Obama to host bipartisan Super Bowl party

Sunday, February 1, 2009

President Barack Obama is hosting a bipartisan Super Bowl party at the White House on Sunday night.

Obama invited 15 legislators: 11 Democrats, four Republicans and three women.

The president said that he was rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers mentioning the strong support he received from the team during his campaign.

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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