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Washington Its a story made in heaven for conservative media: President Obama decides to play golf while on vacation in Hawaii, and in the process forces a couple to move their wedding. And its not just any couple: The bride and groom are both captains in the Army.

On a slow news day at the end of December, this qualifies as a big deal especially for outlets like The Washington Times, which sent out a breaking news alert as soon as Bloomberg posted the story.

Conservatives love to razz Mr. Obama about his love of golf. Add the military angle presidential golf taking precedence over a military couples wedding and youve got conservative click bait.

The couple, Natalie Heimel and Edward Mallue Jr., had planned to get married Sunday at the 16th tee box at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course, located on the Marine Corps Base Hawaii. But Obama wanted to play through. So no more 16th hole for Ms. Heimel and Mr. Mallue, they were informed.

Big deal or no big deal? Obviously, a late-minute switch to ones wedding venue is a big deal. Mallue, like the president, loves golf. But the caterer said she knew this might happen and had a Plan B ready. The couple ended up getting married Sunday on the lush, green lawn near the home of the bases commanding officer. And they had an elevated view near the 16th hole.

It's much prettier and much nicer venue unless you're an avid golfer, Naile Brennan, manager of K-Bay Catering, which handled the weddings logistics, told Bloomberg. It's more secluded and there are no golfers yelling, 'Fore!'

The couple, in fact, had invited Obama to the wedding, but he had sent his regrets. Then when word reached the president that he had forced a last-minute venue switch, he called the bride.

He apologized and congratulated them, Jamie McCarthy, the grooms sister, told Bloomberg. We were all there, it was perfect," she said. "Made their day.

Sounds like the newlyweds didnt get such a bum deal after all: a gorgeous venue, a call from the president, and a good wedding story that will last a lifetime.

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He hasnt used it much. But President Obama says he suspects his veto pen will get far more use in the next two years with Republicans in control of Congress.

Still, the president said in an interview released Monday, he remains hopeful that the goodwill shown by Republican leaders in the recent lame-duck session will carry over into the new year optimism that doubles as a challenge.

You've got Republicans in a position where it's not enough for them simply to grind the wheels of Congress to a halt and then blame me, Obama told National Public Radio in the interview, conducted before he left for Christmas vacation in Hawaii. They are going to be in a position in which they have to show that they can responsibly govern, given that they have significant majorities in both chambers.

Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) have been plotting the course for a GOP-led Congress since before Novembers sweeping election wins for the party. Top Senate Republicans, in particular, have said how important it is for the partys eventual presidential nominee that Congress avoid self-inflicted wounds in 2015 as the primary process begins to unfold.

But both Republicans and the president know that any serious work to find compromise will invite criticism from their respective bases that they have given in to the other side. So in the weeks since the midterm election, both sides have played a delicate game by promising to do business with the opposite party while also vowing to hold firm when necessary.

Since the election, McConnell has vowed to show that the Senate can function and has ruled out new government shutdowns. But he also has promised a new effort to undercut the presidents healthcare law and to set a vote on the Keystone XL pipeline as the Senates first order of business in January.

In the NPR interview, Obama said there were areas of agreement that would be priorities come January, particularly finding ways to further the economic recovery. But he acknowledged that the Democrats midterm losses would put him in more direct confrontation with congressional Republicans.

I haven't used the veto pen very often since I've been in office, partly because legislation that I objected to was typically blocked in the Senate, which was in Democrats hands. Now I suspect there are going to be some times where I've got to pull that pen out. And I'm going to defend gains that we've made in healthcare; I'm going to defend gains that we've made on environment and clean air and clean water.

Michael Steel, a spokesman for Boehner, said the interview indicated that Obama was doubling down on his go-it-alone strategy, rather than listening to the American people, who want us to work together to get things done for the country.

The president said immigration was an area in which Republicans might change their approach as they face a new political reality heading into 2016 even though many in the GOP want to roll back recent executive actions he took to defer deportation for as many as 5 million more immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

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