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Obama Gives Press Conference, Has to Apologize to Nancy Reagan
Yesterday, President-Elect Barack Obama finally gave a massive press conference. It was for the first time in two months that he spoke to the media in such a fashion. It was, of course, also the first time he spoke to them as president-elect, which made this press conference more important ...
Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for 'careless' joke
politico.com — 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 ... (more) Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for 'careless' joke
Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for seance remark
Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for seance remark
cnn.com — President-elect Barack Obama's spokeswoman syas he apologized to Nancy Reagan for "offhanded remark."... (more) Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for seance remark
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Obama’s Disastrous Gaffe-Laden Press Conference
Jon Swift — ... reporting? Apparently, Obama is already laying the groundwork for his secret plan to repeal the First Amendment. Ignoring Fox News was bad enough, but then Obama went out of his way to insult Nancy Reagan, accusing her of holding séances in the White House. When he learned that Reagan did not hold séances in the White House but merely consulted with astrologers and arranged the White House schedule based on favorable alignments of the planets, Obama called Reagan to apologize for his tasteless joke. That wasn’t ...

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