Photos: Skipping Town (The Obama Presidency, Day 519)

[Clio the Leo]

Justice Department employees hold up cameras and cell phones to take a picture of first lady Michelle Obama and Attorney Gen. Eric Holder during Mrs. Obama's visit to the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2010.







WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander of the U.S. Force in Afghanistan, leaves the White House after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama June 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. McChrystal was summoned to the White House by the President after a controversial article quoting the general disparaging the Obama Administration was published in Rolling Stone magazine.


WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: U.S. Gen. David Petraeus walks into the White House on June 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Barack Obama announced that he is replacing Gen. Stanley McChrystal as top commander of the U.S. Force in Afghanistan with Gen. Petraeus


WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walks into the White House


President Barack Obama walks with, from second from left, Gen. David Petraeus, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Vice President Joe Biden to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2010,to announce that Petraeus would replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal.


















Amy De Los Santos, 11, left, is hugged by first lady Michelle Obama, after introducing her at an event highlighting the work of the Physical Fitness Council, Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at the Columbia Heights Education Campus Bell Multicultural High School in Washington.








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PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 23: A USA fan with a cardboard cutout of President Obama enjoys the atmosphere ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between USA and Algeria at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium on June 23, 2010 in Tshwane/Pretoria, South Africa.

[gblady]

1. McChrystal's....

neck and face look awfully red in that picture.
Would have loved to have been a fly on the wall.

[Clio the Leo]

2. lol, nah .... the redness is from all the running in the AfPakistan sun. nt

[joe black]

3. Hillary

Showing class as usual. Clinton / Obama (Hillary and Michelle)for pres. and vp.

[CitizenLeft]

4. Madame Secretary looks very happy.

:)

And Miss de los Santos is wearing a signature Michelle belt. :)

Thanks Clio!

[O is 44]

5. I love the Obama love @ the WC! n/t

[CTyankee]

6. I love seeing Hillary on the job. Thank god we have her counsel as well...

there's a tad too much testosterone in some of those pics...it makes me feel better knowing Hillary was there as well...