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The Obamas are on vacation on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard.
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Obama arrived at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs on Saturday afternoon. He played with actor-comedian Larry David, businessman and Obama campaign fundraiser Robert Wolf and Cyrus Walker, a cousin of top Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett.
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Reporters traveling with Obama were given a rare glimpse of the president as he leaned back on one leg as his ball approached the first hole. It did not go in.
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The Vineyard Gazette is posting regular updates on the Obama family vacation here.
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The Gazette reported that the president's golf partners Wednesday were retired basketball player Alonzo Mourning, former Celtic Ray Allen, and friend Cyrus Walker.
People magazine reported the Obamas are renting the same 8,000-square-foot house they rented last year. The house is worth about $12 million, according to a source cited in the report.
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The First Family is on a 17-day island vacation.
The president is scheduled to return to the White House on Aug. 23.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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