Jack & Jill Politics

President Barack Obama’s daughter Sasha hides behind the sofa as she sneaks up on him at the end of the day in the Oval Office, Aug. 5, 2009.
—–Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

In this photo released by C-SPAN, The U.S. Senate is seen after confirming Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. The vote was 68-31 for Sotomayor, President Barack Obama’s first high court nominee. She becomes the 111th justice and just the third woman to serve.
—–AP Photo/C-SPAN

Sonia Sotomayor, left, President Obama’s choice to replace retiring Justice David Souter, takes the oath from Chief Justice John Roberts to become the Supreme Court’s first Hispanic justice and only the third woman in the court’s 220-year history, in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. She is joined by her brother, Juan Luis Sotomayor, and her mother Celina Sotomayor. Sotomayor, 55, has been a federal judge for 17 years. The Senate confirmed Sotomayor’s nomination Thursday by a 68-31 vote.
——-AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

WASHINGTON – AUGUST 12: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) presents the Medal of Freedom to Crow War Chief Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow High Bird during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama presented the medal, the highest civilian honor in the United States, to 16 recipients during the ceremony.
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WASHINGTON – AUGUST 12: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) presents the Medal of Freedom to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu during a ceremony at the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States. Archbishop Tutu was presented the medal for his role in leading South Africa through the era of apartheid. ——-Win McNamee/Getty Images

WASHINGTON – AUGUST 12: U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Reverend Joseph E. Lowery during a ceremony at the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States. Also pictured at lower right is Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu.
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WASHINGTON – AUGUST 12: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) presents the Medal of Freedom to Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama presented the medal, the highest civilian honor in the United States, to 16 recipients during the ceremony.
——Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

WASHINGTON – AUGUST 12: U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Nancy Goodman Brinker during a ceremony at the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States.
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WASHINGTON – AUGUST 12: U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Chita Rivera during a ceremony at the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States.
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WASHINGTON – AUGUST 12: U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Sen. Ted Kennedy’s daughter, Kara, during a ceremony at the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States.
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WASHINGTON – AUGUST 12: U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Dr. Janet Davison Rowley during a ceremony at the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States.
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WASHINGTON – AUGUST 12: U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Billie Jean Moffitt King during a ceremony at the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States.
——–Win McNamee/Getty Images

President Barack Obama, left, talks with Pedro Jose Greer Jr., the assistant dean of academic affairs and Florida International University School of Medicine, founder of Camillus Health Concern, an agency that provides medical care to over 10,000 homeless and low-income patients each year in Miami, during 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom presentation ceremonies at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009.
——–AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite