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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 758320" data-attributes="member: 12952">Re: Obamanation here today<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20012789-503544.html" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a>-&nbsp; White House correspondent Mark Knoller reports the C-32A (757) the&nbsp; First Lady used to fly to Spain – one of the planes that usually serves&nbsp; as Air Force Two, and sometimes Air Force One – operates at a Department&nbsp; of Defense reimbursement rate of $11,351 per hour.&nbsp;So a 6.5 hour flight to Spain would run $73,781.50 – double for the round trip.&nbsp;The White House says that as a policy, official trips by the first&nbsp; family are paid by the government but all personal elements paid are&nbsp; personally. Since this is a private trip, the White House seems to be&nbsp; suggesting that the Obamas are personally paying all costs associated&nbsp; with the vacation.................................................................................................The mother-daughter pair will spend four days at the resort, where rooms&nbsp; range in price from $330 per night for a standard double to $6,600 per&nbsp; night for a villa with private gardens. The Spanish media reported that 60 rooms have been booked for the Obama duo and their close family&nbsp; friends. ......................................................................................................And who is paying for all this ?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 758320, member: 12952"] [b]Re: Obamanation here today[/b] [URL="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20012789-503544.html"](CBS News)[/URL][B]- White House correspondent Mark Knoller reports the C-32A (757) the First Lady used to fly to Spain – one of the planes that usually serves as Air Force Two, and sometimes Air Force One – operates at a Department of Defense reimbursement rate of $11,351 per hour.[/B] [B]So a 6.5 hour flight to Spain would run $73,781.50 – double for the round trip.[/B] The White House says that as a policy, official trips by the first family are paid by the government but all personal elements paid are personally. Since this is a private trip, the White House seems to be suggesting that the Obamas are personally paying all costs associated with the vacation. ................................................................................................ The mother-daughter pair will spend four days at the resort, where rooms range in price from $330 per night for a standard double to $6,600 per night for a villa with private gardens. The Spanish media reported that 60 rooms have been booked for the Obama duo and their close family friends. ...................................................................................................... And who is paying for all this ? [/QUOTE]

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