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We've all heard the way former POTUS Barack Obama talks about his wife Michelle. Ever since the Obamas came into the political spotlight, we were given #relationshipgoals on a silver platter. We've seen first hand the amount of love that goes into the Obama family -- Michelle and Barack have openly (and proudly) showed their affection and appreciation for each other -- not just through hand holding and slow dancing, but through words.

Most recently, in his farewell address, Obama brought the room to tears when he thanked Michelle for her support over the past 8 years.

And of course, while they both talk so sweetly about their daughters as well, there's nothing quite like the Obama love story.

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Capturing their big day in December! Make up by @jaynaart

#swipeleft Because we miss them so much.... Our couple Cassi & Adam were channeling Michelle and Barack Obama in this engagement shoot. It was great to team up with @covesakellyevents and bring her vision to life. Make up by @jaynaart Enjoy! #obamas #barack #michelle #engagementshoot #engagement #weddings #blackbride1998 #munaluchibride #weddingsonpoint #engagedtodetails

Couples should always take engagement photos. You can use them for so many things! Cassi + Adam

This just happened! When @covesakellyevents texted me this morning I was like . Lol Thanks @essence!

I said let's grab the 's and shoot!

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So, it makes sense that one young couple opted for an Obama-themed photo shoot to channel and emulate the Obama relationship. Cassi and Adam, from Cleavland, teamed up with photographer Natasha Herbert to replicate some of the most iconic shots of the former first couple -- and the stunning photos have since gone viral.

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They even included their own versions of Bo and Sunny -- take a look in the slideshow above!

Related: More iconic photos of President Obama

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44 iconic photos of Barack Obama's presidency

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Barack Obama takes a moment to reflect before walking on stage to take the oath of office.

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Barack Obama and the First Lady share a tender moment during the Inaugural Ball on Jan. 20, 2009.

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Obama enters the Oval Office on the first day of his presidency.

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President Obama reads a letter left in his desk by George W. Bush, a White House tradition welcoming the new President.

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Obama tours the grounds of his new home for the next 8 years.

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Barack Obama meets with senior advisors in his third week as president.

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President Obama settles in for his first flight aboard Air Force One.

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The 44thPresident of the United States gives his first State of the Union address on February 24, 2009.

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Mr. & Mrs. Obama walk hand in hand towards the helicopter that will take them on their first trip to Camp David.

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Michelle Obama shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth at the Buckingham palace during their trip for the G20 summit.

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POTUS shows some love for his troops while visiting Camp Victory in Iraq on April 7, 2009.

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The Obamas share a laugh while eating a snack after an event.

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Obama and Biden take in some fresh air with some golf on the White House green.

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President Obama explores the Pyramids of Giza during a trip to Egypt on June 4, 2009.

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POTUS walks through his first G8 Summit in Italy.

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Barack Obama takes in the beauty of the Grand Canyon.

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President Obama enjoys himself during an interview with David Letterman on Sept 21, 2009.

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The Obama's welcome children to enjoyHalloween fun at the White House.

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President Obama and the First Lady take their first portrait in front of the official White House Christmas tree.

Obama sits in his personalized chair during a meeting.

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The Obama's bust a move during the Governors' Ball.

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Obama takes a moment to catch up on some important documents while on the go.

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The President takes calls at all hours leading up to the vote on healthcare reform.

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Obama and Biden applaud the passing of the Affordable Care Act.

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White House Photographer Pete Souza had this to say about capturing this photo: "The sun was setting as the Presidential motorcade arrived back at Miami International Airport. I ran to get in front of Air Force One so I could use the beautiful sky as the background when the President boarded the plane."

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The Obamas lip-sync to a group of acappella singers during a holiday visit.

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A rare moment in the Situation Room of the White House.

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The President greets soldiers after a surprise all night flight to Afghanistan.

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The Obama family admires Rio's infamous Christ the Redeemer statue while In Brazil on March 20, 2011.

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Barack Obama approaches the Marine One helicopter.

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President Obama watches the screen like a hawk during the real time mission to capture Osama bin Laden.

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The White House photographer Pete Souza writes"The President was ready to announce the news about the mission against Osama bin Laden and was putting the finishing touches on his statement in the Outer Oval Office. As he did so, the networks broke in with bulletins confirming that bin Laden had been killed and a photograph of him appeared on the television screen in the background near the Vice President and Press Secretary Jay Carney."

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Souza says "One of the most memorable moments of the year was when the President hugged Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as he walked onto the floor of the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol to deliver his annual State of the Union address."

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Pete Souza reveals an interesting fact about this photo: "The President hugs the First Lady after she had introduced him at a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa. The campaign tweeted a similar photo from the campaign photographer on election night and a lot of people thought it was taken on election day."

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Basketball fans cheer for the Obamas as they kiss for the kiss cam.

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President Obama serenades Michelle on her birthday.

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President Obama sits for a 3D portrait at the Smithsonian.

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President Obama takes a detour after the NATO summit to visit Stonehenge.

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Barack Obama can't keep a straight face while recording a Holiday video at the White House.

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Mr. President speaks at the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery civil-rights marches.

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A group of congressional Republicans is calling on Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to undo the housing discrimination rule advanced under former President Barack Obama, saying the regulation will punish communities that are not as diverse as the Obama administration would have wished.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee joined with 12 other senators and seven representatives late Friday to ask Carson to rescind the rule, known as "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing."

"We stand with you in opposing any and all instances of discrimination, but this rule does not actually help in that effort," the senators wrote, warning that the rule would increase federal involvement in local zoning decisions.

A spokesman for Carson said Monday that he had received the letter and would review it but offered no comment.

Before taking office, Carson criticized the rule, finalized in 2015, as an "attempt to legislate racial equality" that was doomed to fail, raising expectations that he would seek to reverse it.

But he hasn't addressed the regulation since becoming head of the agency responsible for it.

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing was the Obama administration's attempt to implement a part of the 1968 Fair Housing Act requiring agencies to ensure that housing aid reduced discrimination.

In their letter, the Republican lawmakers raised the fear that federal funds contingent on HUD approval, including Community Development Block Grants, could be withheld from communities that decline to accept the strings attached to the funds by the rule.

Separately, the Trump administration has called for ending Community Development Block Grant funding altogether, saying the grants have failed to provide benefits.

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President Trump began to sour on Chris Christie during the presidential campaign after the New Jersey governor arranged for then-President Obama to call Christie's phone on election night to congratulate Trump, according to an excerpt of a new book.

Trump, a self-professed germaphobe, was repulsed at the idea of using Christie's phone to take Obama's call, the Daily Mail reported Monday after obtaining a preview of the book "Devil's Bargain," by Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Joshua Green, due out Tuesday.

"Hey, Chris, you know my fucking phone number," Trump told Christie, according to the book. "Just give it to the president. I don't want your fucking phone."

In November, Trump fired Christie as leader of his transition team, replacing the New Jersey governor with then Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

Christie did not receive a formal role in the administration, after a campaign in which he was a leading Trump surrogate and had been considered as running mate, though he is running the president's opioids task force.

A spokesman for Christie denied the account of the phone interaction with Trump, in a statement to The Daily Beast Monday.

"The account in the book is complete fiction," Christie's spokesman Brian Murray said. "Governor Christie never spoke to President Obama on election night nor did he make any arrangements for any phone call from The White House to be placed on his cell phone for the President-elect. Finally, he had no conversation on election night as was relayed in this book with the President-elect. The author should be ashamed of himself in passing off this account as true it is fiction."

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Eric Bolling said one person would be to blame for possible interference in the 2016 presidential election.

"If Russia interfered in our elections there is only one person to blame, and that is Barack Obama, who was in charge of protecting the integrity of our federal elections system," the host said Saturday.

"From Wisconsin to Kentucky, and from Michigan to Pennsylvania people voted for Donald Trump because he promised jobs, security, willingness to drain the swamp," not because of the Kremlin, he continued.

Allegations of the Trump campaign's collusion with Russia were renewed this week as the media focuses on a meeting between Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and a Russian lawyer who was expected to have dirt on Hillary Clinton.

The Left and the media are conspiring against the president, Bolling said, adding that conservatives are always told to unite behind liberals, not vice versa.

Since Clinton's loss, Democrats have been the "epitome of sore losers," and it is time to unite behind President Trump, the host concluded.

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Donald Trump may be in the White House but in some welcome letters, its still Barack Obama whos commander in chief.

An administrative gaffe led to the distribution of some 200 congratulatory letters that identify Obama as the U.S. president to newly minted citizens,The Hill reported.

Aisha Sultan, a columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, shared a photo of her British-born husbands letter on Twitter Friday, raising attention to the error that was liked more than 169,000 times.

We embrace you as a new citizen of our land, and we welcome you to the American family, read the letter, signed by Trumps predecessor.

Sultan wasnt the only one finding amusement with the gaffe, as fellow Twitter users responded with an assortment of playful GIFs and stories about their own familys experiences while becoming U.S. citizens.

The welcome letters are typically produced by the new administration and then distributed to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which is a division of the Department of Homeland Security, USCIS press secretary Gillian Christensen toldThe Hill.

Christensen called the release of the Obama administrations letters an oversight that resulted in about 200 of the dated letters being distributed.

Maria Elena Upson, another USCIS spokeswoman, told Arizona Central last month that the agency had yet to receive a welcome letter and video message from Trump, but that its not unusual for new administrations to take several months to accomplish that task. Until that happens, she said that new citizens dont receive either a congratulatory letter or video message.

One twitter user, commenting on Sultans photo,wrote that during her husbands citizenship ceremony in March, they accidentally started to play Obamas congratulatory video.

Everyone cheered! she wrote.

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