Here are the 6 books on President Obama's summer reading list

President Barack Obama is on Martha's Vineyard for his annual two-week summer holiday, and the White House has released his reading list. Continue reading at 'Stuff'

[ Stuff | 2015-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]

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