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President Barack Obama and his family have arrived in Honolulu to spend Christmas in Hawaii, where the president was allegedly born and raised.(from AP via cnsnews.com)
No return date has been given by the White House. Obama himself said earlier Friday that, since a deal hasn't been reached to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff," he would be returning to Washington after Christmas.
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