Obamas take a weekend break from Washington:
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Don't call it a vacation, the White House says. It's a 'getaway,' or a 'weekend away' or maybe just a 'break.'
Whatever you call it, President Obama and the first lady made it clear to their staffs that there would be no interviewing of Supreme Court nominees or big briefing books in advance of long meetings.
Instead, the Obamas took a step off the Washington treadmill from the moment they arrived here. They chowed down on some North Carolina barbecue and escaped for a Blue Ridge Mountain hike within moments of getting off their plane.
That's not to say that real life doesn't always intrude just a bit for Barack and Michelle Obama, even when the White House is temporarily tucked away in the side of a mountain, surrounded by lush forests and rolling green hills."
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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