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President Barack Obama has ended a long day of formal inaugural events with lighter festivities.

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His second term already under way, President Barack Obama aims to set an optimistic tone when he takes the oath again to lead a divided nation seeking solutions to economic woes at home and conflict overseas.

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The Obama administration said Friday it was trying to secure the release of Americans still being held hostage on the third day of a standoff with militants at a natural gas complex in the Sahara, as other U.S. citizens were being flown out of the country for recovery in Europe.

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In 2007, cousins Erika Rech and Mike Ruane were hit with the news of three relatives, including Erika's mother, being diagnosed with breast cancer. At that young age, they decided to action.

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With the war in Afghanistan winding down after 11 years, President Barack Obama says the time is right for U.S. forces to let Afghans do their own fighting.

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President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday they have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, with U.S. troops shifting fully to a support role. The leaders also said Obama agreed to place battlefield detainees under the control of the Afghan government.

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It's the same debate, but the White House is working harder now to keep troops in Afghanistan than it did in similar but failed discussions in Iraq in 2011.

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White House officials say they are considering leaving no American troops in Afghanistan after the end of combat in December 2014, although the administration remains committed to preventing the country from becoming a haven for al-Qaida.

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The Westboro Baptist Church known for its extreme ideologies and widely recognized as a hate group is planning to picket the funeral of U.S. Army Sgt. Jose Suarez of Vineland.

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Each week we feature two Dennis and Judi cuties and you will determine the winner by casting your vote! Here is this week’s battle between Kimberly in Hope versus Tara in Freehold.

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