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President Obama to Hold Press Conference Friday Before Heading to Vacation

Katie Pavlich | August 09, 2013 8:34 AM

President Obama is expected to hold a press conference Friday at 3 p.m. ET before heading out of town for vacation in Martha's Vineyard.

Topics likely to come up:

-Terror threats and the closing of U.S. embassies
-Benghazi
-Relations with Russia/Edward Snowden
-IRS scandal
-Debt ceiling
-Immigration reform

This will be President Obama's first solo press conference since April 2013.