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'Dad-in-chief' Obama takes daughters for night out

U.S. President Barack Obama walks out with his daughter Sasha from the White House in Washington before departure to New York. (Photo:Reuters)

President Barack Obama carved out some time this weekend for two people he has described as "magnificent" but who, he says, find him boring: his teenage daughters, Malia and Sasha.

Upping his game as dad-in-chief, Obama hung out with his daughters in New York City on Friday night and had more plans for Saturday, a rare diversion from his weekend schedules, which usually involve work and golf.

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