
Obama asks his staff to give him 10 letters each morning, a sampling of the 40,000 or so that reach the White House every day.
He takes time throughout the day to read them, gives him a glimpse into what he sometimes refers to as "the real world."

Obama asks his staff to give him 10 letters each morning, a sampling of the 40,000 or so that reach the White House every day.
He takes time throughout the day to read them, gives him a glimpse into what he sometimes refers to as "the real world."
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