A political stalemate in Washington had threatened to derail the president’s annual Christmas holiday in Hawaii.

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Political Memo: Obama Heads to Hawaii After Vacation Suspense

HONOLULU — It didn’t take President Obama long to get back into the, er, swing of things in his native Hawaii on Saturday. After leaving Washington after a final bruising political battle over the payroll tax cut, Obama hit the links on Day One of his holiday, golfing with a group of longtime friends and White House staffers. Read full article > >

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Obama goes golfing on day one of Hawaii vacation

The Georgetown men’s basketball team played its first game since coming back from a holiday tournament in Hawaii, and for a good chunk of the opening half against Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis on Monday, the Hoyas appeared lodged in vacation mode. Then shortly before intermission, Georgetown cranked it up defensively, got scoring contributions from five players during a decisive run bridging the halves and coasted to an 81-58 victory before 6,854 at Verizon Center. Read full article > >

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Georgetown vs. IUPUI: Hoyas pull away from Jaguars, 81-58

Chaminade, a tiny Hawaiian Division II school, hosts its Maui Invitational tournament this week against Division I powerhouses; every now and then, it surprises its guests.

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Chaminade Prepares for Annual David-vs.-Goliath Basketball of Maui Invitational

Each stop on President Obama’s Pacific trip — Hawaii, Australia and Indonesia — took him to places he had known as a child and young man.

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Reporter’s Notebook: President Obama at Ease on Foreign Trip to Old Haunts

In “The Descendants,” George Clooney plays the scion of an old Hawaii family with many troubles on his hands.

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Didn’t make APEC leaders wear Hawaiian garb.

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KAPOLEI, Hawaii — President Barack Obama says the U.S. will not be able to put people back to work and expand opportunity unless the Asia-Pacific region also is successful. The president called the region “absolutely critical” to America’s growth, and a top priority for his administration, as he welcomed leaders of the 21-economy Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to a summit in his home state of Hawaii. Read full article > >

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Obama seeks US jobs, aims to boost regional ties at Pacific Rim summit in Hawaiian home state

En route to Hawaii, Indonesia.

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Obama Puts Heat on Supercommittee

President Barack Obama begins a nine-day trip through the Asia-Pacific region Saturday with a stop in Hawaii for a weekend economic conference where he will press for progress on a trans-Pacific free trade agreement.

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Obama begins Asia-Pacific trip

US President Barack Obama has gone to Hawaii, where this weekend he is hosting leaders from Asia Pacific countries at the annual Apec summit.

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The headstones wear Hawaiian leis and Mardi Gras beads. They are festooned with bottles of Yuengling, flasks full of Jack, boxes of cigars. In Arlington National Cemetery’s Section 60, where those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan lie, the graves aren’t just markers of remembrance; they are canvases decorated with stones, shiny balloons and handwritten notes. In this corner of the nation’s most sacrosanct military burial ground, all manner of ornamentation abounds — one headstone is covered in lipstick kisses — bringing a colorful poignancy to an otherwise monochromatic place of mourning. Read full article > >

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At Arlington National Cemetery, mementos for latest war dead get more personal

About the daters … Desired superpowers … Allison:  I would want to be a time traveler so that I could have breakfast at a beach cafe in Greece, eat street fare in Thailand for lunch, have an afternoon glass of wine in South Africa and enjoy a tagine for dinner in Morocco. Chris:  Fly very fast. Always wanted to fly airplanes, although I hate flying. The highlight of my life, next to the birth of my daughter, was when I went sky diving in Hawaii last year. Read full article > >

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The Transportation Security Administration is moving to fire more than 30 of its security personnel at Hawaii’s Honolulu International Airport after the discovery late last year that they were not properly screening checked bags for bombs, the TSA said Friday. A dozen more TSA workers face suspension, the TSA said. Those slated for firing included workers responsible for the actual screening, several supervisors and the federal security director for the Honolulu airport, the TSA said. “TSA holds its workforce to the highest ethical standards and we will not tolerate employees who in any way compromise the security of the traveling public,” TSA Administrator John Pistole said in a statement announcing the actions. Read full article > >

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TSA workers face dismissal over baggage screening

Spectacular pictures of a volcano in Hawaii have been released by the US Geological Survey.

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VIDEO: Lava overflow fears at Hawaii volcano