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Obama to delay Australia trip

US president Barack Obama will delay his departure on a trip to Australia and Indonesia until March 21 as he battles for health care reform.

Mr Obama's press secretary Robert Gibbs made the announcement on his Twitter feed, saying the president's wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha, will no longer accompany him on the poignant journey.

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