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• Arkansas lawmakers clearing 2020 path for Sen. Tom Cotton

  12-03-2015 22:48
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Lawmakers in U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton's home state of Arkansas are clearing the path for a 2020 White House bid that the freshman Republican hasn't even floated as a possibility.
  
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• Univision host fired for first lady comment says White House complained

  12-03-2015 22:18
  
  A Univision host who compared Michelle Obama to characters in the movie "Planet of the Apes" alleged Thursday that he was fired after the network received a complaint from the White House. Rodner ...
  
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• Iran's supreme leader warns against 'deceitful' West

  12-03-2015 21:54
  
  Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday warned against "deceitful" world powers and branded a letter from Republican lawmakers as a sign of America's internal collapse just days before new nuclear talks. Khamenei's broadside came as US Secretary of State John Kerry left Washington on a trip which will see him once again huddle with his Iranian counterpart in Switzerland aiming to seal a deal to curtail Tehran's nuclear program. With the nuclear nego
  
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• Republicans stand by Iran letter, despite furor

  12-03-2015 21:54
  
  By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John McCain said on Thursday that Republicans stood behind a letter to Iran's leaders threatening to undo any nuclear deal despite an outpouring of criticism from the White House, U.S. allies and Democrats. "I certainly think I should have signed it, and I think that the message needs to be sent." The letter signed by 47 of the 54 Republican senators warned Iran that any nuclear deal made with President Barack Obama, a Democ
  
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• U.S. Republicans stand by Iran letter, despite furore

  12-03-2015 21:47
  
  By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John McCain said on Thursday that Republicans stood behind a letter to Iran's leaders threatening to undo any nuclear deal despite an outpouring of criticism from the White House, U.S. allies and Democrats. "I certainly think I should have signed it, and I think that the message needs to be sent." The letter signed by 47 of the 54 Republican senators warned Iran that any nuclear deal made with President Barack Obama, a Democrat, could last
  
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• Hillary Clinton hasn’t said anything about ‘active defense’ — and that’s a problem

  12-03-2015 21:42
  
  AP/Seth Wenig Hillary Clinton. Four months after the State Department suffered its “worst hack ever” at the hands of suspected Russian hackers, technicians have yet to fully purge the intruders from the department’s email system, CNN reported this week. The fact that these government servers were infiltrated — despite being monitored day and night for signs of hacker activity by teams of cybersecurity experts from various agencies — shows how easy it is for sophisticated cybercriminals
  
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• REPORT: Partying Secret Service agents interrupted a bomb probe when they crashed into a White House fence

  12-03-2015 21:08
  
  The two Secret Service agents who...
  
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• Obama disappointed by latest Secret Service scandal: White House

  12-03-2015 21:08
  
  Two senior U.S. Secret Service agents returning from a party drove a government car through police tape and barricades into an area where their colleagues were investigating a suspicious package, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The White House and the Secret Service have not commented directly on the incident, which is under investigation by an internal watchdog at the Department of Homeland Security. President Barack Obama was "disappointed to hear the allegations" earlier t
  
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• 3D Hillary Clinton action figure! (Emails not included)

  12-03-2015 20:28
  
  Hillary Clinton fans can't access her official emails yet, but they may soon be able to download and print a free 3D "ready-for-action figure" of the political powerhouse, thanks to a firm keen to see her run for president. FCTRY, the Brooklyn-based production studio behind the 2008 Barack Obama action figure that became a hit seller during his successful White House bid, is creating an "iconic" Clinton doll, complete with baby-blue pantsuit. "Honestly, the world ki
  
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• Obama speaks to Afghanistan's leaders ahead of visit

  12-03-2015 20:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama spoke to Afghanistan's leaders ahead of their visit to the White House later this month.
  
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• Obama spoke with Afghan leaders on Thursday: White House

  12-03-2015 20:05
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan on Thursday to urge faster progress toward an "inclusive national unity government" there, the White House said. Obama also spoke with Afghanistan's chief executive officer Abdullah Abdullah and praised the leaders' efforts to improve relations with Pakistan, the White House said in a statement. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Writing by Emily Stephenson; Editing by Sandra Maler)
  
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• Obama has full confidence in Secret Service Director Clancy: White House

  12-03-2015 20:03
  
  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has full confidence in Secret Service Director Joe Clancy to pursue reforms needed at the agency in the wake of several scandals, White House spokesman Eric Schultz said on Thursday. "Nobody has higher standards for the Secret Service than Director Clancy," Schultz told reporters traveling on Air Force One, declining to comment on details of an incident in which two Secret Service officers are alleged to have driven a car into White House b
  
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• White House: Obama still confident in Secret Service chief

  12-03-2015 19:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama still has full confidence in Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy despite the investigation into two senior Secret Service agents accused of driving a car into a White House security barrier.
  
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• Ellen Moran Joins Hill+Knowlton Strategies To Lead Washington Office

  12-03-2015 19:46
  
  Hill+Knowlton Strategies has named Ellen Moran, former White House communications director for President Obama and former executive director of EMILY’s List, an executive vice president and the general manager of the global public relations firm’s office in Washington, D.C.
  
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• Bill Clinton has received $16 million from taxpayers since he left the White house ... and George W. Bush is getting more

  12-03-2015 19:28
  
  President Bill Clinton has received about $16...
  
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• Is latest Service Service incident an indicator that more reforms are needed?

  12-03-2015 19:20
  
  The incident is an additional black mark on the Secret Service’s reputation after several cases over the past three years called into question the agents’ ability to protect the first family and behave appropriately while on duty. “Although recent steps have been made to bring new leadership in at the highest levels, this incident begs the question of whether that is enough,” Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R) of Utah and Elijah Cummings (D) of Maryland, the chairman and the ranking Democrat of th
  
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• The Myth About Bill Clinton's Emails

  12-03-2015 18:24
  
  Bill Clinton, the first United States president to send an email from the White House, is famous for practically never having used it. Clinton "sent a grand total of two emails as president," he said in a 2011 talk, a claim that has since been repeated widely. The email often cited as Clinton's first presidential email was a congratulatory note to astronaut John Glenn in 1998.
  
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• White House budget director: Obama won't lock in spending cuts

  12-03-2015 18:24
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama will not accept action by Congress that "locks in" sequestration spending constraints, White House budget director Shaun Donovan said on Thursday as Republicans prepare to release their budget plans. He will not accept a budget that locks in the sequester going forward and he will not accept a budget that severs the vital link between defense and non-defense," Donovan told a news conference at the Capitol. Although the president doesn't sign the non-binding budget res
  
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• ‘Scandal’ Cast Teases Upcoming Episode: ‘Things Get a Little B613-y Again’ (Video)

  12-03-2015 17:00
  
  David Rosen (Joshua Malina) is caught off guard when a surprise visitor reveals inside information about B613 that could take down the White House and destroy Pope & Associates. “Things get a little B613-y again,” Malina told TheWrap at the PaleyFest red carpet event in Hollywood.
  
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• Obama budget would shrink deficits by $1.2 trillion over 10 years: CBO

  12-03-2015 17:00
  
  By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's fiscal 2016 budget proposal would shrink U.S. deficits by $1.232 trillion over 10 years compared to those expected under current tax and spending laws, the Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday. The deficit reduction, although smaller than that claimed by the White House, is largely due to Obama's proposals for higher taxes on the wealthy, his plans for lower spending on military operations in Afghanistan and net sa
  
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• The Washington Wizards went bowling at the White House

  12-03-2015 17:00
  
  We'll see if, like the Cavaliers and Wizards, Randy Wittman's crew can take off after taking a day to roll a few frames.
  
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• Obama budget would shrink deficits by $1.2 trln over 10 years -CBO

  12-03-2015 16:58
  
  President Barack Obama's fiscal 2016 budget proposal would shrink U.S. deficits by $1.232 trillion over 10 years compared to those expected under current tax and spending laws, the Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday. The deficit reduction, although smaller than that claimed by the White House, is largely due to Obama's proposals for higher taxes on the wealthy, his plans for lower spending on military operations in Afghanistan and net savings from proposed immigration reforms, the CBO
  
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• Homeland Security probing agents' crash near White House

  12-03-2015 16:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department is investigating two senior Secret Service agents accused of crashing a car into a White House security barrier, an agency spokesman says.
  
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• Obama briefed on latest Secret Service scandal: White House

  12-03-2015 15:43
  
  President Barack Obama has been briefed on an incident in which two Secret Service officers are alleged to have driven a government-issued car into White House barricades last week after a party, a White House official said on Thursday. Secret Service Director Joe Clancy - chosen by Obama to lead the agency last month after a lengthy external review - asked the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, an internal watchdog, to investigate the new incident.
  
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• 13 fascinating moments that reveal what life is like at the White House

  12-03-2015 14:59
  
  The 223-year-old White House, has 6 levels, 132...
  
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• Khamenei condemns Republican letter on Iran, bemoans U.S. "tricks"

  12-03-2015 13:25
  
  * Iran's top leader says Washington known for "backstabbing" * Republican senators suggest no deal with Iran may stand * White House: Senators' move was "reckless" interference By Sam Wilkin DUBAI, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader hit out on Thursday at a letter by U.S. Republican senators threatening to undo any nuclear deal between Washington and Tehran, saying he was worried because the United States was known for "backstabbing", Mehr news agency reported. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, th
  
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• U.S. president's letter to Martin Luther King's widow to be auctioned

  12-03-2015 11:24
  
  By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A condolence letter from President Lyndon Johnson to the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. following the civil rights leader's 1968 assassination is set to be auctioned on Thursday after a legal battle. The typed letter from Johnson to Coretta Scott King is dated April 5, 1968, the day after King was gunned down in Memphis, Tennessee, by a white supremacist and riots erupted across the United States. "We will overcome this calamity and conti
  
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• Drunk Secret Service Agents Crash Into White House Barricade

  12-03-2015 11:06
  
  Two Secret Service agents drove through a security tape and crashed into a barricade at the White House last week, after they had one too many drinks at a colleague’s retirement party. According to the Washington Post, agents Mark Connolly and George Ogilvie drove to the White House where witnesses saw the men activate their
  
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• Secret Service Agents 'In White House Crash'

  12-03-2015 10:46
  
  The Homeland Security Department is investigating two senior Secret Service agents accused of crashing a car into a White House security barrier after a drunken night. One of the agents involved in the alleged March 4 incident was a top member of President Barack Obama's security detail, according to the Washington Post. The agency said recently appointed director Joseph Clancy has been briefed on the incident and that the two agents have been reassigned to non-supervisory, non-operational
  
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• The Federal Debt Is About to Become a Big Issue Again

  12-03-2015 10:30
  
  You don’t need to be very old to remember a time when politicians in Washington would practically elbow each other out of the way to get in front of cameras and rail against the federal debt and its effect on both the near-term federal budget and the long-term fiscal health of the nation. In his first term, President Obama asked former Republican Senator Alan Simpson and former Clinton White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles to lead a commission that would craft a plan to fundamentally chang
  
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• BN MP: Bar access to White House petition site that ‘toyed’ with Malaysians

  12-03-2015 10:13
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) should block access to a White House petition website that was recently used to campaign for the release of...
  
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• Blacklist White House site, BN lawmaker tells MCMC

  12-03-2015 09:13
  
  A Barisan Nasional backbencher today suggested that regulator Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) blacklist the White House website where the Free Anwar petition was posted, claiming that it is an avenue for foreign powers to "create chaos" in Malaysia. Liang Teck Meng (BN-Simpang Renggam) (pic) said the White House has...
  
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• What to Watch Tonight: Vikings, Scandal, and the Returns of TVD and Reign

  12-03-2015 09:03
  What to watch on Thursday, March 12... 8pm, The CW The Vampire Diaries With her humanity shut off, Caroline drops an ultimatum on her friends, and Stefan's attempts to help only backfire. Meanwhile in "The Downward Spiral," Damon reels from bad news about his mother, Bonnie re-acclimates to the real world, and Enzo takes a fancy to Sarah Salvatore. 8pm, CBS The Big Bang Theory After an electrical outage thaws the last meal Mrs. Wolowitz had cooked, the gang must put the memento to
  
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• 2016 politics: White House chooses its fights _ when it can

  12-03-2015 08:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has said several times that he's run his last campaign. Like it or not, though, he can't help being drawn into 2016.
  
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• US ready to wage war on Venezuela: Official

  12-03-2015 08:04
  
  Caracas, March 12 (IANS) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez has said the US is laying a legal groundwork to wage a war against the South American country. The administration of US President Barack Obama is seeking congressional approval to attack any country that "doesn't serve its interests", Rodriguez said. At a hearing in the US Senate on Wednesday, the White House asked lawmakers to grant extensive powers to fight the Islamic State (IS) anywhere in the world, which, according to the
  
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• Three Indian Americans win Intel Science Talent Search medals

  12-03-2015 05:52
  
  Washington, March 12 (IANS) Three Indian-Americans who won medals in the Intel Science Talent Search 2015, America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science and math competition, met President Barack Obama at the White House with other finalists. They were among the 40 high school seniors, 13 of them of Indian origin, who were in Washington for the finals of the contest to find the most promising young US innovators creating the technologies and solutions that will make people's lives be
  
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• Fraud in most of 60k signatures on anti-Anwar petition, says US embassy

  12-03-2015 05:13
  
  More than 60,000 signatures were removed from a counter-petition to the White House on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim because most of them had originated from disposal email services, the United States Embassy in Malaysia said today. In a statement posted on its Facebook page today, the embassy in Kuala Lumpur explained its move to temporarily take...
  
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• More than 60k fraud signatures on anti-Anwar petition, says US embassy

  12-03-2015 05:13
  
  More than 60,000 signatures were removed from a counter-petition to the White House on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim because most of them had originated from disposal email services, the United States Embassy in Malaysia said today. In a statement posted on its Facebook page today, the embassy in Kuala Lumpur explained its move to temporarily take...
  
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• Probe: Did drunk agents crash car outside White House?

  12-03-2015 00:39
  
  The US Secret Service is investigating claims that some of its agents crashed a car into White House security barriers after a boozy night out, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. If the allegation is confirmed, it would only be the latest in a series of errors to taint the agency, which provides US President Barack Obama's security team, following high-profile security breaches and a prostitution scandal. The Secret Service was not immediately available to confirm the report, but spoke
  
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• U.S. probing report Secret Service agents drove car into White House barrier

  12-03-2015 00:12
  
  Two senior U.S. Secret Service agents are under investigation for allegations they drove a government car into White House security barricades last week after drinking at a late-night party, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. A Secret Service spokeswoman said the agency was aware of the allegations against the two agents and that "if misconduct is identified, appropriate action will be taken based on established rules and regulations." The Post said one of the agents included a top membe
  
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