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WASHINGTON -- When politics is your father's business and your birthday falls on the 4th of July, your special day is almost always upstaged by parades, picnics and Americana that any ambitious politician must participate in with enthusiasm.
So it has been for Malia Obama, who this weekend will be the first member of this First Family to celebrate a birthday in the White House, even as several thousand descend on her lawn to watch fireworks on Saturday when she turns 11.
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Al Franken: From satirist to senator
Jul 2nd, 2009 - CNN
(CNN) -- Ten years ago, Al Franken wrote a satirical book detailing his fictitious race for the White House. In "'Why Not Me?" Franken trounces former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to win the election...
Obama kicks back for the Fourth
Jul 2nd, 2009 - baltimoresun.com
Washington - - President Barack Obama took his own advice Saturday, relaxing on the Fourth of July with some golf, a cookout and a private Foo Fighters concert in the backyard...
Night of barbecue, fireworks on tap at White House
Jul 2nd, 2009 - WTOP.com
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is getting ready for the big holiday barbecue and fireworks show at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle...
Francesca Biller-Safran: Fireworks Brighter for Blacks this Fourth of July
Jul 2nd, 2009 - The Huffington Post
As a person of mixed race, I have had many blacks since Obama's election confide in me with comments along these lines, "We finally have a brother in the White House, and that's more than I ever thought would happen.
Obama interview: Too many jobs lost
Jul 2nd, 2009 - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – With joblessness rising, President Barack Obama said Thursday he was "deeply concerned" about unemployment and conceded that too many families are worried about "whether they will be next" to suffer economically.




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