Obama: I Choked Up When Leaving Home
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Updated: 5:51 PM Jan 4, 2009
Obama: I Choked Up When Leaving Home
He said he found a photo album one of his daughter's friends left for the future first family and teared up when he looked through pictures.
Posted: 5:51 PM Jan 4, 2009
Reporter: Associated Press
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President-elect Barack Obama says he choked up a little bit when he left his empty house before flying to Washington.

Obama spoke briefly to reporters aboard a government 757 before taking off en route to Andrews Air Force Base. His family went to Washington on Saturday and left him to wander around his Hyde Park home alone.

He said he found a photo album one of his daughter's friends left for the future first family and teared up when he looked through pictures.

Obama also said he wasn't looking forward to living in a hotel for the two weeks before he's allowed to move into his new home. He says he's lived in hotels during two years on the campaign trail.

Before takeoff, Obama ordered a cheeseburger with fries for his in-flight meal.

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Posted by: TRUE Location: Colorado Springs on Jan 6, 2009 at 10:49 AM

you are as bad as anon Eric! how could you possibly know the future I guess you and anon are as jealous as sad world said...but not lonely you have hate to keep you copmpany.. your pathetic
Posted by: Eric on Jan 6, 2009 at 09:27 AM

Anon, that was a stupid remark. The only type of remarks to this story are that Obama will choke in the next four years or until he gets impeached. No racism here, just the truth.
Posted by: Sad World on Jan 6, 2009 at 09:23 AM

for KKTV , racist remakes should not be posted! anonymous remare should be removed ...and to anonymous how lonely your world must be to have to insult someone you have never meet and are clearly quite jealous of!
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