Politics

BEACH BOUND

It's off to Hawaii today for Barack Obama, who's vacationing in a state where he spent much of his youth. Last time he went to Hawaii, People magazine published photos of him on the beach looking buff. Not all campaign vacation photo ops go so well. Think John F. Kerry, right, and windsurfing.

AUG. 25-28 Democratic National Convention SEPT. 1-4 Republican National Convention