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Dolls Resembling Daughters Displease First Lady

nytimes.com
Jan. 24, 2009
The company that makes Beanie Babies has introduced two new dolls, named Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch