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Happy Birthday Bo!

Malia said it best, "Daddy, you won the Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo's birthday!

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(President Barack Obama runs down the East Colonnade with family dog, Bo, on the dog's initial visit to the White House on March 15, 2009. Bo came back to live at the White House in April. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)


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(The official portrait of the Obama family dog, "Bo", a Portuguese water dog, on the South Lawn of the White House. Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)


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(President Barack Obama pets the family dog, Bo, during a brief break from meetings on the South Lawn of the White House May 12, 2009. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)