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U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrive to play host to an evening of classical music in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 4, 2009.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., flanked by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, to discuss climate change legislation

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. talks with Vice President Joe Biden on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, prior to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's address to a joint session of Congress

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, is welcomed by Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, right, during a press conference following her meeting with President Hosni Mubarak, not pictured, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Clinton is holding hastily arranged meetings with Egyptian leaders to discuss the stalemate over restarting peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. An veiled Egyptian journalist looks at U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a news conference following her meeting with President Hosni Mubarak, not pictured, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009....

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) sits next to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as they visit the Wright Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin, November 4, 2009. A student with an "Obama" haircut at Wright Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin, listens to U.S. President Barack Obama speak as he visits the area, November 4, 2009.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (L) holds an Albanian traditional hat called Plis alongside Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu during his visit to Pristina, November 1, 2009. Clinton is in Kosovo where he unveiled his statue in Clinton's Boulevard. Former US president Bill Clinton addresses thousands of ethnic Albanians in Pristina, Kosovo, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo's capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 11-foot (3.5-meter) statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name....

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks during a leadership and mentoring initiative at the White House in Washington November 2, 2009. The initiative will provide a group of local high school students an opportunity to participate in educational, career development, life-skills, and mentoring activities with senior women from the East and West Wings of the White House.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg exits a voting booth in New York November 3, 2009. Mayor Bloomberg appeared headed to victory over Democrat Bill Thompson after engineering a rules change to allow him to run for a third term and spending millions of his own money on his campaign. As of last month, the billionaire mayor had spent $85 million to Thompson's $6 million.

First lady Michelle Obama harvests vegetables from the garden with children from Washington's Bancroft and Kimball Elementary schools, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gestures during her visit to the historical Badshahi Masjid in Lahore. Clinton's visit to the second largest city in Pakistan, which has been hit by a series of gun, suicide and grenade attacks this year, was accompanied by draconian security measures a day after a car bomb killed 105 in Peshawar This handout picture released by Pakistan's Interior Ministry shows US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik paying their respects at the shrine of 17th century Muslim saint Shah Latif Bari Kazmi in Islamabad. Clinton is using a three-day...

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on clean energy jobs Former Massachusetts Sen. Edward William Brooke, left, gets a hug from Victoria Reggie Kennedy as Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. looks on, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington following a ceremony where Brooke received the Congressional Gold Medal. President Barack Obama and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. arrive at Logan International Airport in Boston, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., speaks during...

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. announces a retooled health care overhaul bill, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Former President Bill Clinton speaks during a campaign stop for New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, in Collingswood, N.J New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine, left, listens as former President Bill Clinton speaks during a campaign event in West Orange, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. Corzine will face Republican candidate Chris Christie and Independent Chris Daggett in next week's election. Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds, left, raises his fist to the crowd during a campaign stop with former President Bill Clinton, in McLean, Va. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009.

Vice President Joe Biden reacts before being presented with the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund's distinguished service award, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden reacts to applause as he arrives at an event to announce Fisker Automotive's intention to manufacture automobiles at the former General Motors Boxwood road assembly plant in Wilmington, Delaware October 27, 2009

With Noot and T-Paw being foisted upon us as the latest in presidential contenders, I just had to relieve my frustration....Caption at will...

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walks with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, and others, upon her arrival for the Democratic Policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) walks with U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) to Marine One on the tarmac at New York's JFK Airport, October 23, 2009. Obama flew to Connecticut to attend a fundraiser on Friday for Dodd. U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Senator Chris Dodd (L) meet with Bruce Moore, owner of Eastern Land Management in Stamford, Connecticut, October 23, 2009.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calf. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Behind her, from left are, House Majority Whip James Clyburn of S.C., economists Allen Sinai and Heather Boushey. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, seen here on October 15, rejected as "not very dignified" former vice president Dick Cheney's charge that the White House was dangerously "dithering" on Afghanistan

.. and all he got was an MIT t-shirt hpotomop.

U.S. President Barack Obama greets third and fourth grade students at Viers Mill Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland, October 19, 2009. Obama visited the school where the students had improved their standardized test scores.

Obama makes stop in N.O., bypasses Miss.Posted: 10/16/09 - 12:10:33 pm CDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Supporters of President Barack Obama lined the streets leading to a town hall meeting at the University of New Orleans and erupted in cheers as the president’s motorcade arrived Thursday. Even before Air Force One landed, hundreds were lined up at UNO for the town hall at the school’s 1,500-seat fitness center. About 150 demonstrators were ushered behind barricades about 400 yards away. Some were Obama supporters, others were there to protest the president’s health care proposals. “I’m a small business owner and the...

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is applauded after being awarded an honorary degree in law from McGill University Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 in Montreal. Workers install a monument to former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Bill Clinton Boulevard in Pristina, Kosovo October 12, 2009. The government of Kosovo said that Clinton's statue will be unveiled next month, with the former president expected to attend the ceremony. Picture taken October 12, 2009. Former President Bill Clinton, right, makes remarks as filmmaker Steven Spielberg, and Linda E. Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Constitution Center look on during the...

U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as he arrives to speak at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in San Francisco, California October 15, 2009.

Senator Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, shakes hands with Senator Olympia Snowe after the Committee passed the Democratic healthcare reform bill with a 14-9 vote on Capitol Hill, October 13, 2009.

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Hindu Priest Sri Narayanachar Digalakote, uses a candle to light an oil lamp in observation of Diwali, or the 'Festival of Lights,' a holiday celebrated across faiths in India, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. U.S. President Barack Obama smiles after signing an Executive Order restoring the White House Advisory Commission and Interagency Working Group, and observing Diwali in the East Room of the White House in Washington, October 14, 2009.

Activists yell during a protest in Washington, DC. Thousands of gay rights activists marched on Washington to call for homosexual rights, a day after President Barack Obama vowed to repeal a ban on gays serving openly in the US military. Doug Armstrong, 35, of Washington, left, blows bubbles at Arundhati Baden-Mayer Eidinger, 5, as she walks with her mother Alexis Baden-Mayer Eidinger, of Washington, center, during the National Equality March with thousands of gay rights advocates in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Actress Cynthia Nixon speaks at the National Equality March in Washington, on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and his wife Michelle (L) bid farewell to Rev. Luis Leon (C) after attending a Sunday morning church service at St. John's Church in Washington October 11, 2009. US President Barack Obama (L) and his wife Michelle (2nd R) and daughters Sasha (2nd L) and Malia (R) walk to the White House after attending a Sunday morning church service at St. John's Church in Washington, October 11, 2009.

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Is zer0 sending a message to the world?

The toy company that created the Barack Obama action figure has done the same for his wife, Michelle - but don't even think about calling her a sidekick. Jason Feinberg of Jailbreak Toys says he thinks the First Lady doll will outdo the President's version, which has already racked up 200,000 sales.