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Stimulating the economy at clubhouses across America... VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama has once again hit the golf trifecta as he vacations on Martha’s Vineyard. He spent more than two hours at Mink Meadows Golf Club on Tuesday, a semi-private, nine-hole club on the island’s north shore. It was Obama’s fourth outing since he arrived last week for a 10-day vacation. His golf partners included his friend Eric Whitaker and White House chef Sam Kass.

HAVANA - It was supposed to be the ultimate tribute, several days of parties and concerts to mark Fidel Castro's 80th birthday. But instead of listening to folk music and attending conferences on his legacy, Castro is expected to spend his birthday Sunday in bed, recovering from surgery for intestinal bleeding. Cubans have cultivated a myth over the last half-century that Castro is invincible, but now confront the fact that he is an octogenarian — and frail like other elderly mortals. A few Cubans say it won't be long before Castro is giving five-hour speeches once again, but many believe...

Fellow FReepers, My wife and I are hoping to throw a nice (but intimate -- about 20 or so people) 80th Birthday Party for my wife's Filipino mother -- who turns 80 years old this coming Dec 18th. I've been involved with gatherings of people for "movie nights" and "potluck dinners" and all, but what to do for my mother-in-law's 80th really has me baffled.... My wife and I will be having it here at our Toronto townhouse (it will accomodate about 20 or so people)..... All we DO know for sure is that her mom would rather have people...