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Obama Girls Check Out New White House Rooms

by Mary Richard | November 18, 2008 at 01:38 pm

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President-elect Obama's daughters Sasha and Malia are visiting Washington today with their mother and grandmother. They're in town checking out D.C. schools and have been invited by first lady Laura Bush to visit the Whitehouse.

WASHINGTON -- Malia and Sasha Obama are getting to see their new rooms at the White House. At the invitation of first lady Laura Bush, the daughters of President-elect Barack Obama are touring the White House on Tuesday afternoon with their mother and grandmother. They are in town also to check out new schools. Seven-year-old Sasha and 10-year-old Malia Obama, along with their mother, Michelle, were expected to spend a short time touring the First Family's residential rooms at the White House.

Earlier in the day, the family visited their top choice for schools, "to make sure we find the right fit"," said Mrs. Obama's spokeswoman, Katie McCormick Lelyveld.

Last week, Michelle Obama visited two private schools: Sidwell Friends and Georgetown Day School. Georgetown Day was an early pioneer in integration and prides itself on its diversity.Sidwell Friends is a private Quaker school that Chelsea Clinton attended.

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Jarrett Martineau

at 13:41 on November 18th, 2008

Thanks for this.

Amy Judd

at 13:42 on November 18th, 2008

Oooh, I wonder if they'll get to decorate them how they want?

Virgil Ford (not verified)

at 10:16 on November 19th, 2008

The beauty of the historic election is that this family truly represents the average African American family in America. God bless and protect America and especially the Obama family

danesller0127

at 14:23 on November 19th, 2008

God bless, America!!!

Southern Patriot (not verified)

at 18:01 on November 21st, 2008

The property value at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is about to take a nose dive. Maybe Servicemaster can clean it out in 2012.

Mande (not verified)

at 06:09 on December 10th, 2008

I got a request to share the Obama family picture. I was struck by this family way before the man became President-Elect but more inspiring is how you have shifted my attention from the actual man to the girls. Great stuff!