Apr 12th, 2009 - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – It's decided: the Obamas have chosen a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog to be the first pet.
In what was one of the White House's most tightly kept secrets, President Barack Obama's daughters, 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha, have settled on a black and white pup, a White House official speaking on the condition of anonymity told The Associated Press Saturday night.
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