US President Barack Obama (C), surrounded by members of the US Congress and and US Vice President Joe Biden (L), shakes hands with children from Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids after signing the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, June 22, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

US President Barack Obama (C), surrounded by members of the US Congress and and US Vice President Joe Biden (L), shakes hands with children from Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids after signing the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, June 22, 2009.

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