Obama writes girl a note for missing school
Ten-year-old Kennedy Corpus has a rock-solid excuse for missing the last day of school: a personal note to her teacher from President Barack Obama.
her teacher from President Barack Obama.
 Her father  John Corpus of Green Bay  stood to ask Obama about health care during the president's town hall-style meeting at Southwest High School on Thursday. He told Obama that his daughter was missing school to attend the event and that he hoped she didn't get in trouble.
 "Do you need me to write a note?" Obama asked. The crowd laughed  but the president was serious.
 On a piece of paper  he wrote: "To Kennedy's teacher: Please excuse Kennedy's absence. She's with me. Barack Obama." He stepped off the stage to hand-deliver the note -- to Kennedy's surprise.
 "I thought he was joking until he started walking down " Kennedy said after the event  showing off the note in front of a bank of television cameras. "It was like the best thing ever."
Ten-year-old Kennedy Corpus has a rock-solid excuse for missing the last day of school: a personal note to [TGT].
her teacher from [TGT].
 Her father  John Corpus of Green Bay  stood to ask [TGT] about health care during the president's town hall-style meeting at Southwest High School on Thursday. He told [TGT] that his daughter was missing school to attend the event and that he hoped she didn't get in trouble.
 "Do you need me to write a note?" [TGT] asked. The crowd laughed  but the president was serious.
 On a piece of paper  he wrote: "To Kennedy's teacher: Please excuse Kennedy's absence. She's with me. [TGT]." He stepped off the stage to hand-deliver the note -- to Kennedy's surprise.
 "I thought he was joking until he started walking down " Kennedy said after the event  showing off the note in front of a bank of television cameras. "It was like the best thing ever."