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14th June 2013, 10:29 PM
http://now.msn.com/obama-africa-trip-could-cost-up-to-100-million-dollars
Obama Africa trip may cost $100M (hey, transporting limos isn't cheap)
10 hrs ago
Nobody can accuse the Obamas of traveling light. When the president and FLOTUS head to sub-Saharan Africa later this month, they'll reportedly be taking several hundred Secret Service agents, 56 support vehicles (including 14 limousines), fighter jets to fly around-the-clock over presidential airspace, a Navy aircraft carrier to serve as a floating hospital, and three truckloads of bulletproof glass to cover the Obamas' hotel windows. The total cost is estimated anywhere between $60 million and $100 million dollars. "The security requirements are not White House-driven, they are Secret Service-driven," security adviser Ben Rhodes said. Before you get your presidential panties all in a bunch, remember that George W. Bush and Clinton had similar security measures during their own African trips. [Source (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-trip-to-africa-poses-special-challenges-enormous-costs/2013/06/13/29d9270a-cd29-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html)]
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Obama Africa trip may cost $100M (hey, transporting limos isn't cheap)
10 hrs ago
Nobody can accuse the Obamas of traveling light. When the president and FLOTUS head to sub-Saharan Africa later this month, they'll reportedly be taking several hundred Secret Service agents, 56 support vehicles (including 14 limousines), fighter jets to fly around-the-clock over presidential airspace, a Navy aircraft carrier to serve as a floating hospital, and three truckloads of bulletproof glass to cover the Obamas' hotel windows. The total cost is estimated anywhere between $60 million and $100 million dollars. "The security requirements are not White House-driven, they are Secret Service-driven," security adviser Ben Rhodes said. Before you get your presidential panties all in a bunch, remember that George W. Bush and Clinton had similar security measures during their own African trips. [Source (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-trip-to-africa-poses-special-challenges-enormous-costs/2013/06/13/29d9270a-cd29-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html)]
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