Shakira visits the White House

By Anne E. Kornblut
The White House didn't announce it, but it did not take long for word to leak out: pop star Shakira dropped by to see President Obama on Monday.

The Colombian singer had meetings with administration policy officials on the subject of early childhood development, White House aides said. She "briefly stopped by to say hello to the President, and updated him on her work on the subject" after her meetings, an aide said.