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• Obama, called the last Kennedy brother, to eulogize Ted at Saturday funeral | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times
  Obama, called the last Kennedy brother, to eulogize Ted at Saturday funeral | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times. When Bobby Kennedy, by then senator from New York and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, was cut down by an assassin at age 42, his brother, Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy, offered the eulogy: My brother [...]
• Obama’s historic all-female Marine One crew | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times
  It was another first in presidential history. When President Obama left the White House on Thursday for Andrews Air Force Base, the Marine One helicopter that lifted off from the South Lawn was piloted by the first female helicopter aircraft commander in Marine One history. Maj. Jennifer Grieves of Glendale, Ariz., flew her first Marine One [...]
• Obama kicks off historic night in St. Louis | MLB.com: News
  The 44th president threw out the ceremonial first pitch, something no one in office had done since Gerald Ford at the 1976 All-Star Game in Philadelphia, won by the NL at a time when it was dominating. It was important that he was part of this, because his call to public service by all Americans [...]
• Pujols to Obama: ‘Don’t bounce it’ | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times
  He is known in some circles as the First Fan, a devotee of the Chicago Bulls, a president so passionate about sports that he went on ESPN a few months ago to announce his bracket predictions for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. But tonight, President Obama becomes the nation’s baseball guy, throwing out the first pitch [...]
• One’s new best friend: The Queen, Michelle and the new touchy-feely protocol | Mail Online
  Harmless gesture? Michelle Obama with her hand on the Queen’s back as they met at Buckingham Palace She is not renowned for public displays of affection. Which made the Queen’s decision to put a friendly arm around Michelle Obama’s waist at a Buckingham Palace G20 reception - prompting the U.S. President’s wife to return the gesture […]