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Photos: Anchorage welcomes, protests Obama arrival

As Secret Service agents, some with dogs, swarmed inside and around the Hotel Captain Cook in downtown Anchorage this morning, a handful of local businesses had erected signs welcoming President Obama. On Fourth Avenue, Andres Guarderas said he was ready to serve a presidential lunch from his Red Umbrella reindeer sausage stand. Rallies later scolded the president on climate change and celebrated his historic visit to Alaska.

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