Obama rages at 'short-sighted' climate deniers during White House Correspondents' Dinner

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President hits out at elected officials throwing snowballs in Senate during hilarious sketch

President Barack Obama brought his "anger management translator" Luther to this year's White House Correspondent's Dinner to help him hammer home a few points about his policy agenda. But even Luther couldn't...

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