Washington Photo Blog: Thursday, July 30, 2009

The media watches as President Obama (right) sits down for a beer in the Rose Garden with (left to right) Vice President Biden, Henry Louis
Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME

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The media watches as President Obama (right) sits down for a beer in the Rose Garden with (left to right) Vice President Biden, Henry Louis Gates and police Sergeant James Crowley to try to start a dialogue on better race relations.

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