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Obama Biscuits

Get a cookie with President Barack Obama’s image on the bag: the “Obama Biscuit.”

The United Biscuit Ltd., the Ghana – based maker of the cookie, generates 2.8 million biscuits a day during peak production, which accounts for about 60% of the factory’s output. The round cookie stamped with the company’s logo comes in regular, ginger flavor and the latest, ChocObama. Its package bears an image of Obama, and can be found in small roadside shops across Ghana, Africa.

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A Father’s Day Gift for Barack Obama

First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia went to the L.A. Lakers game Thursday night. The girls wanted to get their dad a jersey as a gift for Father’s Day. So AEG president Tim Leiweke — whose suite they were sitting in– had the gift shop make a customized Obama jersey. Lakers Coach Phil Jackson (and former coach of Obama’s hometown team, the Chicago Bulls) signed the jersey after the game.

Pharrell and Obama at the White House

Pharrell celebrated Cinco de Mayo Monday at the White House with President Barack Obama and actress Rosario Dawson. Pharrell posted these pics on his BBC blog.
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Michelle Obama discusses Chicago, White House and Beyonce

First Lady Michelle Obama recently talked to local elementary students at the White House during Take Our Daughters to Work Day. She answered questions from the children about being First Lady, Chicago and her favorite music.

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First Lady Michelle Obama honored at Kids’ Choice Awards

First Lady Michelle Obama loves the kids and they love her right back. She was honored with the Big Help Award Saturday at the Nickelodeon’s Kid Choice Awards. Obama was acknowledged for her efforts to combat obesity through the Let’s Move campaign, which Nickelodeon donated $3 million.

First Lady Michelle Obama previews Governors’ Ball

First Lady Michelle Obama greeted music students Sunday to a preview of the White House’s annual Governors’ Ball featuring Harry Connick, Jr.

While introducing Connick and his band, she stressed the importance of community service.

“These guys aren’t just playing music and earning money and performing, but they’re community leaders, too,” Obama said. “And that’s really important for you guys, too, because it’s not just if you can sing and dance, but what do you give back?”

First Lady Michelle Obama says she is not that interesting

First Lady Michelle Obama talked Wednesday morning with “Today Show” host Matt Lauer. She tells Lauer that she “is not that interesting.”

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Video: Obama greets NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers

President Barack Obama greeted the NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers Monday at the White House. Obama also joked with Magic Johnson about how coach Phil Jackson, when he was with the Chicago Bulls, helped to defeat Magic and the Lakers back in the day. Check that out at about the :31 mark.

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Blagojevich apologizes for ‘I’m blacker than Barack Obama’ comment

Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich apologized Monday for comments that he made in a Feb. issue of Esquire magazine where he said:

“I’m blacker than Barack Obama. I shined shoes. I grew up in a five-room apartment. My father had a little Laundromat in a black community not far from where he lived. I saw it all growing up.”

Blagojevich later said:

“It was a very stupid thing to say. Obviously, I’m not blacker than President Obama. I was speaking metaphorically, and it was, again, a stupid way of saying it.”

Obamas Christmas in Hawaii

The First Family arrived in Oahu, Hawaii Thursday for a Christmas vacation. President Barack Obama was born and mainly raised in the state. The family will spend more than a week at the same oceanfront vacation home that was rented the previous year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!