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   The National Singer Matt Berninger: 'Obama Thinks We're the Washington Nationals'

   10:17 am 4/24/2013

   • by Jordan Zakarin

   The frontman for the indie stalwarts says, "He comes and he sees a bunch of weaklings, five weirdos," instead of the baseball team.Read more

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   President Obama: White House Not Involved in Jay-Z and Beyonce Cuba Trip (Video)

   6:50 am 4/17/2013

   • by Erin Carlson

   Addressing the music power couple's headline-making vacation in an interview with Savannah Guthrie, he says: "We have better things to do."Read more

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   Networks Cautious in Boston Bombing Coverage After Recent Mistakes

   1:35 pm 4/16/2013

   • by Marisa Guthrie

   President Obama's early resistance to call the bombings "terrorism" also fuels criticism.Read more

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   Boston Marathon Bombing: Obama Says 'We Will Find Out Who Did This and Hold Them Responsible'

   3:34 pm 4/15/2013

   • by Kimberly Nordyke

   He stops short of calling the tragedy a terrorist attack, saying, "We still do not know who did this or why."Read more

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   White House Responds to Jay-Z's 'Open Letter' Lyrics Referencing Obama (Video)

   6:00 am 4/12/2013

   • by Erika Ramirez, Billboard

   "It's a song ... The President did not communicate with Jay-Z over this trip," press secretary Jay Carney tells a reporter from Politico.Read more

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   Justin Timberlake, Sam Moore and Booker T. Jones Headline White House Memphis Soul Concert

   7:08 pm 4/9/2013

   • by Tina Daunt

   Obama jokingly suggests that "Green Onions" replace "Hail to the Chief" as the presidential entrance music. Read more

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   Obama: Movies Won't Be the Same Without Roger Ebert

   2:58 pm 4/4/2013

   • by Tina Daunt

   Updated: Reacting to news of the film critic's death, the president said: "For a generation of Americans -- and especially Chicagoans -- Roger was the movies."Read more

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   eBay Reverses Decision to Censor Auction of Jim Carrey Photo

   3:58 pm 3/29/2013

   • by Paul Bond

   “The listing complied with eBay’s policies and was removed in error," the auction site said Friday after removing the word "gun" and other phrases from eBay listings involving the comedian.Read more

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   Jim Carrey Backlash on eBay for His Anti-Gun Video Mysteriously Disappears

   12:45 pm 3/27/2013

   • by Paul Bond

   UPDATED: An eBay user who was selling an autographed photo of the actor and promising to buy a gun with the money sparked a mini-trend, though the auction site appears to have put an end to the movement.Read more

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    White House Correspondents' Dinner: Who's In, Who's Out, Who's Being Courted

    11:00 am 3/27/2013

    • by Tina Daunt

    The annual jockey for celebrity guests is on once again, as Kim Kardashian mulls her options.Read more

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