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Daughter of President John F. Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, delivers remarks, Jan. 20, 2011, in front of Vice President Joe Biden, left to right, US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry during a ceremony in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Inaugural address of President Kennedy, in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.

President John F. Kennedy thrilled and challenged his countrymen 50 years ago with his Inaugural address. Not quite three years later he was assassinated in Dallas. His legacy has been, and probably will be, debated for years. One thing is clear. America is still fascinated with him and his family.

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Daniel Hernandez, the 20-year-old intern credited with likely saving the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, hugs her husband, NASA shuttle commander Mark Kelly, as Michelle Obama applauds at the "Together We Thrive: Tucson and America" event held to support and remember the victims of the Tucson shooting, at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 12, 2011.

We saw a lot of pictures from the service tonight. Most of them were good. A few of them were exceptional. This one of intern Daniel Hernandez hugging Mark Kelly almost brought me to tears. How do you thank the young man who saved your spouse? A big hug is a good start.

Click here to see all the pictures in our slideshow.

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"There is nothing I can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts. But know this: the hopes of a nation are here tonight. We mourn with you for the fallen. We join you in your grief. And we add our faith to yours that Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the other living victims of this tragedy pull through," Obama said.

Obama urged more civil discourse after a heated week of debate on the origins of the tragedy.

"As we discuss these issues, let each of us do so with a good dose of humility," Obama said. "Rather than pointing fingers or assigning blame, let us use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind ourselves of all the ways our hopes and dreams are bound together...."

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White House staffers Ben Finkenbinder and Nick Shapiro carry surfboards as they walk away from Air Force One after arriving with U.S. President Barack Obama at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Tuesday, Jan. 4. The Obamas returned after a two-week vacation in Hawaii.

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U.S. President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia, left, and Sasha walk away from Marine One after returning from Hawaii to the White House in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Jan. 4. The President spent Christmas and the New Year in Hawaii filling his days with golf, family time, beach visits and reading, and was unusually absent from the spotlight, as he conducted official business behind closed doors.

As the captions state, today the first family returned from a two-week vacation to Hawaii.

We're not sure if Saul Loeb, the photographer of the top image, was caught off guard by the White House staffers walking with the surfboards, but the tilted horizon in that image detracts from what otherwise would be a great feature image.

In other news, look how fast Malia Obama is growing. She is now nearly as tall as her mom.

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Former President George W. Bush gives a Veteran's Day address, Nov. 11, 2010, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.

From the Associated Press

DAYTON, Ohio — Former president George W. Bush said Thursday he's enjoying being away from politics and won't get involved in current debates about his successor or Washington.

"I will not be criticizing President (Barack) Obama," Bush told a Veterans Day tribute audience. "As a matter of fact, we wish him well. We're all Americans, and we want to succeed."

He said he didn't miss Washington, "all the politics, all the name calling ... the spitballs."

But he told some 1,500 people, many of them veterans, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in southwest Ohio that he does miss serving as commander in chief.

With interviews and speeches, Bush has been vigorously promoting his newly released memoir "Decision Points. He focused his speech Thursday on parts of the book dealing with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the support and inspiration he drew from wounded warriors, families of those killed during his presidency, and the military.

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A book thrown onto the stage narrowly misses U.S. President Barack Obama at a rally at Vernon Park in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 10. A U.S. Secret Service agent, bottom right, appears to watch as the book flies over the stage. Obama, kicking off a busy week of campaigning, strove to energize his base on Sunday in order to minimize losses for Democrats in the November elections.

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In this photo, the book can be seen flying behind Obama's right shoulder.

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The book continues on its path (top right).

 Inquiring minds would like to know who hurled a book at President Obama on Sunday at a rally in Philadelphia. After looking at the photos, can you name the book?

The U.S. Secret Service spoke with the book-thrower and described him as over-exuberant. You can watch a video of the incident HERE.

This is slightly reminiscent of the Iraqi reporter Muntadhar al-Zeidi who threw a shoe at former President Bush during a press conference in Iraq in December 2008.