Obama to decide on presidential run this week, sister says

Senator Barack Obama’s sister tells the Associated Press that her brother, who is on vacation in Hawaii, will inform his family while there of his decision on a presidential run. She said he will announce his decision publicy shortly afterward.

Obama is in Hawaii, the state where he grew up, for two weeks during the holidays.

"It's a much needed time for reflection. He's got to figure out what he's going to do," his sister told the AP. "I think he's trying to reconnect with family and get away from the excessive demands of his schedule.”

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