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Michael Duffy

Michael Duffy is a deputy managing editor of TIME.

Michael Duffy

Michael Duffy is a deputy managing editor of TIME.

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Politics President Obama Welcomes Donald Trump as Newest Member of The Presidents Club The White House meeting of President Barack Obama and President-Elect Donald Trump follows a tradition. No matter how personally or politically hostile an outgoing and incoming president may be, once voters have selected a new member of The President’s Club, a different dynamic takes over, TIME's Nancy Gibbs writes

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