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U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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1 of 4. Security block the street where U.S. President Barack Obama is staying on vacation in Kailua, Hawaii, December 28, 2009.

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KAILUA, Hawaii | Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:56pm EST

KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Vacationing U.S. President Barack Obama interrupted a golf game on Monday and sped back to his holiday house after the child of a friend was hurt in a beach accident, the White House said.

"The first family is fine," White House spokesman Bill Burton said.

Obama and his entourage returned to the golf course after the quick trip to his Hawaii residence. Earlier an ambulance with flashing lights drove past a van of reporters to the president's house and left several minutes later.

An administration official said the injured child's father had been in the president's golf party, necessitating the quick trip to the house.

The child was going to get some stitches, the official said. Previously planned activities -- such as the golf game -- resumed.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Bill Trott)
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Larry2012 wrote:
What an incredible waste of money and manpower.

Dec 28, 2009 8:43pm EST  --  Report as abuse
Jeab wrote:
I do agree with you :-((

Dec 28, 2009 9:03pm EST  --  Report as abuse
wallyg wrote:
larry and jeab,

how much money was spent?

Dec 28, 2009 9:27pm EST  --  Report as abuse
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