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Sat 02 Feb 2010Obama right at home in sporting arena
SIDELINE CUT:Basketball formed a low-key but subtle backdrop to his historic presidential campaign and Obama's ease in sporting surroundings boosted his appeal
THE REALPOLITIK of the White House may have temporarily winded Barack Obama but when the Duke University basketball team came to Washington to play Georgetown, the US president did not miss the opportunity to remind everyone of the easy charisma with which he mesmerised hundreds of millions just over a year ago.
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