All posts tagged "White House"

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  Obama hires agency for speaking gigs, lawyers for book deals

  The Obamas haven't yet set dates to release their books nor announced any scheduled speeches

  • Posted February 10, 2017
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  Trump Advisers Start ‘America First Policies’ Nonprofit

  "We're trying to capture all people who believe in the Trump agenda"

  • Posted January 30, 2017
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  Trump: Mattis’ View on Torture will Override his own Beliefs

  He also vowed to renegotiate American trade deals with Mexico

  • Posted January 27, 2017
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  Child’s play: Lego Master Builders show work at White House

  he seven masters at the U.S. headquarters of Lego Systems in Enfield had them designed, built from more than 200,000 Lego pieces and in a van to Washington in time for the unveiling.

  • Posted December 22, 2016
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  Obama and Trump hurled insults, now trade pleasantries

  WASHINGTON — Did anyone see it coming, the apparent new rapport between President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump? Just a few months ago they were regularly flinging insults back and forth. Today they’re trading phone calls...

  • Posted December 8, 2016
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  Obama Quickly Signs Puerto Rico Financial Rescue Bill

  Obama signed the bill Thursday, hours after it won final passage in the Senate on Wednesday night

  • Posted June 30, 2016
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  Obama Threatens to Veto GOP-Backed Bill on Zika Virus Aid

  Saying it provided too little money and contained too many partisan provisions

  • Posted June 24, 2016
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  White House Clears Small, Commercial Drones For Takeoff

  Industry and government officials describe commercial drones as the biggest game-changing technology in aviation since the advent of the jet engine

  • Posted June 22, 2016
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  White House Preparing to Hand Over the Keys to a Successor 

  WASHINGTON – The presidential candidates still have months of campaigning ahead, but the White House is already preparing to hand over the keys to President Barack Obama’s successor. The White House Transition Coordinating Council met for the...

  • Posted June 10, 2016
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  Sanders Breaks with White House on Puerto Rican Rescue Plan

  Says plan to restructure Puerto Rico's $70 billion in debt would make "a terrible situation even worse."

  • Posted May 23, 2016