Best Seat In The House

White House President Barack Obama Rep. Artur Davis has an exclusive seat for the Super Bowl. He's invited to watch the big game at the White House with President Barack Obama.

by Associated Press

Published: Sat, January 31, 2009 - 4:12 pm CST Last Updated: Sat, January 31, 2009 - 4:46 pm CST

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's an invitation few would turn down:
Watching the Super Bowl at the White House with President Barack
Obama playing host.
Alabama Congressman Artur Davis is invited to
watch the big game with President Barack Obama.
The president is inviting a group of lawmakers to watch the
Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals.
With no Chicago team for Obama to cheer, the president says he's
rooting for Pittsburgh, but that he also wishes Arizona the best.
Five of the 15 lawmakers invited to join Obama are from
Pennsylvania, and two are from Arizona. There are four senators and
11 representatives. The group includes 11 Democrats, four
Republicans and three women.
The White House says the gathering is another step in the
president's continuing effort to get to know lawmakers better in
hopes of reducing the partisan rancor as they work together on the
people's business.

(The invited lawmakers are: Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa.; Dick Durbin,
D-Ill.; Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.; and Arlen Specter, R-Pa.; and Reps.
Elijah Cummings, D-Md.; Artur Davis, D-Ala.; Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.;
Charlie Dent, R-Pa.; Mike Doyle, D-Pa.; Trent Franks, R-Ariz.; Raul
Grijalva, D-Ariz.; Paul Hodes, D-N.H.; Patrick Murphy, D-Pa.; Fred
Upton, R-Mich.; and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C.)

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