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President Barack Obama's Famous Friends

As Obama starts his second term, there's lots of celebrating in Hollywood! See the POTUS spending time with his celebrity pals (16 Photos)

Ali Gray and Cristina M. De Oliveira on Jan 22, 2013 at 12:14PM

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Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay doesn't just fight bad guys on her hit show Law & Order: SVU -- she also takes a stand via her charity, The Joyful Heart Foundation, which provides aid to victims of domestic violence. The actress happily greets the POTUS at an event for Domestic Violence Awareness Month at the White House in October 2010.