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• Netanyahu win forces US re-think on peace strategy

  18-03-2015 23:23
  
  The US vowed Wednesday to continue to push for a Palestinian state, but admitted a hardline campaign stand by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has forced a re-evaluation of its strategy. Netanyahu's election victory was met coolly by the White House, which left Secretary of State John Kerry the job of phoning the Israeli leader to congratulate him -- taking a break from talks on an controversial Iran nuclear deal to do so. US President Barack Obama will call "in the coming day
  
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• No charges for White House drone-crash pilot

  18-03-2015 23:12
  
  US prosecutors said Wednesday they will not pursue criminal charges against an intelligence agency employee who lost control of a hobby drone that crashed into the White House gardens, sparking a Secret Service investigation. The man, whose name was not released, had been flying a friend's DJI Phantom "quadcopter" around his downtown Washington apartment late on January 25 and early the next morning. At some point, he flew the drone outside the apartment window and lost control of
  
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• Obama joins millions in U.S. college basketball madness

  18-03-2015 22:25
  
  By Steve Ginsburg WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - March Madness gripped the White House and lots of other workplaces on Wednesday as President Barack Obama joined an estimated 60 million Americans scrambling to make their predictions for the annual tournament to crown a collegiate basketball champion. Obama, appearing on the ESPN cable network to pick winners round by round, selected undefeated Kentucky to beat Villanova in the April 6 finals of the NCAA Tournament that begins in earnest on Thu
  
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• AP source: Secret Service knows suspect in cyanide probe

  18-03-2015 22:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The person suspected of sending an envelope to the White House that may have contained cyanide is known to the Secret Service and has sent multiple suspicious items over the last two decades, a federal law enforcement official familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.
  
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• Republican Rand Paul to enter 2016 presidential race next month: report

  18-03-2015 22:00
  
  U.S. Senator Rand Paul will declare his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on April 7, MSNBC reported, citing multiple sources inside the Kentucky lawmaker's camp. "This will be an official announcement, not an exploratory committee," MSNBC quoted an unnamed source close to Paul as saying. The network said the announcement would take place in Louisville, Kentucky. Paul would be the first major candidate to formally jump into next year's White House race
  
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• 5 Things to Read Today: Fed Opens Door to Rate Rise, Gunmen Kill 20 in Tunisia Attack, and More

  18-03-2015 21:57
  
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• The Latest: White House condemns Tunisia 'terrorist attack'

  18-03-2015 21:37
  
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• Bush served on board of Florida timber firm facing lawsuits

  18-03-2015 21:23
  
  In a public move presaging his run for the White House, Jeb Bush resigned from corporate positions at the end of last year. Less noticed: One of the companies where he served on the board, Florida timber ...
  
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• Donald Trump takes steps toward 2016 presidential run

  18-03-2015 21:18
  
  Real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump took the first steps on Wednesday toward launching a 2016 presidential campaign, a sign the businessman may jump into the Republican race after publicly considering it in years past. Trump said he had formed an exploratory committee to determine whether to run, and that he had hired staff in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. In a telephone interview with Reuters, Trump said he would put his job creation record up against anyone, including t
  
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• Triumphant Netanyahu comes under US pressure

  18-03-2015 21:07
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fresh from a sweeping election victory Wednesday, quickly came under pressure from Washington to step back from hardline campaign promises over the conflict with the Palestinians. As beaten rival Isaac Herzog ruled out forming a unity government, the White House gave a tepid acknowledgement of Netanyahu's victory, with President Barack Obama yet to call to congratulate him. After a close-fought campaign, Netanyahu's rightwing Likud party confo
  
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• US sets new record for withholding government files

  18-03-2015 20:48
  
  As the United States marks Sunshine Week, an annual celebration of open government and access to public information, some eyebrow-raising disclosures have been made. White House representatives said the administration would continue to be “the most transparent administration in history” – despite eliminating Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations for the White House Office of Administration. White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Tuesday that the decision to repeal the Office
  
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• U.S. rebukes Israel's victorious Netanyahu on Mideast policy

  18-03-2015 20:25
  
  By Roberta Rampton CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday scolded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following his re-election victory for abandoning his commitment to negotiate for a Palestinian state and for what it called "divisive" campaign rhetoric toward Israel’s minority Arab voters. In a hard-right shift in the final days of campaigning, Netanyahu backtracked on his support for eventual creation of a Palestinian state, the cornerstone of more than two decad
  
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• Obama’s Netanyahu Snub Signals a Broken Relationship

  18-03-2015 20:21
  
  Tuesday’s elections in Israel, which appear likely to give Benjamin Netanyahu another term as Prime Minister, were a signal that it’s time for the White House to repair President Obama’s chilly relationship with the hard-right Israeli premier.  But someone in the administration didn’t get the message. Rather than congratulating Netanyahu on his victory, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Wednesday that the president was deeply concerned about the “divisive rhetoric�
  
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• LaHood, ex-congressman's son, to vie for Schock's seat

  18-03-2015 20:08
  
  PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The son of former White House cabinet member Ray LaHood emerged as the leading contender Wednesday to replace U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, as two other potential candidates abandoned thoughts of seeking the seat that is coming open after a spending scandal forced the Illinois congressman's abrupt resignation.
  
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• Lookalikes: 7 Knockoff White Houses the Secret Service Should Absolutely Consider Using for Training

  18-03-2015 20:01
  
  A White House replica in Hangzhou, China—Photo via Wikimapia Six months after an intruder jumped over the White House fence and made it through the unlocked front door, the Secret Service is taking drastic measures to prevent similar incidents...
  
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• Prince Charles, Camilla wow onlookers in U.S. visit

  18-03-2015 19:51
  
  Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, wowed tourists, viewed monuments, petted livestock and got a flute serenade on Wednesday on the first full day of their four-day U.S. goodwill tour. The visit by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall aims to boost British-American partnership in such areas as climate change and encouraging corporate social responsibility. It includes a White House visit and a stop in Louisville, Kentucky. Charles and Camilla, who was wearing a Bruce
  
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• Netanyahu sweeps to surprise Israeli election win

  18-03-2015 19:50
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swept to a stunning election victory Wednesday but quickly came under pressure from Washington to step back from hardline campaign promises over the conflict with the Palestinians. As beaten rival Isaac Herzog ruled out forming a unity government, the White House gave a tepid acknowledgement of Netanyahu's victory, with President Barack Obama yet to call to congratulate him. After a close-fought campaign, Netanyahu's rightwing Likud party confo
  
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• Britain's Prince Charles, Camilla wow onlookers in U.S. visit

  18-03-2015 19:45
  
  Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, wowed tourists, viewed monuments, petted livestock and got a flute serenade on Wednesday on the first full day of their four-day U.S. goodwill tour. The visit by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall aims to boost British-American partnership in such areas as climate change and encouraging corporate social responsibility. It includes a White House visit and a stop in Louisville, Kentucky. Charles and Camilla, who was wearing a Bruce
  
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• Obama, Merkel reiterate no easing of sanctions on Russia

  18-03-2015 19:35
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking by phone on Wednesday, reiterated their agreement that there will be no easing of sanctions imposed on Russia over its support for Ukrainian separatists until it has fulfilled all of its commitments under the Minsk ceasefire agreement, the White House said. The two leaders also agreed on the continued importance of providing economic support for Ukraine, the White House said in a statement. (Reporting by
  
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• U.S. prosecutors will not charge man whose drone landed at White House

  18-03-2015 19:30
  
  A man who lost control of a drone that crashed onto the White House lawn in January will not face criminal charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said on Wednesday. The unnamed man had borrowed the "quadcopter" drone from a friend and was flying it outside of his apartment window in downtown Washington when he lost control around 3 a.m. on January 26. Knowing that the drone's battery was low, the man went to sleep, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement. He repo
  
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• No charges for man who crashed drone on White House lawn

  18-03-2015 19:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An intelligence agency employee whose drone crashed on the White House lawn earlier this year won't face criminal charges.
  
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• US concerned over Israel election's "divisive rhetoric"

  18-03-2015 18:57
  
  The White House has expressed deep concern at the "divisive rhetoric" that it claims was used in the Israeli election, which resulted in an unexpected win for Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party....
  
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• White House challenges Netanyahu after election win

  18-03-2015 18:53
  
  The White House gave a tepid acknowledgement of Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection on Wednesday, stressing that his election pledge to block the creation of a Palestinian state runs against US policy. After an election campaign that was marked by open hostility between Obama and Netanyahu, the White House said the president had not yet called the prime minister to congratulate him. Instead, that job was left to Secretary of State John Kerry. "The president in the coming days will also cal
  
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• WHouse: US still backs two-state solution in Mideast

  18-03-2015 18:20
  
  Washington (AFP) - The White House said Wednesday it still believes a two-state solution is the best way to find peace in the Middle East, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out the creation of a Palestinian state.
  
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• White House knocks "divisive rhetoric" against Arabs in Israeli election

  18-03-2015 18:18
  
  The White House said on Wednesday that it was deeply concerned by the use of "divisive rhetoric" in the Israeli election that sought to undermine Arab-Israeli citizens. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested on election day in Israel that left-wingers were trying to get Arab-Israeli voters out "in droves" to sway the election against him. White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters traveling on Air Force One that the United States would communicate its concern about the issue
  
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• US affirms support for Palestinian state after Netanyahu win

  18-03-2015 18:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the United States will re-evaluate the best way to bring about a two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's election victory.
  
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• Obama to congratulate Netanyahu on election win 'in the coming days' - White House

  18-03-2015 17:57
  
  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on being re-elected in the coming days, the White House said on Wednesday. White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Air Force One that the administration will evaluate its approach on the Middle East peace process following Netanyahu's recent statement that there would be no Palestinian state under his watch. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Su
  
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• Donald Trump takes formal steps toward 2016 US presidential run

  18-03-2015 16:13
  
  Real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump took the first steps on 18 March toward launching a 2016 presidential campaign, a sign the businessman may jump into the Republican race after publicly considering it in years past. Trump said he had formed an exploratory committee to determine whether to run, and that he had hired staff in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. "We have lost the respect of the entire world," Trump said in a statement Wednesday. A growing list of Repub
  
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• Hard-right shift delivers upset election win for Netanyahu

  18-03-2015 15:26
  
  By Luke Baker and Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Wednesday to form a new governing coalition quickly after an upset election victory that was built on a shift to the right and is likely to worsen a troubled relationship with the White House. In the final days of campaigning, Netanyahu abandoned a commitment to negotiate a Palestinian state - the basis of more than two decades of Middle East peacemaking - and promised to go on building set
  
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• Trump Announces Step Toward White House Bid

  18-03-2015 15:07
  
  Real estate (OTC BB: REACD - news) mogul Donald Trump has taken a major step toward a potential run for the White House in 2016. "I am the only one who can make America truly great again," Mr Trump said in a statement. The move is a firm step for the billionaire businessman, who has long flirted with a bid for the White House. Launching an exploratory committee allows Mr Trump to raise money and hire staff.
  
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• Donald Trump takes formal steps toward 2016 presidential run

  18-03-2015 15:03
  
  Real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump took the first steps on Wednesday toward launching a 2016 presidential campaign, a sign the businessman may jump into the Republican race after publicly considering it in years past. Trump said he had formed an exploratory committee to determine whether to run, and that he had hired staff in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. “We have lost the respect of the entire world,” Trump said in a statement Wednesday. A growing list of Republican
  
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• 2015 NCAA Tournament: President Obama picks Kentucky over Villanova

  18-03-2015 12:47
  
  The White House released Obama's bracket on Wednesday, revealing that he is joining a majority of the CBSSports.com users in picking Kentucky to win the national title. As you can see below, Obama has Kentucky, Arizona, Villanova and Duke in his Final Four with John Calipari's Wildcats taking down 'Nova in the title game. President Obama must have watched the Mountain West final on CBS last weekend because he's picking the Cowboys to knock off Northern Iowa in the first round.
  
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• Iranian official says global war led by Tehran's troops will raise 'Flag of Islam' over White House

  18-03-2015 12:19
  
  Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): A top special operations aide to Iran's leader has recently asserted that their troops are involved in a global war that would raise the 'banner of Islam' over the White House, a report said. According to the Middle East Media Research Institute, while speaking at a ceremony for Iranian 'martyrs,' Ali Shirazi, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's representative on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force declared that they would not rest until they raise the flag of Is
  
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• 'Cyanide Envelope' Mailed To White House

  18-03-2015 10:22
  
  An envelope addressed to the White House has apparently tested positive for cyanide. The letter was received at an off-site mail screening facility on Monday, said the Secret Service, which is responsible for President Barack Obama's security. Initial biological testing was negative.
  
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• Secret Service wants to build White House replica to better protect real structure

  18-03-2015 09:07
  
  Washington, March 18 (ANI): The United States Secret Service is set to request eight million dollars from lawmakers so that they can build a "full-scale replica" of the White House to be used for training exercises. The building will recreate the fa�ade of the White House, the East and West Wings, guard booths, and the surrounding grounds and roads. It will be located in Beltsville, Maryland where the Secret Service already has a training facility, reported The Verge. The agency currently uses
  
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• Envelope sent to White House tests 'presumptive positive' for cyanide

  18-03-2015 09:07
  
  Washington, March 18 (ANI): An envelope delivered to the White House earlier this week has registered a "presumptive positive" test result for cyanide, a Secret Service spokesman said. The letter was received on Monday by a facility that screens mails for the White House and is located away from its grounds and the surrounding buildings in Washington, reported Fox News. Spokesperson Robert Hoback said that the envelope tested negative initially however, a second test on Tuesday yielded "presumpt
  
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• Letter sent to White House to be tested again for cyanide

  18-03-2015 08:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A third round of testing will help to determine whether an envelope addressed to the White House does indeed contain cyanide.
  
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• Envelope sent to White House tests positive for cyanide

  18-03-2015 07:12
  
  Washington, March 18 (IANS) An envelope sent to the White House mail facility tested positive for cyanide, a media report said on Wednesday. "An envelope containing an unknown milky substance in a container wrapped in a plastic bag, received at the White House Mail Screening Facility, tested positive for cyanide," an internal law enforcement document said. According to the document, the envelope listed a return address for a man who has a record with the Secret Service dating back to 1995, The I
  
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• Emirates and Etihad Airways to respond to subsidy allegations

  18-03-2015 06:35
  
  The UAE’s two largest airlines are set to respond in Washington DC on Tuesday to accusations that they receive billions of dollars in state subsides, a breach of an open skies agreement with the US. Emirates and Etihad Airways are responding to allegations made by the US’ largest airlines, Delta, United, and American, last month that they, along with Qatar Airways, have benefited from over $40 billion (Dh147 billion) in state subsidies over the past 10 years. The US airlines, claiming that t
  
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• White House was sent envelope with cyanide: US media

  18-03-2015 05:57
  
  The White House this week was sent a letter that tested positive for cyanide, US media reported, in yet another piece of bad news for the Secret Service. "On Monday 3/16/15, an envelope was received at the White House Mail Screening Facility. Because an investigation is under way, the Secret Service had no additional comment, Leary was quoted as saying. It was just the latest incident to hit the Secret Service, which has been rocked by scandals.
  
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• Obama to host Italian PM Renzi at White House next month

  18-03-2015 04:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will meet at the White House next month with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
  
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• Obama will work with whoever wins Israile elections: White House

  18-03-2015 03:38
  
  Washington, March 18 (IANS) Hours after the first exit polls showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party set to retain the leadership, US President Barack Obama indicated he would work with any future Israeli premier. Obama "remains committed to working very closely with the winner of the ongoing elections to cement and further deepen the strong relationship between the Us and Israel, and the president is confident that he can do that with whomever the Israeli people choose," said Whi
  
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• Cyanide found in letter sent to White House

  18-03-2015 03:32
  
  A letter sent to the White House has tested positive for cyanide. Cyanide found in letter sent to White House White House
  
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• Letter sent to White House tentatively tests positive for cyanide

  18-03-2015 02:42
  
  The Secret Service says an envelope addressed to the White House has tentatively tested positive for cyanide. Initial biological testing was negative. The agency says additional testing Tuesday returned a "presumptive positive" for cyanide. The Secret Service is responsible for President Barack Obama's security.
  
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• Envelope mailed to White House tests 'presumptive positive' for cyanide

  18-03-2015 02:39
  
  An envelope mailed to the White House tested "presumptive positive" for cyanide and will undergo more testing to confirm the results, the U.S. Secret Service said on Tuesday. The agency charged with protecting the president said the envelope, which was received on Monday at the White House Mail Screening Facility, initially tested negative. Biological testing on Tuesday "returned a presumptive positive for Cyanide," the Secret Service said in a statement, adding the sample was then sent to anoth
  
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• Letter sent to White House tests tentatively for cyanide

  18-03-2015 02:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service says an envelope addressed to the White House has tentatively tested positive for cyanide.
  
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• Secret Service: Letter sent to White House tests tentatively for cyanide

  18-03-2015 02:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service: Letter sent to White House tests tentatively for cyanide .
  
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• Secret Service Testing Letter to White House for Cyanide

  18-03-2015 01:57
  
  The Secret Service was trying to determine tonight whether a letter sent to the White House contained cyanide.
  
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• Letter to White House Returns Presumptive Positive for Cyanide

  18-03-2015 01:41
  
  The Secret Service was trying to determine Tuesday night whether a letter sent to the White House contained cyanide.
  
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• Charles And Camilla Arrive For US Tour

  18-03-2015 00:13
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall have arrived in the United States for a four-day tour, which will include a meeting with Barack Obama at the White House and a visit to George Washington's family estate outside the American capital. The trip should bring back fond memories for the Royal couple, who came to the US for their first official overseas visit 10 years ago after they became man and wife. For the Prince of Wales, that includes addressing a meeting of major companies, environmentalis
  
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