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swamppolitics.com - 1/7/2009
Blair House: Which date bumps Obama?
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by Mark Silva When we first heard that President-elect Barack Obama could not move into Blair House, the official guest house for the most valued guests of the White House sitting across the street from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, we were told that events there were barring Obama's earlier ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 1/7/2009
Blair House Mystery Solved: It's John Howard | 44
— voices.washingtonpost.com — I fail to see what all the ado is about. The article clearly states that MANY long... planned events were set for the Blair House, of which the president has every right to use. While I will be at the head of the line to wish Bush good riddance, he is ... (more) Blair House Mystery Solved: It's John Howard | 44

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White House Asked Howard To Stay In Blair House To Give ‘Some Plausible Reason’ For Refusing Obama
thinkprogress.org - 1/7/2009
White House Asked Howard To Stay In Blair House To Give ‘Some Plausible Reason’ For Refusing Obama
— thinkprogress.org — In December, President-elect Obama asked the White House if he and his family could move into Blair... House — the White House’s guest house — a week early, so that his daughters Malia and Sasha could start school. The White House ... (more) White House Asked Howard To Stay In Blair House To Give ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/8/2009
Howard Dean Left Out Of Obama/DNC Affair
— huffingtonpost.com — Barack Obama is set to host a press conference with incoming Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine... on Thursday in what will ostensibly mark the beginning of a new era for the party and the committee. Noticeably absent from the affair will ... (more) Howard Dean Left Out Of Obama/DNC Affair

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Comments from Left Field — ... As it turns out, there was no apparent factual basis here either.  While former Australian Prime Minister John Howard is indeed spending one night at Blair House during the two-week period requested by the Obamas, ...

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