First family starts vacation

Associated Press

EDGARTOWN, Mass.

President Barack Obama opened the first summer vacation of his second term Saturday on Martha’s Vineyard, trading Washington debates over the budget, government surveillance and his health care overhaul for a hoped-for carefree week filled with golf, beach outings and hanging- out time with family and friends.

Obama arrived on the coastal Massachusetts island after addressing the Disabled American Veterans national convention in Orlando, Fla.

Daughters Malia and Sasha were reuniting with their parents later on, while family dog Bo caught the flight.