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For Disney’s Magic Kingdom Theme Park in Orlando, the dream of having an audio animatronic President Obama comes true on the Fourth of July.

The White House today posted a video on its website of the President in March taping an introduction that his image will deliver at the reopened Hall of Presidents starting Saturday.

KEYWORDS Barack Obama | Disney
Published on Thu. July 02nd, 2009 at 3:56PM | Link | Email | Comments (2) |
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After a much touted move from in front of the cameras to behind the scenes, former "House" star Kal Penn finally started work today as an Associate Director in the Obama administration’s Office of Public Engagement.

In a conference call organized Monday by the White House, Penn dodged the reasons for why there had been an almost three month delay since his announcement in April that the long-time Obama supporter would be working at the White House.

KEYWORDS Kal Penn | Obama | Washington
Published on Mon. July 06th, 2009 at 2:49PM | Link | Email | Comments (3) |
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Who knew that Barack Obama would have a country music night so early in his presidency.

Well it’s happening Tuesday night at the White House. Country music stars Alison Kraus, Brad Paisley and Charlie Pride are heading to 1600 Pennsylvania as part of a White House Music Series that will be broadcast live on the White House web site starting around 7:30 p.m. ET

Published on Mon. July 20th, 2009 at 4:59PM | Link | Email | Comments (0) |
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The U.S. Senate without debate today confirmed President Obama’s last two nominees to the Federal Communications Commission.

The move will put the normally five-member FCC at its full strength for the first time since January.

Confirmed today were Democrat Mignon Clyburn and Republican Meredith Attwell Baker.

KEYWORDS FCC | Juius Genachowski
Published on Fri. July 24th, 2009 at 3:10PM | Link | Email | Comments (0) |
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Keith Olbermann certainly isn’t afraid to offer opinions on his MSNBC-TV "Countdown" show. Generally, those opinions tend a little towards the liberal side.

OK, maybe that could be a slight understatement, considering Olbermann’s long running and nightly criticism of the Bush administration and its officials that includes as a signoff the number of days since President Bush declared Mission Accomplished.

Still, Olbermann delivers a nightly newscast that includes commentary on the cable channel.

KEYWORDS Keith Olbermann
Published on Mon. July 27th, 2009 at 8:29PM | Link | Email | Comments (4) |
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Actor Sidney Poitier and actress, singer and dancer Chita Rivera will be among the 16 recipients of President Obama’s first Medal of Freedom Awards as president next month, the White House said Thursday.

They will be part of a group that includes physicist Stephen Hawking, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Billie Jean King, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the late San Francisco Mayor Harvey Milk and Bishop Desmond Tutu.

Published on Thu. July 30th, 2009 at 2:05PM | Link | Email | Comments (0) |
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