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White House makes case for rejecting oil pipeline (AP)

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:49:24 +0000

AP – The White House tried to make its case Wednesday for rejecting a Canadian company’s plan to build an oil pipeline from Canada to Texas, saying a February deadline set by Congress was “purely political” and did not allow for a proper review of the project.

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White House slams Iran for death sentence

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:10:39 +0000

The Obama administration flatly rejected Monday that a young Iranian-American man used a family trip to Iran as cover for espionage, after Iran issued the first death penalty against a U.S. citizen since the Islamic Revolution 33 years ago.

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Bam, dog Bo, sneak out of White House for last-minute X-mas shopping

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:24:50 +0000

President Barack Obama took a break from the drama on Capitol Hill Wednesday to get in some last-minute Christmas shopping.

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Obamas: Season’s greetings from the White House!

admin — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:17:43 +0000

Recipe for a gorgeous White House holiday card: Signature smiles, famous style and the kind of strong family bond that can carry them through coldest of winters.

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White House says no veto of defense bill (AP)

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:49:17 +0000

AP – The White House on Wednesday abandoned its threat that President Barack Obama would veto a defense bill over provisions on how to handle suspected terrorists as Congress raced to finish the legislation.

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Ginger White on alleged affair with Herman Cain: He’s not fit to be President

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:29:40 +0000

Ginger White thought Herman Cain was fit to carry on a 13-year affair with her. But she doesn’t think he’s fit to be president.

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Obamas welcome White House Christmas tree

admin — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:06:50 +0000

Michelle Obama continued a decades-old tradition the day after Thanksgiving as she, daughters Malia and Sasha, and Bo, the family dog, witnessed the arrival of an 18-and-a-half-foot balsam fir tree from Wisconsin, hauled up the driveway by horse-drawn wagon and delivered to their doorstep Friday.

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Details unfold in shots fired at White House (AP)

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:29:54 +0000

AP – A man clad in black who was obsessed with President Barack Obama pulled his car within view of the White House at night and fired shots from an assault rifle, cracking a window of the first family’s living quarters while the president was away, authorities said about their still-developing investigation.

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Secret Service arrests White House shooter

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:02:22 +0000

An Idaho man suspected of taking pot shots that hit the White House was nabbed Wednesday at a Pennsylvania motel.

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Suspect in shooting near White House arrested (AP)

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:56:48 +0000

AP – A man with an apparent obsession with President Barack Obama has been arrested in Pennsylvania after the Secret Service discovered two bullets struck the White House while the president was away, authorities said Wednesday.

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