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(2009, Photo by Pete Souza)

In case you were worried President Obama is home alone – na, Bo’s with him 😉 (NYT)

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President Barack Obama will meet with the four congressional leaders on Friday as Congress on Thursday was poised to miss the Dec. 31 fiscal cliff deadline.

The White House meeting is with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio); House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.); Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nv.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)

More here

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Check the 0:34 mark – the first President, surely, to sing along to a Led Zeppelin tune? 😎

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Hiya everyone, the blog should be back to normal – crikey, whatever that is 😕 – by tomorrow evening, I’ve been away from home all week so, as you might have spotted, the updates haven’t been too regular at all, at all, at all.

Meanwhile, how are ya all doing?

Photos: The Kennedy Center Honors at the White House

The Kennedy Center Honors Reception at the White House, December 2

Read about the 2012 recipients here

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Dave

Nancy!!!

Lenny Kravitz

Morgan Freeman

Buddy Guy

Dave & Dustin

afternoon raleigh

President Obama is greeted by North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue after arriving at Raleigh Durham International Airport

…. greeted by Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C.

…greeting wellwishers upon arrival on Air Force One at Raleigh-Durham

President Obama tours Cree, Inc, a manufacturer of energy efficient LED lighting, in Durham, North Carolina

President Obama sits next to Chairman of the council and CEO of General Electric Jeffrey Immelt as he meets with the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness after touring a North Carolina energy efficient LED light manufacturing facility