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U.S. President Obama speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Merkel in the East Room of the White House in Washington

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House in Washington February 9, 2015. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

Mideast Syria Islamic State Al-Qaida