From Karen Travers at ABC News:
President Obama campaigned on a pledge to bring change to Washington and move away from business as usual. Many people assumed he meant politics -- not necessarily messing around with the long-standing traditions of social Washington, D.C.
But, Obama, who has been more active and visible on the District scene than his predecessor, George W. Bush, is skipping town this weekend and passing on the exclusive Gridiron dinner, an annual off-the-record event that brings together journalists and politicians for a night of song and dance, including skits that poke gentle fun at elected officials.
Obama will be the first president to miss the dinner in his first year in office since Grover Cleveland in 1885.
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