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President Obama's year-end presser, pressed by Star Wars

Not even the President of the United States could escape 'the force' of Star Wars. "Clearly this is not the most pressing event at the White House", the president said as he began his traditional year-end press conference with the media. "There's a screening of Star Wars taking place in the White House for Gold Star families and their children, so I'll try to be relatively succinct." Star Wars storm troopers join White House staffers outside the White House on Friday. The president gave his review of his administration's accomplishments where he lauded health care, criminal justice reform, and decreased unemployment. President Obama, speaking during his year-end media presser, appears to be giving a 'thumbs up' while speaking on the accomplishments of his administration. Photo/CD Brown "As I look back on this year, one thing I see so much of is that our steady, persistent work over the years is paying off for the Amer