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Famous people and people just famous-for-Washington scored coveted invitations to Friday night’s White House state dinner honoring the leaders of Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Denmark and Norway. Will Ferrell, who famously parodied past President George W. Bush on “Saturday Night Live,” and Bellamy Young, first lady on the TV show “Scandal,” made the cut, as did recently retired late-night host David Letterman, “Girls” actress Allison Williams and actor-comedian Aziz Ansari.

… Obama welcomed the leaders of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark to the White House on Friday morning. At a simple indoor ceremony, Obama says the countries are a “model of cooperation” and “punch above their weight” particularly on humanitarian and environmental efforts. …

REPAIRING YEARS OF ANTI-WESTERN PRACTISE IN NORDIC IMMIGRATION POLICY - THE PREVENTION OF FUTURE CONFLICT "When they (the US, Canada, Australia, Argentina) opened their borders for immigration from our countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland), they weren't doing us any favours or simply being friendly; they merely acting in their own interest, regardless of how many of use emigrated". "I have no sign that they (Americans, Canadians, Australians, Argentinos, etc.) are even interested in moving to the Nordic countries" The comments above are simply a small sample of those received from various politicians and officials spoken with in countries such as...