Trying to schedule a vacation — or even a weekend away — has proven next-to-impossible for the first family; world events keep conspiring to mess up their plans. Their vacation in Hawaii over Christmas was pushed back because of the health-care debate. Two months later the same issue forced the Obamas to cancel a family trip to Indonesia over spring break. And all three of the president’s most recent foreign trips — including voyages to Asia and Copenhagen — have been rearranged or postponed at the last minute…
Obama’s jinxed schedule won’t necessarily ruin the weekend for his family. First lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia are staying behind in Chicago while the president tours the oil spill damage. They are expected to spend time with friends and at their house. The $1.65 million Georgian revival home, with four fireplaces and a wine cellar, has sat empty for most of the last year and a half, not including the Secret Service agents who watch over the place year-round.
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