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Watch Obama's Year-End Press Conference

He'll take questions at the White House before departing to Hawaii for the holidays.
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President Barack Obama will hold a year-end news conference Friday afternoon at the White House.

The presser is scheduled to begin at 1:50 p.m. ET. 

Watch video of the press conference above.

After the press conference, Obama will travel to San Bernardino, California, to meet with the families of the victims of the Dec. 2 mass shooting. He will then depart for Oahu, Hawaii, where he will vacation with his family through the new year.

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President Barack Obama eats shave ice with daughter Malia Obama at Island Snow, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, in Kailua. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama reacts to his chipped shot as he golfs with Bobby Titcomb, Greg Orme, and Mike Ramos on Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, on the 18th hole of the Mid Pacific Country Club in Kailua. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama with his daughter Sasha, the first lady Michelle Obama, and their other daughter Malia disembark Air Force One after arriving at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama, with first lady Michelle Obama, greets troops and their families on Christmas Day, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama smiles broadly while golfing with friends Bobby Titcomb, left, and Mike Ramos on Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, on the 18th hole of the Mid Pacific Country Club in Kailua. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama's motorcade passes Kaneohe Bay, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama reaches for his ball after making par while golfing with friends Bobby Titcomb, Greg Orme, and Mike Ramos on Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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First lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama greet people on the tarmac before boarding Air Force One, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama and his daughter Sasha Obama leave the White House for their holiday vacation December 19, 2014. (credit:Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
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President Barack Obama waves to the traveling press as he plays golf with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii's Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama and daughter Sasha step off Air Force One upon their arrival at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu on December 19, 2014. (credit:NICHOLAS KAMM via Getty Images)
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President Barack Obama eats shave ice with daughter Malia at Island Snow, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, in Kailua. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A woman holds up a t-shirt that says 'Obama Girl' as US President Barak Obama's motorcade heads to Marine Corps Base Hawaii. (credit:KENT NISHIMURA via Getty Images)
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President Barack Obama returns to the White House with first lady Michelle Obama, and his daughters Sasha and Malia January 4, 2015 in Washington, DC. (credit:Pool via Getty Images)

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