Ta da!!! Another prime example of the media taking a rumour, making it into a story and then deflating said story in the same article. Things are going to be very different for President Obama than it was for Bush I fear.
(CNN) — Aides to President-elect Barack Obama are denying speculation that he may soon head to Iraq for a pre-inaugural visit.
Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt, who is traveling with the president-elect in Hawaii through January 1, said Obama has no plans to visit Iraq before his January 20 inauguration.
The speculation was sparked by comments from Iraqi officials, who told Washington Post that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's decision to cancel an official trip to Iran may have been due to a "possible visit" by Obama.
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