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George W. Bush Will Return To The White House, Briefly
May 18, 2012 Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, are expected to return to their home of eight years for the unveiling of their official portraits.
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Obama To Hold News Conference Tuesday
March 5, 2012 With lots of topics to choose from, including the economy, the 2012 presidential race, Iran's nuclear ambitions and his meetings today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, there will be plenty to ask President Obama about.
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White House To Use Enhanced Livestream, Social Media To Market SOTU
January 24, 2012 The White House uploaded a YouTube video to tout the large role the president had in preparing the speech. But the White House also would provide an enhanced video feed of the speech, with graphics and charts to go with the president's words, as an added value. And officials would engage citizens through social media after the speech, again on the official website.
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White House Shooting Suspect Reportedly Hates Obama, Washington
November 17, 2011 Law enforcement officials tell several news outlets that Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez had told others of his anger toward President Obama and Washington.
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White House Counsels On How To Mark Sept. 11
August 30, 2011 The guidelines focus on honoring the victims, stressing the need to be prepared for another attack and recognizing that other nations have also been targeted by terrorists, The New York Times reports. Will you mark the anniversary in some way?
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Drastic Cutting At The White House: Crews Remove Damaged Tree
July 7, 2011 As President Obama and Congressional leaders were inside the White House today trying to agree on ways to cut the federal budget, some serious trimming was going on just outside.
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National Journal's Really Cool Interactive West Wing Map
April 1, 2011 National Journal's interactive view of the West Wing is worth spending a few minutes on
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Obama Offers Guests White House-Brewed Beer
March 4, 2011 During this year's Super Bowl, President Obama created a stir by offering guests at the White House beer that he'd brewed himself. And now the president reportedly plans to have another batch of his homebrew on hand March 17 for St. Patrick's Day.
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White House Suffers E-Mail Outage; Twitter Fills Gap
February 3, 2011 The outage led to reporters and others wondering what became of normal White House e-mail barrage.
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Jay Carney To Be Next White House Press Secretary
January 27, 2011 Jay Carney will be the next White House press secretary. Carney was once a reporter covering the White Houses of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush for Time magazine.
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William Daley Considered For White House Post
January 4, 2011 Daley is a respected pro-business Democrat from the pragmatist school of Chicago politics who can credibly talk language the GOP would understand. A JP Morgan Chase official with a powerful name, he could be a strong envoy to the House GOP.
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Daniel Ellsberg Among Anti-War Protesters Arrested At The White House
December 16, 2010 On the same day that President Obama and his advisors declared that the United States is "on track" in Afghanistan, hundreds of anti-war protesters gathered outside the White House to voice their dissent.
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Obama Returns Solar Panels To Place In Sun - On White House
October 5, 2010 The return of solar panels to the White House makes sense considering how often Obama mentions them. For the president, they are a powerful symbol of the kind of U.S. manufactured products the green economy could create.
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Bob Woodward's 'Obama's Wars' Tale Of Infighting, Afghan Tidbits
September 22, 2010 Bob Woodward's "Obama Wars" is reportedly a tale of White House infighting with new Afghan tidbits.
