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Strangely enough, President Obama was doing almost the exact same thing at this time last year.

He flew to Palm Springs for a meeting with King Abdullah of Jordan at Sunnylands, the sprawling estate, retreat, and golf course that has hosted presidents and dignitaries for high-level meetings through the decades.

The president stayed around for a few days, playing golf at Sunnylands with Hawaii friends Bobby Titcomb, Greg Orme, and Michael Ramos on Feb. 15 and 17, with a round at then-Oracle-CEO Larry Ellison's private course in between.

Today, immediately after Air Force One touched down at the Palm Springs airport, Obama's motorcade drove directly to Sunnylands, where the president played a round of golf with the same three friends.

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