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White House on possible McChrystal firing: ‘all options on table’

Gen. Stanley McChrystal tripped over his own ego and risked turning his superstar career into toast with an eye-popping interview trashing President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and others in the administration.

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White House releases ‘patients’ bill of rights’ (AP)

A poor Japanese man pushes a cart in downtown Tokyo. Japan, battling to revive its economy, on Friday pledged to create five million jobs through a 10-year growth strategy centred on green technology, health care, tourism and closer links with Asia.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AP – Most health insurance plans will soon be barred from turning children down due to pre-existing medical problems, under an enforcement plan the White House announced Tuesday for the new patients’ bill of rights.


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White House summons US general to explain himself (AP)

** FILE ** In this May 10, 2010 file photo, Commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl W. Eikenberry brief reporters ahead of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit at the White House.  An article out this week in 'Rolling Stone' magazine depicts Gen. Stanley McChrystal as a lone wolf on the outs with many important figures in the Obama administration and unable to convince even some of his own soldiers that his strategy can win the war.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has been summoned to Washington to explain derogatory comments about President Barack Obama and his colleagues, administration officials said Tuesday.


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AP source: White House budget chief stepping down (AP)

In this photo taken May 7, 2010, Budget Director Peter Orszag stands by as President Barack Obama makes a statement on monthly jobs numbers outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. A Democratic official tells The Associated Press that President Barack Obama's top budget official, Peter Orszag, plans to step down later this year.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP – White House Budget Director Peter Orszag plans to resign, a Democratic official said Monday night, positioning him to be the first high-profile member of President Barack Obama’s team to depart the administration.


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GOP slams Obama’s oil spill White House address

GOP to Obama: Talk is cheap, clean up the oil. That’s what Republicans are saying in the wake of President Obama’s first Oval Office address, which appears to have failed to win over conservatives.

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White House: Obama ready to seize claims process (AP)

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley watchesas President Barack Obama makes an unannounced visit to Tacky Jack's, a restaurant in Orange Beach, Ala., as he visits the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill Monday, June 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – President Barack Obama is poised to seize the handling of oil spill damage claims from BP, his chief spokesman said Tuesday, as Obama sought to reassure people he’s up to the enormous challenge of helping them recover from the environmental disaster. He will outline his specific plans and expectations in a prime-time Oval Office speech.


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White House: Obama ready to seize claims process (AP)

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley watchesas President Barack Obama makes an unannounced visit to Tacky Jack's, a restaurant in Orange Beach, Ala., as he visits the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill Monday, June 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – President Barack Obama is poised to seize the handling of oil spill damage claims from BP, his chief spokesman said Tuesday, as Obama sought to reassure people he’s up to the enormous challenge of helping them recover from the environmental disaster. He will outline his specific plans and expectations in a prime-time Oval Office speech.


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