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US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia (L) and Sasha walk out of Marine One upon returning at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 4, 2011 from Hawaii. Obama spent Christmas and the New Year in Hawaii filling his days with golf, family time, beach visits and private reading, and was unusually absent from the spotlight, as he conducted official business behind closed doors.
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US President Barack Obama’s motorcade leaves the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known locally as the Punchbowl Cemetery, in Honolulu, Hawaii, January 3, 2011, after visiting his grandfather’s grave on the last day of his two-week vacation.
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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wave from the steps of Air Force One prior to departing from Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii, on January 3, 2011. Obama will return to Washington after spending two weeks vacationing with his family. —-SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
US President Barack Obama tours the Honolulu Zoo in Honolulu, Hawaii, January 3, 2011, with his daughters Sasha (C) and Malia (2nd R) and family friends on the last day of his two-week vacation.
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US President Barack Obama (2nd L) and his daughters Sasha (R) and Malia (L) walk up the steps of Air Force One prior to departing from Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii, on January 3, 2011. Obama will return to Washington after spending two weeks vacationing with his family.
—–SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
President Barack Obama holds hands with daughter Sasha, 9, as they return with First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia to the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, after a family vacation in Hawaii.
—-AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Malia Obama deplane Air Force One, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md, as they return from a Hawaii vacation.
—-AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
U.S. President Barack Obama returns from his Hawaiian vacation to the White House in Washington, January 4, 2011, with (L-R) daughter Malia, First Lady Michelle and younger daughter Sasha.
— REUTERS/Jason Reed
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