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feigning interest in mundane things May 17, 2013

President Obama Feigns Interest in Dredging Equipment

By Dan Amira

US President Barack Obama(R) looks at dredging equipment which will be heading to Bangladesh during a tour of Ellicott Dredges with Ellicott Dredges President Peter Bowe on May 17, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. Obama is visiting Baltimore on what the administration called

Don’t fall asleep. Don’t fall asleep. Don’t fall asleep. Photo: MAndel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

You know what’s cool about this dredging equipment, though? It kind of looks like an octopus.

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