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Yes, he can! The President can dance!
Yes, he can! President Obama can dance … slow (to Beyonce’s rendition of “At Last”) and fast (Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”).
ABC wrapped up its day of inauguration coverage with two hours of highlights from the Neighborhood Ball, the first stop on President and Mrs. Obama’s whirlwind tour of 10 balls around the nation’s capital.
It was the unveiling of the First Couple as party people, and ABC showed them having a rollicking good time to a royal roster of rockers.
CBS had a one-hour special at 8 p.m. featuring Katie Couric taking a look back at Barack Obama’s winding road to the presidency. She was reporting from one of the balls and was decked out a formal black lace ballgown. Who says the press has to be dowdy?
NBC, helmed by Brian Williams, finished off the night with a special “Dateline” that galloped through several stops — including a live shot of the Obamas chatting up and dancing with service men and women at the Commander-in-Chief Ball.
It’s going to be interesting to see how perky these TV folks look at 7 a.m. on their respective morning shows … and if the prime-time anchors make it to their evening news perches.
Wonder if the morning teams remember that the traditional Prayer Breakfast is bright and early tomorrow at the National Cathedral?
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