Obama catches up on dad time

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Fresh from his weeklong trip through Asia, President Obama is taking time to catch up on dad duty.

The president and First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by 8-year-old daughter Sasha’s school this morning.

White House officials said they were visiting Sidwell Friends School in Bethesda, Md., for a school activity, but declined to elaborate.

Although Obama has no public events planned for today, it’s a busy time for him. The Senate is set for a make-or-break vote Saturday on one of the president’s signature issues — overhauling the healthcare system. And Obama is moving closer to his long-awaited decision on strategy for the war in Afghanistan.

-- Associated Press