He simultaneously set about using his contacts in the Washington press corps to present Mr Obama as a national star in the making.
And what makes it interesting is it was the very first single that Al Green recorded with Hi Records, produced by Willie Mitchell, which is the label that he really became Al Green in terms of - became a national star.
The other is Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin, a 12-time All-Star and a former National League Most Valuable Player.
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He was probably better known outside the state than inside it, having been tipped as a rising star by national conservative groups.
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Barry Larkin was a perennial National League all-star and recipient of numerous highly coveted and prestigious awards.
Suddenly he was a star on the national stage.
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Even Clint Dempsey, who scored 23 goals for English Premier League Club Fulham last year, will have to work harder to truly impress his national coach, a former international star who won a World Cup for Germany in 1990.
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Michigan star Trey Burke, a national player of the year candidate, had 15 points and seven assists Sunday, happy to feed the ball to Stauskas who almost couldn't miss, making seven of eight shots, including the six three's.
Rimes also knows what it's like to compete in a TV talent competition, she first gained national attention when she was eight years old by becoming a finalist on Star Search in 1991.
Henry, a former Arsenal, Barcelona and French national team star now with Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls, thinks more attention is being focused these days on fans who misbehave.
But Tulowitzki, a rising star who finished fifth in the National League MVP voting in 2010, makes for a relatively safe bet, given that his deal expires by the time he hits his mid-30s.
The Hollywood hype helped put 23-year-old Bebe, once just another obscure retailer, on the national map--and become a star performer on the FORBES GLOBAL list of the world's 300 best small companies this year.
His brother Marques and his father Manu both played in the National Football League, and Tuiasosopo himself was a star quarterback in high school.
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The NCAA Tournament is a hotbed for national exposure not only for teams and their star players, but also for the brands that sponsor them.
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Pak Se Ri's victory in the U.S. Women's Open in July made her a star on the professional golf circuit and a national heroine in Korea.
In May Rusty, who has been using a wheelchair since 1996, was awarded a bronze medal in the FITA Star event of the National Archery Championships in Dunstable.
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Larkin, a 12-time All-Star and one-time National League MVP, was elected in his third year on the ballot.
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Their star player Emmanuel Adebayor has had a fiery relationship with the national set-up.
But the real power broker in the national security transition may be Jones, a retired Marine Corps four-star general.
Injured star Kobe Bryant, who watched the national broadcast, tweeted that it was a game the Lakers could have stolen.
Holdsclaw led the University of Tennessee to three consecutive national championships from 1996-98 before beginning a pro career that included six WNBA All-Star selections.
Mickelson's jokey comment that "Irish women are not that good looking" had gone down like a lead balloon and led to the then collegiate star having to make hurried apologies on the national airwaves.
Media organisations, including the Arizona Daily Star, campaigned to have the documents released, arguing that they were important to a national debate on gun violence.
To get the word out, the Kaiser Family Foundation will launch an ambitious national media campaign that will include taped public service announcements by Magic Johnson, a one-time star of the Los Angeles Lakers turned inner-city entrepreneur, and Rebecca Lobo, one of the most high-profile players in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
The award is called The Ron Silver Star, a tribute to those who strive to stand up for and promote love of country and national security in Hollywood.
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When asked to launch the Daily Star - the first new national tabloid for 75 years - he took it to more than a million copies within a year.
In 2001 the country's star player Ronaldo was called to testify in front of a Senate commission investigating the circumstances surrounding the national team's 3-0 defeat by France in the 1998 final.
Paulus, national player of the year in high school as a quarterback for Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse and also a star on the basketball team, opted to play point guard at Duke for coach Mike Krzyzewski and after receiving his undergraduate degree enrolled at Syracuse as a graduate student for his final year of eligibility.
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