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How Much Does Vacation Matter?
Hard as it is to get away from his job, President Obama is spending a week on Martha's Vineyard. But most American workers are cutting back on vacations this year. We hear what that could mean for both mental and physical health — and the economy. Also, polls show rising opposition to healthcare reform, and athletic performance and gender determination.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenHard as it is to get away from his job, President Obama is spending a week on Martha's Vineyard. But most American workers are cutting back on vacations this year. We hear what that could mean for both mental and physical health — and the economy. Also, polls show rising opposition to healthcare reform, and a runner's winning performance raises a difficult question: is there a definite, biological line between males and females?
Banner image: The sun rises over the town of Vineyard Haven on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images
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After his first hundred days, 60 percent of Americans believed that President Obama would make the right decisions. Today, that number is 49 percent. That's according to the latest Washington Post/ABC News survey . At the White House today, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs took heart from the findings of a Wall Street Journal/NBC poll .
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Members of the Senate and Congress are on summer breaks all over the world, visiting war zones as well as ancient ruins and sunny beaches. President Barack Obama is doing his best to get a much-need break from the burdens of office, taking his family to Martha's Vineyard.
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Last night in Berlin's Olympic Stadium, an 18-year-old runner from a South African village received a gold medal for the 800-meter dash. But today, doctors are looking at test results to determine if Caster Semenya has too many male characteristics to compete as a woman.
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