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President Obama unleashed a string of zingers about the media (including The Huffington Post) during his speech at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner. He also paid tribute to journalists Anthony Shadid and Marie Colvin, who both died while reporting in Syria this year.

The media jokes started right away. Before Obama spoke, a pre-taped skit of his inner thoughts played.

“OK, I’m going,” he said at the end of the bit. “God forbid we keep Chuck Todd and the cast of ‘Glee’ waiting.”

When Obama got to the podium, he gave Todd a shout-out. “Chuck Todd, I love you brother,” he said.

Obama also said he’d be “remiss” if he didn’t congratulate HuffPost on its recent Pulitzer Prize win.

“There’s no one out there linking to the kinds of hard-hitting journalism that HuffPo is linking to every single day,” he said. “And you don’t pay them! It’s a great business model.” (For the record, Mr. President, HuffPost won for its original reporting, and these words are being typed by a paid editor!)

Other targets included Sarah Palin, whose hosting stint on the “Today” show came under fire.

At the end of the speech, as is custom, Obama turned serious, and praised the press. He also noted the deaths of Shadid and Colvin. Shadid, a New York Times reporter, died of an asthma attack in Syria in February; Colvin, a Sunday Times journalist, was killed by shelling in the same country a week later.

“Tonight, we remember journalists such as Anthony Shadid and Marie Colvin, who made the ultimate sacrifice as they sought to shine a light on some of the most important stories of our time.”

The Obama administration has had a somewhat rocky relationship with the White House press corps, and his aggressive pursuit of leakers has created controversy in journalistic circles. But those things were forgotten on Saturday night.

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Gayle King attends the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Journalist Betsy Fisher attends the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Andrea Mitchell of NBC attends the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Kim Kelleher attends the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Willie Geist attends the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Donna Brazile and Tamron Hall attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: John Huey of TIME Inc. and Les Moonves of CBS attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: (L-R) Wolf Blitzer, Kim Kelleher, TIME Inc. CEO Laura Lang and Paul Caine attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Lorraine Smothers and Chris Wallace of Fox News attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: (L-R) TIME Inc. CEO Laura Lang, Wolf Blitzer of CNN and Kim Kelleher attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  Jay Carney, US President Barack Obama’s second White House Press Secretary, and his wife Claire Shipman of ABC News arrive at a red carpet event hosted by Google and the Hollywood Reporter, on the eve of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington on April 27, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: (L-R) Les Moonves of CBS, Chris Wallace of Fox News and Lorraine Smothers attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Comedian Aasif Mandvi attends the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  Chris Matthews of MSNBC and guest arrive at a red carpet event hosted by Google and the Hollywood Reporter, on the eve of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington on April 27, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: (L-R) Joe Klein of TIME Inc., Chris Matthew of MSNBC and Michael Duffy attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Joe Klein of TIME Inc. and Valerie Jarrett attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  CNN’s Jessica Yellin (L) and Dana Bash (R) arrive at a red carpet event hosted by Google and the Hollywood Reporter on the eve of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington on April 27, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Journalist Arianna Huffington and Kim Kelleher attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Savannah Guthrie of NBC and Michael Feldman attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Gayle King (R) attends the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Journalists Arianna Huffington (L) and Savannah Guthrie of NBC attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Michael Steele and Willie Geist attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Journalist Ann Compton and Dr. William Hughes attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: (L-2nd R) Journalist Ann Compton, actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  Christiane Amanpour arrives at a red carpet event hosted by Google and the Hollywood Reporter, on the eve of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington on April 27, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

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  CNN’s Piers Morgan arrives at a red carpet event hosted by Google and the Hollywood Reporter on the eve of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington on April 27, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Andrea Mitchell (L) of NBC attends the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Norah O’Donnell of CBS attends the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  Arianna Huffington arrives at a red carpet event hosted by Google and the Hollywood Reporter, on the eve of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington on April 27, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Guests attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  US Senator Ron Wyden, D-OR, arrives at a red carpet event hosted by Google and the Hollywood Reporter on the eve of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington on April 27, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Greta Van Susteren of Fox News and Dana Bash of CNN attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Gayle King (L) and Erica Hill attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Alex Wagner (L) and Chris Matthews of MSNBC attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Thomas Roberts, Erica Hill and Patrick Abner attend the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Actress Rashida Jones attends the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for People)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Actor Daniel Dae Kim attends the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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  California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsome arrives at a red carpet event hosted by Google and the Hollywood Reporter on the eve of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington on April 27, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

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  WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: View of atmosphere during the PEOPLE/TIME Party on the eve of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for People)

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