US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia (left) and Sasha walking out of Marine One upon returning at the White House in Washington, DC, from Hawaii, yesterday. Mr 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 from behind closed doors.

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