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Obama Delays Asia Trip To Focus On Health Care Debate
President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Asia in order to focus on the push to pass a health care reform bill.
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WASHINGTON (March 12, 2010)--President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Asia next week to focus on his big push on health care, according to a senior administration official who told The Associated Press Mr. Obama now plans to leave Washington on March 21 and return March 26.
The original dates for the trip were March 18 to March 24.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the White House hasn't announced the delay.
The president will visit the same countries as originally planned, Indonesia, Guam and Australia.
The trip was scheduled to coincide with his daughters' spring vacation from school, but now his family apparently isn't going.
Word about the delay comes as the White House presses Congress to pass a health care overhaul.
Mr. Obama's top priority has sputtered and the administration is trying to save it after a year of contentious debate.
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maybe they will keep him when he gets there.
why dont he take a trip to kenya where he belongs and stay there. he would do all of us a big favor.
Both are a waste of time and money.
