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Obama\u2019s farewell address: <\/strong>US President Barack Obama gave his farewell speech<\/a> (runtime 51:25) during the week in front of a crowd of supporters in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois, continuing a tradition set in 1796 when George Washington addressed the American people for the last time as president. Obama has described the event as \u201ca chance to say thank you for this amazing journey,\u201d to celebrate the ways the country has changed and \u201cto offer some thoughts on where we all go from here.\u201d CBS News<\/a> said seven moments stood out in the speech, including how he wants his legacy to be defined, his honoring of the tradition of peaceful transition of power, and his comments about his family and VP Joe Biden. Mentioning Atticus Finch in the speech, The Atlantic<\/a> says, \u201cevoked a flawed American icon\u2014perhaps to remind America of the best version of itself.\u201d Bill Whalen wrote for Fox News<\/a> saying the speech wasn\u2019t so much \u201cfarewell\u201d as \u201cto be continued\u201d and that Obama used it to \u201cbask in in idolatry rather than say much that will stand the test of time\u201d .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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