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The Obamas shared a message about giving back alongside their family snapshot Barack Obama/Instagram Barack and Michelle Obama shared a family photo to mark Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 27 The pair ...

The Obamas shared a rare family photo of the whole crew together for Thanksgiving, after months of the former first couple being on opposite sides of the country and batting down divorce rumors.

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