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Obama lauds Duke, takes heat over 2009 NC pick
Posted: 05.27.2010 at 5:35 PM
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President Barack Obama, right, receives a Duke University jersey from players Jon Zoubek, left, and Jon Scheyer, during a ceremony honoring the NCAA basketball champion Duke Blue Devils, Thursday, May 27, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.  / AP Photo
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Standing in the Rose Garden on a sticky day, Obama was still taking heat for (correctly) picking North Carolina, Duke's rival, to win it all in 2009.

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