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President Barack Obama putts on the first hole at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Barack Obama, center, plays golf on the first hole at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard, with White House chef Sam Kass, left, and Robert Wolf, a Wall Street consultant, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Barack Obama, right, plays golf on the first hole at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard with, from left, aide Marvin Nicholson, Robert Wolf, a Wall Street consultant, and White House chef Sam Kass, on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Barack Obama lines up his putt while golfing on the first hole at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Barack Obama putts while golfing on the first hole at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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A tourist's umbrella is seen in front of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, after President Barack Obama and his family left for their vacation in Martha's Vineyard. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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The South Portico of the White House is seen before President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, as they travel to Orlando, Fla. before heading to their vacation in Martha's Vineyard. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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** FILE ** Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shawn Manning poses for a photo at his home in Lacey, Wash., as he holds a photograph from the memorial for victims of the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 3,, 2013. Manning, who still carries two bullets in his body from the shooting that killed 13 people, estimates he has lost $2,000 a month in pay and benefits because of the decision to classify the injuries as resulting from workplace violence rather than combat or terrorist-related. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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2012 London Olympics Special Section cover, available in the July 27, 2012, edition of The Washington Times.

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President Obama smiles as a reporter asks a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Aug. 9, 2013. (Associated Press)