Posted: Sat 10:41 AM, Nov 26, 2011
Reporter: Associated Press Email
Updated: Sat 4:34 PM, Nov 26, 2011

Obama Pops Into Bookstore, Backs Small Businesses

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has pitched in to help
small businesses get into the holiday shopping season.

The president took his daughters, Malia and Sasha, along on a shopping run to a bookstore a few blocks from the White House.

He says he made the visit because it's "small business Saturday" and he wanted to support a small business.

The retail industry is encouraging shoppers to patronize mom-and-pop businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It's a counterpoint to Black Friday and the sales and special deals offered by department stores and other large retailers.

The Obamas walked out with a selection of books including "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever" and "Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan,
Afghanistan, and Central Asia."

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