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  • January 01, 2010Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:01 AM EST

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    Par for the Course: Obamas' Hectic Island Vacation Draws to a Close

    U.S. President Barack Obama and his friends Mike Ramos (L), Bobby Titcomb (2nd L) and Greg Orme (R) react to his putt as they finish a round of golf on the 18th green at Mid-Pacific Country Club in Kailua, Hawaii December 31, 2009. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry(UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT GOLF)

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    U.S. President Barack Obama and his friends Mike Ramos (L), Bobby Titcomb (2nd L) and Greg Orme (R) react to his putt as they finish a round of golf on the 18th green at Mid-Pacific Country Club in Kailua, Hawaii December 31, 2009. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry(UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT GOLF)

    January 01, 2010Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:01 AM EST

    The Obama family returns to Washington next week after some end-of-year relaxation in Hawaii. The president has turned away from his trip several times to meet with his security team and speak to the press regarding the attempted terror attack Christmas Day on a Detroit-bound flight. But in between, the first family squeezed in down time -- including quite a bit of golf -- in and around the Kailua neighborhood where they are renting a beach house. 

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  • October 06, 2009Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT11:10 PM EST

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  • December 31, 2009Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT12:12 AM EST

    A Decade of Naughtiness: Top Political Scandals of the 2000s

    Gov. Mark Sanford speaks on his cell phone near St. Philip's Church in downtown Charleston, S.C. Wednesday Dec. 9, 2009 before talking to the media. A panel of South Carolina lawmakers voted down a measure to impeach Sanford on Wednesday, but recommended a formal rebuke. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

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    Gov. Mark Sanford speaks on his cell phone near St. Philip's Church in downtown Charleston, S.C. Wednesday Dec. 9, 2009 before talking to the media. A panel of South Carolina lawmakers voted down a measure to impeach Sanford on Wednesday, but recommended a formal rebuke. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

    December 31, 2009Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT12:12 AM EST

    The first decade of the 21st Century was chock full of salacious, riveting, sometimes repulsive, sometimes gratifying political scandals. They are too numerous to list here, but some of them rose to the top. So what made these scandals truly memorable? In some cases, it was the sheer shock value. In others, it was their ability to influence public policy and public attitudes. In others, it was the fact that, well, somebody got caught on tape -- and you can't argue with that. So here they are, FoxNews.com's top 10 political scandals of the decade.

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