"I brushed my teeth; I did floss, used mouthwash . . . took the bus to work, same thing that everybody does."

With those searing, unforgettable words, actor Kal Penn (you know, House?, the acclaimed, pivotal Harold & Kumar films?) began his dream job yesterday. He is now an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison, running niceness between the Barack Obama House of White and Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, and arts groups.

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