Obamas' vacation concludes Aug 31, 2009
The first family returned to Washington after a week-long vacation in Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
Obama back in D.C. after vacation Aug 31, 2009
He spends last day on Martha's Vineyard buying ice cream for his daughters. APPresident Barack Obama spends his last day on a Martha's Vineyard vacation buying ice cream treats for his daughters at a general store and an oatmeal-raisin cookie for himself at a deli ... - President Barack Obama returned to Washington Sunday after a weeklong vacation on Martha's Vineyard. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Obama ends frenetic vacation Aug 31, 2009
Obama headed back to Washington Sunday after a week-long vacation on the resort island of Martha's Vineyard, interrupted by a crush of outside events ... OAK BLUFFS, Massachusetts (AFP) - US President Barack Obama headed back to Washington Sunday after a week-long vacation on the resort island of Martha's Vineyard, interrupted by a crush of outside events ... "I don't think you can replicate such a terrific place as Martha's Vineyard, but I do think that he's looking to get some more rest and... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Obama: "No more turf wars" (180) Aug 31, 2009
"None of us can forget how we felt when those winds battered the shore, the floodwaters began to rise and Americans were stranded on rooftops and in stadiums," Obama said during his weekly radio and Internet address, released while he is vacationing on Martha's Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts. "Whole neighborhoods of a great American city were left in ruins. Communities across the Gulf Coast were forever changed. And many Americans questioned whether government could fulfill its... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Dick Cheney on 'FNS' Aug 31, 2009
He's up on vacation on Martha's Vineyard and his attorney general is going back and doing something that the president said some months ago he wouldn't do. WALLACE: But when you say it's not going to stop there, you don't believe it's going to stop there, do you think this will become an investigation into the Bush lawyers who authorized the activity into the top policymakers who were involved in the decision to happen, an enhanced interrogation program. (Fox News)
Kennedy remembered for his years in the Senate Aug 30, 2009
Also clearly not forgotten as a grieving president took a break from his summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard to mark Kennedy's death from brain cancer late Tuesday night: the great political debt Obama owes Kennedy ... With Kennedy now at his vacation home in Hyannis Port on Cape Cod and Obama setting off on his weeklong stay on nearby Martha's Vineyard, there's speculation the president may come see the ailing senator. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Obama: Won't forget lessons of Katrina Aug 30, 2009
"Our approach is simple: Government must keep its responsibility to the people, so that Americans have the opportunity to take responsibility for their future," Obama said in his address, released during his vacation on Martha's Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts. Obama acknowledged that recovery has not come at an acceptable pace. (MSNBC -- Politics)
North Dakota remembers Kennedy Aug 30, 2009
yoda wrote on Aug 27, 2009 11:17 PM:" In memory of Ted Kennedy, a bridge in Martha's Vineyard will be named after him. ". Deb wrote on Aug 27, 2009 9:36 PM:" I love all the criticism from the supposed Christians... aren't you taught to judge not lest ye be judged? WHere are you on that one??The fact is, love him or hate him, he devoted the majority of his life to thankless public service. He lived under a microscope for his entire life. I don't know anyone here, including myself, who would do... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington, beside brothers Aug 30, 2009
AP Photo - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama step off Air Force One at the airport on Martha's Vineyard in Edgartown, Mass. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Ted Kennedy: Senator, family patriarch, dead at 77 Aug 30, 2009
A generation later, John Kennedy Jr., who had been a toddler when his father was in the White House, died in a small plane crash off Martha's Vineyard. This eulogy invoked the words of William Butler Yeats, the poet: "We dared to think, in that other Irish phrase, that this John Kennedy would live to comb gray hair. But like his father, he had every gift but the gift of years.". (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
McCain, Hatch to Pay Tribute to Kennedy Aug 29, 2009
"He had such a lovely touch with people and did things, acts of real grace, that were out of public view, that were incredibly transformative and meaningful for the individual," the governor told reporters Friday during a visit to Martha's Vineyard. Plans for the private memorial picked up speed Friday afternoon after officials ended a two-day public viewing at which an estimated 50,000 people paid their respects to the late senator at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. (Newsmax)
Political luminaries pay tribute to Kennedy Aug 29, 2009
on Martha's Vineyard, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. Patrick addressed questions from passers-by about laws pertaining to the succession of the U.S. Senate seat that belonged to the Sen. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Presidential Vacay: The Vineyard on a Budget Aug 29, 2009
Vacation Like President Obama; Visiting Martha's Vineyard on a Budget - ABC News ... Vacation Like a President: Martha's Vineyard on a Budget ... Despite Its Reputation of Hosting the Wealthy, Most Martha's Vineyard Attractions Are Free or Low Cost. (ABC News)
Click to read:Family, Political Luminaries Honor Kennedy Aug 29, 2009
" "He had such a lovely touch with people and did things, acts of real grace, that were out of public view, that were incredibly transformative and meaningful for the individual," the governor told reporters Friday during a visit to Martha's Vineyard. Plans for the private memorial picked up speed Friday afternoon after officials ended the two-day public viewing at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Maureen Conte, 44, rode her bike 40 minutes to the library and was one of the... (CBS News)
Obama arrives in Boston to deliver Kennedy eulogy Aug 29, 2009
Also clearly not forgotten as a grieving president took a break from his summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard to mark Kennedy's death from brain cancer late Tuesday night: the great political debt Obama owes Kennedy ... With Kennedy now at his vacation home in Hyannis Port on Cape Cod and Obama setting off on his weeklong stay on nearby Martha's Vineyard, there's speculation the president may come see the ailing senator ... Obama plans to leave his vacation here on Martha's Vineyard to deliver a... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Business group temporarily suspends health ads Aug 29, 2009
On Wednesday, Conservatives for Patients Rights said it was temporarily halting its ads attacking the proposal, including one running in the Boston area while President Barack Obama vacations on nearby Martha's Vineyard. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
The Mysteries of Chappaquiddick Aug 29, 2009
Harried SeclusionKennedy's lost night on Chappaquiddick off Martha's Vineyard and the mystifying week that followed brought back all the old doubts. For approximately nine hours after the car that he was driving plunged from Dike Bridgecarrying his only passenger, , to a death by drowningKennedy failed to notify police. (Time.com)
The Lesson of the Kennedys Aug 28, 2009
That Senator Kennedy's death was imminent could have been guessed from the statement issued earlier in the week that President Obama had no plans to visit him during his vacation on Martha's Vineyard. Had the senator been in a condition to receive him, the president would almost certainly have gone to Hyannis, from personal affection, certainly, as well as from gratitude, but also in the knowledge (surely forgivable in a practicing politician) that a torch-passing ceremony would be useful just... (CBS News)
W.H.: Obama Won't Referee Kennedy Legacy Aug 28, 2009
Obama plans to leave his vacation here on Martha's Vineyard to deliver a eulogy. 2009 Associated Press. (Newsmax)
Obama: Kennedy a 'singular figure' in history Aug 28, 2009
Wednesday morning's brief remarks by Obama, appearing tieless and coatless at a makeshift podium on the grass outside his rented compound on the island of Martha's Vineyard, were delayed several times as he and aides polished it. Obama had been awakened at his vacation home on this island off Massachusetts by a top aide just after 2 a.m. EDT and told of Kennedy's death. (MSNBC -- Politics)
America loses lion of senate Aug 28, 2009
The president, vacationing in Martha's Vineyard, was awakened after 2 a.m. and told of Kennedy's death ... Edward Kennedy is seen in front of a home on Martha's Vineyard in Oak Bluffs, Mass. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Crowds pour into street to bid Kennedy farewell Aug 28, 2009
As Barack Obama broke off from his holiday in Martha's Vineyard Wednesday to lead America in eulogising Edward Kennedy, just 16 kilometres away a small wooden bridge provided a very different memorial. 27 Aug. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
White House not ready to commit to Vineyard return Aug 28, 2009
Obama plans to leave his vacation here on Martha's Vineyard to deliver a eulogy ... President Barack Obama played tennis with his wife and golf with his buddies Monday, starting his first vacation in office on Martha's Vineyard, a picturesque island known as a refuge for the wealthy and privileged ... -- President Barack Obama hasn't even finished his Martha's Vineyard vacation and already he's being asked whether he'll come back next year. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Kennedy's life of service Aug 28, 2009
In July 1969, Kennedy drove his car into the inlet off Chappaquiddick Island, near Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. His companion, Mary Jo Kopechne, a campaign worker for his brother Bobby, drowned in the accident. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Tropical Storm Danny seen skirting northeast U.S. Aug 28, 2009
The forecast path would take Danny near the Massachusetts coast, where U.S. President Barack Obama is vacationing with his family on the island of Martha's Vineyard. It could also bring blustery weather to Boston, where Senator Edward Kennedy's funeral is scheduled on Saturday. (AlertNet)
Family gathers for Kennedy's final journey Aug 28, 2009
Interrupting his vacation on Martha's Vineyard, just across the Nantucket Sound from Hyannis Port, Obama pledged Wednesday that "the extraordinary good that he did lives on.". World leaders paid their tributes too, as Americans woke up to the end of a Kennedy era that was full of tragedy, glamour and change. (Yahoo! Asia News)
EULOGY: Obama to speak at Kennedy Mass Aug 28, 2009
The White House official spoke with The Associated Press on Martha's Vineyard, the island resort south of Boston where the first family is vacationing. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the Kennedy family had not yet made an announcement. (USA Today)
AP: Sen. Edward Kennedy, 77, Dies After Cancer Battle Aug 28, 2009
In a brief statement to reporters at his rented vacation home on Martha's Vineyard, Mass ... His own legacy was blighted on the night of July 18, 1969, when Kennedy drove his car off a bridge and into a pond on Chappaquiddick Island, on Martha's Vineyard. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
What vacation? Obama still in news spotlight Aug 28, 2009
President Barack Obama bikes with family and friends, including daughter Sasha, right, while on vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Mass ... In fact, Burton had brought his own wife to Martha's Vineyard, expecting a light week ... Bill Clinton spent summers here on Martha's Vineyard, in the Hamptons or in Jackson Hole, Wyo. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Kennedy will be buried near brothers Aug 28, 2009
The president, vacationing in Martha's Vineyard, was awakened after 2 a.m. yesterday and told that Kennedy, 77, died Tuesday night after a 15-month battle with brain cancer. Obama spoke soon after with the senator's widow, Victoria, and ordered flags flown at half-staff at the White House and all federal buildings until sunset Sunday. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Kennedy and the "Little Guy" Aug 28, 2009
Kennedy repeatedly advocated policies that made it more difficult for others to do what his family had done - trying to pull up the gangplank on further demand for ocean-front housing in Martha's Vineyard, you might say ... And the term 'little guy' unintentionally reinforces the class-discriminatory ideology of upper class, Martha's Vineyard politics - the 'haves' always love the lesser orders who know their place, and appreciate the turkeys that the lord of the manor sends them every... (CBS News)
Kennedy to lie in repose in Boston for 2 days Aug 27, 2009
The White House official spoke with The Associated Press on Martha's Vineyard, the island resort south of Boston where the first family is vacationing ... Also clearly not forgotten as a grieving president took a break from his summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard to mark Kennedy's death from brain cancer late Tuesday night: the great political debt Obama owes Kennedy. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Obama to Nominate Bernanke to 2nd Term Aug 27, 2009
Obama is to make the announcement on Tuesday during a break from his vacation on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. The source is a senior administration official who discussed the announcement late Monday on the condition of anonymity. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Obama visit adds post-9/11 air security measures Aug 27, 2009
OBAMA ARRIVAL: The presidential motorcade passes Alley's General Store, a well known island landmark, as it drives along State Road in West Tisbury as it makes its way to Blue Heron Farm in Chilmark Sunday on the Island of Martha's Vineyard. The crowd was gathered at the town center of West Tisbury, about 1/4 mile from the Entrance to Blue Heron Farm, the Obama's vacation home for the week. (Burlington Union, MA)
A torch extinguished: Ted Kennedy dead at 77 Aug 27, 2009
The president, vacationing in Martha's Vineyard, was awakened after 2 a.m. and told of Kennedy's death. He spoke soon after with the senator's widow, Victoria, and ordered flags flown at half-staff on all federal buildings. (Albany Times Union)
Chappaquiddick: No 'Profile in Courage'Sen. Ted Kennedy's silver record tarnished by ghosts of 1969 fatal crash. Aug 27, 2009
Only days before, Kennedy had left the scene of a fatal car crash on the small island of Chappaquiddick on Martha's Vineyard, taking the life of 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne. The second-term senator waited nearly 10 hours to report the accident and offered virtually no explanation other than he "panicked.". (ABC News)
Ted Kennedy reflected family's ambition, foibles Aug 27, 2009
1999: John Jr. dies in a plane crash near Martha's Vineyard, Mass ... Later came the traumas of the 1960s: The assassination of Jack in Dallas in 1963, the assassination of Bobby after he won California's presidential primary in 1968, the night in 1969 that Ted's car plunged off a bridge near Martha's Vineyard ... John Jr., JFK's son, died with his wife and sister-in-law while flying his plane to Martha's Vineyard, Mass. (USA Today)
Analysis: Bernanke is Obama's safe choice at Fed Aug 27, 2009
Although his present term doesn't expire until early next year, Obama moved to end speculation percolating in political circles and on Wall Street, announcing his decision Tuesday morning on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard, where the president is vacationing with his family. "Ben approached a financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom, with bold action and out-of-the-box thinking that has helped put the brakes on our economic free-fall," said Obama, with... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Tropical Storm Danny Forms In The Atlantic Aug 27, 2009
6:11 A.M. GMT august 23, 200912:51 P.M. GMT august 23, 2009A weakening Hurricane Bill continued to blow northward Sunday, churning up rough seas, creating dangerous rip tides after closing beaches to weekend swimmers up and down the eastern seaboard, including President Barack Obama's planned vacation spot, Martha's Vineyard. Track the latest storms and get the latest hurricane-related news in our Hurricane Guide. (Click2Houston, TX)
The Oval politics blog Aug 27, 2009
President Obama, vacationing on Martha's Vineyard and scheduled to return to Washington, D.C., on Sunday, will head to Boston on Saturday to speak at Ted Kennedy's funeral service, the White House says ... The group then headed to the East Chop (that's a fancy Martha's Vineyard neighborhood) home of Obama friend and White House counselor Valerie Jarrett ... White House correspondent Rich Wolf, on Martha's Vineyard covering the first family's vacation, reports that the president and his family... (Florida Today)
Swift: Kennedy had hope Aug 27, 2009
On the night of July 18, 1969, Edward Kennedy drove his car off a bridge and into a pond on Chappaquiddick Island, on Martha's Vineyard. Mary Jo Kopechne, a 28-year-old worker with Robert Kennedy's campaign drowned in the accident. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Obama pained at Edward Kennedy's death Aug 27, 2009
"For five decades, virtually every major piece of legislation to advance the civil rights, health and economic well being of the American people bore his name and resulted from his efforts," Obama said in a statement from the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard where he is on vacation. Kennedy, who had been battling brain cancer for more than a year, died late on Tuesday at his family compound in the nearby Cape Cod town of Hyannis Port. (India Times)
Edward Kennedy, the last lion Aug 27, 2009
But his prospects were dashed, perhaps irreparably, in 1969 when his car went off a bridge near Chappaquiddick Island, just off Martha's Vineyard, killing 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne and leaving many questions that remain unanswered to this day. His 1980 challenge to President Jimmy Carter came up short. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Famed family of US politics loses its patriarch Aug 27, 2009
As Barack Obama broke off from his holiday in Martha's Vineyard. Today in World. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Sen. Kennedy dies at 77 Aug 27, 2009
"For five decades, virtually every major piece of legislation to advance the civil rights, health and economic well being of the American people bore his name and resulted from his efforts," said Obama, vacationing at Martha's Vineyard off the Massachusetts coast. Kennedy's family announced his death in a brief statement released early today. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Tributes pour in for Kennedy Aug 27, 2009
My heart and soul weeps. Democratic colleagues, GOP rivals, world leaders pay respects to Kennedy. (MSNBC -- Politics)
US mourns 'lion' Kennedy Aug 27, 2009
Interrupting his vacation on Martha's Vineyard, just across the Nantucket Sound from Hyannis Port, Obama said that "even though we knew this day was coming for some time now, we awaited it with no small amount of dread.". A healthy Kennedy would have been a valuable ally to Obama today. (iAfrica.com)
State announces 11th H1N1-related death Aug 27, 2009
The Massachusetts (DPH) announced this week the H1N1-related death of a 26 year-old resident of , which includes Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands. The individual had no known underlying health conditions. (Georgetown Record, MA)
A Family Gathers to Say Farewell to Ted Kennedy Aug 27, 2009
President Barack Obama is expected to interrupt his Martha's Vineyard vacation to speak. Kennedy's body will then be flown to Washington, D.C., where, in a private ceremony, he will be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery, next to his brothers President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. (Time.com)
Obama calls Kennedy greatest senator of our time Aug 26, 2009
The president, vacationing at Martha's Vineyard off the Massachusetts coast, thanked Kennedy for "his wise counsel" during Obama's short time serving as a senator from Illinois. "I cherished his confidence and momentous support in my race for the presidency," Obama added. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Martha's Vineyard's African American Legacy Aug 26, 2009
Obama Family Taps Into African American Legacy On Martha's Vineyard - ABC News ... This week the Obamas joined the ranks of , and wealthy families who have flocked to the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard for vacation ... The Obama family also joins the historic tradition of well-to-do African Americans who've chosen Martha's Vineyard as a summer retreat for more than 200 years. (ABC News)
Obama vacationing, but keeping busy Aug 26, 2009
In a sign that the debate is shadowing Obama even in liberal , a full-page ad in Friday's Vineyard Gazette greeted him with the warning: "Health care legislation without a public option is not health care reform." It was paid for by the Martha's Vineyard Ad-Hoc Coalition for Genuine Health Care Reform ... "Martha's Vineyard doesn't need any more local civic pride. It's overflowing with it," says presidential historian. (USA Today -- News)
Kennedy's Career Forged in Public's Glare Aug 26, 2009
A generation later, John Kennedy Jr., who had been a toddler when his father was in the White House, died in a small plane crash off Martha's Vineyard. This eulogy invoked the words of William Butler Yeats, the poet: "We dared to think, in that other Irish phrase, that this John Kennedy would live to comb gray hair. But like his father, he had every gift but the gift of years.". (CBS News)
Obama Selects Bernanke For Second Fed Term Aug 26, 2009
Obama made the announcement while on vacation on the island of Martha's Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts after aides said initially that the president intended a news-free week there. Both he and Bernanke sported the open-collar look. (Click2Houston, TX)
Kennedy political dynasty marked by tragedy Aug 26, 2009
1999: John Kennedy Jr. along with his wife and sister-in-law were killed when the plane he was flying crashed in the waters off Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Related Articles. (India Times, India)
'The dream shall never die': Kennedy on the podium Aug 26, 2009
With Kennedy now at his vacation home in Hyannis Port on Cape Cod and Obama setting off on his weeklong stay on nearby Martha's Vineyard, there's speculation the president may come see the ailing senator. Sen. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Passing Of Era... Aug 26, 2009
On July 18, 1969, Kennedy attended a small get-together of friends and Robert Kennedy campaign workers on Chappaquiddick, a narrow island off Martha's Vineyard. Late that night, the car he was driving ran off a narrow wooden bridge and plunged into a tidal pool. (The Drudge Report)
Political Grapevine Aug 26, 2009
President Obama is hitting the links while on vacation on Martha's Vineyard ... President Obama announced today that he would nominate Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke to a second term--The President made the announcement from Martha's Vineyard, where he is vacationing with his family. (Fox News)
Bernanke's re-nomination as U.S. Fed chief boosts confidence, challenges remain Aug 26, 2009
During a break from his vacation on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, Obama made the announcement and praised Bernanke for aggressively pulling the economy from the brink, saying the 55-year-old Fed chief tackled the crisis "with bold action and outside-the-box thinking" that helped limit the damage ... During a break from his vacation on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, Obama made the announcement and credited Bernanke from aggressively pulling the economy from the brink. (Xinhuanet, China)
History's shadow over Obama's Vineyard vacation Aug 25, 2009
Despite its tiny size, Martha's Vineyard is a microcosm of the race problem that burdens America ... - On Martha's Vineyard island, in the wealthy town of Chilmark where Barack Obama is vacationing this week, sits a strange, rather ancient stone wall hidden in the protected woodlands ... Although a colonial-period Indian war never broke out on Martha's Vineyard, bitterness has persisted through the four centuries, symbolized by the wall itself. (Christian Science Monitor)
26-year-old Martha's Vineyard man dead of H1N1... Aug 25, 2009
26-year-old Island man is dead of H1N1 influenza : Martha's Vineyard Times : August 20, 2009 ... A 26-year old Martha's Vineyard resident who died August 14 is the first confirmed H1N1-related death on the Island, and the 11th death in Massachusetts, according to state public health officials ... Elton Barbosa, 26, is believed to be the first confirmed death from the H1N1 flue virus on Martha's Vineyard. (The Drudge Report)
Obamas and Bo kick back on Martha's Vineyard Aug 25, 2009
(CNN) -- President Obama and his family are hoping for a chance to unwind during their weeklong getaway to Martha's Vineyard. The Obamas arrive at Martha's Vineyard on Sunday ... En route to Martha's Vineyard on Sunday, Burton offered two instructions from Obama to the reporters who are also on the island. (CNN -- US)
Bernanke will be reappointed as Fed chief Aug 25, 2009
The announcement will be made by Obama during a break from his vacation on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts on Tuesday, the official said on the condition of anonymity. In his announcement, the president will praise Bernanke for his handling of the financial crisis, the most challenging turmoil since the Great Depression of the 1930s. (Xinhuanet, China)
32 comments Aug 25, 2009
He's heading to the island of Martha's Vineyard for vacation, but so is Hurricane Bill ... Actually, the first president to relax on Martha's Vineyard was U.S. Grant ... Actually, the president will be able to see the rich people he wants to heavily tax up close and personal on Martha's Vineyard, so this could be called a working vacation. (Human Events Online)
*Prosecutor Named to Probe CIA Abuses... Aug 25, 2009
But the White House voiced support for Holder in a news conference held Monday on Martha's Vineyard, Mass. where deputy press secretary Bill Burton told reporters that "ultimately, the decisions on who is investigated and who is prosecuted are up to the attorney general. . . . The president thinks that Eric Holder, who he appointed as a very independent attorney general, should make those decisions.". (The Drudge Report)
