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Washington (CNN) -- Barack Obama may be the President of the United States, but for a few minutes on Monday, he was also Stephen Colbert, outgoing host of "The Colbert Report."

Obama sat down for an interview with Colbert in Washington -- his third appearance on the show -- and surprised the host by taking over the taping for a segment.

"You've been taking a lot of shots at my job, I've decided to take a shot at yours," Obama said before taking over for Colbert on "The Word," a segment where Colbert (in this case, Obama) says a line or two before a witty word or phrases flashes to the right. "How hard can this be? I am just going to say whatever you were about to say."

From there, Obama launched into a monologue about Obamacare, congressional Republicans and his last two years in office.

Funnyman Stephen Colbert

Funnyman Stephen Colbert

Funnyman Stephen Colbert

Funnyman Stephen Colbert

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President Obama flew to a red state with a growing immigrant population Tuesday to sell his controversial actions delaying deportation for millions of people living illegally in the U.S. as a "net plus" for local economies and communities.

In a small, packed room at a community center, the president acknowledged the heated debate over his move and argued that cities like Nashville would benefit from the youth, vitality and diversity that immigrants bring.

"Generation after generation, immigrants have been a net plus to our economy and a net plus to our society," Obama said. "We can't deport 11 million people, and it would be foolish to try as well as, I think, wrong for us to try."

The visit was Obama's third stop in recent weeks on a campaign to promote his plan to temporarily ease the threat of deportation for nearly 5 million people, about half of the 11 million or so people in the U.S. illegally. The president's tour has a dual purpose: shoring up his program against critics who've dubbed it an abuse of power and ensuring the program gets off the ground without the sort of self-created troubles that dogged last year's launch of his landmark healthcare law.

In the series of speeches, the White House is returning to its preferred political strategy of going outside the Washington Beltway to try to rally backing from community leaders.

In Nashville, Obama highlighted Mayor Karl Dean's efforts to incorporate new arrivals through a new city Office of New Americans, noting he'd created a White House task force with a similar aim.

Obama argued he was pushed to take executive action after months of delay on immigration legislation in Congress. He pitched his plan as a boon to the economy, even in communities far from the immigrant hubs of Los Angeles, New York and border towns. Nashville has seen thousands of immigrants from Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa settle here in recent years, drawn by the region's relatively strong economy and affordable housing. Foreign-born residents now make up about 12% of the population in the Nashville area.

Obama's trip Tuesday offered a flavor of the impassioned debate he is diving into. As Obama spoke at Casa Azafran, an outreach center that assists immigrants with social services, supporters outside held a large banner reading, "Gracias Obama." Steps away, protesters waved signs reading, "Defund amnesty" and "Obama is killing America."

"More than 200,000 Tennesseans remain out of work, but rather than prioritize their plight, the president is putting the interests of those who have broken our laws ahead of them," U.S. Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) said in a statement before Obama's arrival. "This is wrong, and the president does not have the authority to change our immigration laws without Congress."

Obama acknowledged his critics, at times casting them as misguided and fearful of change or brushing off their concerns with a few lighthearted jokes.

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PresidentBarack Obamaon Wednesday will announce more than $1 billion in public and private investments in preschool programs, a small step toward the kind of infusion theWhite Housesays is needed.

Fewer than a third of the country's 4-year-olds are currently enrolled in preschool programs that help them do better when they get to elementary school and help increase their learning and earning potential later in life.

TheU.S. ranks 28th in access to preschool among industrialized nations. "We are not close to where we need to be," Education SecretaryArne Duncantold reporters on a conference call.

"Quite frankly, as a nation, we should be ashamed," Duncan said.

Obama has proposed $75 billion in federal investments over 10 years to help states provide preschool for 4-year-olds from low- and moderate-income households.

States currently spend more than $5 billion on preschool programs, according to the National Institutefor Early Education.

At aWhite Housesummit, the Education Department will announce grants of more than $226 million to 18 states to enroll more than 33,000 kids in programs, and the Health and Human Services Department will announce up to $500 million for HeadStartand child care programs for more than 30,000 infants and toddlers.

The private sector also will commit more than $330 million to projects, including $55 million from Walt Disney Co, and $25 million from the family foundation ofJ.B. Pritzker, aChicagobusinessman whose sister is Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker.

TheWhite Househas worked to leverage money from the private sector to help boost its policy priorities in areas whereCongresshas not provided the kind of support that Obama has requested.

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By Sara Fischer, CNN

updated 5:55 AM EST, Wed December 10, 2014

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Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama defended the Senate Intelligence Committee's decision Tuesday to release a controversial torture report, arguing that while there was never a "perfect" time to release the report, it's important to publicly admit that the country made mistakes.

"One of the things that sets us apart from other countries is when we make mistakes, we admit them," Obama said in an interview with "Telemundo" on Tuesday that aired simultaneously on Univision.

"We did some things that violated who we are as a people," he added.

The report, which details the CIA's extreme interrogation techniques used on terrorists after the September 11th attacks, was released by the Senate Intelligence Committee despite a last-minute pleas from Secretary of State John Kerry and members of Congress not to release the information to the public at this time, fearing that its release could spark global attacks against Americans.

While the President acknowledged those concerns, he said his administration has taken precautionary measures around the world to prepare for any type of global reaction.

Earlier Tuesday, the CIA Director John Brennan defended the techniques outlined in the report, saying that the interrogations "did produce intelligence that helped thwart attack plans, capture terrorists and save lives."

But Obama contested their reasoning to Univision's Jorge Ramos arguing, "The information we get isn't necessarily better than doing things the right way."

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