Quiet birthday for Obama

US President Barack Obama is spending a quiet 51st birthday weekend away from re-election campaigning.

Sat, 04 Aug, 2012 - 15:46

US President Barack Obama is spending a quiet 51st birthday weekend away from re-election campaigning.

He was playing a round of golf at Andrews Air Force Base before heading to Camp David, the private presidential retreat in Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains.

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