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Russian President Vladimir Putin is now a favorite topic on the internet, especially after he worked out a deal with President Obama over chemical weapons in Syria. Here are some of the top Putin-themed memes that are circling the web.

After briefly addressing the tragic Navy Yard shootings, President Obama delivered a sharply partisan message to Republicans on Monday, while two individuals connected with the attack were still at large in Washington, D.C. Obama warned of an "extreme wing" of the Republican party that was willing to shutdown the government over Obamacare. Obama delayed his speech by about 50 minutes after news of the attack broke Monday morning, but pressed forward with his full remarks in the South Court Auditorium of the White House. "The larger point is asked — after all that we have been through, after all the...

"It's worth saying Colorado has maintained people's right to own a gun --- we've maintained the full respect for the Second Amendment," he insisted during a press conference on Wednesday. Hickenlooper repeatedly cited a poll showing that 80 percent of Colorado voters support universal background checks, calling the law "sound and sensible." He admitted, however, that he was never as "fired up" about limits on ammunition magazines. "That was a tough one," he said.

"We pray for all those who have stepped forward in those years of war, the diplomats who served in dangerous posts - as we saw this day last year in Benghazi - intelligence professionals, often unseen and unheralded who protect us in every way, our men and women in uniform who defend this country that we love." Obama said.

As Secretary of State John Kerry makes President Obama's case for military action in Syria, multiple photos of his weary appearance are surfacing online. Based on these photos, Kerry appears either very glum about the situation in Syria or he's getting tired of trying to explain why the United States should go to war with the country.

Paul also explained that he had difficulty seeing any American interests in the Syrian conflict. “I can’t see fighting to impose Sharia law in Syria,” Paul said. “I can’t see sending my son to fight with Islamic rebels against Christians. I also can’t see my son going to fight on the same side as al Qaeda.” Under Sharia law, Paul noted, Christians would be persecuted for blasphemy, citing a woman in Pakistan who was jailed for blasphemy after she drank from a cup shared by Muslim workers. “That is not something I want to send our boys and girls to...

Chris Matthews marked the 50th anniversary of the speech of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington today by suggesting that Republicans were racist for blocking President Obama’s agenda. “You’ve got people talking impeachment like [Tom] Coburn, you’ve got Ted Cruz out there – they never say their problem with Obama is that he is black but look at the pattern,” Matthews said. “The pattern is rejection of his legitimacy at the first point saying he is not really here legally.”

President Obama signaled in an exclusive interview with radio hosts Tom Joyner and Sybil Wilkes that Martin Luther King Jr. would have liked his health care plan for Americans. Obama spoke to the pair in the Oval Office to recognize the 50th anniversary of King’s March on Washington. “What do you think he’d say about Obamacare?” asked Joyner, when discussing King’s legacy. “Oh he’d like that,” Obama asserted. “Well, because he understood that health care, health security is not a privilege, it’s something in a county as wealthy as ours, everybody should have access to.”

The moral outrage expressed by Secretary of State John Kerry, Cruz suggested, was not enough to launch a military attack against Syria. “The United States Armed Forces doesn’t exist to be a policeman for the world and I certainly hope the reaction isn’t lobbying some cruise missiles in to disagree with Assad’s murderous actions,” he said. The freshman senator indicated that could be a case for acting in Syria to stop the chemical weapons from falling into the hands of terrorists.

Gessling said that since his skit sparked nation-wide controversy, he has received five death threats, as well as threats vowing to run him over and burn his house down. “I didn’t do this to do any hating on anyone, I did it to be funny, I did it to be a joke,” he explained on Missouri’s KCTV 5, “This clown bit has been around for generations and I didn’t think anything more of it.” Gessling said that rodeo clowns have done similar sketches with presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ronald Reagan. When asked by an interviewer if he...

“While it may seem that this is still a political debate, the debate is really over,” Sebelius said, reminding the audience that the law was passed by Congress, signed into law, ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court, and President Obama was re-elected “overwhelmingly.”

“[I]t’s time our politicians wake up and hear some Duck calls from far outside the beltway,” she explained on Facebook, praising the show’s record ratings on cable. “The self-made, hugely successful businessmen (and women) of Duck Dynasty made history this week with the 'most watched non-fiction series' in TV history." Palin also praised a video of the star of the A&E television show Phil Robertson delivering a speech against abortion rights that has gone viral on the internet. “To our GOP leaders in Washington, especially — this is what Americans desire and deserve; we’re not rooting for your social truces....

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas made headlines Monday after he indicated that he would renounce his Canadian citizenship. “Nothing against Canada, but I’m an American by birth and as a U.S. senator, I believe I should be only an American,” Cruz said in a statement. But if Cruz truly wants to prove himself a real American, he should renounce the following Canadian things. 1. Justin Bieber

According to a new Conservative Intel Poll conducted by Harper Polling, however, 41 percent of Louisiana voters said he should not run and only 26 percent said that he should. Thirty-three percent of voters added that they were “not sure.”

President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters watched the fireworks after having dinner at Valerie Jarrett’s vacation home. “We’re told POTUS, FLOTUS and their daughters watched the fireworks but pool did not see them,” the pool report read. “There was going to be a photo-op but that got nixed.”

“Why would the president do this for the cameras? It’s one thing to take a vacation but is this pose shoving it down the throats of the American people?” she asked. “Many are out of work. They can’t afford to spend the day working on their golf game in one of the most expensive places to vacation. Is this what leadership looks like?”

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, shared some jokes at Vice President Joe Biden’s expense on Saturday as he spoke at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa. “Vice President Joe Biden,” Cruz began, pausing for a moment as the crowd laughed. “You know the nice thing is that you don’t even need a punchline,” he added as the crowd roared with laughter.

“We have to continue this conversation, gentlemen, privately and on television,” he said. “I mean a lot of people out there – I’ll just tell you one thing. And I’m speaking now for all white people, but especially those who have had to try to change the last 50 or 60 years. A lot of them have really tried to change and I’m sorry for this stuff. That’s all I’m saying.”

Censoring the f-word, the n-word, the s-word, and the a-word, singer Rachel Crow performed a kid-friendly version of rap artist Cee Lo Green's song "F*** You" at the White House.

“It’s Independence Day – where it all started,” said shotgun toting Jenn Kroll, to the Houston Chronicle. “What better day to show our rights?”