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• U.S. lawmaker: Obama may make formal Islamic State force request soon

  08-01-2015 23:09
  
  By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is expected to ask the U.S. Congress soon for a formal authorization to use military force against Islamic State, a top Republican senator said on Thursday. Bob Corker, who heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he has been talking to officials from President Barack Obama's administration and was optimistic they might soon spell out to Congress what they would like to see in an authorization. "I had a conversation
  
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• House bill narrows health law definition of full-time work

  08-01-2015 22:20
  
  The Republican-led House has approved a bill reducing the number of workers who must be offered employer-provided health insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law. Despite a White House ...
  
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• Why Obama Says Buying Your First Home Just Got More Affordable

  08-01-2015 21:30
  
  PHOENIX - A new White House initiative could put hundreds of dollars back into the pockets of homeowners with mortgages through the Federal Housing Authority, President Obama says.Obama has directed the FHA to reduce the fees attached to government loans for home buyers by half a percent, from 1.35 to 0.85 percent. It may seem like a paltry figure, but the White House estimates the lowered premium will put $900 back into the pockets of the average borrower, annually. ...
  
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• GOP Congress moves veto-bait bills on health care, pipeline

  08-01-2015 21:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In command and ready for a fight, a defiant Republican-led Congress ignored two White House veto threats and advanced bills Thursday curbing President Barack Obama's cherished health care overhaul and forcing construction on a proposed oil pipeline. The top House Democrat predicted her party would uphold both of Obama's vetoes.
  
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• White House urges Senate to swiftly confirm new attorney general

  08-01-2015 21:08
  
  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday urged the Republican-led Senate to hold a confirmation hearing for Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama's nominee for attorney general, before the end of the month and vote to approve her before a mid-February break. "She deserves a lot better treatment than she is currently receiving," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters traveling with Obama. Obama nominated Lynch, a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, to the top position a
  
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• Obama briefed on security issues after Paris attack: White House

  08-01-2015 21:00
  
  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's national security advisors on Thursday gave him an update on the Paris shootings and a review of the security issues facing Americans in the United States and around the world, the White House said. White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters traveling with Obama on Air Force One that U.S. officials have said there is no indication of a specific threat to Americans related to the Paris shootings. (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by
  
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• FoodCorps Co-Founder Heads to the White House

  08-01-2015 19:49
  The White House today announced that Debra Eschmeyer has joined the staff as both the executive director of the First Lady's Let’s Move! initiative and as the President’s senior policy advisor on nutrition.
  
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• Obama pushes homeownership steps in once hard-hit Arizona

  08-01-2015 19:49
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Standing at the epicenter of the nation's recent housing crisis, President Barack Obama on Thursday promoted plans to lower some mortgage insurance premiums, a move the White House says could save homeowners $900 a year and attract 250,000 first-time buyers.
  
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• Senate panel takes up pipeline bill despite veto threat

  08-01-2015 16:59
  
  A Senate committee has taken up a bill approving the Keystone XL pipeline with plans to move it toward the full Senate, despite a veto threat from the White House. Energy and Natural Resources Chairman ...
  
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• The Sony Hack Is Not About Sony

  08-01-2015 16:29
  
  REUTERS/KCNANorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) pays his respects to North Korean founder Kim Il Sung and his father Kim Jong Il at Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, in this January 1, 2015 photo. Samuel Visner is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cybersecurity at IFC International. He is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. This white paper is titled ‘It’s Not About Sony.‘ The Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that North Korea was behind the cyberattack
  
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• HBO Sets Premiere Dates for Game of Thrones, Veep, and Silicon Valley, Renews Bill Maher Through 2017

  08-01-2015 13:01
  
  Screw everything else, this is the most important thing you'll read today. HBO has announced a premiere date for the highly anticipated fifth season of its epic fantasy drama Game of Thrones, and while it will be pretty hard to top Peter Dinklage shooting Charles Dance with a crossbow while the latter took a dump, the show will undoubtedly make an effort when Season 5 debuts on Sunday, April 12 at 9pm. Just don't expect Bran and Hodor to be part of that effort; the pair are taking a ye
  
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• In face of veto threat, Senate panel considers pipeline bill

  08-01-2015 09:32
  
  Despite a veto threat from the White House, a key Senate committee is expected to advance a bill approving the Keystone XL pipeline closer to a Senate vote. The initial meeting on the legislation, also ...
  
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• U.S. free trade critics, supporters kick off battle for public opinion

  08-01-2015 06:04
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters and critics of free trade are readying for a bitter battle this year over major free trade deals and legislation to fast-track trade agreements through the U.S. Congress. A bill to give the White House fast-track power, allowing Congress a yes-or-no vote on trade deals in exchange for setting negotiating goals, did not advance in the last Congress but new legislation will be introduced in 2015. ...
  
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• Obama issues 3 veto threats in 2 days

  08-01-2015 01:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House threatened more vetoes Wednesday against top-priority legislation of the new, Republican-controlled Congress, and GOP leaders said they intend to keep challenging President Barack Obama to sign early measures that clear the House and Senate with bipartisan support.
  
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• DYING FOR A CIGARETTE IN NEW YORK

  08-01-2015 01:00
  
  If you're wondering why New York City police officers keep turning their back on Mayor Bill de Blasio, let's review parts of the mayor's recent speech on the Eric Garner case that have been removed from the "Official Website of the City of New York."De Blasio said:"I was at the White House the other day, and the president of the United States turned to me and said that (de Blasio son) Dante reminded him of what he looked like as a teenager. ...
  
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• FHA to cut mortgage insurance premiums: White House

  08-01-2015 00:07
  
  The Federal Housing Administration will reduce annual mortgage insurance premiums by 0.5 percentage point to 0.85 percent from 1.35 percent, the White House said on Wednesday. President Barack Obama will ...
  
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