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Pool Report: The First Family Attends Church

We love this! The First Family strolling hand-in-hand as they walk to St. John's Episcopal Church today. Here are the raw details from White House pool reporter John Stanton of Roll Call . The first fam left St Johns at 1135, and after a short stroll through Lafayette Park, returned to the White House. The homily was based on the story of Jacobs Ladder and a meditation on finding God in places you would not expect to. "The First Family were delighted to worship with the St. John's Episcopal Church congregation today as they have in the past, and look forward to visiting again," a White House official said. St. Johns is an Episcopal Church, which dates back to 1815, and since James Madison every sitting president has worshipped there ( www.stjohns-dc.org is their site). Churches in the DC area the Obamas have attended include: the 19th Street Baptist Church, Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, Vermont Avenue Baptist Church, Shiloh Baptis...

Women's Professional Soccer Team Honored At The White House

President Obama receives team jersey at last week's ceremony honoring the 2009 women soccer champions, Sky Blue. Photo/CD Brown. President Obama hosted the 2009 reigning women's professioanl soccer champions, Sky Blue FC in the East Room of the White House last week. The Women's Professional Soccer ( WPS ) league launched in March 2009 and is the top-level pro women's soccer league in the US. It replaced WUSA, the world's first women's soccer league with all pro players, founded by Mia Hamm in 2000. Hamm formerly of the Washington Freedom soccer team helped spark national and international attention to the sport of women's soccer (especially among young girls), but the team was dismantled in 2003 due to low ticket sales. With the FiFA World Cup being played now in South Africa, Sky Blue's captain Christie Rampone hopes the success of the event will spark even more interest in the soccer, especially for women. Team owner Thomas Hofstetter descri...