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Grapevine: Pricey travels for Sec. Panetta

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    High cost of defense secretary's trips home

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And -- some fresh pickings from the political grapevine we have already reached the dog days of the campaign.

Much has been made of Mitt Romney's Irish Setter Seamus riding in a kennel strapped to top the car on a family road trip.

Well now President Obama is dealing with his own -- problems.

The daily caller noted President Obama wrote in one of his best selling books about being fed dog meat as a child in Indonesia.

Obama campaign advisor David Axelrod -- and Romney months ago tweeting a picture of President Obama and Bo the dog riding in a car saying quote.

How loving owners transport their dogs.

In response to president Obama's dog prefer awful -- Romney strategists hit back re tweeting Axelrod adding quote.

In hindsight.

A chilling photo.

The toward -- reverse exploded last night with the story with hash tags like Obama dog recipes.

That included the Eagles with cream cheese and chicken -- suit.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says he wants to find ways to save taxpayer money since his frequent trips.

Home cost you about 32000.

Dollars a piece.

The Associated Press reports Panetta has taken 27 round trip flights to California.

On the military equivalent of a gulfstream jets since becoming secretary last July.

He's required to travel on military aircraft with specific communications board.

A former advisor tells fox Panetta's predecessor Robert Gates traveled home roughly three times a year.

To his home in Washington State.

Finally the University of Colorado in boulder has high hopes he can avert thousands coming to campus Friday to participate in the annual pot smoking event.

Dubbed fort want to.

The school has been swamped with pot smokers in years past for this event officials will close the school to outsiders.

Trespass users could face a hefty ticket or jail time.

Local reports say the school will also spread fish fertilizer across the quad.

Making it virtually on and how.