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Obama to Extend Hawaiian Vacation

By JARED A. FAVOLE

HONOLULU--President Barack Obama won't be returning to Washington until Jan. 4, extending his Hawaiian vacation by about a day after it was delayed by a busy lame-duck Congressional session.

"After the extended lame duck and five-day delay of his trip here, he's just trying to squeeze in more time with his family before returning to Washington," Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton said Wednesday.

Mr. Obama is vacationing in Kailua, Hawaii, and has spent much of his free time working out, playing basketball, snorkeling, spending time with family, and swinging golf clubs. He has played golf several times since he landed in Hawaii just before Christmas, enough for some to see an improvement in his game.

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The president was supposed to leave Jan. 2 but now will leave in the evening on Jan. 3, arriving in Washington on the afternoon of the 4th.

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