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...only by some 50,000 Oaxacan Indians. Bauer points out that children have been raised safely in the U.S. by non-English-speaking parents for well over a century. Had they not, thousands of Italians and Russians would have had to leave their kids with foster care on Ellis Island. "Raising your child is one of the most fundamental liberties, and it can only be taken from you for the most serious concerns of endangerment," says Bauer. "Not speaking English hardly meets that standard...
Kennedy's most notable scandal came in 1969 when he drove off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in Martha's Vineyard, an incident which resulted in the drowning death of his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne. After swimming to safety, Kennedy did not call police until after Kopechne's body was found the following day. The senator pled guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, but remained in office and was reelected...
Vendors across the island are already pushing a variety of Obama souvenirs in anticipation. T shirts that play on the iconic Shepard Fairey poster of Obama read RELAX instead of HOPE; others say I VACATIONED WITH OBAMA ON MARTHA'S VINEYARD. Sharky's, a Mexican restaurant in Oak Bluffs, is offering "Obamaritas" and "Barack O. Tacos." Even the Buddhist-themed gift store Glimpse of Tibet is peddling notebooks featuring a picture of Obama with the Dalai Lama...
Business owners are also excited. Nancy Gardella, executive director of Martha's Vineyard's Chamber of Commerce, remembers how former President Bill Clinton's summers on the island gave a "tremendous boost" to the local economy and helped "turn the tide" on the island's real estate market in the early 1990s. She hopes Obama will be a regular visitor "for the next seven years...
...some, however, the President's visit would better serve Vineyarders if timed during the off-season. "August is already crazy here," notes a full-time resident and business owner. "Why can't he come in February, when the island's economy really needs the help...