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Washington's Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
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First Lady Michelle Obama took her daughters on a ski trip to Aspen over President's Day weekend, the 16th trip the first family has taken since President Obama took office.
Over the past three years, the president, first lady and their daughters Sasha and Malia have vacationed in Europe and Africa , and in various vacation hotspots around the U.S.They have also traveled multiple times to Chicago , where they lived before the president was elected.The family has spent every Christmas since taking office in Obama's native Hawaii.Here is a full list of the 16 vacations, first compiled by The Washington Examiner:-- President's Day 2012, Michelle and the girls go to Aspen to ski. -- Christmas 2011, the first family goes to Hawaii for an extended vacation. -- Summer 2011, the family visits Martha's Vineyard, Mass., for the annual beach break. -- June 2011, the first lady, her mother and daughters travel to South Africa and Botswana . -- President's Day 2011, the first lady and first daughter...Despite a pledge to bridge the partisan divide in Washington, President Obama left the capital this week to deploy a battle-tested strategy of bypassing Congress and...
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