Russian anchor off air for finger gesture in Obama story (Reuters)

Reuters – A famous Russian TV anchor has been taken off the air for making an obscene gesture after mentioning U.S. President Barack Obama in a live newscast, the channel said on Thursday.

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Rio taps spiritual help for sunny Obama visit (Reuters)

Reuters – Rio de Janeiro, famed for its warm beaches and sunny skies, has hired a spiritual guru to keep the clouds away for U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit this weekend.

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Obamamania books a place in record books (Reuters)

Reuters – At a thumb-numbing 5,472 pages, a book devoted to the life of Barack Obama is probably not going to be on the U.S. President’s list of beach reads, but its Indonesian author is hoping for interest from the White House.

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Cops: Delivery man IDs hungry robbery suspect (AP)

AP – Police in western Massachusetts say a man has been arrested in the robbery of a food delivery driver after he returned to the driver’s restaurant for seconds.

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WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: No fallen coconuts for Obama (AP)

AP – Staff security checks at the Gandhi Museum before President Barack Obama’s visit — check. But the coconut palm trees, too?

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Obama to appear on TV science show "Mythbusters" (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama will appear next month on “Mythbusters,” a television series that uses science to investigate popular myths.

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