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Russian traditional wooden dolls, Matreshkas, depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barak Obama, are displayed by a street vendor in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 3, a few days ahead of Obama's visit Russia.
Dmitry Lovetsky / AP
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  The Week in Political Cartoons
Msnbc.com’s political cartoonists take a look back at the past week.

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INTERACTIVE
100 days timeline interactive
Explore our timeline gauging the early hits and misses from Roosevelt to Obama.

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Who's who in Obama's Cabinet?
What are the key roles and who's filling them.
An NBC special presentation
Inside the Obama White House
Descending on the West Wing with 32 cameras and 25 producers, NBC News gets a glimpse of the extremely young, fast and loose players who make up Team Obama.
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Explore a 3-D White House
Check out historical info, photos, and panoramic images.
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  The White House revealed
An exclusive peek into Obama's world.

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Obama to Putin: Cold War politics are outdated
July 5: Stephen Sestanovich from the Council on Foreign Relations explains the political speed bumps that confront President Obama as he travels to Eastern Europe in an attempt to improve relations between Russia and the U.S.

  A historic election

Take a look back at the election and inauguration of President Obama.
Decision '08
The Inauguration

  Election 2008
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  Looking back at the historic race
Nov. 5: NBC News offers a retrospective of the historic 2008 race for the White House.
U.S Senator Barack Obama
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  The long road to the White House
Barack Obama’s two-year journey encompassed controversies and celebrations.
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  Breaking Barriers: U.S. minority leaders
Hispanic, Asian and African-American leaders who broke racial barriers.
Image: Barack Obama.
Polaris
  The life of Barack Obama
The path of the president-elect, from childhood to the White House.
Image: George W. Bush campaigning in 2000
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  George W. Bush's legacy
A contested election, Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and economic crisis.
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  Presidential political cartoons
A look back at the historic election of Barack Obama.

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