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Washington Examiner : President and family on multi-million dollar Christmas Vacation in Hawaii By: Mark Tapscott 12/29/10 5:04 PM Editorial Page Editor President Obama and his family are enjoying a delightful Christmas Vacation with friends and family in the chief executive's home state of Hawaii. Nobody questions a president's right or need to take take away from the White House, but an investigation by Hawaii Reporter has turned up some eye-opening information about the costs and other asp...

Obama to ring in 2011 with family talent show
HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama will ring in 2011 with friendly competition at his family’s annual New Year’s Eve talent show. The White House is keeping Obama’s talent a closely guarded secret. Several friends and family members will join the Obamas at their rented oceanfront home in Kailua. Obama has stayed under the radar for much of his Hawaiian Vacation, mostly spending his time at the gym, Golf Course or beach. The White House says he has been reading three b...

Update on President Obama's New Year's Eve Plans and Vacation Reading List
HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The White House says the president will be spending time with family and friends on the last day of 2010 and then later they will have the annual New Year's Eve talent show. The president has been spending time on his Vacation playing golf, going to the beach and visiting friends, and he's also catching up on some reading. ...

First family sets N.Y. Eve talent show
KAILUA, Hawaii, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The first family planned to spend Friday evening with family and friends in Hawaii and hold their annual New Year's Eve Talent Show, the White House said. President Barack Obama worked out Friday morning and White House spokesman Bill Burton said the president and First Lady Michelle Obama will spend New Year's Eve with family and friends. The White House released the list of books the president is reading during his Vacation - "President Reagan -- The Role...

Also on Obama's Reading List
In addition to non-fiction books on Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, the White House says President Obama is also reading two novels on his Vacation in Hawaii: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell and Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carre. Interestingly, the New York Times reports "the president's wife makes a brief guest appearance in the LeCarre book; in one passage, characters cannot visit the gardens of the Champs-Elysees because 'Michelle Obama and her Children are in town...

Obama To Ring in New Year With a Family Talent Show
staradvertiser President Barack Obama will ring in 2011 with friendly competition at his family's annual New Year's Eve talent show . The White House is keeping Obama's talent a closely guarded secret. Several friends and family members will join the Obamas at their rented oceanfront home in Kailua . Obama has stayed under the radar for much of his Hawaii Vacation, mostly spending his time at the gym, Golf Course or beach. The White House says he has been reading three books: Lou Cannon's bio...

Obama to ring in the new year with talent show tradition
President Obama is ringing in 2011 by hosting a talent show on his Hawaii Vacation, according to the White House. White House spokesman Bill Burton said that the president was spending the evening with family and friends, who would get a chance to show off their talents in the annual tradition, according to the pool report. Burton said that the president had also spent time reading "President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime" by Lou Cannon, "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet" by David Mitche...

Does Obama have hidden talents? New Years Eve may bring em to light
Barack Obama may have some talents that the rest of the world doesn’t know about but only a few friends and family members are going to see them. The Obamas and their friends were to hold an annual talent show Friday night to celebrate New Year’s Eve, a White House spokesman said. No word on what talents would be on display. Thoughts, anyone? Does Obama’s famous speaking voice also carry a tune? Meanwhile, the president has been busy golfing, dining out and reading on his vacat...

Obama vacation costing more than $1.4M, paper claims
No one knows exactly how much President Obama's Vacation in Hawaii is costing Taxpayers -- neither the White House nor the Secret Service like to provide such information -- but one local news outlet is putting the tab at more than $1.4 million, at least. The Hawaii Reporter did some calculating, though, as we've explained before, it's almost impossible to assess the true cost of these kinds of trips. For example, most of the cost of the Reporter's estimate is the president's Air Force One ride...

TV Crew Covering Obama Claims Mistreatment...
HONOLULU -- A public access television crew complained of police mistreatment Thursday, after trying to get a picture of President Barack Obama. Just after dawn Wednesday, the three-woman crew for a Big Island public access program called "We Are Change Hawaii" drove up to the barricade near the president's Vacation Home in Kailua. Host R.J. Hampton was told they couldn't stay, so she spoke into the video camera as she returned to the car. "OK, you know it Obama we're OK with you, you OK with us...

Obama Makes Six Recess Appointments
The Huffington Post reports: Honolulu — President Barack Obama bypassed the Senate Wednesday to make six Recess Appointments, including a deputy Attorney General whose links to the Insurance giant American International Group had stalled his confirmation. Obama first nominated James Cole to the No. 2 Justice Department post in May. But Republican lawmakers blocked his confirmation in part because of questions about his role as an independent consultant for AIG before its near collapse and go...

Michelle Obama's Top 10 for 2010: 'Let's Move!,' Dancing in India, and That Spain Vacation
First Lady Michelle Obama's 2010 included a clearly defined high (the launch of her "Let's Move" anti-childhood Obesity campaign) and a notable low (her Controversial Vacation at an expensive resort in Spain). The year also marked her first solo international travel, to Haiti and Mexico, and having the very cool experience of Paul McCartney singing "Michelle" to her at a White House concert. Here are Mrs. Obama's top 10 for 2010: On Feb. 2, Mrs. Obama formalized her healthy eating and exercise a...

Obamas New Years Eve: Time for a Talent Show
Yahoo! Buzz President Barack Obama and his family will celebrate New Year’s Eve in Hawaii with a low-key tradition: A family talent show. White House spokesman Bill Burton wouldn’t say what talents might be on display. But a Time Magazine story from 2009 said First Lady Michelle Obama is known for her hula-hooping skills and her husband is known to croon among friends. The First Family has been on the Hawaiian island of Oahu for more than a week, spending time barbecuing with friend...

Latest White House Press pool report
As pool continues to hold at the Dillingham Airfield, WH spokesman Bill Burton sends word that the president is eating bbq, playing Volleyball and hanging out on the beach with family and friends. Some members of the traveling White House staff are there as well. Nearly four hours after POTUS arrived for the bbq at Bobby Titcomb’s beachside home, the sun is getting low on the horizon, ducking now behind the cliffs off the beach. Weather has been ideal today, which hasn’t always been ...

Obama Extends Hawaii Vacation
President Barack Obama and his family won't be returning to Washington, D.C. as soon as expected. The president decided to extend their Hawaiian Vacation a few more days. Obama had a late start on his holiday Vacation after staying in D.C. to work on Legislation in Congress before the year ended. A spokesman for the president said he wants to spend more time with his wife and daughters before returning to work, even though his daughters will miss a couple days of school. This is the second tim...

Our cost for Obamas Hawaii vacation: $1,474,200
Our cost for Obama’s Hawaii Vacation: $1,474,200 Eh, what’s another million and a half dollars when we are paying for it anyway? It’s not like Obama has to foot the bill for this.  According to The Blaze, the cost of Obama’s Hawaii’s Christmas vacation is costing us (the tax payer) $1,474,200. And this number is actually on the low side as it doesn’t take into consideration other, unreported costs such as security costs and office space rentals. FWIW, secur...

Obamas R&R;: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Yahoo! Buzz A Marine base where young men are trained for war might not sound like an inviting place for President Barack Obama and his family to relax. But the First Family has spent many hours of their Hawaiian Vacation at the picturesque Marine Corps Base Hawaii on the windward Kaneohe Bay. The commander in chief has visited the base daily since his arrival just before Christmas, working out at its gym, taking his young daughters bowling, and palling around with friends on the base’s c...

2 Novels on Obama's Vacation Reading List
Can you judge a president by what he is reading? As has been reported, President Obama’s Vacation reading includes a Lou Cannon biography of Ronald Reagan, another president who was confronted with a divided Congress. But the White House said today Mr. Obama also brought two novels: “The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet” by David Mitchell, a well-reviewed historical romance about a Dutchman in Edo-era Japan; and “Our Kind of Traitor,” by the spy novelist John Le Carr...

Obama extends Hawaii vacation after delayed start
HONOLULU (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is extending his Vacation in Hawaii by a day to spend more time with his family after their departure from Washington was delayed last week, the White House said on Wednesday. Obama will leave Hawaii, where grew up, late on Monday evening, arriving in Washington on Tuesday afternoon, spokesman Bill Burton said. Previously, the White House said Obama would leave Hawaii on Sunday. The president delayed the start of his Vacation to stay in Washington whil...

Hawaii Governor Abercrombie Says He Will Produce Evidence That Obama Was Born in Hawaii (Video)
Bring it on. Let's end this Controversy once and for all. Carol's Blog! Illegal Aliens Now Get Free Heart Surgery and Cancer Treatment - Free heart surgery for illegals is insane unless it is an emergency. Providing emergence medical services wasn't good enough for the Obama administratio... #Funny video: You Had Me At Hello #humor - If you ever had anyone try to pick you up in the park, you may find this funny video off color. You Had Me At Hello - watch more funny videos Shocking: 25...

Hawaii Governor Now Silent On Obama Eligibility Scandal
Newly elected Governor Of Hawaii, Neil Abercrombie 72, was very adamant and vocal about his attempt to end the Birth Certificate Controversy and have the exhibit of Obama’s supposedly valid long form certificate of birth finally made public. Abercrombie commented rather indignantly that the continued Controversy surrounding the issue had cast a shadow not only on Obama’s parents, but the office of the presidency, and wanted to expedite measures to produce the appropriate records. He ...

Obama Sticks To The Familiar On Hawaiian Vacation
Honolulu — More than a week into his Hawaiian holiday, President Barack Obama is proving to be a creature of habit. While some travelers seek adventure and spontaneity, Obama seeks comfort and consistency. His routine here in Oahu, the island where he was born and mostly raised, is by now patently familiar to the locals trying to catch a glimpse of their hometown president, and the reporters who come here to cover him. Obama is almost certain to spend his mornings working out at Marine C...

Obama By The Numbers for 2010
Mark Knoller, the best numbers man in Washington political hotsheet Vacation trips: 6 (all or part of 32 days) -Since taking office: 10 spanning 58 days Foreign trips: 6 trips to 8 countries spanning 22 days. -Since taking office: 16 trips to 25 countries spanning 70 days. Flights on Air Force One: 172 -Since taking office: 328 Flights on Marine One: 196 -Since taking office: 386 Unemployment Rates: -January 8 2010: 10 percent. -December 3, 2010: 9.8 percent. National Debt in 2010: Up $1.56-tr...

Cooking For The President: Its a Chicken Skin Moment
Like ZIP said, it’s pretty slow today. (Honolulu Magazine) — “It’s not the first time I’ve cooked for the President,” says chef Alan Wong. “But every time, it’s a chicken skin moment .” Last night, Barack and Michelle Obama, Obama’s sister and her husband and a half dozen friends dined at one of the President’s favorite restaurants in Hawaii, Alan Wong’s on King Street. Born and raised in Hawaii, Obama has adventurous tastes...

Feasts on appetizers, lasagna, shortribs, coconut ice cream...
Alan Wong and staff, getting ready to cook for the President of the United States, Barack Obama, who loves the soy-braised shortribs. "It's not the first time I've cooked for the President," says chef Alan Wong.  "But every time, it's a chicken skin moment." Last night, Barack and Michelle Obama, Obama's sister and her husband and a half dozen friends dined at one of the President's favorite restaurants in Hawaii, Alan Wong's on King Street. Born and raised in Hawaii, Ob...