Obama recently raved about Bey's singing talents, telling People Magazine, that she wishes to be like to multi-Grammy-winning star. "Gosh. If I had some gift, I'd be Beyoncé," she said. "I'd be some great singer."

For her first return to the stage since giving birth to Blue Ivy, the 30-year-old treated the audience to an emotional performance of the song "Resentment," off her 2006 B'Day release, and spoke on dropping baby weight. "Y'all don't know how hard I had to work," she told the crowd. "I had to lose 60 pounds. They had me on the treadmill, eating lettuce."

Her set list also included renditions of Lauryn Hill's "X-Factor," and her own hits "1+1," "Love on Top," and "Crazy In Love."

Following her kick-off show Friday (May 26) night, Jay-Z took to twitter to crown his wife "the best performer in the world."

The new mom will continue her show through Monday.

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"The power of music, being able to play an instrument ... It looks like musicians just have the most fun," she added.

While she may not be musically inclined, the same cannot be said for her husband. President Obama has showcased his pipes on more than one occasion, and even promised to rap Young Jeezy if he gets re-elected.

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Booker's thoughts stem from a proposed bill in the state which would make carrying 15 grams or less of “greenery” punishable by a $150 fine, versus jail time. New Jersey governor, Chris Christie, has yet to support the bill, but Booker was pretty clear about his thoughts, first stating that decriminalizing the drug may lead to increased addiction, then blasting the state for racism. “In NJ blacks are about 15% of population but over 60% of prison population and DRUGS fuels much of the incarceration,” he wrote in response to one of his followers. “So yes we need to radically change the conversation from INCARCERATION to what will really end this national nightmare.”

Time will tell whether or not Booker's views will influence the governor's decision, but standing behind the use of weed will probably make him more popular among the likes of  Wiz Khalifa, Snoop, and other weed supporters in the game.

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Feel free to let us know  if there are any other blatant examples worth mentioning in the comments.

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Much like Obama and Jay-Z, Powell sees a person's sexual preference as a personal choice "I know a lot of friends who are individually gay but are in partnerships with loved ones," he said. "And they are as stable a family as my family is.  And they raise children.  And so I don't see any reason not to say that they should be able to get married."

Making the rounds to promote his new book, Powell has fallen short of supporting Obama's re-election, despite endorsing him during his 2008 presidential bid.

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According to the Center for Responsive Politics, in the in the nine years since he kicked-off his Senate bid in 2004, Obama has raised $1,017,892,305. In comparison, over two consecutive terms, President George W. Bush raised approximately $430 million.

For his second run at the presidency, the Commander in Chief is expected to bring in roughly $300 million by November.  His funders include companies and organizations like Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and Harvard University. Since publicly supporting same-sex marriage, Obama is also expected to see a huge financial bump from wealthy gay and lesbian supporters.

Elsewhere on the fundraising front, his opponent Mitt Romney's slanderous efforts, have helped him bring in $40 million, for the month of April.

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Among the GOP's efforts to exploit his views was the creation of the "I Stand With Cory Booker" petition. "Here they are plucking soundbytes out of that interview to manipulate them in a cynical manner," he said. "To use them for their own purposes ... I'm very upset that I'm being used by the GOP this way."

Although Booker has had a storied relationship with the media, he has since emerged as a notable Democratic figure. Last month, he garnered praise for helping a woman to safety from her burning apartment, and in the past has done more deeds to help the public like shoveling snow from an elderly man's driveway.

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Smith is no stranger to playing well-known figures, he portrayed Muhammad Ali in the 2001 Michael Man flick Ali, and revealed that he and the POTUS have discussed making the movie. "I told [Obama] jokingly, 'It's definitely something I would consider, you just have to write the ending.' So he's working on the ending right now."

Drake has also expressed interest in playing Obama, so Smith might have to strong-arm the Young Money MC (like he did that reporter) into dropping his bid for the job.

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The suspects were apprehended last Wednesday (May 16) following a raid on an apartment on the city's South Side. According to defense attorney Michael Duetsch, the arrests were an attempt at discouraging potential protests during the summit. "This is just propaganda to create a climate of fear," he said. He also alleges that undercover police officers were the culprits behind the Molotov cocktails. "We believe this is all a setup and entrapment to the highest degree."

All three of the suspects—Brian Church, 20, Jared Chase, 24, and Brent Vincent Betterly, 24— were charged with providing material to support terrorism, possession of explosives, and conspiracy to commit terrorism. Six other people were arrested during the raid, but were released Friday (May 18) without being charged. Church, Chase and Betterly are all being held on $1.5 million bond.

The terrorists plot is the latest in a couple of attempted attacks on President Obama, since he launching his re-election campaign earlier this month.  Most recently, a Virginia man was arrested for sending threats to the White House and upon facing a judge at his hearing, asked to be sentenced to death.

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On The O'Reilly Factor  last night, the Fox News host attacked  the public for "jumping to conclusions" over the forthcoming trial. Citing Zimmerman's newly released medical records, O'Reilly blasted those who have doubts about the 28-year-old's self-defense claims. "This latest exposition should prove to Americans once and for all, the case needs to be tried in front of a jury and people need to stop jumping to conclusions and exploiting the death of an American teenager for their own purposes," he said. "Trayvon Martin was used by pundits and politicians to make political and social points. Very wrong."

Benjamin Crump, lawyer for the Martin family, also appeared on the show and questioned the validity of the report, asking why Zimmerman refused medical treatment on the knight of the shooting. Following the release of Martin's autopsy report, Crump also asked that confidential information in the case be made public in order to have full transparency once the case goes to trial later this year.

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