POTUS loves sports

Gibbs Wears Canadian Hockey Jersey To Briefing After Losing Bet (VIDEO)

Jillian Rayfield | March 12, 2010, 3:36PM

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs appeared at today's press briefing wearing a Canadian hockey jersey, fulfilling his end of a lost wager.

And then, surprise! Halfway through Gibbs pulled off the Canadian jersey, revealing a U.S. hockey jersey underneath.

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Presidential fitness

Since Taking Office Obama's Cholesterol And Blood Pressure Have Increased

Christina Bellantoni | March 1, 2010, 9:20AM

President Barack Obama

President Obama has chronic tendinitis and his cholesterol has increased, according to his first presidential physical exam performed yesterday at Bethesda Naval Medical Center.

The bottom line is Obama, 48, is "fit for duty," Chief White House Physician Dr. Jeff Kuhlman wrote in his report. But Obama's overall cholesterol of 209 needs to come down, Kuhlman wrote.

That's up from overall cholesterol of 173 in spring 2008. Obama's other cholesterol stats: 46 Triglycerides, 62 HDL and 138 LDL. Kuhlman recommended a healthier diet to reduce the LDL number to below 130.

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