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Where’d the time go? Obama girls now young women

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In this Tuesday image originally released by the White House, President Barack Obama and his daughters, Malia, left, and Sasha, watch first lady Michelle Obama speak on television. For many TV viewers, it will surely be a surprise to see how much the Obama daughters have grown when they appear in Charlotte Thursday night.

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Who are those tall, willowy young women with Barack and Michelle Obama — and where'd they hide little Sasha and Malia? TV viewers may be truly startled at just how much they've grown when they appear after their father's speech Thursday night. "It's kind of like coming home for Christmas after many years," one watcher says.