After Kennedy service, Obama returns to finish Vineyard vacation before Washington return

CHILMARK, Mass. — President Barack Obama has returned for his last full day of vacation on Martha’s Vineyard.

Kennedy lauded by Democrats and Republicans alike, as well as people and groups he championed

CHILMARK, Mass. — President Barack Obama marked Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s death Wednesday by declaring his fellow Democrat “one of the single most effective senators” in U.S. history, praise that was hardly a shock to the partisan senses.

Obama on Kennedy: ‘The extraordinary good that he did lives on.’

CHILMARK, Mass. — Edward M. Kennedy was much more than just former Senate colleague and influential legislator to Barack Obama, evident in the president’s personal, mournful tribute on Wednesday.

President Obama: Ted Kennedy was the greatest senator of our time who touched many lives

CHILMARK, Mass. — A grieving President Barack Obama paid tribute to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Wednesday, calling him a colleague, counselor and friend who etched his place in history as a “singular figure” on the American political landscape.

Obama starts weeklong vacation on picturesque Martha’s Vineyard with workout, tennis, golf

CHILMARK, Mass. — 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.

Out of Washington, Obama family starts weeklong vacation on Massachusetts island

CHILMARK, Mass. — President Barack Obama played tennis with his wife and planned to 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.

It’s vacation time and the Obamas hope the living will be easy on Martha’s Vineyard

CHILMARK, Mass. — The first family settled in Sunday for their vacation on Martha’s Vineyard not long after Hurricane Bill scampered away, leaving behind big waves and heavy rip currents for the Obamas.

Black scholar says he’s able to joke about arrest by white officer that sparked race debate

CHILMARK, Mass. — Black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Sunday joked about his arrest by a white police officer, but also described receiving death threats and dreaming about being arrested at the White House.

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