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Obama says he'd like to see some White House tours resumed, noting spring break for the young
President Barack Obama leaves the Capitol in Washington, after visiting with Senate Democrats in in the first of four meetings with lawmakers this week to discuss the budget, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. House Republicans are hosting Obama for a rare meeting at the Capitol on Wednesday, part of Obama’s concerted effort to mend ties with Congress in hopes of a grand compromise on fiscal issues. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is opening the door to the possibility of a resumption of White House tours, if it can be worked out.
Obama says in an interview broadcast with ABC News Wednesday that the decision to cancel the tours in the wake of budget cuts was made by the Secret Service, citing the need to furlough some employees.
Revealing he's trying to ease the no-tour policy, Obama says he's talked to the Secret Service about restoring some visits.
He says, "What I'm asking them, for example, are there ways for us to accommodate school groups that may have travelled here" during spring break, which is drawing near. But Obama also says the question of resuming White House tours may hinge on "how deeply they have to furlough their staff."
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