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FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army, Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who leaked Army documents and is serving 35 years. (U.S. Army via AP, File)

More clemency coming after Obama shortens Manning’s sentence

By JOSH LEDERMAN and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Abramson returning to Louisville to work at Bellarmine

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday June 29, 2013 file photo, a child has their photograph taken by their parents next to paintings of President Barack Obama, center, and former South African President Nelson Mandela, left, outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa. Africa was electrified by the rise of Barack Obama, the first U.S. president of African descent, who took aim at the twin scourges of corruption and dictatorship and sent thousands of troops to fight one of the most terrifying disease outbreaks in decades. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

In Africa, Obama’s presidency couldn’t help but be personal

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a joint news conference with Moldovan President Igor Dodon in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the outgoing U.S. administration of trying to undermine President-elect Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool Photo via AP)

Putin accuses Obama administration of attempting to undermine Trump’s legitimacy

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at White House press secretary Josh Earnest's final daily press briefing, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: WikiLeaks hails commutation of Manning sentence

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White House press secretary Josh Earnest listens as President Barack Obama speaks at his final daily press briefing, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama praises outgoing press secretary for ‘integrity’

Associated Press

WikiLeaks hails Manning clemency, makes no mention of pledge

By DANICA KIRKA and RAPHAEL SATTER - Associated Press

Obama commutes sentences of 3 New Jersey men in drug cases

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President Barack Obama waves to people in the community during a visit to the Jobs Have Priority Naylor Road Family Shelter in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

CNN’s documentary ‘The End’ tracks end of Obama presidency

By FRAZIER MOORE - Associated Press

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during his news conference in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Moscow hopes for better ties with the United State based on respect for mutual interests once Donald Trump takes office, in contrast with a "messianic" approach of the outgoing administration that has ravaged ties, Russian foreign minister said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Sergey Lavrov, Russia’ foreign minister, claims U.S. spies planted $10,000 in diplomat’s car

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 7, 2014, file photo, the entrance to Camp 5 and Camp 6 at the U.S. military's Guantanamo Bay detention center, at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Oman's Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, it accepted 10 inmates from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama leaving office, part of his efforts to shrink the facility he promised to close. There was no immediate word from the U.S. Defense Department about the transfer. (AP Photo/Ben Fox, File)

Obama’s dangerously close to emptying Guantanamo Bay

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Josh Earnest listens as President Barack Obama speaks at his final daily press briefing, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: White House acknowledges Obama can’t close Gitmo

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FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army, Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who leaked Army documents and is serving 35 years. (U.S. Army via AP, File)

Obama shortens Manning’s term, grants clemency to hundreds

By JOSH LEDERMAN and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2017 file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., accompanied by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Premiums and the number of uninsured would soar under a Republican bill scuttling President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul that Congress passed last year, lawmakers’ nonpartisan budget analyst estimated Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in a report underlining the GOP’s risks as it starts a fresh push to dismantle and replace that statute. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

18 million more uninsured if Obamacare killed, not replaced

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

US, Cuban Interior Ministry sign law-enforcement deal

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press

Illinois teachers embracing presidential inauguration

By MARCUS JACKSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 7, 2014, file photo, the entrance to Camp 5 and Camp 6 at the U.S. military's Guantanamo Bay detention center, at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Oman's Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, it accepted 10 inmates from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama leaving office, part of his efforts to shrink the facility he promised to close. There was no immediate word from the U.S. Defense Department about the transfer. (AP Photo/Ben Fox, File)

Oman says it accepts 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, where the president honored the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs baseball team. In the background are Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts, center, and his brother Todd Ricketts, who was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be Deputy Commerce Secretary. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama transformed America, but not in a good way

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

King holiday takes on added significance in age of Trump

By CARA LOMBARDO - Associated Press

A handout with photographs of Joanne Chesimard, a fugitive for more than 30 years, is seen on top of a reporter's bag during a news conference giving updates on the search of Chesimard, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The reward for the capture and return of convicted murderer Chesimard, one of New Jersey&#8217;s most notorious fugitives, was doubled to $2 million Thursday on the 40th anniversary of the violent confrontation that led to the slaying of a New Jersey state trooper. The FBI also announced it has made Chesimard, now living in Cuba as Assata Shakur, the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Obama Cuba deal will not extradite Joanne Chesimard, other U.S. fugitives

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times