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Barack Obama has spoken about how he has failed to spend enough time with his daughters, despite pledging to learn from his father who left him when he was two years old. The President revealed how he regrets how his work has stopped him spending more time with his daughters Malia, 12, and Sasha, 10, as they grow up. Mr Obama told how growing up without a dad made him want to be the best parent he could, but admitted that he had not been a ‘perfect dad’. Father-in-chief: Barack Obama said he regretted not being able to spend more...

Nearing the end of their Martha’s Vineyard vacation, the Obamas spent their Friday morning biking through the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest. President Obama, his wife and his two daughters all wore helmets, the pool reports. They biked about six miles on a trail called the state forest loop. The forest, filled with biking trails, covers 5,100 acres. As Sasha and Michelle rode by reporters, the pooler, Elizabeth Williamson of The Wall Street Journal, noted: “After a short break came potus in white shirt and his grey jeans looked to your pooler rather mom-like.” “Hi, guys,” Obama remarked to the...