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Word in the movie world is that a Barack Obama biopic will soon be in the works and ready to release after our President's term is finished. Names such as Denzel Washington and Will Smith have been mentioned to star as the President but nothing has yet been confirmed.

Denzel(54 Years Old) recently spoke to reporters about his involvement but fears that he will be a bit too old once Barack's(47 Years Old) term is done:

He says, "When Obama's story is ready to be told I'll be too old to do it. And if it were made now, he has too much to do to have me asking for tips on how to play him."

Who do you think will get this incredible movie role. Will Smith for his Barack Obama ears and physique or Denzel for his Obama look and swagger?

"Marvelous Malia" and "Sweet Sasha" may do well in retail stores but don't bring that sh*t around Mrs. Obama!

Michelle Obama was so perturbed by the dolls, she issued a statement through her spokeswoman, Katie McCormick Lelyveld.

"We believe it is inappropriate to use young, private citizens for marketing purposes," the statement said.

The cuddly creations from Ty Inc. - called Marvelous Malia and Sweet Sasha - had one psychologist using the word "sickening." They are being heavily marketed on the company's Web site.

"The only people this benefits is the people making money off it," said Charles Figley, a psychologist and Tulane University professor of social work, referring to Ty, which has already made billions off its Beanie Baby craze.

Here are some pics of everyone's favorite example of class.

Today is not only a NEW DAY. It is a new beginning...

Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office today as the nation's 44th president - and the nation's first black chief executive - and told Americans shaken by economic despair and war that shared sacrifice would be required to draw the nation back to prosperity and peace.

"Our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed," Obama declared in a ringing inaugural address. "Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin again the work of remaking America.

"For everywhere we look, there is work to be done," he said, ticking off needs in the areas of the economy, energy, education and myriad other fronts. "All this we can do, and all this we will do."

Obama's day was replete with the emotion of the past - the son of a white Kansas mother and a Kenyan father took his oath from Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on the Bible used by Abraham Lincoln more than a century ago.

Barack Obama wrote a letter to his two daughters a few days before he was elected to become the next President of the United States of America. Check out the following snippet...

"I know you've both had a lot of fun these two years on the campaign trail, doing to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you have," he writes jokingly in the Jan. 18 issue of Parade magazine before growing serious.

"But I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn't make up for all the time we've been apart," he adds. "I know how much I've missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey."

He credits the girls with inspiring him to run for president "because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation."

Lastly, Obama writes: "I am so proud of both of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise, grace and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House."

It's a Brand New Day for the United States of America and Spider-Man's along for the ride!

To celebrate the upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama, Marvel is proud to present an all-new story teaming up one of the world's most recognizable political figures with the world's greatest super hero as President-Elect Obama joins Spider-Man in "Spidey Meets the President!"

Written by Zeb Wells with art by Todd Nauck and Frank D'Armata, the story takes place in Washington, D.C. on Inauguration Day and finds one of Spider-Man's oldest foes attempting to thwart the swearing in ceremony of the 44th President of the United States.

"When we heard that President-Elect Obama is a collector of Spider-Man comics, we knew that these two historic figures had to meet in our comics' Marvel Universe," says Marvel's Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada. "Historic moments such as this one can be reflected in our comics because the Marvel Universe is set in the real world. A Spider-Man fan moving into the Oval Office is an event that must be commemorated in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man."

Barack has always been a cool dude as you can see in these picks....I bet he was funny as hell back in college.

Ebony magazine has launched an annual “Person of the Year” issue by choosing our President-Elect Barack Obama

CONGRATS to Pres. OBAMA

Last night, America showed us just how far we've come, by overwhelmingly electing Barack Obama the next President of the United States. Many skeptics never thought he could win, and even more out there thought they would never see a black president...  boy how they were wrong.  Barack beat the odds and organized the greatest campaign in history, with the greatest voter registration in history.  We cant wait to see whats next. Check out the video and watch history being made.  

Obama's Victory Speech

Speaking on the behalf of all the members of the RadioRo, we congratulate Barack Obama, the new president of the United States! It's a historic moment and we are proud that our voices were heard and prayers were answered. It's time for a change and the battle has just begun but with a leader like Barack Obama we know that we will succeed as a country united together.

It's November 4th! Time to Barack  the Vote.

We making history today people. Don't let the long lines scare or deter you. Be apart of something big. It's time for change! Your vote matters.

OBAMA 08, period

The RadioRo are advocates of voting since we were eleigible to vote. This issue is so important because if more people would've voted a few years back, we wouldnt be in the state we're in now as a country. The time is now, CHANGE is here, and the RadioRo supports Obama.

"That One 08", puntos

More and more, we are beginning to see hip hop and politics come to the forefront of music, artists talking about real issues and encouraging the listening audience (many black youth) to put faith back into the system and vote for the change so many have been waiting for.

Rappers tend to love him -- or at least the basic idea of a black man in the White House. They understand him, they can see his dream for the future and his positive campaign, and overwhelming success is unrivaled by any other in history.  Pro-Obama rap songs and references are arriving in droves, and online video endorsements are arriving just as quickly, from "Yes We Can" a song put together by Will.I.Am featuring John Legend, all the way to hip hop stars, Young Jeezy and Nas with "My President is Black.

Ludacris with his contriversial "Politics" praising Obama, calling Hillary a bitch, saying John McCain should be in a wheelchair, not the White House, and declaring that President Bush "is mentally handicapped."

A remix of Ice Cube's "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It," mentions Barack on which Scarface raps: "I hope that Barack could pull the troops from Iraq."

On "Black Republicans," a song from Lil Wayne's mix tape "Da Drought 3," guest Juelz Santana raps: "I'm feelin' like a black Republican / Naw, I can't call it / More like a black Democrat runnin' 'em out of office / Young Barack Obama, I'm all for it."

Three 6 Mafia's "Last 2 Walk" includes the couplet, "There's a whole lotta room in the front of the Range / Like Barack Obama said, yeah it's time for a change." 

Common, a rapper from Obama's home base of Chicago, has invoked the senator's name repeatedly, as in "The People," in which he declares: "My raps ignite the people like Obama." On a remix of the Jadakiss song "Why?," Common wonders: "Why is Bush acting like he trying to get Osama? / Why don't we impeach him and elect Obama?"

And in a recent freestyle, Jay-Z -- who is always using analogies to cast himself as hip-hop's microphone commander in chief -- concluded: "I'm signing off as the hood's Barack."

Its true that Barack inspired us all, and it shows in our music, ideas, and our actions.  I hope that because of this, we can strive to be a better people, I hope we can stop killing each other, and I hope... i just hope we can take an hour out of our day on Nov 4th and make it to the polls and vote for the change that we so desperately need.