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NEWS ABOUT: Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - With a tropical storm bearing down on the Northeast, President Obama and Michelle Obama will leave Martha's Vineyard tomorrow, a day ahead of schedule, to ensure he arrives in Boston in time to deliver a eulogy at Ted Kennedy's funeral Saturday. If possible, they'll return to the Vineyard afterward; if... More »

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weather • Boston • Michelle Obama • Ted Kennedy • death • tropical storms • hurricane • funeral • bicycles • bicycle • President Obama • Martha's Vineyard • bike helmet • eulogy

Americans Read Over President's Shoulder

Obama's vacation book list drives leaps in Amazon sales rankings

Aug 27, 09 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s poll numbers are faltering, but his summer reading choices are getting rave reviews, Politico reports. A survey of the Amazon.com standings of the five books the White House announced he would take with him on his Martha’s Vineyard vacation show a drastic improvement in sales.... More »

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literature • publishing • reading • vacation • Thomas Friedman • book • Amazon.com • John Adams • President Obama • Martha's Vineyard • David McCullough • George Pelecanos • Richard Price • Kent Haruf

(Newser) - President Obama will deliver the eulogy at Sen. Ted Kennedy’s funeral Saturday in Boston, the Globe reports this evening. Obama will make the short trip from Martha’s Vineyard, where he’s vacationing, to the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help for the morning service; Kennedy will be... More »

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Ted Kennedy • Arlington National Cemetery • brain cancer • President Obama • Martha's Vineyard • eulogy • Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

(AP) - Hurricane Bill prompted tropical storm warnings for parts of the East Coast today, including President Obama's planned vacation spot of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. The storm isn't expected to hit the mainland, but it could bring "extremely dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents," warn meteorologists. The Obamas are... More »

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Massachusetts • hurricane • East Coast • Bermuda • Martha's Vineyard • Hurricane Bill

(Newser) - The Obama clan will head to Martha’s Vineyard on Aug. 23 for a low-key summer vacation, the Washington Post reports, and they’ll be staying in enemy quarters. The president will be renting out the private estate of noted Republican donor William Van Devender, a Mississippi timber merchant... More »

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Barack Obama • vacation • Obama family • Martha's Vineyard

opinion

Places the Obamas Should Visit Instead of the Vineyard

New Orleans or Baltimore could use a presidential visit

Aug 4, 09 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though he grants that the president may just want some peace and quiet from his upcoming vacation to Martha’s Vineyard, Max Linsky is disappointed by the choice “for a president keenly aware of symbolism,” he writes for the Stimulist. He suggests alternatives:
  • California. The state’s
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California • Texas • New Orleans • vacation • Baltimore • President Obama • Martha's Vineyard

APPRECIATION

 JFK Jr. Recalled, 
 a Decade Later 

Flying brought him peace, but also brought his end

Jul 16, 09 9:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - John F. Kennedy Jr. “seemed to belong not only to our family, but to the American family,” his uncle Ted said in his eulogy. On the 10th anniversary of his death, the New York Daily News remembers the president’s son the public knew as as John-John—... More »

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plane crash • flying • John F. Kennedy Jr. • Carolyn Bessette • celebrity death • Martha's Vineyard

(Newser) - The president's first summer vacation is to a classified destination, but on the streets and beaches of Martha's Vineyard, it's no secret that Barack, Michelle, and their daughters are spending August on the island. The first family is expected to stay in Oak Bluffs, a longtime vacation spot for the... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • Massachusetts • vacation • summer • George W. Bush • Obama family • women's issues • Martha's Vineyard

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