Category Archives: White House

Debt and spending deal picks up momentum in Senate

By doris | Published: August 1, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and congressional leaders worked Monday to align lawmakers from both parties behind their formula for averting a financial meltdown and halting the government’s prolific spending habits. Despite resistance from both liberals and conservatives, momentum appeared to be building in support of the compromise deficit-reduction plan. [...]

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First ladies go to Betty Ford funeral; service starts

By doris | Published: July 12, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com PALM DESERT, Calif. — First ladies, past and present, and others who called the White House home remembered Betty Ford on Tuesday, not just for her decades-long work against substance abuse but for contributing to a political era when friendship among lawmakers helped them govern. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter called [...]

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Exclusive: Clinton in talks about possible move to World Bank

By doris | Published: June 9, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been in discussions with the White House about leaving her job next year to become head of the World Bank, sources familiar with the discussions said Thursday. The former first lady and onetime political rival to President Barack Obama quickly became one [...]

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Memorial Day marked by ceremonies, tributes

By doris | Published: May 30, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Americans from Washington to California are marking Memorial Day with parades, barbecues and special tributes tied to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. An annual holiday honoring the nation’s war dead was infused with new meaning this year, coming just months before the 10-year anniversary.

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White House: No bin Laden photo release

By doris | Published: May 4, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Not wanting to inflame passions or appear to gloat, President Barack Obama decided Wednesday against releasing a gruesome photo of Osama bin Laden’s corpse. “There’s a long history of images like that being used to rally opinion against people, to turn people into heroes,” White House press secretary [...]

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Unpublished JFK photos reveal private moments

By doris | Published: January 16, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles (CNN) — Thousands of photos taken during John F. Kennedy’s 1,036 days as president remain unseen since White House photographer Cecil Stoughton printed and logged them in his darkroom five decades ago. When Stoughton’s family auctioned them last month, collector and filmmaker Keya Morgan purchased about 15,000 of the [...]

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Second wife warned U.S. of Mumbai plotter

By doris | Published: October 17, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com.com There were two separate warnings that an American businessman was plotting a terrorist attack in India with the Pakistani extremist group that carried out the Mumbai assault, NBC News confirmed Saturday. But the second warning, given by the man’s wife to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad just a year before the [...]

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Susan B. Anthony letter goes on sale for $15,000

By doris | Published: September 27, 2010

Full Story at news.blogs.cnn.com A newly discovered letter written by civil rights leader Susan B. Anthony decrying the treatment of women as “pets” has gone on sale for $15,000. The letter offers a rare, personal glimpse into the powerful emotions behind the fight for women’s equal rights, said Nathan Raab, Vice President of The Raab [...]

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Chelsea Clinton weds longtime beau in New York

By doris | Published: August 1, 2010

Full Story atCNN.com Rhinebeck, New York (CNN) — Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton and longtime beau Marc Mezvinsky were wed Saturday “in a beautiful ceremony at Astor Courts,” a 50-acre estate in Rhinebeck, New York, according to her parents. “We could not have asked for a more perfect day to celebrate the beginning of their [...]

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House pushes ban on peer-to-peer software

By doris | Published: November 18, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – Stung by an embarrassing electronic leak last month revealing ethics investigations into dozens of lawmakers, Congress moved Tuesday to prohibit federal employees from using the same type of Internet file-sharing software blamed for the disclosure. The Secure Federal File Sharing Act, introduced in the House, would bar government employees [...]

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Stimulus funds spent to keep Sun Belt cool

By doris | Published: June 9, 2009

Full Story At  news.cnet.com CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla.–The federal government is spending $5 billion in stimulus money to weatherize homes across the country. That is almost as much as it has spent on weatherization since the program was created in the 1970s to cut heating bills and conserve oil for low-income people. But this year, there is [...]

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Super Highway Link Mexico to Canada

By doris | Published: June 7, 2009

Full Story At ClickToNews.com The Bush adminstration is quietly making approval for a super highway 10 lanes wide, train, and oil pipe lines running from the South of Mexico to the Heart of America and onto Canada. This highly restricted highway will eliminate unions as cheap Mexican labour can take all products from the Far [...]

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Fidel Castro: Obama Misinterpreted Raul

By doris | Published: April 22, 2009

Full Story At  CBS News (AP) Fidel Castro said Tuesday that President Obama “misinterpreted” his brother Raul’s sentiments toward the United States and bristled at any suggestion Cuba should free political prisoners or reduce official fees on money sent to the island from the U.S. Raul Castro touched off a whirlwind of speculation that the [...]

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Obama outlines ambitious agenda for ‘lasting prosperity’

By doris | Published: February 25, 2009

Full Story At CNN.com n his first speech to a joint session of Congress, Obama said it’s time to act boldly not just to revive the economy, but “to build a new foundation for lasting prosperity.” “While the cost of action will be great, I can assure you that the cost of inaction will be [...]

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The Senate Has Passed The Stimulus Bill. Now What?

By doris | Published: February 11, 2009

Full Story At  Political Hotsheet cbsnews.com The Senate just passed its version of the Obama administration-backed economic stimulus package, by a vote of 61 to 37. The price tag is $838 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The House passed its own version of the bill on January 28th, at a price tag of [...]

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Obama: ‘I screwed up’ on Daschle appointment

By doris | Published: February 4, 2009

Full Story At CNN.com WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday admitted he made a mistake in handling the nomination of Tom Daschle as his Health and Human Services secretary, saying Daschle’s tax problems sent a message that the politically powerful are treated differently from average people.

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Obama Tax Cuts Move Forward In Congress

By doris | Published: January 23, 2009

Full Storly At  CBS News (AP) Economic stimulus legislation at the heart of President Barack Obama’s recovery plan advanced in Congress Thursday over the persistent opposition of Republicans seeking deeper tax cuts than the administration and its Democratic allies favor. “We are very pleased with the progress,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after $275 billion [...]

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Sober Obama speech draws on surprising sources

By doris | Published: January 21, 2009

Full Story At  CNN.com WASHINGTON (CNN) — Barack Obama, who shot from obscurity to fame based on a single speech and then captured the White House in a campaign marked by soaring rhetoric, delivered a restrained, sober inaugural address Tuesday. Gone was the mantra-like “Yes we can” chanted by supporters, which Obama invoked as a [...]

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Obama takes power, urges unity vs. ‘raging storms’

By doris | Published: January 20, 2009

Full Story At Yahoo! News – President Obama’s inaugural speech * Presidential Inauguration Slideshow: Presidential Inauguration * Raw Video: Bush leaves Washington Play Video Video: Raw Video: Bush leaves Washington AP * Witness To History: National Mall Packed Play Video Video: Witness To History: National Mall Packed CBS 2 Chicago President Barack Obama walks down [...]

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