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A Message to President-Elect Obama from Dwyane Wade (video)
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A Message to President-Elect Obama from Dwyane Wade (video)
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Miami Heat Star Dwyane Wade is sending a message to President-Elect Obama to help student reporter Damon Weaver get an interview with Obama. Damon Weaver wil...

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10-Year-Old Reporter Damon Weaver Gets His Credentials
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Oh frabjous day! This evening, upon my return home, I got a message from Jezebel.com's Megan Carpentier that cheered my heart, and is bound to increase the temperature of your cockles, as well, without pharmaceuticals even. Ten-year-old elementary school cub reporter Damon "The Future of Journalism" Weaver has successfully hurdled one of his Inauguration Week obstacles: MSNBC is reporting that Damon Weaver, whose quest for an inaugural press credential to interview Barack Obama we previously chronicled, has been granted one by the Inaugural Committee. Now he just needs the interview, Rahm. Everytime we post on Damon Weaver, we get a ...

10-Year-Old Reporter Damon Weaver Gets His Credentials
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — Oh frabjous day! This evening, upon my return home, I got a message from Jezebel.com's Megan Carpentier that cheered my heart, and is bound to increase the temperature of your cockles, as well, without pharmaceuticals even. Ten-year-old elementary school cub reporter Damon "The Future of Journalism" Weaver has successfully hurdled one of his Inauguration Week obstacles: MSNBC is reporting that Damon Weaver, whose quest for an inaugural press credential to interview Barack Obama we previously chronicled, has been granted one by the Inaugural Committee. Now he just needs the interview, Rahm. Everytime we post on Damon Weaver, we get a ...

Damon Weaver gets his man
Ben Smith's Blog — The Florida student reporter did have an assist from Dwayne Wade. (And if you haven't watched Weaver's other interviews -- I suggest Larry King and Oprah Winfrey -- do it now)

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