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Obama to skip jury service

US president Barack Obama has skipped jury service after being summoned in Illinois, it emerged today.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2010 - 08:39

US president Barack Obama has skipped jury service after being summoned in Illinois, it emerged today.

A White House official said the president had alerted the court that he would not be able to make it.

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