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White House scoops itself: Brags about "exclusive" video from medal ceremony

By Sun-Times Wire

Usually it is the reporters who brag about getting “exclusives” from the Obama White House; now an in-house video produced by West Wing staffers–featuring interviews with 2010 Medal of Freedom winners is being touted as a scoop. Actually, the Obama video team turns out a lot of exclusive material–from the must-see “West Wing Week,” with behind-the-scenes video and still photos on the White House flickr site. Watch the words of wisdom from the winners of the nation’s highest civilian honor here.

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