Barack Obama’s Summer Vacation in Martha's Vineyard (Photos)

Barack Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard vacation prompts a debate that whether it is really a good time for him to go on holiday as the country is facing with urgent demand for jobs and debt crisis.

Now, let's take a look at some photos of Obama family in their vacation

US President Barack Obama waves as boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. on Aug. 18, 2011 en route to Martha's Vineyard

Dog Bo is led onto Air Force One before Obama's departure from Andrews Air Force Base in Washington on Aug. 18, 2011

Barack Obama leaves Bunch O Grapes Bookstore with his daughters, Malia (right) and Sasha in Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard on Aug. 19, 2011

 The powerful leader alongside his daughters, Malia and Sasha, waves as they leave Bunch of Grapes Bookstore

 President Barack Obama shakes hands with supporters after he and his daughters go to Bunch of Grapes Bookstore on Aug. 19, 201

Barack Obama seriously listens to a national security briefing from John Brennan, assistant to the President for counterterrorism in Martha's Vineyard on Aug. 19, 2011

       He prepares to putt while playing golf at the Vineyard Golf Club, in Edgartown, Mass

Barack Obama and his daughter Malia Obama walk into Nancy's Restaurant in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on Aug. 21, 2011

President Barack Obama orders at the takeout window of Nancy's Restaurant in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on Aug. 21, 2011

Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama leave Nancy's Restaurant in Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard

Outstanding News in Pictures: August 7, 2011

The outstanding news pieces on Sunday, August 7, 2011 include the 16th Gay Pride parade in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, and the 66th anniversary of the atomic attack in Hiroshima, Japan.

Hundreds of thousands of people crowded at Amsterdam’s streets to celebrate the city’s 16th Gay Pride parade on Saturday, August 6, 2011. The event attracted huge amount of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals. Techno and electro music played out at full strength, matching the attendees’ cheers and applause. Saturday’s celebration was part of six days of concerts, art exhibitions and a gay film festival. The Netherlands became the world’s first country to legalize gay marriage on April 1, 2011. It is estimated that one million Dutch people are gay.

People attend the 16th Gay Pride parade in Amsterdam, Netherlands on August 6, 2011

Thousands of people march in Tel Aviv’s streets, Israel, during a protest against the rising living cost on August 6, 2011

Visitors take part in a world record attempt at Europabad’s watersliding in Karlsruhe, Germany on August 6, 2011

A double decker bus is torched as riot police try to disperse a large group of people gathering outside the police station on the High Road in Tottenham, north London, England on August 6, 2011

Members of the Italian theatre company Tascabile di Bergamo prepare to dance during the Italian street theatre festival at Pateo do Collegio square in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 6, 2011

At least sixteen tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan catch fire on August 6, 2011, as a bomb hit them in northwest Pakistan

Revelers dance in front of the main stage during the 17th Woodstock Festival in Kostrzyn-upon-Odra River, Poland on August 6, 2011

Thousands of people dance and sing during the opening musical act of an event, entitled “The Response”, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas on August 6, 2011. The event aims to pray for God to help save America in crisis

Sculptor David Mach sets fire to a devil's head made of matches, part of his Precious Light exhibition at the festival fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland

Paper lanterns float in the Motoyasu river in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan on the 66th anniversary of the atomic attack on August 6, 2011