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Child Journalist Damon Weaver Finally Meets the President

• August 17, 2009 • Comments Off

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The Question Damon Weaver Wanted to Ask Barack Obama

• May 3, 2009 • 5 Comments

Posted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, Race, Television, The Economy
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