President Obama's trip to Indonesia and Australia is again getting trumped by domestic concerns. The White House canceled his upcoming visit because it would be a political faux pas to leave for a week in the midst of the oil cleanup, suggests the New York Times. He had to cancel a previous one in March to help with the health care bill. In the meantime, he'll be back in Louisiana today, his second trip in 8 days, as BP tries to assess whether its new containment lid is working.
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