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WASHINGTON President-elect Obama called Nancy Reagan on Friday to apologize for joking that she held seances in the White House . At a news conference in Chicago, Obama said he had spoken with all the living presidents as he prepares to take office in January. Then he smiled and said, "I didn't ...
politico.com - 11/8/2008
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President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan this afternoon
to apologize for a joke about her having heald...
"séances" in the White House, an Obama aide said. “President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan today to ...
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Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for 'careless' joke
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Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for seance remark
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any seances." The 87-year-old former first lady had consulted with astrologers during her husband's presidency. But she did not hold conversations with the dead. Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said the president-elect later called Mrs. Reagan "to apologize for the careless and offhanded remark." She said Obama "expressed his admiration and affection for Mrs. Reagan that so many Americans share, and they had a warm conversation." Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081108/ap_on_el_pr/obama_s...
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... today and the consensus is that he handled himself very well indeed, a refreshing change from stumblin', bumblin' Incurious George. Only one minor fact-checking gaffe - which led to him apologising to Nancy Reagan for saying she held seances at the White House when in actual fact she consulted an astrologer, which is just as daft. It was apparently Hillary who held seances, even if that's not what she wants to call them. ...
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