US Correspondent, The Observer
US Correspondent for the British newspaper, The Observer, based in New York, and author of The Secret Keeper
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Paul Harris
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FROM Paul Harris
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Obama Takes Entourage of 500 on Trip to London President Obama is traveling abroad with an entourage of no less than 500 people, not to mention a fleet of decoy helicopters and a limousine called “The Beast.” When the President goes abroad, the White House goes with him, including a team from the kitchen to prepare his food — even in London. Paul Harris is US correspondent for The Observer and author of a novel, out this week, The Secret Keeper .
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