State Department buys $70,000 worth of Obama books


President Barack Obama arrives at Los Angeles International Airport to board Air Force One in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, to head to a fundraiser in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

By Jim McElhatton
The Washington Times
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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The State Department has bought more than $70,000 worth of books authored by President Obama, sending out copies as Christmas gratuities and stocking “key librariesâ€