Obama returning to Martha’s Vineyard for vacation

WASHINGTONWASHINGTON— The first summer vacation of President Barack Obama’s second term is taking him back to Martha’s Vineyard, resuming his White House tradition of an August break on the well-heeled Massachusetts island he avoided during last year’s re-election campaign. But his return is causing a bit of an uproar among residents because the Secret Service plans to close part of a public road near the six-bedroom home Obama is renting in Chilmark, a move that would be a first for presidential vacations on the island known as a refuge for the wealthy and the well-connected. Obama is scheduled to arrive Saturday afternoon for a nine-day stay after a stop in Orlando, Fla., to address the Disabled American Veterans national convention. He plans no official public appearances while on vacation and is due back in Washington on Aug. 18. Since a president is never truly on vacation – just the scenery around him changes – Obama will be briefed regularly on the full range of issues, includin...