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Obama Matches Bush Golf Rounds

President Obama has already caught up with predecessor George W. Bush in one area: Rounds of golf. The Oval’s good friend Mark Knoller of CBS News reports that Obama on Sunday played his 24th round of golf since his inauguration Jan. 20 — matching Bush’s presidential total , which he racked up in two years and ten months. Obama’s latest round also got attention because it included a woman, domestic policy adviser Melody Barnes . President Bush played his last round in 2003, telling reporters he didn’t think it was appropriate to play the game with the the U.S. at war in Iraq and Afghanistan/The Oval, USA Today. More here .

Question: Is President Obama playing too much golf at a time when he should be paying more attention to the deteriorating war condition in Afghanistan?

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