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| Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher after the memorial service for her husband, Sir Denis Thatcher. (AFP/AFP/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| Clearly, the new Speaker of the House, John Boehner, isn't afraid to show emotion. He got misty while watching the midterm election results in November (pictured), cried at the swearing-in of the new Congress, and even bawled during a "60 Minutes" interview. But he's not the only politician to get choked up in front of the cameras: Here, a look at presidents, prime ministers, and other elected officials in moments -- both joyous and sad -- that moved them to tears. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| President Obama weeps as he sits next to Michelle at the funeral service for civil rights activist Dr. Dorothy Height at Washington National Cathedral, April 29, 2010. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| While hearing the story of a man partially paralyzed from a gunshot wound, President Bill Clinton wipes tears from his eyes at an anti-crime forum at Brooklyn College, March 10, 1994. (PAUL J .RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| Senate Minority Leader Robert Dole holds back tears as he leaves the podium after eulogizing former President Richard Nixon on April 27, 1994. (VINCE BUCCI/AFP/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher after the memorial service for her husband, Sir Denis Thatcher. (AFP/AFP/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| Then-presidential candidate John McCain wipes a tear away as Senator Joe Lieberman looks on after a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, March 18, 2008. (Pool/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford acknowledges having an affair with a woman in Argentina during a press conference at the State Capitol on June 24, 2009. (Davis Turner/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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