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• 'The Night I Hit Rock Bottom, My Drone Hit the White House Lawn'

  30-01-2015 23:39
  
  Early in the morning of Monday, January 26, a small, recreational, helicopter-type drone crashed on White House grounds. It was an accident—an employee of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency had ...
  
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• Taxing the rich: The record under Obama

  30-01-2015 23:38
  
  New year. Old strategy. The White House has already revealed many of President Obama's proposals to raise taxes on the rich that will be in his 2016 budget, due out Monday. Among them: A plan to increase ...
  
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• Republican Romney opts out of 2016 run for president

  30-01-2015 23:31
  
  By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney bowed out of the 2016 U.S. presidential race on Friday after considering a third run, telling supporters it was time for the next generation of party leaders to seek the White House. Romney's decision helps clarify an emerging Republican field split between potential establishment candidates like former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and conservative voices represented by Texas Senator Ted Cruz and former Arkansas Governor Mike Hucka
  
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• Obama to appear in public with Dalai Lama

  30-01-2015 23:04
  
  US President Barack Obama will appear in public at an event attended by the Dalai Lama next week in Washington, the White House said Friday, in a move sure to anger Beijing. "The president will deliver remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast," National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said. The White House tried to play down the simultaneous appearance, stressing the two men have met three times before. Previous meetings have been held behind closed doors and outside the
  
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• U.S. plan would keep highways, federal buildings away from flood areas

  30-01-2015 22:52
  
  Government buildings and federal highways planned in the future will be constructed safe distances away from flood areas that are expected to worsen due to climate change, the White House announced on Friday. More than $1 trillion of property and structures are at risk of inundation from sea level rise of two feet above current sea level, the White House said in a statement, and that level could be reached as early as 2050. The policy outlined on Friday is open to public comment and agencies wou
  
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• White House grapples with fraught terrorism language

  30-01-2015 22:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Twice this month, the White House has publicly grappled with the politically fraught language of terrorism.
  
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• White House urges parents to heed advice urging childhood vaccines

  30-01-2015 22:20
  
  By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With U.S. measles cases on the rise, the White House on Friday urged parents to heed the advice of public health officials and scientists in getting their children vaccinated. "People should evaluate this for themselves with a bias toward good science and toward the advice of our public health professionals," President Barack Obama's spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters. Asked whether people should be getting vaccinated, Earnest said: "That's what the scie
  
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• 'Humans of New York' blog raises $1M for students facing hurdles to college

  30-01-2015 22:03
  
  When it comes to preparing students for college – and even helping them aspire to it – there’s a chasm between the haves and have-nots. The other was a formal event at the White House Friday afternoon, in which first lady Michelle Obama honored the National School Counselor of the Year and highlighted school counseling as part of her Reach Higher initiative to inspire more students to pursue postsecondary education. “Schools have not historically been accountable or given resources to su
  
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• Drones flying over ballparks without permission concern MLB

  30-01-2015 21:52
  
  Major League Baseball officials had no warning when a drone hovered over Comerica Park during Game 3 of the ALDS on Oct. 5. While security at a ballpark isn’t usually a concern in the same way that it is at the White House, MLB officials have put a lot of thought into drones. The New York Times reported Friday that MLB tried an advanced radar system during the All-Star game at Target Field in Minneapolis this past July. Based on the cost and the payoff, MLB declined to use the system again for
  
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• Obama to appear in public with Dalai Lama: White House

  30-01-2015 21:37
  
  Washington (AFP) - US President Barack Obama will appear in public at an event attended by the Dalai Lama next week in Washington, the White House said Friday, in a move sure to anger Beijing.
  
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• Obama, Dalai Lama due to attend U.S. prayer event February 5

  30-01-2015 21:11
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama are scheduled to attend the U.S. National Prayer Breakfast in Washington next week, but it was unclear if they will hold a private meeting like one last year that angered Beijing. The White House said Obama would deliver remarks at the Feb. 5 event about the importance of upholding religious freedom and that the organizers had also invited the Dalai Lama. Asked if there was any plan for a private meeting with the Dalai Lama, White House spokeswoman
  
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• Obama, Dalai Lama due to attend U.S. prayer event Feb. 5

  30-01-2015 21:10
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama are scheduled to attend the U.S. National Prayer Breakfast in Washington next week, but it was unclear if they will hold a private meeting like one last year that angered Beijing. The White House said Obama would deliver remarks at the Feb. 5 event about the importance of upholding religious freedom and that the organizers had also invited the Dalai Lama. Asked if there was any plan for a private meeting with the Dalai Lama, White House spokeswoman
  
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• White House: Science indicates parents should vaccinate kids

  30-01-2015 20:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid the measles outbreak stemming from California, the White House is telling parents that science indicates they should vaccinate their children.
  
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• Wisconsin Gov. Walker previews likely White House theme

  30-01-2015 20:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Criticizing Washington as a city of power-hungry elites, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Friday offered a preview of his likely White House message between private job interviews with those looking to help his expected presidential campaign.
  
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• White House: Monitoring of released Taliban 'updated'

  30-01-2015 20:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says efforts to monitor Taliban detainees released from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for an American soldier have been "updated" because of concerns that they may be seeking to return to the battlefield.
  
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• Romney Bombshell Before 2016 Race Even Begins

  30-01-2015 19:40
  
  Republican Mitt Romney's announcement that he is not running for the White House in 2016 is a bombshell. Earlier in the day the former Massachusetts governor's aides had been briefing journalists that he had surveyed the electoral field of battle and believed he could win the race to be the Republican presidential nominee. "Romney to run," declared a few news outlets ahead of Friday's New York conference call with his supporters. The news comes just three weeks after he
  
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• Third time no charm: Romney won't run for president

  30-01-2015 19:28
  
  Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Friday he will not run for the White House again in 2016, ending weeks of intense speculation that he would mount a third campaign. "After putting considerable thought into making another run for president, I've decided it is best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee," Romney said during a conference call with supporters. On January 9, he told donors he remained interested in the White
  
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• U.S. to work closely with Greece to resolve differences: White House spokesman

  30-01-2015 19:27
  
  The United States will continue working closely with the new government in Greece and other European leaders to resolve differences that could improve Greece's economy, a White House spokesman said Friday. "We're going to continue to work closely with the European Union, and that means engaging with the new political leaders in Greece to try to resolve these differences and get Greece and Europe and the global economy back on a path to growth and prosperity," spokesman Josh E
  
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• Israel's tenders for settlement houses concerns White House -spokesman

  30-01-2015 19:26
  
  WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The White House has deep concerns about Israel's decision to issue tenders for the construction of 450 new housing units in occupied Palestinian territory, a spokesman said Friday. The move could undermine efforts to achieve peace in the region, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told a daily briefing. (Reporting By Amanda Becker; Editing by Sandra Maler)
  
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• Interest rate cut in Russia evidence of economic chaos - White House spokesman

  30-01-2015 19:15
  
  An unexpected move by Russia's central bank to cut its main interest rate shows continued chaos in the country's economy, some of it due to Western sanctions related to the Ukraine crisis, a White House ...
  
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• Republican Romney opts out of a 2016 run for president

  30-01-2015 18:56
  
  By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney bowed out of the 2016 U.S. presidential race on Friday after considering a third run, and told supporters it was time for the next generation of party leaders to seek the White House. Romney's decision will probably boost the fortunes of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a probable presidential candidate who, like Romney, is widely viewed as representing the Republican establishment. Many who had raised money for Romney were alr
  
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• Romney opts out of a 2016 run for president

  30-01-2015 18:40
  
  By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney bowed out of the 2016 U.S. presidential race on Friday after considering a third run, and told supporters it was time for the next generation of party leaders to seek the White House. Romney's decision will probably boost the fortunes of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a probable presidential candidate who, like Romney, is widely viewed as representing the Republican establishment. Many who had raised money for Romney were alr
  
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• Historical re-election odds were against another Romney bid

  30-01-2015 18:08
  
  On Friday, aides said former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will forgo a 2016 presidential bid for personal reasons. But in historical terms, a consecutive run at the White House would have been problematic based on the past trends involving losing presidential candidates.
  
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• World Food Programme Executive Director To Keynote The Executives' Club Of Chicago's Diversity Leadership Breakfast Program

  30-01-2015 18:08
  
  CHICAGO, Jan. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 3, join The Executives' Club of Chicago in welcoming hometown Chicagoan, Ertharin Cousin, one of the "World's 100 Most Powerful Women" and "100 Most Influential People in the World," to keynote the next Women's Leadership Breakfast / Diversity Leadership Series. Cousin, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will discuss how hunger and food insecurity undermine the world's investment in the next generation, what we
  
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• Mitt Romney's Terrible Timing

  30-01-2015 17:54
  
  Everyone's got a theory for why Mitt Romney never made it to the White House. During a call with staffers Friday morning, Romney told them he wouldn't run for president in 2016, ending a period of intense speculation, as the prospect of a third Romney campaign went from improbable rumor to widely-held expectation.
  
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• Romney opts against 2016 run for president

  30-01-2015 17:42
  
  By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney opted out of the 2016 presidential race on Friday after considering whether to run for a third time, telling supporters it is time for the next generation of Republican leaders to seek the White House. "After putting considerable thought into making another run for president, I’ve decided it is best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee," Romney said in a statement that he read to s
  
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• Mitt Romney not running for president in 2016

  30-01-2015 17:15
  
  Washington (AFP) - Republican 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Friday he will not make another White House run in 2016, following weeks of speculation he would mount another campaign.
  
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• Mitt Romney Out Of 2016 White House Race

  30-01-2015 17:04
  
  Republican Mitt Rommey has said he is not running for the White House in 2016. The former Massachusetts governor told members of his staff during a Friday conference call that he will not be a candidate. The surprise announcement comes just three weeks after he told a small group of donors in New York that he was considering a third campaign for the White House.
  
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• Former GOP nominee Romney will not run for president in '16

  30-01-2015 17:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After a three-week flirtation with another run for president, Mitt Romney said definitively on Friday that he will not seek the White House in 2016.
  
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• Mitt Romney Says No To 2016 Presidential Run

  30-01-2015 17:00
  
  On a conference call with supporters today, Romney is expected to take a pass on another White House bid, according to an advance text of his remarks. "I’ve been asked, and will certainly be asked again if there are any circumstances whatsoever that might develop that could change my mind.
  
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• Mitt Romney says he will not make 2016 White House bid

  30-01-2015 16:48
  
  Massachusetts politician Mitt Romney told his supporters some important news regarding his plans for 2016 on Friday morning.
  
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• Iran Nuclear Showdown

  30-01-2015 16:41
  
  You’ve probably been hearing a lot lately about the battle between the White House and Congress over Iran’s nuclear program. It could be the final act of an ongoing drama that's had all the makings of a Bond film.
  
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• Obama to raise spending on defence, education, health

  30-01-2015 14:48
  
  Washington, Jan 30 (IANS/EFE) US President Barack Obama will present his annual budget proposals for the 2016 fiscal year next week, with proposed boosts in expenditure on defence, health and education programmes. In an article published in "The Huffington Post" Thursday, Obama said his budget would "fully reverse" the spending cuts known as sequestration that took effect in 2013 to reduce the deficit. According to the White House, Obama will call for an increase in discretionary spending by $74
  
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• Bradley Cooper Expected to Speak at White House ‘Got Your 6′ Event for Veterans

  30-01-2015 14:00
  
  Bradley Cooper, nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Chris Kyle in “American Sniper,” is among the the speakers expected at the White House on Friday for First Lady Michelle Obama’s event on the portrayal of veterans in entertainment. The organization Got Your 6, an organization devoted to accurate portrayals of veterans in popular... Read more »
  
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• Bradley Cooper Among Speakers at White House ‘Got Your 6′ Event for Veterans

  30-01-2015 14:00
  
  Bradley Cooper, nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Chris Kyle in “American Sniper,” is among the the speakers expected at the White House on Friday for First Lady Michelle Obama’s event on the portrayal of veterans in entertainment. The organization Got Your 6, a group devoted to accurate portrayals of veterans in popular... Read more »
  
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• Scott Walker ramping up a national political operation

  30-01-2015 09:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Shifting his focus to Washington, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is expanding his political operation as he fights for early momentum in the increasingly crowded field of GOP White House prospects.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE-US armed drone program in Yemen facing intelligence gaps

  30-01-2015 05:12
  
  (Adds White House comment) By Mark Hosenball, Phil Stewart and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The United States is facing increasing difficulty acquiring intelligence needed to run its stealth drone program in Yemen, undermining a campaign against the most lethal branch of al Qaeda after Houthi rebels seized control of parts of the country's security apparatus, U.S. officials say. Gaps in on-the-ground intelligence could slow America's fight against a resurgent al Qaeda in Yemen
  
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• Obama backs spending increase, hits Republicans

  30-01-2015 04:01
  
  A combative US President Barack Obama unveiled plans to increase government spending, in defiance of his Republican opponents controlling Congress. Rolling out budget proposals for the coming year that would increase spending by $74 billion above an agreed cap, Obama challenged newly empowered Republicans to back measures designed to help the middle class. Visiting Philadelphia to address Democratic lawmakers, Obama made a plea to end what the White House has dubbed "manufactured crises and
  
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• No plan to hand over Guantanamo to Cuba: US

  30-01-2015 03:06
  
  Washington, Jan 30 (IANS/EFE) US President Barack Obama does not plan to return the territory on which the Guantanamo Bay naval base is located to Cuba, although he aims at closing down the prison set up there, the White House said Thursday. During a speech Wednesday at the Community of Latin American and Carribean States (CELAC) summit in Costa Rica, Cuban President Raul Castro mentioned the return of Guantanamo Bay as one of the matters pending in the process launched to normalise relations wi
  
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• Obama budget to include $1 billion for Central America

  30-01-2015 02:58
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's fiscal 2016 budget on Monday will include $1 billion in new aid for Central America as part of a broad effort to address the unaccompanied child migration crisis, the White House said on Thursday. The move, disclosed earlier to Reuters by Democratic congressional aides, follows last year's arrival in the United States last year of tens of thousands of illegal migrants from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador - including more than 60,000�
  
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• Israel to build 450 new West Bank settler homes: NGO

  30-01-2015 01:19
  
  Israel on Friday published tenders to build 450 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a watchdog said, in a plan denounced by the Palestinians as a "war crime". Settlements watchdog Peace Now tied the move to Israel's March 17 general election in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud is competing with other rightwing parties for the settler vote. "It is a pre-election grab to establish facts on the ground made by the Netanyahu government," a Peace N
  
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• Protesters set up sleep pods for homeless at Tucson park

  30-01-2015 00:33
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A White House Cabinet member visited Tucson on Thursday for an event to tally the homeless as the city deals with a legal battle over an encampment in the middle of downtown.
  
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• No more ‘sequester’: Can Obama’s budget gambit work?

  30-01-2015 00:14
  
  President Obama wants to get rid of the “sequester” – the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts to the federal budget that started in 2013. The economy is growing and deficits are down, and the time for “mindless austerity” has ended, the White House says. Instead, Mr. Obama will propose increases in both domestic and military spending to the tune of $74 billion, or 7 percent, above the existing spending caps. Many Republicans also don’t like the sequester.
  
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