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  • 20
    Nov
    2012
    9:58am, EST

    A presidential yawn: Hectic schedule catches up with Obama at Asian summit

    Samrang Pring / Reuters

    U.S. President Barack Obama yawns as he sits between Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, right, and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during the plenary session of the 21st ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and East Asia summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 20, 2012. In his first meeting with a Chinese leader since his re-election, Obama said on Tuesday Washington and its chief economic rival must work together to "establish clear rules of the road" for trade and investment.

    Carolyn Kaster / AP

    President Barack Obama, who was in Cambodia for a summit of Asian leaders, spoke on the phone with Israeli and Egyptian leaders until 2:30 a.m. Tuesday local time, NBC News reports, to try to find a way to end the deadly Gaza crisis.

    Later Tuesday, Obama met separately with Chinese and Japanese leaders before taking his seat at the East Asia Summit, at which point his busy schedule appeared to catch up with him. 

    Previously on PhotoBlog:

    • Hand-gripping diplomacy as Obama visits Cambodia
    • Obama makes historic trip to Myanmar
    • Obama, McKayla Maroney 'not impressed' during White House visit

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    How dare you refute The President Of The United States Of America by posting such a photo! Of course President Obama is exausted....He was on the phone until after 2:30 this morning, attempting to build some sort of compassionate bridge across this immence abyss of lunatic politics, propaganda, and, …

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  • 4
    Jun
    2012
    7:41pm, EDT

    More gaping jaws of ennui: the yawns of May

    If you liked the yawns of April previously in PhotoBlog, enjoy this new set from May:

    Jacquelyn Martin / AP

    Alex Howe, 9, of Victorville, Calif,, right, yawns next to Sam T.E. Nitz, 13, of Costa Mesa, Calif., as they compete in the National Spelling Bee on Wednesday, May 30 in Oxon Hill, Md.

    Mark Wilson / Getty Images

    U.S. Naval Academy undergraduates yawn during graduation ceremonies which they are required to attend at the U.S. Naval Academy May 29 in Annapolis, Maryland. U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta was the commencement speaker for the 1099 graduates of the class of 2012.

    Victor R. Caivano / AP

    A model yawns as a hairdstylist works on his hair in preparation for the catwalk before participating in the presentation of the R. Groove summer collection at Fashion Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday, May 24.

    Jonas Ekstroemer / Pool via Reuters

    Sweden's Prince Daniel holds Princess Estelle who yawns during her christening ceremony in the Royal Chapel in Stockholm on May 22. Princess Estelle is the daughter of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, and number two in the Swedish royal succession.

    Keith Srakocic / AP

    Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison yawns during practice at the teams NFL football facility on Tuesday on May 22 in Pittsburgh.

    Jason Lee / Reuters

    A security guard yawns as he keeps watch at a gate of the Chaoyang Hospital, where blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng is reported to be staying, in Beijing on May 7. Chen said on Monday he expected Beijing to let him and his family travel to the United States without fresh troubles, but he remained unsure of how long it would take for his travel arrangements to be made.

    Shamil Zhumatov / Reuters

    Ikar, a sniffer dog, yawns while riding with handler Vance McFarland, a Specialist of the U.S.Army 82nd Airborne Division, inside an armored vehicle outside Forward Operating Base (FOB) Pasab in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan on May 26.

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  • 7
    May
    2012
    8:03pm, EDT

    Gaping jaws of ennui: the yawns of April

    The wires are slow today, so we take a step back to see a universal behavior in different settings. Try not to yawn... 

    Vadim Ghirda / AP

    A hostess yawns while standing next to a Mercedes E Class Coupe at the Bucharest Auto Show in Bucharest, Romania, on April 4.

    Keith Bedford / Reuters

    A job seeker yawns as he waits in front of the training offices of Local Union 46, a union representing metallic lathers and reinforcing ironworkers, in the Queens borough of New York on April 30. Some 500 people who have waited in front of the offices for a week after the State Department of Labor and the union announced that they were looking to hire iron and wood apprentices were given forms to apply for the 50 available positions on Monday, according to the union.

    Edgard Garrido / Reuters

    A penitent yawns while resting on crosses to be used during a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Iztapalapa in Mexico City on April 6.

    Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

    A member of the audience yawns behind a copy of her program for the Franklin County Lincoln Day Dinner, where U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney delivered remarks, in Greencastle, Pennsylvania on April 22

    Keith Bedford / Reuters

    A member of the Occupy Wall Street movement yawns after waking up from a night of sleeping on the street in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 13.

    Stringer/Spain / Reuters

    A young penitent yawns while taking part in a Holy Thursday procession at Palma de Mallorca, on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca on April 5. Hundreds of processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    An Indian boy yawns as he stands on a concrete block to get a better view while watching a procession for Mahavir Jayanti, in New Delhi, India on Thursday, April 5. The holiday celebrates the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavira, who created the defining rules of Jainism.

    Garry Jones / AP

    Kentucky Derby hopeful Daddy Nose Best yawns as he gets a bath outside Barn 38 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. on Monday, April 30.

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