Military keeps Camp David open, cuts NFL & Baseball Playoff coverage to troops overseas By PAUL BEDARD | Washington Examiner -OCTOBER 4, 2013 President Obama has visited the Navy-run presidential retreat Camp David in central Maryland only 32 times, but it is being kept open during the government shutdown for his entertainment and security at the same time the Pentagon is cutting sports coverage to hundreds of thousands of troops around the world. A phone call to the retreat found it open, confirming a TMZ report. Camp David is one of the most highly secure areas in the nation and provides the president with a safe haven. The president has been known to shoot skeet at Camp David, which he most recently used for his 52nd birthday, according to CBS White House Correspondent Mark Knoller. Obama has spent just 78 days at the retreat, choosing instead to spend his weekends in Washington and hitting military golf courses, which are also being kept open during the government shutdown. In the meantime, overseas troops who typically look forward to watching NFL games and the baseball playoffs provided by the American Forces Network, will get little if any service due to the shutdown.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 02:43:21 +0000
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