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President Barack Obama Now Has A Playlist On Spotify

Julie GersteinFebruary 9, 2012 //
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In between running the country and ramping up re-election his campaign, President Barack Obama made a Spotify playlist. Well, okay, his campaign team did, with some of the Prez’s favorites. What’s Obama listening to these days? A smattering of Wilco, Arcade Fire, U2, James Taylor and, of course, Al Green. Among the president’s more questionable picks: former Hootie and the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker’s solo project, and — wait for it — Ricky Martin. “Livin’ la Vida Loca,” Barack? You can subscribe to it here.

AZ Governor Jan Brewer Shoves A Finger In The President’s Face, People Flip Out

Jessica WakemanJanuary 26, 2012 //
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Maybe I shouldn’t get so worked up about things that I read on other people’s Facebook feeds. But I couldn’t help but feel a lump in my stomach this morning when I saw a former classmate from NYU — from the gender studies program, no less — post the now-infamous picture of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer shoving her finger in President Obama’s face, mouth open as if in mid-lecture, with the comment “President Obama really needs to learn to get angry and slap-a-bitch.” Keep reading »

Birth Control Will Be Covered By Most Employers, Obama Administration Announces

Jessica WakemanJanuary 20, 2012 //
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Most employers will be required to cover the full cost of contraception and other preventative services in their health plans under the Affordable Care Act, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. This means that women’s preventative health care like birth control will be available without co-pays or deductibles when Obama’s health care reform law goes into effect in August 1, 2012. 

This past August, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that health insurers would be required to cover birth control without co-pays following the release of a report by the Institute of Medicine. That independent panel of doctors had cited coverage of preventative health care, such as STD screening and birth control, in its recommendation of best practices.  

(And of course the talking boobs on Fox News wasted no time asking what Blue Cross/Blue Shield will be forced to cover next — manicures and pedicures?!?!  Really. Someone said that. )

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This Happened: President Obama Sings Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together”

Amelia McDonell-ParryJanuary 20, 2012 //

Putting aside your feelings on his “success” as a President, I think we can all agree that Barack Obama has a pretty mean falsetto. Sing it, sir!

Evening Quickies: The President Demands 90-Year-Old Betty White Produce Her Birth Certificate

Jessica WakemanJanuary 17, 2012 //
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  • Ninety years ago today, Betty White came into the world … or did she? In a 90th birthday card, the president demands that Betty produce a long-form copy of her birth certificate. She is pretty vivacious for 90. [NYMag.com]
  • In honor of Betty’s 90th, here’s a collection of her sexiest and funniest quotes! [TresSugar]
  • A Martin Luther King, Jr. Day strip club flyer for an “I Have A Dream Bash” has, predictably, inspired outrage. [Nerve.com]
  • Paula Deen discusses her recent Type 2 diabetes diagnosis on “The Today Show.” [Crushable]
  • How to say “I love you” in 30 different languages. Awwww! [Ecosalon]
  • New couple alert! Tyra Banks has got herself a new boo in Bali, where she vacationed earlier this year after splitting with her longtime boyfriend. No word on who the new guy is, but good luck to TyTy for trying to make it work long distance. Wonder if she’s read Eat, Pray, Love… [People] Keep reading »

Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Go To The White House

Rachel KrauseJanuary 13, 2012 //

Yes, Brad and Angelina are Hollywood royalty, but it looks to me like they might just have some political connections as well. The gorgeous couple stopped by the White House this week, while in town for the D.C. fête of Angelina’s new film, In the Land of Blood and Honey. Apparently, Obama extended the invitation in part to discuss Jolie’s commitment to preventing future genocides and fighting back against sexual violence towards women. Angelina’s admirable causes have been bringing such issues to light for more than a decade now, and it’s her philanthropic leanings (and her children) that helped her to overcome her previous battles with substance abuse and other self-destructive behavior. This meeting of the minds was not their first encounter with the president — in 2009, Brad met with Obama to discuss his devotion to rebuilding the Ninth Ward in New Orleans following disastrous Hurricane Katrina. [Associated Press]

The Obamas Put Our Family Portraits To Shame, Again

Jessica WakemanDecember 18, 2011 //
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Stop being so damn cute, Obama family! I can’t tell whose dress I want to fight over more: Michelle‘s or Malia‘s. (Yes, I am envious of a 13-year-old girl’s wardrobe.) [Mrs-O.com]

Barack Obama Calls Michelle “Cute”

Julie GersteinDecember 14, 2011 //
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Today President Barack Obama and FLOTUS Michelle visited with troops in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. After listening to a rousing introduction from the First Lady, President Obama noted that Michelle was both a remarkable first lady and also “cute.” Aw! He then advised the male soldiers that “Gentlemen, that’s your goal, to marry up. Punch above your weight.” [Mediaite]

Hillary Clinton On Getting Along With Barack Obama

Jessica WakemanOctober 27, 2011 //
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“I think I was struck by my early travels, where one of the most common questions I kept being asked, especially in the audience of young people at universities and elsewhere, is: How could you work with President Obama? You ran against him. Because still in democracies, even ones that we think of as fairly mature, that was just a totally bizarre idea that two people who were political foes could ever end up working together. … And my answer always was: Yes, I mean, we ran hard against each other. He tried to beat me, I tried to beat him. But he won, then he asked me to work for him. And I said yes because we both love our country. So I think that that message resonated with a lot of people and, again, I would stress particularly young people.”

— Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on working alongside her former opponent, Barack Obama, in Washington. This quote is just one tidbit of the Q&A — mostly about foreign policy — that Hillary did with TIME‘s editor-in-chief. As I read their conversation, I was blown away by her intelligence and intellect. I highly, highly recommend you read it, too!  [TIME] Keep reading »

Sarah Palin Tries Fried Butter, Disses Barack Obama

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comAugust 13, 2011 //

“I’m excited to try some of that famous fried butter-on-a-stick, fried cheesecake-on-a-stick, fried Twinkies, etc. I’ll enjoy them in honor of those who’d rather make us just ‘eat our peas.’”

—Sarah Palin writes to her supporters to tell them that she is heading to the Iowa State Fair and plans on chowing down on all sorts of delicious foods that unfortunately give you a heart attack in 20 seconds flat. So who is this pea-pusher she’s referring to?” Why, Barack Obama, of course. While trying to broker the debt limit deal, he said, “I will not sign a 30-day or a 60-day or a 90- day extension. That is just not an acceptable approach. So we might as well do it now; pull off the Band-Aid, eat our peas.” Wow, I love that Palin is running on a pro deep fryer platform. [People]

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