U.S. President Obama departs White House for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
U.S. President Barack Obama answers a question from a reporter as he walks out of the White House toward Marine One in Washington on June 2, 2009. President Obama is traveling to Saudi Arabia. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
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