Obama's set to leave Hawai'i for Capital hotel suite

President-elect Barack Obama and his family are set to fly to Washington DC late Thursday ending their vacation in the Aloha State.

Obama was seen signing autographs on New Year's Day after his workout routine at the Marine Corps Base gym in Kailua. The Obama's have been vacationing in Hawai'i for the last 12 days.

The family will stay at the Hay Adams Hotel, so that their girls can start school Monday at Washington's private Sidwell Friends School. The White House will not be available until after the inauguration on Jan. 20.


US President-elect Barack Obama autographs a t-shirt after working out at the Semper Fit gym on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kailua, Hawaii on January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (UNITED STATES)










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President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden are planning a pre-inaugural celebration with their families in Baltimore on Jan. 17.

Obama will start the day in Philadelphia and the event will focus on the inaugural theme of "Renewing America's Promise" -- featuring cities with historic connections to that theme: Philadelphia, where the nation's founders signed the Declaration of Independence; Baltimore, "where the country's independence was defended,"; and Washington, the nation's capital.

"As part of the most open and accessible inauguration in history, we hope to include as many Americans as possible who wish to participate but can't be in Washington," Emmett S. Beliveau, director of the inaugural committee, said in a statement. "These events will allow us to do that while honoring the rich history and tradition of previous inaugural journeys."

Telegraph.co.uk

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Oprah show in DC during inauguration

Oprah Winfrey will host her television show The Oprah Winfrey Show live from the nation's capital on Jan. 19, the day before Barack Obama is inaugurated into office. Another show is also being arranged for Jan. 21.

Winfrey, who strongly supported Obama during his campaign, will broadcast the show from the Kennedy Center Opera House.

“That’s where I’m going to be,” told “Access Hollywood,” the television show that first reported the news. “That’s the place to be.”

No word on who will be making guest appearances on the show during the DC broadcasts.


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