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Published: 08/21/09

Of Lassitude and Lobster Rolls: Obama Heads for Vineyard Vacation

By  Walter Shapiro - Politics Daily
Of Lassitude and Lobster Rolls: Obama Heads for Vineyard Vacation

MARTHA'S VINEYARD, Mass. -- The weather-beaten, hand-painted sign nailed to a tree on State Road in Vineyard Haven is about the last tangible memento on this island harking back to Bill Clinton's time of troubles. For me, it remains a living symbol of the Monica-mad summer of 1998. The lettering on the lobster-trap-sized placard is faded, but the defiant take-that-Ken-Starr message remains unequivocal: "HOORAH FOR BILL." ...

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Published: 08/12/09

Obama Sisters School Lunch Poster Will Stay Up

By  Lynn Sweet - Politics Daily
Obama Sisters School Lunch Poster Will Stay Up

Those posters in Washington's Union Station that refer to the Obama daughters and urge Congress to get behind healthy school lunches are staying up, despite calls from White House lawyers to take them down. That's what I was told by the president of the group that put them there, Neal Barnard, who runs the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs used the poster campaign to reissue a call to the media to protect the privacy of the Obama daughters, Malia and Sasha. "Without getting into the specifics, we've been very clear, I think, from even ...

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Published: 08/7/09

First Family Heading to Yellowstone, Grand Canyon

By  Lynn Sweet - Politics Daily
First Family Heading to Yellowstone, Grand Canyon

The First Family is taking a vacation before their vacation. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Friday the president, First Lady Michelle and the kids are heading west on Aug. 14 for a long weekend to visit Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National parks. Just days later, the First Family travels to Martha's Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts. Mrs. Obama and her daughters have already made two overseas trips this summer. Gibbs talked about the westward swing - intended to highlight the national parks - at his briefing, where he offered up Obama's week ahead. On Sunday the ...

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Published: 05/14/09

The Obamas, Living Out Loud

By  Jill Lawrence - Politics Daily
The Obamas, Living Out Loud

Is there anyone in America who doesn't know Michelle Obama planted a vegetable garden on the South Lawn of the White House? A Google search for the words "Michelle Obama garden" yields nearly 1.2 million hits. ...

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