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While visiting the Tomb of Qar, President Obama noticed a hieroglyphic of a thin man with big ears. "That looks like me!" exclaimed President Obama. "Look at those ears."
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Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) commented on Pres. Obama's address at Cairo University addressing the Muslim world, saying that offering to speak with Iran makes the U.S look "weak."
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NBC "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams asked President Obama if gays and lesbians had a "friend" in the White House. Obama said: "I don't think that it makes sense for the federal government to get in the business of determining what marriage is."
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An aide to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor told her "don't answer any questions" as a CNN reporter was trying to get her opinion on Newt Gingrich.
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In an interview with Laura Haim on Canal Plus, a French television station, Mr. Obama noted that the United States also could be considered as “one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.”
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Newt Gingrich says his initial reaction to Judge Sotomayor's nomination was "too strong and too direct." Sen. Sessions says he is "very glad" Gingrich has back off his "hostile" criticism. Sessions says this will "help" the GOP have a "real good discussions about the serious issues that the nation faces."
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NBC "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams bows to President Obama as the two say goodnight to each other at the end of the day. Williams followed Obama around for a special on the NBC network.
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In response to a question from a reporter, Rep. John Murtha (D-Penn.) adamantly denied any connection to Kuchera Defense Systems, Inc., which is currently being investigated for alleged fraud.
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President Obama gives Nancy Reagan a kiss after signing the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act into law.
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After meeting with Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said criticisms of her are "vicious." Sen. Leahy was referring to Rush Limbaugh who called her "racist" and former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) who compared her to the KKK.
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CNBC's Rick Santelli says Geithner was lying when he told the Chinese there is no risk of monetizing debt in the United States.
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During a visit to a local Five Guys hamburger joint, President Obama ordered lunch for himself, some of his staff and NBC "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams.
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While guest hosting Bill Bennett's morning radio program, RNC Chairman Michael Steele said Republicans should stop "slamming and ramming" on Judge Sotomayor. Steele added it is important to understand the "historical aspect" of her nomination.
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A credentialed reporter from a small Georgia newspaper was dragged, kicking and screaming from Air Force One this afternoon. The woman, identified as Brenda Lee, said she wanted to give President Obama a letter before he departed from Los Angeles.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) told CNN some argue that Rush Limbaugh is the 800-pound gorilla in the Republican party. Schwarzenegger then said that characterization is "mean-spirited" to say because he thinks Limbaugh is "down to 650 pounds."
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Senior presidential adviser David Axelrod said Obama wanted someone whose judicial philosophy is similar to his. He wanted someone who would appreciate constitutional principles but "be ready to adapt them to a modern context."
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Limbaugh on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court: "So, here you have a racist. You might want to soften that and you might wanna say a reverse racist. And the libs of course say that minorities cannot be racists because they don't have the power to implement their racism. Well, those days are gone because reverse racists certainly do have the power to implement their power. Obama is the greatest living example of a reverse racist and now he's appointed one."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer called Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a "moderate" and added President Obama did not choose a "far-out liberal." Schumer said it would be hard for a member of either party to oppose her confirmation and warned Republicans to oppose her at their peril.
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While reviewing a split-screen of what other cable outlets were covering, FOX News' Shepard Smith pointed at MSNBC and said "I don't know what these people are doing." He did not name the network.
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On CNN Friday morning Former Vice President claimed he "waited two years" to criticize the Bush administration. In fact, In September of 2002 he trashed then President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and the cabinet for their handling of the war against terrorism. "From the outset, the administration has operated in a manner calculated to please the portion of its base that occupies the far right," Mr. Gore said. Gore called the Bush administration's "attack on fundamental constitutional rights" beyond the "pale and un-American."
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