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Article: Bushes host Obamas at the White House for a peek at what's ahead.(Front)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- November 11, 2008
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By Jennifer Loven
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON
All smiles and compliments, President-elect Obama and his wife, Michelle, called on President Bush and first lady Laura Bush on Monday in a White House visit that was part political ritual, part practical introduction and a striking symbol of the historic transfer of power to come.
The president and Obama talked about the war and the financial crisis. Laura Bush and Michelle Obama talked about raising daughters in the nation's most famous house.
Then Barack Obama flew back to Chicago to work on setting up the new administration that will take over on Jan. 20.
His ...