Obamas Will Pick Up Tab for White House Renovations

First family turns down $100K in public cash

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 30, 2009 7:44 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack and Michelle Obama won’t be using the $100,000 in taxpayer cash the first family is allotted for White House renovations, New York magazine reports. Instead, they’ll fund their fix-up out of their own pockets. Which may be a good political investment,... Read full story »

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