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Obama cancels campaign events; returns to the White House to monitor Hurricane Sandy

October 29, 2012 | 7:38 am | Modified: October 29, 2012 at 10:00 am
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Photo - FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to a crowd of supporters during a rally in Henderson, Nev., as he holds up 4 fingers and asks if they want 4 more years of a bad economy. No region in America has seen more presidential campaign commercials. Last week alone, Romney's campaign and its allies spent $3.6 million on Nevada commercials, while President Barack Obama and his supporters spent $2.7 million. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to a crowd of supporters during a rally in Henderson, Nev., as he holds up 4 fingers and asks if they want 4 more years of a bad economy. No region in America has seen more presidential campaign commercials. Last week alone, Romney's campaign and its allies spent $3.6 million on Nevada commercials, while President Barack Obama and his supporters spent $2.7 million. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has just announced that President Obama has canceled his campaign event in Orlando, Florida, and will return to the White House to monitor Hurricane Sandy.

Obama was in Orlando yesterday, making a surprise visit to a local campaign office.

Before he left, the president visited FEMA headquarters yesterday to monitor storm preparations. “So my main message to everybody involved is that we have to take this seriously,” Obama warned.  “The federal government is working effectively with the state and local governments.  It’s going to be very important that populations in all the impacted states take this seriously, listen to your state and local elected officials.”

Update: The White House just announced that President Obama has also canceled his Tuesday campaign event in Green Bay as well.

 

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