BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION AT THE WHITE HOUSE

PBS premieres the next In Performance at the White House titled, "Music of the Civil Rights Era". Similar to the Fiesta Latina and A Night Honoring Stevie Wonder, this series showcases special guests including Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Seal, Smokey Robinson and the Blind Boys of Alabama.

A CLINTON SUMMER WEDDING

Chelsea Clinton is getting married. The former President's daughter is set to marry boyfriend Marc Mezinsky, son of two former congress members.
The couple sent out an email breaking the news.

"We're sorry for the mass email but we wanted to wish everyone a belated Happy Thanksgiving! We also wanted to share that we are engaged! We didn't get married this past summer despite the stories to the contrary, but we are looking toward next summer and hope you all will be there to celebrate with us. Happy Holidays! Chelsea & Marc."

Congratulations to the couple. 

OPRAH WINFREY'S CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Oprah Winfrey will usher in the holidays at the White House, visiting President Obama and the First Lady as they prepare for their family’s first Christmas there, on “Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special,” airing SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

The intimate, informative and entertaining hour-long special will include a one-on-one conversation with the President, marking the first time Oprah has interviewed him since he took office, as well as an exclusive sit-down interview with the First Couple. The special will showcase behind-the-scenes preparations as the White House gets ready for the holiday season.

FIRST LADY LOOKS STUNNING AT THE STATE DINNER

Looking very glamorous in an elegant strapless gold gown by Indian-American designer Naeem Khan, the First Lady, Michelle Obama welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Mrs. Gursharan Kaur to the White House Tuesday night at the Obama administration's first "official" state dinner.

President Obama and the First Lady Pack 15,000 Backpacks for Children of Our Troops

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S GRILLING SKILLZ

Chef Bobby Flay advises the President not to take a peek before flipping his steak at the White House Young Mens Barbeque on June 19, 2009. President Obama is the best President ever! I know every staff member in the White House is loving their jobs.

MORE OF THE FIRST FAMILY

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The First Lady and her daughter's Sasha and Malia did in fact visit the set of Harry Potter. It was said to have been a big thrill for all for the Obama girls. Michelle Obama said in an interview that “Harry Potter is huge in our house,” and that President Obama often reads aloud from the seven Harry Potter fantasy novels to the daughters.

Daniel Radcliffe himself started the wheels turning for the visit after he learned Sasha and Malia were fans. He issued an invitation to the Obamas last January, saying, “I’d like to take this opportunity to issue a public invitation to the Obamas that if their daughters would like a private tour of the Harry Potter set, I would be honored to be their personal tour guide.”

Sasha and Malia got a very personal preview of the final chapter of the blockbuster movie franchise. The adaptation of Rowling’s final Potter book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” is set to be released in two installments — November 2010 and July 2011.

Michelle Obama’s spokesperson confirmed Sasha did indeed celebrate her birthday on the Harry Potter film set, but released no additional details.

OBAMA WRITES A NOTE FOR A LITTLE GIRL WHO MISSED SCHOOL

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PRESIDENT THREATENED BY UTAH MAN

Authorities have arrested a man who allegedly told bank tellers while cleaning out his savings account in Utah that he was on a mission to kill President Barack Obama.

The Secret Service said Daniel James Murray, 36, was arrested Friday outside a casino in Laughlin, Nev., a gambling town 100 miles from Las Vegas on the Nevada-Arizona line. He was charged Thursday in Salt Lake City with a federal count of conveying threats while talking to tellers last month at Zions First National Bank in St. George, Utah.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Barbara Bearnson said Murray was in federal custody in Nevada and likely will get a court date there Monday. Neither Bearnson nor the Secret Service would discuss whether Murray was considered to be a serious threat. Charging documents say Murray, originally from Rexford, N.Y., is the registered owner of eight guns.

He was described by his father and former neighbors in Rexford as troubled but not dangerous, known for strolling down a street wearing a cape while talking to himself. "He's sick. He's been sick for about 10 years," Michael Murray, his father, told the Times Union of Albany, N.Y.

In charging documents filed Thursday, the Secret Service said Daniel Murray made bizarre statements while opening — and then closing within two weeks — an $85,000 savings account. First, he demanded to know if Zions First National Bank was solvent, saying, "I'm sure if citizens happen to lose their money, they will rise up and we could see killing and deaths," bank tellers told a Secret Service agent.

On May 27, as a teller counted out bills no larger than $50, Murray delivered a rambling discourse on the probability of economic and social disorder, ending with "We are on a mission to kill the president of the United States," a bank employee told the Secret Service. The next day, Murray withdrew the remaining $72,000 and closed his account.

In Washington, Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley said Murray offered no resistance when he was arrested at 7 p.m. Friday on a warrant in the parking lot of the Riverside Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, Nev. Wiley wouldn't offer any further details. It wasn't clear if Murray had a lawyer.

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THE OBAMA WOMEN CAUSE MEDIA FRENZY IN PARIS!

First Lady Michelle Obama and her beautiful daughters, Sasha (who celebrated her 8th birthday on Sunday) and Malia, 10 caused bit of a media frenzy when they went shopping at Bonpoint inParis.


Malia and Sasha looks like she can't believe all of the attention




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OBAMA LADIES TOUR PARIS!

First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia and Sasha do some sightseeing in Paris, including a visit to the Eiffel Tower. For dinner they dined at Le Jules Verne.









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OBAMA PICS BY PETE SOUZA

President Barack Obama meets with General Charles Bolden, right, and White House aides earlier this week in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. The President announced today his intent to nominate Bolden as Administrator of NASA.

President Barack Obama met with Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete in the Oval Office on Thursday. This was the President's first meeting with an African Head of State. A bust of Martin Luther King is at far left.

President Barack Obama met with Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the new U.S. Commander for Afghanistan, in the Oval Office Tuesday.

President Barack Obama plays basketball at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 9, 2009. Comedienne Wanda Sykes brought this up at the White House Correspondent's Dinner, and I want to know too. Do those guys let him win because he's the president. I know I wouldn't. That would be great bragging rights to beat the "MAN."

He got GAME!

The portrait of a "man"!

Check out our President's jumper!

President Barack Obama stops to talk with families after playing basketball at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C.