World's luckiest fan of 'The Wire' interviews its showrunner at the White House

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Brian Ries
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President Barack Obama got the opportunity of a lifetime on Thursday when he sat down for a chat with David Simon, creator of The Wire, at the White House.

America's geek-in-chief says the Baltimore crime saga is "one of the greatest not just television shows, but pieces of art, in the last couple of decades." His wide-ranging chat with Simon covered the drug trade, reforming our criminal justice system, unemployment and why Omar is his favorite character.

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