President Obama & Michelle Obama Leave White House For India (PHOTOS)

President Obama and First Lady Michelle left on Friday for their highly-anticipated 4-day India trip.

While there, the Obamas will visit, among other attractions, the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, the Gandhi Museum and Humayan's Tomb.

See photos of their departure below.

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama depart the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, for a short helicopter flight to Andrews Air Force Base, then on to India for a ten-day trip abroad. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama depart the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, for a short helicopter flight to Andrews Air Force Base, then on to India for a ten-day trip abroad.

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

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[T4]

09:54 PM on 11/07/2010

i should care about this - why? Oh because while he's gone i can;t get my banker bonus or maybe while he's gone muhouse will get a foeclosure notice por maybe i just laid off from an Obama baioout job omaybe some other disaster from Obamaland creep up and wipe me and my family off themap while he takes a first class vacation to India.

[p456]

09:46 AM on 11/08/2010

I'm pretty sure that anything bad that happens in your life is your own fault. Go ahead and hate the president and blame him for your lot in life.

[American hobo]

12:38 PM on 11/06/2010

I heard they stopped in San Francisco and got their kids a happy meal before they left.
#$%^& waddaya mean there are no more toys!!!

[amtheone]

08:33 PM on 11/05/2010

They are simply beautiful.

[rambot02]

07:01 PM on 11/05/2010

And it's costing $100 bazilliony dollars according the Michelle Bachmann. Now hers is one job I'd like to see outsourced to India.

=^..^=

[roydoe]

06:40 PM on 11/05/2010

Wow the President is going around the world to boost trade. How dare he try to create jobs.

[csnl]

09:10 PM on 11/05/2010

who did we get in return??

[dps2]

07:09 AM on 11/06/2010

create jobs for which country?
my guess it isn't ours.

[blurredmolly]

10:24 AM on 11/06/2010

If it boosts exports, it will create jobs. We still make some stuff. The Congress hasn't given all of it away yet. Yet.

[jpeters100]

11:18 AM on 11/07/2010

My guess is you will complain whatever he does.

[wag1]

06:15 PM on 11/05/2010

Did anyone mention his first event on his maiden voyage to India will be at the US India Business Council...the US Chamber of Commerce's USIBC, that would be. If you don't feel had by all his pre-election "shadowy foreign money" rhetoric, you're not paying attention. Just sayin...

[amtheone]

08:37 PM on 11/05/2010

Just sayin..what?

[EPLURIBUSUNUM1]

04:32 PM on 11/05/2010

"The President is taking 200 chief executives of American firms to India, and is set to arrive in Mumbai on Saturday morning, after a stopover at Germany."
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/obama-visit-the-countdown-begins-64520?pfrom=Namaste,-Obama&cp
why? we get no information

[csnl]

09:13 PM on 11/05/2010

frequent flyer miles from the USA VISA, no worries

[John Smith123]

01:56 PM on 11/05/2010

Best wishes to President's trip to India - Nov 2010

Indian people will be warm during President Barack Obama's visit. India will build strategic partnerships with USA, Japan, Europe and China taking into account its own national interest. President Obama can kick start the bilateral trade dialogues by having teleconferences with key entrepreneurs and technocrats in Silicon Valley and India. This will be mutually beneficial for India and USA. Later, the technology collaboration can also be extended to Pakistan to reduce religious extremism through education and trade.

Both USA and India can benefit by establishing high tech hardware and solar industry in India. From the west's perspective, it will offer choice and reduce their dependence on the monopoly of products made in China. This will also help to reduce the current imbalances in world trade.

Terrorism does not care for any religion. It has its own agenda. Just because our knowledge of destruction is greater than our understanding, we do not have the right to steal it from nature and future generations.

Thankfully, Obama is standing up with Indian people in the fight against terrorism. Obama stands for decent values in society. Obama is going alone to Rajghat without any cameras, to pay respect to Mahatma Gandhi, who is one the most influential persons for Barack Obama and many Indians. Indian people are deeply touched by the gesture. We wish the President well in the productive trip to Asia.

[cupcake77]

08:36 PM on 11/05/2010

I love India

[Helensky]

11:47 PM on 11/06/2010

I wish everything was so wasy