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• White House says Obama would veto House bill to repeal Obamacare

  02-02-2015 23:50
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House issued a veto threat on Monday for a bill from the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives bill that would repeal President Barack Obama's signature healthcare legislation, the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Eric Walsh)
  
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• Man arrested outside White House grounds identified

  02-02-2015 23:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A man charged with unlawful entry after he tried to climb a barrier set up outside the White House is a 23-year-old from Washington.
  
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• Obama 2016 budget urges states to cut emissions faster

  02-02-2015 23:16
  
  By Jeff Mason and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's fiscal 2016 budget proposes boosting funding for clean energy by 7 percent and a new $4 billion fund to encourage U.S. states to make faster and deeper cuts to emissions from power plants, officials said Monday. Obama's budget also calls for the permanent extension of the Production Tax Credit, used by the wind industry, and the Investment Tax Credit, used by the solar industry, the officials said. Obam
  
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• White House Seeks $18.5 Billion NASA Budget, with Deep Space in Mind

  02-02-2015 22:57
  
  The $18.5 billion budget request, presented by Bolden today (Feb. 2), includes funding for developing a mission to Jupiter's moon Europa, and the agency's asteroid redirect mission (ARM). Officials think ARM could help pave the way for crewed missions to the Red Planet by the 2030s. "NASA is firmly on a journey to Mars," Bolden said. If the budget request proceeds as is, NASA could end the long-running Opportunity rover's mission on Mars next year.
  
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• LA Kings goof on Gary Bettman’s shoes during White House visit

  02-02-2015 22:44
  
  Bettman wore these … well, they look like something a S.W.A.T. team wears during drills, but these shoes to the White House celebration honoring the Los Angeles Kings, which we understand Mike Richards watched from an International House (of Pancakes) in Manchester.
  
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• Why my book about Marissa Mayer uses so much anonymous sourcing

  02-02-2015 21:40
  
  Flickr When I finished the final draft of my new book, “Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo!” my editor and I came up with a list of authors that we hoped my be willing to write a blurb for the back cover. At the top of my list was Ken Auletta, the staff writer for The New Yorker, who has written several books about the industry, including “Googled: The End of the World As We Know It.” Auletta read my book. He even said he liked it. But he wasn’t willing to blurb it — not until
  
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• 15 Facts Investors Should Know About Millennials, According To The White House

  02-02-2015 21:37
  
  Chances are, most investors aren't even aware that this comprehensive report exists. In October 2014, the President's Council of Economic Advisers released a 49-page report of containing essential information ...
  
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• Obama lauds 'embarrassment of riches' in Los Angeles sports

  02-02-2015 21:09
  
  President Barack Obama says he may be resentful as a Chicago sports fan, but he has to give credit to Los Angeles for producing two championship teams. Hockey's Kings and soccer's Galaxy were honored in a joint ceremony Monday in the White House East Room. Obama says Los Angeles has an ''embarrassment of riches'' in sports and that he's especially impressed that a city with no snow, ice or winter can turn into a hockey town. Obama gave a special shout-out to Galaxy star Robbie Rogers as the MLS
  
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• U.S. taking 'fresh look' at lethal aid for Ukraine: officials

  02-02-2015 20:19
  
  The United States is taking a fresh look at whether to provide weapons to Kiev in its fight against Russian-backed separatists, senior administration officials said on Monday, although they emphasized that no decision had been made. "It's getting a fresh look," a senior administration official said of news reports that the White House was considering sending defensive weapons to Ukrainian forces. "Where things will end up, we don’t know." U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Kiev on T
  
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• China opposes Dalai Lama meeting foreign leaders 'in any form'

  02-02-2015 19:57
  
  China said Monday it opposed foreign leaders meeting the Dalai Lama "in any form", ahead of a public appearance by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader with US President Barack Obama. Obama will attend the National Prayer Breakfast with the Dalai Lama in Washington on Thursday, the White House previously said. "We are opposed to any foreign leaders meeting with the Dalai Lama in any form," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a regular press briefing in Beijing,
  
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• US military aid to Ukraine would be dangerous move

  02-02-2015 19:49
  
  Washington is once again mulling military support to Ukraine after fierce offensives by Kremlin-backed rebels, but experts fear it will only justify Russian conspiracy theories and drive East and West closer to full-blown war. The recent rebel attacks across key parts of the frontline in eastern Ukraine may have been timed precisely out of fear the United States could soon get involved. The White House is once again under pressure to up its involvement in the 10-month-old Ukraine conflict as cea
  
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• Obama proposes $3.99 trillion budget, draws scorn from Republicans

  02-02-2015 19:43
  
  President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a $3.99 trillion budget that drew scorn from Republicans and set up battles over tax reform, infrastructure spending, and the quest to prove which party best represents the middle class. In his fiscal year 2016 budget blueprint, a political document that must be approved by Congress to take effect, Obama proposed a series of programs to help middle-income Americans that he would pay for with higher taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals. "I know t
  
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• Chris Christie Says Parents Should Have a 'Measure of Choice' on Vaccinating Kids

  02-02-2015 19:23
  
  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie broke with President Obama on Monday, saying there must be a "balance" from the government between parental choice and views on vaccines and public health interests, stressing families must have a "measure of choice" on the issue. Last October, he broke with the White House and federal guidelines when he quarantined a nurse returning from West Africa where she had treated Ebola patients.
  
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• Christie’s Vaccine Comment Alarms Health Pros

  02-02-2015 19:21
  
  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie sparked a firestorm this morning when he weighed in on the current measles outbreak in the U.S., telling reporters while on a three-day trip to Great Britain that parents need to have a “measure of choice” when deciding whether to vaccinate their children. “The Governor believes vaccines are an important public health protection and with a disease like measles there is no question kids should be vaccinated,” the statement said.  The White House, the Center
  
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• CLASP Advisors at the White House, Affirmed as a Partner with the National Strategy Supporting Youth Preparedness Nationwide

  02-02-2015 19:20
  
  WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- CLASP Advisors, a training and assessment firm that addresses the challenges of complex school safety and security environments, was affirmed today by FEMA, the Department of Education, the Red Cross and the White House as a certified partner in their National Strategy for Youth Preparedness Education. Along with 48 other groups including Save the Children, Girl Scouts of the USA and the American Academy of Pediatrics, CLASP Advisors attended an al
  
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• Here's why President Obama's new budget should make tech companies nervous

  02-02-2015 19:08
  
  The White House announced details from...
  
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• Obama seeks $14 billion to boost U.S. cybersecurity defenses

  02-02-2015 18:36
  
  By Andrea Shalal and Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's budget proposal for the 2016 fiscal year seeks $14 billion (9 billion pounds) for cybersecurity efforts across the U.S. government to better protect federal and private networks from hacking threats. Federal cybersecurity funding has steadily increased in recent years, reflecting the intensity of threats U.S. companies and government agencies are facing from cyber intruders, both domestic and foreign. The budget,
  
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• Merkel to visit Obama and Canada's Harper to ready G7 summit

  02-02-2015 18:16
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Washington and Ottawa next week for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the G7 summit that Germany will host in June, Merkel's office said on Monday. The White House confirmed her visit to Washington, saying the two leaders will meet Feb. 9. Obama will host Merkel at the White House, it said in a statement, adding the visit "highlights the importance of U.S.-German cooperation on global affai
  
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• Behind Obama's budget proposals, a gloomy view of the future

  02-02-2015 17:37
  
  Beneath President Barack Obama's plan to fight income inequality lies a gloomy view of an economy that is growing slower and creating fewer rewards for its workers than it did in much of the last century. In a budget proposal unveiled on Monday, the White House cut forecasts for an array of economic variables, depicting less growth, weaker inflation and lower interest rates than officials expected only a year ago. This comes despite an unemployment rate that the Obama administration expects to h
  
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• Obama’s Budget: Good News for ISIS, Bad News for Taxpayers

  02-02-2015 17:32
  
  President Obama’s Budget proposal, to be released on Monday, confirms that a sweeping, bipartisan compromise to tame exploding federal debt is not on the White House agenda for 2016. President Obama declared in an article for the Huffington Post that his Budget will bring “middle class economics into the 21st Century.” Following on populist ideas laid out in his State of the Union Address, the Budget includes multi-billion dollar increases in education spending, paid workers’ leave, and
  
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• On Vaccination, Gov. Chris Christie Calls for 'Balance' and 'Measure of Choice' for Parents

  02-02-2015 17:29
  
  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie broke with President Obama on Monday, saying there must be a "balance" from the government between parental choice and views on vaccines and public health interests, stressing families must have a "measure of choice" on the issue. Last October, he broke with the White House and federal guidelines when he quarantined a nurse returning from West Africa where she had treated Ebola patients.
  
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• LOOK: Kings present President Obama with silver hockey stick

  02-02-2015 17:00
  
  The Los Angeles Kings joined Major League Soccer champion LA Galaxy on a visit to the White House to be honored by President Obama for their 2014 Stanley Cup title. Since this was the Kings’ second trip in three years, they had to go a little further with the customary gift for the President. The Kings presented President Obama with a silver hockey stick including a personalized inscription.
  
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• Obama proposes $3.99 trillion budget, sets up battle with Republicans

  02-02-2015 16:43
  
  President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a $3.99 trillion budget for fiscal year 2016 that sets up a battle with Republicans over programs to boost the middle class that are funded by higher taxes on corporations and wealthy Americans. Obama's budget fleshes out proposals from his State of the Union address last month and helps highlight Democratic priorities for the last two years of his presidency and the beginning of the 2016 presidential campaign. The president is scheduled to speak ab
  
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• LOOK: Marian Gaborik critiques Gary Bettman's shoes at White House

  02-02-2015 16:27
  
  The Los Angeles Kings made the customary champion’s visit to the White House Monday. They, along with the LA Galaxy, champions of Major League Soccer, were honored by President Obama for their titles. Accompanying the Kings on their second visit with the President in three years was NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.
  
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• Obama advisor: 'We'd love to work with Republicans'

  02-02-2015 15:17
  
  White House economics advisor Jason Furman tells CNBC that Obama's budget "reflects his value of middle-class economics."
  
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• Obama to host Germany's Merkel on February 9

  02-02-2015 15:07
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet President Barack Obama in Washington on February 9, the White House said Monday, with a fresh spasm of violence in Ukraine high on the agenda. The German leader will hold an Oval Office meeting with her US host, as the West prepares further sanctions against Russia for its role in stoking the unrest. "The two leaders will discuss a range of issues, including Ukraine, Russia, counterterrorism, ISIL, Afghanistan and Iran," the White House said in
  
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• Obama to host Germany's Angela Merkel on February 9

  02-02-2015 14:22
  
  Washington (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit the White House on February 9, holding an Oval Office meeting with US President Barack Obama, officials said Monday.
  
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• Obama hosting Germany's Merkel at the White House next week

  02-02-2015 14:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is hosting German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House next week.
  
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• Patriots' Brandon Browner to President Obama: 'See you in a few'

  02-02-2015 13:49
  
  Last year, Brandon Browner was a member of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. He was a founding member of the Legion of Boom, but when the Seahawks went to the White House to meet the president, Browner's name was not mentioned along with his boommates. Well, now Browner is a member of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, and he'll probably be paying President Obama a visit pretty soon.
  
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• Martha MacIsaac heads to Wild West in Pinkertons

  02-02-2015 11:54
  
  P.E.I. actor Martha MacIsaac has gone from starring in a TV show set at the White House to one set in the Wild West. The Pinkertons is a new action-adventure-crime show that draws from the real cases of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. It's set in the 1860s, where MacIsaac plays Kate Warne, the first female detective in U.S. history.
  
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• A look at potential Democratic contenders in 2016 race

  02-02-2015 09:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Unlike the active jockeying among Republicans thinking about running for president, there is little public action among the Democratic considering a White House bid. Here's a look at where they stand.
  
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• In a low-drama primary, how does Clinton run?

  02-02-2015 09:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The challenge ahead for Hillary Rodham Clinton is one faced by few White House hopefuls: running a primary campaign in which she faces little competition, if any at all.
  
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• China tells U.S. it's against Obama meeting Dalai Lama

  02-02-2015 09:15
  
  China warned the United States on Monday that it was opposed to any country meeting the Dalai Lama "in any manner" after the White House said U.S. President Barack Obama would attend an event with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader whom Beijing brands a separatist. The White House said last week that Obama would deliver remarks at a Feb. 5 prayer breakfast in Washington about the importance of religious freedom. The Dalai Lama is due to attend. "China is opposed to any nation or
  
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• China says opposed to any countries meeting Dalai Lama

  02-02-2015 08:15
  
  China said on Monday it was opposed to any country meeting the Dalai Lama "in any form" after the White House said U.S. President Barack Obama would attend an event in Washington with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei also called on the United States to handle the issue in accordance with the interests of U.S.-China relations. The White House said last week that Obama would deliver remarks at a Feb. 5 prayer breakfast about the import
  
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• Hurdles stack up on Iran nuclear deal

  02-02-2015 08:00
  
  There are some in Tehran convinced a final nuclear deal between Iran and world powers has already been sealed. In Washington, lawmakers are considering imposing new sanctions on Tehran despite calls from the White House to give the negotiations more time. With the going already tough -- the level of uranium enrichment Iran can conduct and a timetable for lifting sanctions are said to be blocking a deal -- analysts say pressure is being ratcheted up.
  
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• Secret Service detains man for climbing over temporary bicycle rack outside White House

  02-02-2015 07:04
  
  Washington, Feb 02 (ANI): The United States Secret Service has reportedly arrested a man who climbed over a temporary bicycle rack outside the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue. Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary said that the incident took place around 2:15 p.m. and was unsuccessful, reported ABC News. The man, whose identity has not yet been made public, was taken to the District of Columbia Police and charged with unlawful entry. The incident comes just a week after a small drone was found
  
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• Obama drinks beer made of honey from White House garden

  02-02-2015 07:04
  
  Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): US President Barack Obama recently revealed that he drinks beer made of honey from First Lady Michelle Obama's garden.
  
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• Obama targets foreign profits with tax proposal

  02-02-2015 03:30
  
  President Barack Obama's fiscal 2016 budget will seek new taxes on trillions of dollars in profits accumulated overseas by U.S. companies, and a new approach to taxing foreign profits in the future, but Republicans were skeptical of the plan on Sunday. Reviving a long-running debate about corporate tax avoidance, Obama will target a loophole that lets companies pay no tax on earnings held abroad, the White House said. In his budget plan to be unveiled on Monday, Obama will call for a one-ti
  
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• Man arrested after climbing bike rack outside White House

  02-02-2015 02:01
  
  A man who climbed a bicycle rack outside the White House fence on Sunday has been charged with unlawful entry, the U.S. Secret Service said. Agency spokesman Brian Leary said the suspect did not make it over the bike rack, which is set back from the presidential residence's fence on Pennsylvania Avenue. The Secret Service, which protects the president and other U.S. leaders, has come under scrutiny after a series of security lapses. In September, an intruder jumped the White House fence and
  
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• Obama prefers guacamole, but neither Super Bowl team

  02-02-2015 01:51
  
  US President Barack Obama touted his record on the economy and declared his love for guacamole, but said he didn't have a team preference ahead of the US Super Bowl Sunday. Speaking live from the White House kitchen in a brief interview peppered with football puns, Obama also said that "nobody was doing an end zone dance" at his recent State of the Union address in which he declared that America had turned the page on years of war and economic hardship. NBC television's Savan
  
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• Man arrested outside White House grounds

  02-02-2015 00:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service has arrested a man who climbed a bicycle rack outside the White House grounds Sunday, and he's been charged with unlawful entry.
  
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