The White House has announced a sudden change of plans. President Obama will cut short his visit to India this week, skipping a planned excursion to the Taj Mahal, in order to fly to Riyadh and pay respect to the man he famously bowed down to in 2009, the late King Abdullah. Update: Visiting Saudi Arabia is important enough to cancel the pleasure excursion, but commemorating the 70th anniversary of Auschwitz Tuesday was not important enough to plan around, even though heads of state from France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, and Denmark will be present.  CNN reports: U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday in order to meet the newly appointed monarch, King Salman, and pay his respects to the family of the late King Abdullah, the White House said Saturday. Vice President Joe Biden was originally set to have led a delegation to Saudi Arabia on Obama's behalf. However, the schedule for the President's departure from...(Read Full Post)