Obama pops into bookstore, backs small businesses
AP
President Barack Obama visits Kramerbooks for shopping with his daughters Sasha, and Malia, right, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Barack Obama visits Kramerbooks for shopping with his daughters Sasha, and Malia, right, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Barack Obama, second from right, visits Kramerbooks while shopping with his daughters Malia, foreground, and Sasha, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Barack Obama greets a young boy at Kramerbooks during shopping with his daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, not shown, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Barack Obama visits Kramerbooks for shopping with his daughters Sasha, third from right, and Malia, right, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Barack Obama greets people behind the counter at Kramerbooks, while shopping with his daughters Sasha, center, and Malia, left, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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."
Associated Press
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