VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. – President Obama will cut short his Martha’s Vineyard vacation because of Hurricane Irene and return Friday night, and he urged Americans along the Eastern Seaboard to take precautions against the potentially “historic hurricane” making its way toward the coast this weekend. Mr. Obama, his wife and two daughters were to leave Martha’s Vineyard, just off Cape Cod, on Saturday but decided that “it would be more prudent” to return to the White House with his family Friday to monitor events, said his spokesman, Josh Earnest. Island authorities on Fridaty had begun their own preparations for the storm, including canceling some ferries to the mainland. Immediately…
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