WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will vacation with his family in Martha's Vineyard at the end of this month as he's done in years past, the White House said Wednesday, despite the weak economy and negotiations on the nation's debt problem.
Press secretary Jay Carney defended Obama's plans
to take a break even as he's pledged urgent action on those issues.
"I don't think Americans out there would
begrudge that notion that the president would spend some time with his
family," Carney said.
"The presidency travels with you. He will be
in constant communication," Carney said at the White House briefing.
Last August, the president, Michelle Obama and
their two daughters spent 10 days at a rented farm on the wealthy island
retreat in Massachusetts.
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