The Obamas in Spain

President Barack Obama greets first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha upon their arrival at a barbecue in celebration of his 49th birthday on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 8, 2010. The first lady and Sasha had just returned to the White House after a vacation in Spain.

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From left, Sasha Obama, King Juan Carlos of Spain, first lady Michelle Obama, Queen Sofia of Spain and Princess Letizia of Spain at the Marivent Palace on Aug. 8, 2010, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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From left, first lady Michelle Obama, Queen Sofia of Spain and Princess Letizia of Spain at the Marivent Palace on Aug. 8, 2010, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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Princess Letizia of Spain greets first lady Michelle Obama at the Marivent Palace on Aug. 8, 2010, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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Sasha Obama arrives at the Marivent Palace on Aug. 8, 2010 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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First lady Michelle Obama arrives at the Marivent Palace on Aug. 8, 2010, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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First lady Michelle Obama visits the city of Ronda on Aug. 7, 2010, during her vacation in southern Spain. Photos: Michelle Obama

First lady Michelle Obama, second right, and her daughter Sasha, center, visit the House of the Moorish King in Ronda on Aug. 7, 2010, during her vacation in Spain.

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First lady Michelle Obama, center, and her daughter Sasha, second right, arrive to visit the city of Ronda on Aug. 7, 2010, during their vacation in southern Spain.

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First lady Michelle Obama leaves the beach club Villa Padierna in Estepona, on Aug. 6, 2010, during her vacation in southern Spain. The first lady and her 9-year-old daughter Sasha arrived on Aug. 4, 2010, for a vacation with friends at a luxury hotel on Spain's Mediterranean coast.

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Sasha Obama enjoys a day at the beach club at Villa Padierna in Estepona, Spain, on Aug. 6, 2010.

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Michelle Obama, center, with her daughter Sasha, second left, visit the Alhambra palace on Aug. 5, 2010, in Granada, Spain.

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First lady Michelle Obama, second left, visits the Alhambra palace on Aug. 5, 2010, in Granada, Spain.

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First lady Michelle Obama arrives at Granada's cathedral on Aug. 5, 2010 during her vacation in southern Spain. The first lady and her 9-year-old daughter Sasha arrived on Aug. 4 for a vacation with friends on Spain's Mediterranean coast.

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First Lady Michelle Obama smiles during a walk at Marbella's city center, southern Spain, on Aug. 4, 2010. Mrs. Obama and her 9-year-old daughter Sasha arrived on Spain's Mediterranean coast for a vacation with friends.

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First Lady Michelle Obama walks around Marbella's city center, southern Spain, on Aug. 4, 2010.

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Journalists stand at the entrance of the hotel Villa Padierna, where first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha arrived for a vacation, on Aug. 4, 2010, in Marbella, southern Spain.

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Sasha Obama sits in a car at the entrance of the hotel Villa Padierna in Marbella, Spain, where she will stay with her mother during their vacation, on Aug. 4, 2010. First lady Michelle Obama and her 9-year-old daughter arrived in Spain on Wednesday for a brief holiday with family friends.

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First lady Michelle Obama, left, sits in the car near the entrance of the hotel Villa Padierna in Marbella, southern Spain, where she is to stay during her vacation, on Aug. 4, 2010. The first lady will also pay an official visit Sunday to King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at their summer home on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca.

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A civil guard patrols the entrance of the Villa Padierna Hotel, where first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha are staying, in Marbella, southern Spain, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.

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First lady Michelle Obama, right, and her daughter Sasha arrive at Malaga's airport in southern Spain on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. The White House says First Lady Michelle Obama is in Spain for a private trip with longtime family friends. Daughter Malia is away at summer camp, while President Obama is heading home to Chicago for a birthday celebration dinner Wednesday evening with friends.

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First lady Michelle Obama, right, and her daughter Sasha arrive at Malaga's airport, southern Spain, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. The White House says the first lady will also pay an official visit Sunday to King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at their summer home on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca.

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Women walk under a banner welcoming the Obama family near the hotel Villa Padierna in Marbella, southern Spain, on Aug. 2, 2010.

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