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Signed. Sealed. Delivered. He's Yours! Barack Hussein Obama wins re-election as President of the United States of America. President Obama defeated Mitt Romney, winning 303 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the 2012 election in perhaps the closest race, leading up to the election, in presidential history.  Romney with 206 of the electoral votes, in his concession speech during the wee hours of Wednesday morning said, he has been "humbled", while President Obama in his victory speech said to supporters, "You lifted me up the whole way and I will always be grateful. He thanked the country's First Lady, his wife, Michelle and his daughters Sasha and Malia for her support, noting how his daughters were growing up to be fine, smart young women. "Just like their mother", the president said to a roar from the crowd.  The First Family after wining Election 2012. The president has fought hard during his first tenure for...

Prayer group calls for distance between the two. First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters spent part of their Memorial Day weekend in Atlantic City watching their friend, Beyonce, perform at Revel Resorts. It was reported that the girls sang along to Beyonce's songs.  Mrs. Obama has such a close bond with the famed pop star that last week she was quoted saying if she could be like anyone she would be like Beyonce. Some may view the first lady's relationship, and fascination, with Beyonce as harmless; others, not so much. One group is asking that the first lady, and her daughters, distance themselves from the star.  A press statement issued today by the Pray At The Pump Movement (PAPM), headed by Rocky Twyman , suggests Michelle Obama is driving up the national debt by endorsing Beyonce's seductive moves that "contribute to unwanted pregnancies" that cause unwed moms to rely on government assistance. "As the presidential...

The First Family attended the historic Zion Baptist Church today in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The church was founded in 1864 by African Americans who migrated to Washington from Fredericksburg, VA and is currently pastored by Rev. Keith Byrd, Sr. who employed the congregation today to "be a source of hope." Dr. King's 'Letter From a Birmingham Jai l' was recited to the parishoners while the Sunday program featured a picture of Dr. King on the cover along with the words "I Have A Dream". The First Family attending church service Sunday at Zion Baptist Church.  Official White House photo. The First Family is known to visit area DC churches.  Churches the First Family have visited in our area include the 19th Street Baptist Church, Allen Chapel A.M.E., Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, Shiloh Baptist, the National Cathedral,  St. John's Episcopal Church, and Evergreen Chapel at Camp David.