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Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) met with President Barack Obama at the White House Friday morning, giving Rothman's campaign a boost days before he faces congressional colleague Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) in a Democratic primary forced by New Jersey redistricting. According to the Rothman campaign, the president invited Rothman to the Oval Office and 'affirmed his support' for the candidate in Tuesday's election.'President Obama asked me to come to the Oval Office today so that everyone will know that he supports me and wants me to help him with his agenda in his second term, as I have in his first, Rothman said in a statement. 'I sincerely appreciate President Obama s support at this crucial time. It means the world to me to have him take the time out to speak with me this morning and talk about the important progressive issues I m fighting for in the Ninth District.'But on the heels of Rothman's announcement, White House spokesperson Josh Earnest was careful to note that Obama has not endorsed Rothman over Pascrell, seeing as both candidates are members of the party that the president heads. Rothman and Pascrell were once friendly House colleagues who've come to lob some nasty charges at one another as they fight for a single congressional seat. In an interesting twist, the Rothman-Pascrell race revives some old 2008 storylines. Rothman was an early supporter of Obama when he battled Hillary Clinton for the presidential nomination, while Pascrell was an avowed Clinton supporter. In addition to the president's White House meeting with Rothman, Obama adviser David Axelrod has said he's backing Rothman, while former President Bill Clinton announced last week that he would be actively campaigning for Pascrell. As HuffPost's John Celock previously reported, the Rothman-Pascrell battle came about when New Jersey lost one congressional seat and the state's redistricting commission placed Rothman's hometo

Further proof it's never too early to give out awards in Hollywood: the 13th annual Golden Trailer Awards took place on Thursday night, and bestowed trophies on 'The Hunger Games,' 'The Dark Knight Rises' and 'Snow White and the Huntsman,' among other big movie titles.'The Dark Knight Rises,' out July 20, was named Best Summer 2012 Blockbuster Trailer. 'The Hunger Games' won awards for best posters and movie-theater standees. 'Snow White and the Huntsman' took home the trophy for Best Action trailer.Per the awards' website, 'the Golden Trailer Awards recognize the creative people who make movie trailers, and the best examples of their unique art, in a gala award show.' Of course, the best trailers don't always correlate with the best movies, something the Golden Fleece Award honors. This year's winner was 'Apollo 18,' which had the distinction of being named the worst film with the best trailer. The horror film beat out 'John Carter,' 'W.E.,' 'Larry Crowne' and 'New Year's Eve.'For a full list of winners, head over to the Golden Trailer Awards website. Watch a sampling of the year's winners below. Also on HuffPost:

The John Edwards campaign finance corruption case ends in one not guilty verdict and a mistrial on the other counts. Also, Mitt Romney gives President Obama a grade of "F" for his term. All that, and all that matters, in today's Eye Opener.

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, facing trial next week on charges he sexually abused 10 boys, on Thursday asked a state appeals court to review his case and to delay the criminal proceedings against him.The Superior Court's online docket indicated Sandusky filed a petition for review but did not explain what he was seeking. Sandusky also asked the court to seal the document, which was not available after business hours.The judge in Sandusky's criminal case, John Cleland, on Wednesday denied a defense request for a continuance and a second request that would have given Sandusky the right to seek immediate Superior Court review of that decision.Sandusky lawyer Joe Amendola, citing a gag order in the case, declined to comment on Thursday, as did a spokesman for the attorney general's office.Sandusky, 68, awaits trial on dozens of criminal charges alleging he abused the boys, some on campus, over a 15-year period. He has repeatedly denied the allegations and tried to delay the trial, scheduled to begin with jury selection on Tuesday and opening statements June 11.Penn State's president said the university has been trying hard to put the child sex abuse scandal in its rearview mirror and is healing.President Rodney Erickson made his case before a pair of newspaper editorial boards on Wednesday and Thursday, talking up Penn State's response to the massive scandal, which tarnished its image and led to the ousters of Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno and Erickson's predecessor, Graham Spanier, whose presidency ended days after Sandusky was charged in November.Erickson said Penn State is seeking to become a leader in the fight against child abuse, pointing out the school donated $2.6 million in bowl revenues to a group that operates rape crisis centers and to its new center for child abuse research and treatment.'The university really has been moving ahead. Sometimes it's hard to get