Really, i'm not saying even a word, only that the first part is all Getty, and the second, well, you'll see. My sincere apology to dial-up folks, i swear i love you. :) Please, please, please do not hot-link.
Enjoy.
Patrick Kennedy's note on his father's grave: "Dad, the unfinished business is done."(Photo: John Dicker)
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And, yet again, the absolutely stunning work of Pete Souza, WH official photographer. The entire 84 pictures gallery, titled "This is What Change Looks Like: Passing Health Care Reform" - is here.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton congratulates President Barack Obama on the House vote to pass health care reform, prior to a meeting in the Situation Room of the White House, March 22, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama hugs Phil Schiliro, assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, during a reception at the White House, early March 22, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama celebrates with staff on the Truman Balcony of the White House, early March 22, 2010, following the House vote to pass health care reform. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama reacts to a BlackBerry message in the Treaty Room office in the private residence of the White House, March 21, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Obama President Barack listens to Phil Schiliro, assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, during a meeting on health care in the Oval Office, March 21, 2010. Katie Johnson, the President's personal secretary, stands in the background. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama holds a lucky charm given to him during the campaign, while on the phone with a Member of Congress in the Oval Office, March 21, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama pumps his fists during a meeting with senior staff in the Chief of Staff 's office at the White House, March 21, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
In between meetings on health care reform, President Barack Obama plays a game of H-O-R-S-E with Michael Strautmanis, chief of staff for the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, on the White House Basketball Court, March 21, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama greets House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her grandson, following a meeting with Democratic Members of Congress to discuss the health insurance reform vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 20, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama calls Members of Congress to discuss health care reform in the Oval Office, March 19, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama checks his BlackBerry as he walks along the Colonnade to the Oval Office, March 18, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama meets with Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, aboard Air Force One en route to Cleveland, Ohio, March 15, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama edits a health care speech with Jon Favreau, director of speechwriting, in Favreau's West Wing office at the White House, March 3, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and Phil Schiliro, assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, talk in the Oval Office, Dec. 24, 2009, after the U.S. Senate passed health insurance reform. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama hugs House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Cannon House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Nov. 7, 2009. The President delivered remarks regarding the Affordable Health Care for America Act. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
A member of the audience holds a "Thank You" sign during President Barack Obama's speech on medicare fraud and health care insurance reform at St. Charles High School in St. Charles, Mo., March 10, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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And this why it was all worth it:
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Jackson Health System Primary Care Doctor Merja Clegg (R) speaks with her patient Lamar Jeffers as U.S. President Barack Obama, seen on a live streaming video, attends the signing ceremony for the healthcare insurance reform legislation on March 23, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Jeffers seeing Dr. Clegg , at the Jefferson Reaves Sr. Health Center, for a medical issue said that he felt the passing of the health reform issue was important for people like him that have little money but need medical help. (Getty Images)
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And that's it. Party's over. Back to work. Thank you, great president. May the force be with you.
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