Obama back on job after short vacation

Work on a fiscal deal with Congress calls him back to Washington while his family remains in the islands

By Mary Vorsino

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 26, 2012

~~<p>In what has become a Christmas Day tradition, President Barack Obama shared holiday cheer Tuesday with members of the military and their families at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.</p>
<p>But the president plans to head back to Washington tonight, cutting short his stay in hopes of reaching a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.</p>
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In what has become a Christmas Day tradition, President Barack Obama shared holiday cheer Tuesday with members of the military and their families at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

But the president plans to head back to Washington tonight, cutting short his stay in hopes of reaching a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. Login for more...