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PHOTO: Obama Signs School Note For 5-Year-Old Daughter Of Wounded Vet

by Igor Bobic

09.20.13 | 9:25 am

President Barack Obama signed a “school excuse note” for 5-year-old Alanah Poullard, the daughter of wounded warrior in the East Room of the White House on Thursday, according to a photo captured by official White House photographer Pete Souza.

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Igor Bobic Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.