Troops and hoops for Obama, on a Navy warship (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111112/ap_on_sp_ot/us_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111112/capt.c0e544952c834e8589bc7ceb9d8303d6-c0e544952c834e8589bc7ceb9d8303d6-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=9uGb.N1PHmCwN_RomWZ3hw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama salutes as he and first lady Michelle Obama walk on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson for the Carrier Classic NCAA college basketball game between Michigan State and North Carolina, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, in Coronado, Calif.(AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)" border="0" /></a>AP - Soaking in one of the most spectacular settings of his time in office, President Barack Obama pledged an unwavering commitment to veterans Friday from the deck of an aircraft carrier doubling, for one night, as a gleaming basketball court.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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