Jamie Foxx: The Obamas need a pit bull

[December 08, 2008]  NEW YORK (AP) -- As the quest for the "first dog" continues, Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx thinks he's come up with the perfect solution for the President-elect and his family.

"A pit bull," the entertainer says.

Jokes Foxx: "(I'm) trying to pick out Barack Obama's Christmas puppy right now, so we're working hard on that. I think I'm going to get him a pit bull, we just got to keep it street."

Foxx made the comments after performing at the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting in New York last week.

He says: "I'm just celebrating Barack Obama (and) celebrating the new president," he said.

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[Associated Press; By MESFIN FEKADU]

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