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Obamas Celebrate 17th Anniversary

First couple has low-key dinner out in DC for first anniversary in White House

By the Associated Press

Posted Oct 4, 2009 8:54 AM CDT

(AP) – There was no trip to New York and no fancy outing as the Obamas celebrated their first wedding anniversary since they moved to the White House. Instead they kept it simple, with a dinner out last night at an elegant, American-fare restaurant near Georgetown.... Read full story »

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