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Obama returns home early due to Irene
WASHINGTON : US President Barack Obama returned here late Friday after cutting short his vacation to deal with Hurricane
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Obama, originally due to leave Martha's Vineyard on Saturday, left the Massachusetts resort island late Friday and arrived at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington at 10:51 pm (0251 GMT Saturday).
Irene, a category two hurricane, is forecast to make landfall Saturday in North Carolina, where residents were fleeing normally bustling beach communities, and could score a direct hit on New York City.
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