"The President takes Malia, left, and Sasha for a walk <a href=""http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/first.dog/"">with their new dog, Bo,</a> on the South Lawn of the White House in April 2009. The Portuguese water dog was a gift from Sen. Edward Kennedy. The first family chose the purebreed puppy largely because of Malia's allergies."
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