President and Mrs. Obama leaving the White House last evening, boarding Marine 1 to Andrews AFB. Photo/CD Brown. The President and First Lady left the White House last evening on route to their visit to Europe where it is expected the two will make several stops in their travel that includes Ireland (where the President has lineage). The first event will be a meeting between the President and the First Lady, with President McAleese and her husband. This meeting will serve as an opportunity to discuss both bilateral issues with President McAleese and also to honor her extraordinary legacy of serving the people of Ireland and advancing peace in Northern Ireland. Then the President will travel to Moneygall, Ireland, which is the town in Ireland from which the President’s ancestors came. Later, the president will return to Dublin, where he’ll deliver remarks at a public event about the ties between the United States and Ireland. ...
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