House correspondents’ dinner, Barack Obama ruled as America’s pop culture president. His two terms played out like a running chronicle of the trends of our times: slow-jamming the news with Jimmy Fallon, reading mean tweets with Jimmy Kimmel, filling out his NCAA basketball bracket on ESPN, cruising with Jerry Seinfeld on “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Jimmy Kimmel speaks with then-President Obama in between taping segments of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" at the El Capitan Entertainment Center in Los Angeles, Oct. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **
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FILE - In this April 9, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama does pushups during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington. From his campaign fist bump to his theatrical mic drop at the last White House correspondents’ dinner, Barack Obama ruled as America’s pop culture president. His two terms played out like a running chronicle of the trends of our times: slow-jamming the news with Jimmy Fallon, reading mean tweets with Jimmy Kimmel, filling out his NCAA basketball bracket on ESPN, cruising with Jerry Seinfeld on “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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President Barack Obama waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, to meet with House and Senate Democratic leaders. Walking behind him is, Rep. Federica Wilson, D-Fla., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y., and Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-NY. Obama is at the Capitol to give congressional Democrats advice on how to combat the Republican drive to dismantle his health care overhaul. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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FILE - In this May 15, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama sits with Attorney General Eric Holder during the 32nd annual the National Peace Officers Memorial Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. Obama has announced plans to improve Democrats’ down-ballot fortunes once he leaves office. He is launching an initiative with former Attorney General Eric Holder aimed at making Democratic gains when states redraw legislative district lines following the 2020 census. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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In this May 15, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama sits with Attorney General Eric Holder during the 32nd annual the National Peace Officers Memorial Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**
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In this photo taken Dec. 16, 2016, President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama will strategize next week with Democratic lawmakers about how to prevent Republicans from destroying his Affordable Care Act. He'll also give a speech in Chicago on Jan. 10, 2017, that is expected to be his closing message as president. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
