Gallery: Obama's Facebook Town Hall: Softball Questions, Familiar Themes

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    President Obama and Mark Zuckerberg
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    President Obama
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    Mark Zuckerberg
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    Mark Zuckerberg
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    MC Hammer in the audience at Facebook, where President Obama held a town hall moderated by Mark Zuckerberg
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    The audience at President Obama's Facebook town hall.
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    President Obama and Mark Zuckerberg center stage at the Facebook town hall.
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    California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to Mark Zuckerberg
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    Waiting for President Obama and Mark Zuckerberg at the Facebook town hall.
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    President Obama shakes hands after his Facebook town hall. Screengrab of the live webcast.
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    President Obama and Mark Zuckerberg
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    President Obama and Mark Zuckerberg, before the former invited the latter to join him taking of their jackets.
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    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
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