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Obama set for first visit to New Orleans as president

Reporting from New Orleans - Barack Obama's first presidential appearance in New Orleans on Thursday is set to be short and tightly scripted, with a visit to a Lower 9th Ward charter school and a town hall meeting at the University of New Orleans. Full Article at Los Angeles Times

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  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 25: (L-R) Malia Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, U.S. President Barack Obama and Marion Robinson hand out food at Martha's Table November 25, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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  7. NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 29: Worshippers attend services at New Israel Baptist Church in the Lower Ninth Ward November 29, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The church was flooded with 13 feet of water during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina but has since rebuilt.
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