President Obama And Speaker John Boehner To Tee Off Together

Los Angeles Times - Top News, Los Angeles Times
Fri, 06/17/2011 - 6:56pm

An unusual round of golf won't solve the Republican-Democratic budget battles, but it could lead to better relations between the White House and Congress.The president prefers a laid-back round on a Sunday morning. The Republican leader is a power player with a single-digit handicap.

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