President Obama says he prays every night, takes turns saying grace at every dinner with the First Family, and reads the bible. "Michelle and I have not

only benefited from our prayer life, but I think the girls have too," the president told Barbara Walters in an interview with him and First Lady Michelle Obama that aired Friday,
The Hill reported.
Obama also told Walters he blamed the Internet for fueling suspicion of his relgious beliefs. A poll last summer showed one in five Americans believe Obama is a Muslim, compared to one in ten before he took office.
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