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Bag’s Take-Away:
Obama gives a native greeting to citizens of the Republic of Hawaii attending the APAICS conference. More fodder for those who chide Obama for going around the globe apologizing and salaaming world leaders.
via DayLife
(credit:Reuters caption: U.S. President Barack Obama gestures shaka at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) 18th annual gala dinner in Washington May 8, 2012. The shaka sign is a common greeting gesture. It is often associated with Hawaii.)
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Bag’s Take-Away:
Hawaii Caucus: This is how they vote in foreign countries
(photo credit: Kent Nishimura / EPA caption: Caucus goers wait to cast their ballot at a Republican Presidential Caucus at the President McKinley High School Cafeteria in Honolulu, Hawaii, on March 13, 2012. This is the first year the State of Hawaii is using a caucus to decide how its delegate votes are used.)
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