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Obama girls will do chores in White House (AP)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, said their young daughters will still have to do chores in the White House, including picking up after their new puppy.
Obama daughters bond with Bush girls
upi.com — WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush 's family say they enjoyed a bonding... moment with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama 's two daughters during a White House tour. Bush's 26-year-old daughter Barbara said she and her sister, ... (more) Obama daughters bond with Bush girls
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Rising HegemonYou have to be impressed by this: The girls, who will be attending the prestigious Sidwell Friends School, also will be expected to do their homework as usual. Although, the president-elect said, Malia has her eye on a special spot to write important papers. When she came back from her White House visit recently, she told her dad that she plans to work at the desk in the Lincoln bedroom. Obama, who is known to be an avid reader of Lincoln history, said his daughter told him "I'm going to sit at that desk, because I'm thinking that will ...

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