But on January 6th Mr Obama was back in the firing-line, accused of making another dubiously qualified appointment in the shape of Sanjay Gupta, a TV presenter and doctor, to be surgeon-general.
Molinari moved into contention by producing three successive birdies from the 15th while first-round Robert Karlsson moved back into contention by firing a 67 which moved him to nine under alongside Westwood.
McIlroy, who caused controversy by walking off the course during last week's Honda Classic was back to his best form, firing a seven-under-par round of 65 as he charged up the leaderboard to finish in a tie for eighth place.
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It became a lesson in ball retention and as they threatened to pass Fulham into submission, the chances soon began to flow - Jadson from 15 yards and then the adventurous full-back Darijo Srna down the right from 25 yards both firing narrowly wide.
Balotelli added a second with 12 minutes remaining, firing home a free-kick, before Parma pulled a goal back through Nicola Sansone.
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But AC Milan's celebrated right-back Gianluca Zambrotta injected some flair into the Italian charge after 23 minutes, firing in a spectacular shot which whistled just past the top corner before Riccardo Montolivo surged forward in similar style to swerve the controversial Jabulani ball against the upright from fully 30 yards.
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Monye started the last two games at full-back, having been switched from his regular position on the wing, but was moved out of the firing line against Argentina after a nightmare first half.
Sneijder stroked home a pull-back from Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt to essentially seal the game for the Dutch, with Robert Vittek firing home a consolation penalty with the very last kick of the match.
Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen is two shots further back on 16-under while Lee Westwood, the tournament's highest ranked player, is 12-under after firing a 66 -- his best round of the week so far.
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