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President-elect Barack Obama has laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery after a short ride from Blair House.
President-elect Barack Obama moved his family into a new temporary home, the historic Blair House, on Thursday, then went to dinner with his wife at a nearby restaurant just as President George W. Bush was starting his televised farewell address to the nation.
It's a D.C. property so exclusive that even the president-elect couldn't reserve it. So who's staying at Blair House, the White House's guest quarters across Pennsylvania Avenue?
President-elect Barack Obama asked the White House if his family could move to Washington earlier than normal, but aides say the White House couldn't give them the official guest house as early as his family wanted.
Al Kamen - The Blair House Witch Hunt Project - washingtonpost.comAn Australian Prime Minister Defended apparently was used by the Bush administration in keeping Barack Obama and Family From moving into the Blair House Early
White House Asked Howard To Stay In Blair House To Give 'Some Plausible Reason' For Refusing ObamaLast night on MSNBC's "Countdown," Bloomberg journalist Margaret Carlson revealed that when the White House turned down Obama's request in early December, it had not yet even invited Howard to stay at the Blair House:
Together, the complex is larger than the White House, with 119 rooms and total area of 70,000 square feet.
Two (First) Children Left Behind: Bush Administration Won't Let Obamas Move To DC Early So Daughters Can Start SchoolTo 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.
Sorry, We're Booked, White House Tells ObamasThe Obamas were told that Blair House, where incoming presidents usually stay in the five days before Inauguration Day, is booked in early January, a spokesperson to the Obama transition said.
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