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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2009, file photo President-elect Barack Obama is welcomed by President George W. Bush for a meeting at the White House in Washington with former presidents, from left, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. More than half of Americans view President Barack Obama favorably as he leaves office, a new poll shows, but Americans remain deeply divided over his legacy. Less than half of Americans say they’re better off eight years after his election or that Obama brought the country together. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

‘Yes we did’ _ Obama bids farewell in nostalgic last speech

By JOSH LEDERMAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Secretary of State John Kerry looks toward President Barack Obama during a bilateral meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on the margins of 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama hoped to use ISIS as leverage against Assad, John Kerry reveals

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

New Mexico Democrats to watch Obama’s ‘farewell’ speech

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FILE - In this April 30, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama adjusts his ear piece during his joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Spotify has posted a position of President of Playlists that seems to be a perfect fit for Obama. Requirements for the position include “at least eight years experience running a highly-regarded nation” and a Nobel Peace Prize. Spotify Founder and CEO Daniel Ek tweeted it to Obama on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Spotify posts ‘President of Playlists’ job made for Obama

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President Barack Obama greets members of Air Force One crew before boarding the plane with first lady Michelle Obama, left, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Obama is traveling to Chicago to give his presidential farewell address, continuing a tradition established by the nation's first president more than two centuries ago. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Obama says Biden was his 1st, best choice

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The Latest: New Mexico Dems gather to hear Obama speech

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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)

AP FACT CHECK: Despite woes Obamacare not in ‘death spiral’

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

In this Jan. 7, 2017, photo, President Barack Obama waves as he leaves the White House in Washington. Now an elder statesman, Obama will return Jan. 10 to the city that launched his unlikely political career to deliver one final speech as president: a parting plea to Americans not to lose faith in their future, no matter what they think about their next president. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Q&A: A look at presidential farewell speeches

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks at McCormick Place in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, giving his presidential farewell address. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Obama speech marks unofficial countdown for black Americans

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press

Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

I’d stand up to Trump as AG, Sessions tells senators

By ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Kerry assails ‘factless’ environment, defends Obama legacy

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Lawmaker: Intel shows Gitmo transfers aiming to rejoin fight

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, the HealthCare.gov web site home page is seen on a laptop in Washington. President Barack Obama’s health law is in jeopardy, but his health care legacy is certain to endure. That’s because of broad public support for many of the underlying principles _ along with lasting conflicts over how to secure those principles. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama health care legacy: Coverage, conflict, and questions

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

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)

AP FACT CHECK: Despite woes Obamacare not in ‘death spiral’

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

Nevada senator, congressman seek to limit national monuments

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives at Trump Tower in New York, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP turns to arcane budget process to repeal Obamacare

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 12, 2016, file photo Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., looks from behind a poster of then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, while he speaks with reporters about Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In the weeks after November’s election, President-elect Trump and incoming Senate Democratic Leader Schumer sounded like potential allies. Trump tweeted about their “good relationship” and Schumer’s “ability to get things done.” Schumer spoke of issues like infrastructure and trade where Trump had embraced Democratic positions, pointing to common ground with the next president on “a good number of economic issues.” But just days into the 115th Congress, the Trump-Schumer courtship has already turned cold.(AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Trump and Schumer: Potential allies now adversaries

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

Police work the scene where a man was fatally shot in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood on May 30, 2016. (Associated Press)

Obama to give farewell address in Chicago amid violence, racial divisions

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2006 file photo, Rapper Corey Miller, who once went by the stage name of C-Murder, arrives at the premier of Spike Lee's new documentary on Katrina &quot;When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts&quot; in New Orleans. A story shared on social media that claims President Barack Obama pardoned Miller on Dec. 7, 2016, from a 2009 murder conviction is false. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

AP FACT CHECK: President Obama didn’t pardon rapper C-Murder

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FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, the HealthCare.gov web site home page is seen on a laptop in Washington. President Barack Obama’s health law is in jeopardy, but his health care legacy is certain to endure. That’s because of broad public support for many of the underlying principles _ along with lasting conflicts over how to secure those principles. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama health care legacy: Coverage, conflict, and questions

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press