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Dec 17, 2012

Cristina Hassinger@Chass63</div><div class=”e-content”><p class=”p-name”>My mom would be SO proud to see President Obama holding her granddaughter. But not as proud as I am of her. <a class=”link” href=”https://t.co/YDU88x3O” title=”https://twitter.com/Chass63/status/280472170809933824/photo/1″>pic.twitter.com/YDU88x3O</a></p><hr/></div><div class=”twt-media e-content”/><div class=”footer”><a class=”view-details” href=”https://twitter.com/Chass63/statuses/280472170809933824″><span class=”dt-updated” title=”17 Dec 2012, 12:39:11 AM (UTC)”><span class=”value-title” title=”2012-12-17T00:39:11+0000″/> 16 Dec 12 </span></a><ul class=”twt-actions”> <li><a class=”reply-action twt-intent” href=”https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?in_reply_to=280472170809933824″ title=”Reply”><i/><b>Reply</b></a></li> <li><a class=”retweet-action twt-intent” href=”https://twitter.com/intent/retweet?tweet_id=280472170809933824″ title=”Retweet”><i/><b>Retweet</b></a></li> <li><a class=”favorite-action twt-intent” href=”https://twitter.com/intent/favorite?tweet_id=280472170809933824″ title=”Favorite”><i/><b>Favorite</b></a></li></ul></div></blockquote></div></div>

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