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Friday Morning Diversion: Obama Does Leno

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Mar 20, 2009 2:40PM

In case you missed it, President Barack Obama (did you know: he used to be a Senator from Illinois?) visited The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (ugh, Letterman wasn't available?) and talked the economy, AIG, and ruffled a few feathers by comparing his bowling game to the Special Olympics.

Bonus: In case all the talk of the economy and subprime mortgages and derivatives still gets you a little confused, we highly recommend Episodes 355, 365, and 375 of This American Life for some weekend listening.