Obama needs 12 stitches after being hit in lip

Barack Obama: Sarah Palin: 2012 contender or pretender? The president had traveled to nearby Fort McNair to indulge in one of his favorite athletic pursuits, Basketball.

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It was a five-on-five contest involving family and friends and including Reggie Love, Obama's personal assistant who played at Duke University.

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Obama emerged from the building after about 90 minutes of play, wearing short-sleeve T-shirt and gym pants, and was seen dabbing at his mouth with what appeared to be a wad of gauze. A few hours la...