Barack Obama putting family first

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Times Online
November 10, 2008

FOR a man tasked with changing the world and the way we see it, Barack Obama is making an effort to maintain a semblance of normality in his family life in the week after his historic election victory.

Although he is due to make his first visit to the White House as President-elect later today to meet George W Bush Mr Obama still found time this morning to make the school-run with daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven, at their school in Chicago.

Pictured in the dark blue joggers and cap in which he has made his security-flanked trips to the gym this week, Mr Obama was seen helping his girls out of the car, before giving them a kiss and sending them on their way to school.



Whether they can concentrate on their classes with the questions over the future First Puppy on the lips of the whole world and his dog (literally), remains to be seen.

In between choosing his administration and planning to avert economic armageddon, Mr Obama found time to spend three hours at dinner with wife Michelle in their favourite restaurant in Chicago on Saturday night, as a couple who have made no secret of their tenderness and closeness throughout the election campaign . . .

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US President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle leave Spiaggia restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

[crispini]

1. Nice. Take your kids to school, dad! :)

That's a good man, there.

[madokie]

2. This is going to be great

Obama as our President that is. :hi:

[TahitiNut]

3. Awww....

Why do I LOVE those kids so much?

:loveya:

[flvegan]

4. White Sox!!?? There goes his Cubs base.

Not even in office, and he's already upset at least, what, 3 or 4 people.

:popcorn:

:hide:

[Jackeens]

6. Funniest. Reply. Ever!!!!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

5. A great photo of their going on their "date" Saturday night!

[Fleshdancer]

7. I hope this means that Michelle got to sleep in

MSNBC aired the video of Obama helping his girls out of the car. It was pretty cute. :)

[Mari333]

8. heres some families that also need to be put first

[MarianJack]

9. Those are some...

...LOVELY families there!

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10. I guess you can do that on any post

but it's tiresome posted here