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June 21, 2009
Obama girls have chores too
WASHINGTON - HOW do the Obamas keep their girls' lives normal in the White House? Chores.

'We're pretty old school,' President Barack Obama told CBS News in a Friday interview to air Sunday on Father's Day.

'Malia and Sasha, they have to make their beds,' the president said. 'They have to walk the dog. They have to feed the dog. They have to do their homework. They don't watch TV during the week.' Sasha, 8, and Malia, 10, moved into the White House in January.

Bo the dog became part of the family a bit later.

The president is making a prominent effort to promote responsible fatherhood. He says part of his job as a dad is to give his daughters structure.

As the president put it: 'Kids thrive on order.' -- AP

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