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Sweet blog special: Obama’s got the moves reprise

Lynn Sweet By Lynn Sweet
   
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WASHINGTON–After watching White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) show off his dancing on the Ellen Degeneres show, I wanted to reprise video I took of Obama dancing a year ago on his trip to Kenya.

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This video I shot shows Obama and his wife Michelle dancing with a group of grandmothers. At the end, you can hear a satisfied Obama say he’s got the moves.

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