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Obama gets personal on the 'Late Show with David Letterman'
latimes.com - 9/22/2009
Obama gets personal on the 'Late Show with David Letterman'
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The president reveals a bit of information about his daughters' schooling and social life, and about a recent date night with the first lady. But he did talk some politics. > After breezing through a battery of TV interviews Sunday with hardly a revealing moment, President Obama finally let out some fresh information Monday night on the "Late Show with David Letterman."
Obama Leads Letterman's ‘Late Show' to a Ratings Win
nytimes.com - 9/23/2009
Obama Leads Letterman's ‘Late Show' to a Ratings Win
— nytimes.com — Landing an appearance by the president seems to be a game-changer at least for one show in... late-night television. On Monday night, President Obama lifted David Letterman to his most-watched “Late Show” in four years, with a total of 7.218 million ... (more) Obama Leads Letterman's ‘Late Show' to a Ratings Win

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broadcastingcable.com - 9/15/2009
President Obama Heading To Letterman’s 'Late Show' - 2009-09-15 13:34:14 EDT
— broadcastingcable.com — Will make the first appearance ever by a sitting U.S. President on the late-night talk show By... Ben Grossman -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/15/2009 1:34:14 PM EDT While Jay Leno had a fake presidential interview on his first show Monday night, David ... (more) President Obama Heading To Letterman’s 'Late Show' - ...

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The Note:  The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, September 22, 2009

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The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The Note — ... Travers: “Biden on 2010: If GOP Succeeds, It’s ‘The End of the Road for What Barack and I Are Trying to Do’” LINK Politico’s Josh Gerstein: “Obama’s authority undercut at UN, G-20” LINK Politico’s Josh Gerstein: “President Obama gets serious in late night” LINK Bloomberg’s Michael McKee: “Volcker Criticizes Obama Plan to Expand Fed’s Role” LINK The Los Angeles Times' Christi Parsons: “Obama gets personal on the 'Late Show with David Letterman'” LINK USA Today Staff: "Obama takes policy to night owls" LINK The Associated ...

Obama The Impotent
Commondreams.org Views — ... the need for supporting Europe's proposals. "Why is it," he asked during a recent interview, "that we're going to cap executive compensation for Wall Street bankers but not Silicon Valley entrepreneurs or [American] football players?"Besides the fact that President Obama was wrong – the National Football League does have salary restrictions for its players – Silicon Valley businesses and NFL quarterbacks don't cause an economic collapse when they screw up. It's very sobering that, if David Letterman read that quote on his TV show and asked his audience: "Who made this ...

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Obama mixes policy, humor with Letterman — CNN.com - Politics
President Obama mixed policy discussion with personal reflections on his daughters and, yes, a few jokes in an appearance on CBS's "Late Show With David Letterman," taped Monday afternoon.