nytimes.com - 12/13/2008
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Blair House, the official guest residence for the White House, will not be available for an early check-in by the Obama family.
voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/13/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
By Dan Eggen The Bush administration has denied
President-elect Barack Obama's request to move early into an...
official guest house across from the White House, citing previously scheduled commitments, a transition official said today. The Obamas wanted ...
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WH Tells Obamas, No Room at the Blair House
blogs.abcnews.com - 12/12/2008
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ABC News has learned that the future First
Family has been denied a request to move in...
early to the Blair House –- the traditional temporary housing of President-elects in Washington, DC. Sources tell ABC News that the Obama Transition...
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Future First Family Denied Early Move-In at the Blair House
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You Stay Classy, George and Laura
Comments from Left Field —
No room at this inn until January 15 — even for the president-elect [emphasis mine]:
To the list of people having trouble finding somewhere in Washington to stay in early January, there can now be added one more entry: the Obama family.
President Bush’s aides have turned down a request from President-elect Barack Obama to move from Chicago into Blair House, the official guest residence across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, in time for Mr. Obama’s daughters to start school in Washington on Jan. 5.
The Obamas were told that they could move into Blair House on Jan. 15, but no earlier, because it is ...
No room at the Blair House for Obamas
The Reaction —
... How rude. Bush's lackeys turned down a request by the Obamas to be allowed to stay in the official guest residence, Blair House, starting on Jan 5 so their daughters could start school on time after the holiday break. ...
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