President Barack Obama's summer vacation off the Massachusetts coast has come to an end. The president returned to the White House late Sunday after spending two weeks with his family on the island of Martha's Vineyard. What a break it turned out to be. His attempt at rest and relaxation was largely overtaken by events involving Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, including the videotaped execution of an American journalist they had been holding hostage, and the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, following the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man. Scroll down for video U.S. President Barack Obama,  First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia returning from their two-week vacation on Martha's Vineyard
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Spent two weeks golfing and spending time with his family
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Critics lambasted the president for images of him on the golf course
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White House shot back: 'Just because the president is in a different location doesn't mean he's not doing his job'
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