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      Source: <b>the hill</b><br />          <br />
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<br />By Jacqueline Thomsen - 08/27/17 07:51 PM EDT
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<br />Former President Obama thanked first responders and local officials helping in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Texas Sunday, saying: &quot;That's what we do as Americans.&quot;
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<br />�Thank you to all the first responders and people helping each other out. That's what we do as Americans. Here's one way you can help now,� Obama tweeted, linking to an American Red Cross tweet soliciting donations. 
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<br />Obama�s tweet comes as the Texas region is rocked by Tropical Storm Harvey. Federal and local officials have declared a state of emergency over the storm, which hit the southeastern coast as a Category 4 hurricane.................
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<br />Obama thanks those helping as Hurricane Harvey hits: �That�s what we do as Americans� <a href="http://hill.cm/Fv8savN" target="_blank">http://hill.cm/Fv8savN</a> 
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<br />This is how presidents speak
<br />JC, we miss respecting the one we voted for.</b>
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<br />Thomas (Tod) Dauer&#8207; @TODauer 10m10 minutes ago
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<br />How a grown-up, adult statesman behaves in a crisis like this. And here we are, stuck w/ @realDonaldTrump. God help us!...</b>
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<br />Karen Clark&#8207; @KarenClark45 6m6 minutes ago
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<br />Trump, on the other hand,makes it all about him.  SICK
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        <td class="author">riversedge</td>
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        <p class="post-author2"><a href="/star"><img src="imgs/star.gif" alt="Star Member" class="star-icon" title="Star Member" width="12" height="11" border="0"/></a> <a href="/~George II" class="author2">George II</a> <span class="show-post-count">(26,005 posts)</span> <a href="/?com=profile&amp;uid=181446" class="post-button-profile" alt="View Profile" title="View Profile"></a><a href="/?com=journals&amp;uid=181446" class="post-button-journal" alt="View DU Journal" title="View DU Journal"></a><a href="/?com=inbox&amp;action=send&amp;rid=181446" class="post-button-mail" alt="Send DU Mail" title="Send DU Mail"></a><a href="/?com=myaccount&amp;sub=ignore&amp;add=181446" class="post-button-ignore" alt="Ignore this member" title="Ignore this member"></a></p>
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        <p class="post-author2"> <a href="/~CozyMystery" class="author2">CozyMystery</a> <span class="show-post-count">(212 posts)</span> <a href="/?com=profile&amp;uid=343213" class="post-button-profile" alt="View Profile" title="View Profile"></a><a href="/?com=journals&amp;uid=343213" class="post-button-journal" alt="View DU Journal" title="View DU Journal"></a><a href="/?com=inbox&amp;action=send&amp;rid=343213" class="post-button-mail" alt="Send DU Mail" title="Send DU Mail"></a><a href="/?com=myaccount&amp;sub=ignore&amp;add=343213" class="post-button-ignore" alt="Ignore this member" title="Ignore this member"></a></p>
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        <p class="post-author2"><a href="/star"><img src="imgs/star.gif" alt="Star Member" class="star-icon" title="Star Member" width="12" height="11" border="0"/></a> <a href="/~spiderpig" class="author2">spiderpig</a> <span class="show-post-count">(10,095 posts)</span> <a href="/?com=profile&amp;uid=142897" class="post-button-profile" alt="View Profile" title="View Profile"></a><a href="/?com=journals&amp;uid=142897" class="post-button-journal" alt="View DU Journal" title="View DU Journal"></a><a href="/?com=inbox&amp;action=send&amp;rid=142897" class="post-button-mail" alt="Send DU Mail" title="Send DU Mail"></a><a href="/?com=myaccount&amp;sub=ignore&amp;add=142897" class="post-button-ignore" alt="Ignore this member" title="Ignore this member"></a></p>
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          <div class="post-message">My sister was in line at a grocery checkout a couple of days ago and noticed the man in front of her looked just like Barack Obama.
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        <p class="post-time">Sun Aug 27, 2017, 11:29 PM</p>
        <p class="post-author2"><a href="/star"><img src="imgs/star.gif" alt="Star Member" class="star-icon" title="Star Member" width="12" height="11" border="0"/></a> <a href="/~cilla4progress" class="author2">cilla4progress</a> <span class="show-post-count">(9,094 posts)</span> <a href="/?com=profile&amp;uid=157590" class="post-button-profile" alt="View Profile" title="View Profile"></a><a href="/?com=journals&amp;uid=157590" class="post-button-journal" alt="View DU Journal" title="View DU Journal"></a><a href="/?com=inbox&amp;action=send&amp;rid=157590" class="post-button-mail" alt="Send DU Mail" title="Send DU Mail"></a><a href="/?com=myaccount&amp;sub=ignore&amp;add=157590" class="post-button-ignore" alt="Ignore this member" title="Ignore this member"></a></p>
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        <p class="post-author2"><a href="/star"><img src="imgs/star.gif" alt="Star Member" class="star-icon" title="Star Member" width="12" height="11" border="0"/></a> <a href="/~lunatica" class="author2">lunatica</a> <span class="show-post-count">(34,977 posts)</span> <a href="/?com=profile&amp;uid=209803" class="post-button-profile" alt="View Profile" title="View Profile"></a><a href="/?com=journals&amp;uid=209803" class="post-button-journal" alt="View DU Journal" title="View DU Journal"></a><a href="/?com=inbox&amp;action=send&amp;rid=209803" class="post-button-mail" alt="Send DU Mail" title="Send DU Mail"></a><a href="/?com=myaccount&amp;sub=ignore&amp;add=209803" class="post-button-ignore" alt="Ignore this member" title="Ignore this member"></a></p>
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        <p class="post-author2"><a href="/star"><img src="imgs/star.gif" alt="Star Member" class="star-icon" title="Star Member" width="12" height="11" border="0"/></a> <a href="/~MontanaMama" class="author2">MontanaMama</a> <span class="show-post-count">(3,392 posts)</span> <a href="/?com=profile&amp;uid=338706" class="post-button-profile" alt="View Profile" title="View Profile"></a><a href="/?com=journals&amp;uid=338706" class="post-button-journal" alt="View DU Journal" title="View DU Journal"></a><a href="/?com=inbox&amp;action=send&amp;rid=338706" class="post-button-mail" alt="Send DU Mail" title="Send DU Mail"></a><a href="/?com=myaccount&amp;sub=ignore&amp;add=338706" class="post-button-ignore" alt="Ignore this member" title="Ignore this member"></a></p>
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        <p class="post-author2"><a href="/star"><img src="imgs/star.gif" alt="Star Member" class="star-icon" title="Star Member" width="12" height="11" border="0"/></a> <a href="/~Yavin4" class="author2">Yavin4</a> <span class="show-post-count">(25,250 posts)</span> <a href="/?com=profile&amp;uid=101497" class="post-button-profile" alt="View Profile" title="View Profile"></a><a href="/?com=journals&amp;uid=101497" class="post-button-journal" alt="View DU Journal" title="View DU Journal"></a><a href="/?com=inbox&amp;action=send&amp;rid=101497" class="post-button-mail" alt="Send DU Mail" title="Send DU Mail"></a><a href="/?com=myaccount&amp;sub=ignore&amp;add=101497" class="post-button-ignore" alt="Ignore this member" title="Ignore this member"></a></p>
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        <p class="post-author2"><a href="/star"><img src="imgs/star.gif" alt="Star Member" class="star-icon" title="Star Member" width="12" height="11" border="0"/></a> <a href="/~truthisfreedom" class="author2">truthisfreedom</a> <span class="show-post-count">(20,566 posts)</span> <a href="/?com=profile&amp;uid=114230" class="post-button-profile" alt="View Profile" title="View Profile"></a><a href="/?com=journals&amp;uid=114230" class="post-button-journal" alt="View DU Journal" title="View DU Journal"></a><a href="/?com=inbox&amp;action=send&amp;rid=114230" class="post-button-mail" alt="Send DU Mail" title="Send DU Mail"></a><a href="/?com=myaccount&amp;sub=ignore&amp;add=114230" class="post-button-ignore" alt="Ignore this member" title="Ignore this member"></a></p>
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