nytimes.com - 11/14/2008
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Life for the Obamas has changed forever under the constraints and security of the president-elect’s bubble. >
change.gov - 11/19/2008
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With Obama's New Role Comes Personal Sacrifice
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... New York Times: "Renegade, as the Secret Service calls him, now lives within the strict limits that come with the most powerful office on the planet." ...
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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... office on the planet. He has chosen to spend this interval before his Jan. 20 inauguration at his home in Hyde Park, which has in some ways been transformed into a secure fortress for his protection. After two years of daily speeches and rallies, he has retreated into an almost hermitlike seclusion, largely hidden from public view and spotted only when he drops his two daughters off for school or goes for a workout at the gymnasium in a friends apartment building. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/us/politics/14obama.h... More from article: Mr. Obama is putting off ...
Life in a Bubble
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
"Life for the newly chosen president and his family has changed forever," the New York Times reports. "Even the constraints and security of the campaign trail do not compare
to the bubble that has enveloped him in the 10 days since his election.
Renegade, as the Secret Service calls him, now lives within the strict
limits that come with the most powerful office on the planet."
The Early Word: Clinton Cabinet Speculation
The Caucus —
... just before the start of a lame-duck session of Congress next week. And the Times’s Peter Baker takes a closer look at the how the transition from Illinois senator to President-elect has changed life for Mr. Obama and his family : Life for the newly chosen president and his family has changed forever. Even the constraints and security of the campaign trail do not compare to the bubble that has enveloped him in the 10 days since his election. Renegade, as the Secret Service calls him, now lives within the strict limits that come with the most powerful office on ...
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