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Live Stream of The 2013 White House Correspondents Dinner with President Obama and Conan O’Brien

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The President and The First Lady at The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Saturday, April 28, 2012

• April 29, 2012 • Comments Off

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The Guardian, UK

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The BBC

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