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More babies named Barack

May. 8, 2009
The president's name jumped in popularity for newborns, putting it at No. 2,409 in 2008. It could break the top thousand this year. But for now, it's still behind No. 697: Uriah. Last year Conan O'Brien cracked this joke about then-candidate Barack Obama planning a visit to the Middle East:...
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Barack Obama related to Brad Pitt

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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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