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Ice Shuts School, Baffles Obama Girls

Chicago natives have played in worse weather, prez says

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Jan 28, 2009 12:37 PM CST

(Newser) – The ice storm plowing through Washington has many grown-ups wary of stepping outside, but it hasn’t fazed the first daughters, Politico reports. The Midwesterners were unimpressed that their school closed, President Obama said today, noting that Chicago schools never close. “My 7-year-old pointed... Read full story »

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