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Obama's comedy routine at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner included a sly dig at Hillary Clinton, the current front-runner to be the Democratic candidate in the 2016 presidential election.


Noting that some Americans are living in a time of uncertainty, Obama said, "For example Adrian Peterson Womens Jersey , I have one friend just a few weeks ago, she was making millions of dollars a year and she's now living out of a van in Iowa."


Clinton, who as a former secretary of state, former senator and former first lady is one of America's best known figures, traveled around in a van this month in a deliberately low-key trip to the state that holds an early contest in the election primary season.


Obama Alex Smith Womens Jersey , now in office for six years, is a polished performer at an event that draws journalists, politicians and celebrities to a cavernous ballroom in the Washington Hilton.


Some of his jokes are stock, including a reference to how much his time as president has aged him. "I look so old," he said this year Troy Apke Womens Jersey , "that John Boehner has already invited Netanyahu to speak at my funeral."


Obama was angered when Boehner, the Republican leader of the House of Representatives, invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress last month against a nuclear deal with Iran that the Obama administration was negotiating with other world powers.


The comedian at the dinner, Cecily Strong of NBC show "Saturday Night Live," also fired freely around the audience. Taking a jab at some media coverage of women politicians Geron Christian Womens Jersey , she had the audience repeat after her, "I solemnly swear not to talk about Hillary's appearance, because that is not journalism."


Strong also took aim at the Secret Service that protects Obama, which has seen a slew of embarrassing recent bungles. Referring to a series of deaths of black men at the hands of law enforcement that have provoked protests around the country, she said Derrius Guice Womens Jersey , "They're the only law enforcement agency that will get in trouble if a black man gets shot."


On a serious note, Obama noted there were journalists around the world who were unjustly imprisoned, and cited the case of Jason Rezaian of the Washington Post, an American-Iranian who is in prison in Iran.


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The case represents a point of friction with Iran at a time when the Obama administration is seeking with five other major powers to conclude a nuclear deal with Tehran after reaching a framework agreement earlier this month.


The dinner, a long-running tradition organized by the White House Correspondents' Association, has morphed from being a relatively low-key gathering of journalists and their sources from around town. In recent years, media organizations have invited not just sources but Hollywood stars and sports celebrities.


Washington has a love-hate relationship with its annual spring party. Those who go tend to enjoy having dinner with the president Authentic Sean Taylor Jersey , albeit along with more than 2,600 others, seeing sources in a semi-casual setting and mingling with celebrities.


But the dinner also draws an annual chorus of condemnation from critics who say that laughing and partying with sources is not conducive to hard-hitting journalism.


The dinner is actually a weekend of events - various media organizations host pre- and post-dinner parties that give the affair an echo of Hollywood at Oscar time.




LIMASSOL， Cyprus， Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Fine wine offered for free immersed the Cypriot city， bringing thousands of visitors from different parts of the world to the annual Limassol Wine Festival.


Without providing specific numbers， organizers of the festival said the opening on Thursday night saw a record number of wine lovers.


"It was quite evident that more people than ever before packed the Municipal Children's Garden along the city's waterfront，" they said.


Visitors washed down local delicacies with as much wine as they could take.


"It is very nice， with all these nice surroundings and free drink，" said a man from Germany， with a bottle of wine in hand.


"I am in Cyprus for a second time， I like it very much ... this atmosphere which is full of life， the surroundings， the wine，" said an ecstatic visitor from Greece.


But it is not just an event for tourists. It is also an opportunity for local people to have a family outing at a very good price.


For just a fraction of what a family could pay in a restaurant， they can have a dinner out at one of the several open air restaurants set up under the trees.


Locals and visitors alike can dance away the night to the tunes of bands catering for all tastes -- local and international.


The Limassol Wine Festival was held since Cyprus became an independent state in 1960.


The Cypriot Ministry of Commerce， which is also in charge of tourism， has turned the event into a tourist attraction and as a means of publicizing Cypriot wines.


Limassol Mayor Andreas Christou said that the wider Limassol area has been considered as the oldest wine producing region of Europe.