Democratic Candidate Allows Entertainment Program to Talk With Young Daughters

What do Angelina Jolie’s pregnancy, Alex Rodriguez’s love life, and Barack Obama have in common? Not much until now.

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., celebrates a primary night victory with his wife Michelle and their daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7; the Obama family gave a group interview to "Access Hollywood."

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.,appears in a sit-down interview with his wife Michelle and daughters, Tuesday on "Access Hollywood," a nightly entertainment news program that’s more apt to focus on the tawdry tales of Hollywood than the inner workings of Washington.

A hard-hitting interview on Obama’s plans for Iraq or the economy, it’s not.

But it does mark the first time the entire Obama family — including daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7 — sit down for a family interview, though the Obama campaign insists it wasn’t planned that way.

Public Figures, Private Lives

The interview, taped on the Fourth of July while the family vacationed in Butte, Mont., was far from the prying eyes of the horde of journalists that trail Obama every day during the campaign, but it does raise the public profile of Obama’s young children.

Malia tells entertainment reporter Maria Menounos she’s looking forward to decorating her room in the White House if her father wins in November.

"I enjoy decorating, so I get this whole new room to do whatever I want," said Malia, according to excepts provided by "Access Hollywood."

Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5330730&page=1