KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) - President Barack Obama and his family have
arrived in Honolulu to spend Christmas in Hawaii, where the president
was born and raised.
Air Force One touched down in Honolulu minutes
after midnight local time on Saturday. The first family departed the
plane and traveled quickly to their vacation house in the beach town of
Kailua, a scenic, sleepy beach town on the east side of Oahu.
Kailua is roughly 12 miles from downtown Honolulu.
Obama's vacation house sits near a Marine base, on the north end of a
five-mile stretch of beach popular among windsurfers and paddle surfers.
As the president and his family departed Air Force
One, Obama had shed the jacket he was wearing when he left Washington
and was in a dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up. The first family
left Washington on Friday night.
White House officials say the president's vacation itinerary doesn't include any scheduled public events.
No return date has been given by the White House.
Obama himself said earlier Friday that, since a deal hasn't been reached
to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff," he would be returning to
Washington after Christmas.
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Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:15 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:15:15 GMT
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Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:12 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:12:43 GMT
Five St. Ursula students traveled to Washington, DC to be honored with the Jefferson Award for Community Service. As part of their trip, they met with Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur. Washington Bureau Chief
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Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:09 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:09:35 GMT
Changes in technology are forcing Blissfield Manufacturing to close one plant and expand another. The company made the tough decision to shut down its Portland, Indiana plant as the owners work hard
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Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:51 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:51:41 GMT
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Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:36 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:36:45 GMT
A woman told authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with snakes and pit bulls. But an attorney
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Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:11 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:11:48 GMT
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