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Obama Takes a Break in the Virgin Islands

Family fun in the sun at St. Thomas beach resort

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 25, 2008 4:11 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama is taking a breather from the grueling campaign trail in the US Virgin Islands, AP reports. The candidate and his family flew Sunday to St. Thomas, where tourists spotted them at a beach resort. Obama has been spending his downtime golfing rather than... Read full story »

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