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You can bet Obama does not much like the cold, and has learned from Michelle how awful it can be in chicago, and you just jack up the heat.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe emails: &quot;It sends the right message to conserve in the white house. Lyndon Johnson used to go around the White House shutting off lights. 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