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• Clinton signs lease on 'cool' Brooklyn campaign HQ

  03-04-2015 23:59
  
  Hillary Clinton is yet to announce her run for the White House, but she's picked New York's gentrifying, hipster-obsessed borough Brooklyn for her campaign headquarters. A source told AFP that her team had snapped up two floors in a building that calls itself "Brooklyn cool" in fancy neighborhood Brooklyn Heights for her 2016 campaign headquarters. Politico, which broke the story, said the clock is now ticking on Clinton's announcement.
  
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• Monochromes: Kids Wore Fancy Frocks to the 1889 White House Easter Egg Roll

  03-04-2015 23:37
  
  Welcome back to Monochromes, a Friday mini-series wherein Curbed delves deep into the Library of Congress's photographic annals, resurfacing with an armful of old black-and-white photos of architecture and interior design. Have a find you want to share? Hit up...
  
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• Obama says will still visit Kenya, expresses condolences

  03-04-2015 23:33
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday to express condolences over the "heinous terrorist attack" on a Kenyan university and confirmed he still planned to visit the country later this year, the White House said. "Words cannot adequately condemn the terrorist atrocities that took place at Garissa University College, where innocent men and women were brazenly and brutally massacred," Obama said in a statement. ...
  
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• Monochromes: In 1889, Kids Wore Fancy Frocks to the White House Easter Egg Roll

  03-04-2015 23:29
  
  Welcome back to Monochromes, a Friday mini-series wherein Curbed delves deep into the Library of Congress's photographic annals, resurfacing with an armful of old black-and-white photos of architecture and interior design. Have a find you want to share? Hit up...
  
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• WRAPUP 5-Iran president: Nuclear deal is start of new relationship with world

  03-04-2015 22:49
  
  (Adds comments from State Department, White House) * Netanyahu: Final pact must recognise Israel's right to exist * State Dept: Deal is only about nuclear issue * Obama plans calls to leaders in Congress * Iranians celebrate on Tehran streets By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Ori Lewis BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, April 3 (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Friday that a framework for a nuclear deal was just the first step toward building a new relationship with the world, after his countrymen greeted the announ
  
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• Fox Business Network apologizes after a commentator called Apple CEO Tim Cook a ‘bigot’

  03-04-2015 22:48
  
  REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during the White House summit on cybersecurity and consumer protection in Palo Alto, California February 13, 2015. Fox Business Network apologized Friday after a commentator called Apple CEO Tim Cook a “bigot.” The comments were in response to Cook’s column in the Washington Post admonishing Indiana’s religious freedom law and other potential laws like it. On Wednesday’s “Imus in the Morning” show, which is simulcast on Fox Busines
  
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• U.S. recommends 12 million acre 'wilderness' area in Arctic refuge: White House

  03-04-2015 22:24
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama, in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner released by the White House, said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made the recommendation in its revised conservation plan aimed at protecting the state's Arctic refuge. The service has also finished its environmental impact statement for the area, the letter said.
  
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• UPDATE 1-US would not back Iran deal that threatens Israel -White House spokesman

  03-04-2015 20:57
  
  (Adds details, quotes) ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, April 3 (Reuters) - The United States would not sign on to an agreement over Iran's nuclear program that would threaten Israel, the White House said on Friday, one day after negotiators in Switzerland announced a framework for a nuclear deal. Earlier on Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it demanded that any final agreement with Iran acknowledge his state's right to exist. Asked about the demand, White House spokesman Eric Schultz said he
  
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• U.S. would not back Iran deal that threatens Israel -White House spokesman

  03-04-2015 20:15
  
  The United States would not sign on to an agreement over Iran's nuclear program that would threaten Israel, the White House said on Friday, one day after negotiators in Switzerland announced a framework for a nuclear deal. White House spokesman Eric Schultz, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, also said U.S. President Barack Obama was continuing his outreach to U.S. lawmakers over the tentative agreement and planned to speak with all four leaders of Congress on Friday.
  
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• U.S. Clinton campaign signed lease for Brooklyn HQ: source

  03-04-2015 18:47
  
  By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The campaign of likely U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has signed a lease to house its headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, a source with knowledge of Clinton's plans said on Friday. Clinton, a former U.S. secretary of state and the wife of a former president, is expected to launch her White House bid for the 2016 election later this month. Her campaign will occupy two floors of an office building at 1 Pierrepont Plaza in the Brooklyn Heigh
  
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• Iran n-deal done, US says historic, Israel opposes

  03-04-2015 18:40
  
  Lausanne/Tel Aviv/New Delhi/Washington, April 3 (IANS) The P5+1 group of world powers and Iran reached a breakthrough in their nuclear talks and a tentative deal was achieved which US president Barack Obama praised as "historic" but Israel on Friday said a deal based on this framework will threaten Israel's existence. In his remarks delivered from the Rose Garden at the White House, a resolute Obama characterised the deal as "the best option so far" to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weap
  
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• Netflix Deals 'House of Cards' a Fourth Season for 2016

  03-04-2015 18:33
  The show’s renewal was revealed Thursday by a tweet from Netflix displaying a black image with an upside down American flag and the words: “Season 4 Coming 2016.” Above the image is a line that says: “I will leave a legacy” with the hashtag #Underwood2016. Netflix’s tweet didn’t reveal any other details, such as when the fourth season would start its term. The first three seasons have followed the Underwoods as they clawed and scratched their way to the White House and finally had
  
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• Iran nuclear deal: Will Congress have a say?

  03-04-2015 18:11
  
  When President Obama presented the framework for an Iran nuclear agreement to reporters in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, he issued a very direct warning to Congress not to scuttle the deal. Does the Senate have to ratify a final deal? What the United States and other world powers have negotiated with Iran is a framework for an agreement, and not the final text, which faces a deadline of June 30. So Congress has no say?
  
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• Historic Iran n-deal spells good for India too

  03-04-2015 17:26
  
  Washington, April 3 (IANS) In what promises to be a good deal for India and other major importers of Iranian oil, six major world powers have reached a "historic understanding" with Tehran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. "It is a good deal, a deal that meets our core objectives," President Barack Obama said in a speech on Thursday from the White House Rose Garden shortly after diplomats reached the "framework for an agreement" after a marathon stretch of late-night negotiations in
  
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• Azealia Banks Wants to Have Sex with the President

  03-04-2015 17:08
  
  Who knew Azealia Banks had political aspirations?! The controversial rapper is featured in the latest issue of Billboard magazine and in addition to her sparkly, sexy cover, Banks reveals that she'd like to visit the White House some day -- preferably before President Barack Obama's term is up. PHOTOS: President Barack and Michelle Obama's Cutest PDA Pics Billboard "He's so fine," she beamed. "Those big-ass white teeth and ears hanging off his head? I'm li
  
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• Azealia Banks Wants to Have Sex with President Obama

  03-04-2015 17:08
  
  Who knew Azealia Banks had political aspirations?! The controversial rapper is featured in the latest issue of Billboard magazine and in addition to her sparkly, sexy cover, Banks reveals that she'd like to visit the White House some day -- preferably before President Barack Obama's term is up. PHOTOS: President Barack and Michelle Obama's Cutest PDA Pics Billboard "He's so fine," she beamed. "Those big-ass white teeth and ears hanging off his head? I'm li
  
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• Obama plans to host Dutch royals during US visit in June

  03-04-2015 15:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to host the Dutch royals at the White House in June.
  
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• Clinton campaign signed lease for Brooklyn HQ: report

  03-04-2015 15:19
  
  The campaign of the likely U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has signed a lease to house its headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, Politico reported on Friday citing a source familiar with the deal. Clinton, a former U.S. Secretary of State and First Lady, is expected to launch her White House bid for the 2016 election later this month. The signing of the lease starts the clock on the campaign notifying the Federal Election Commission of the election season plans to ensure compliance wit
  
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• Senator Rubio plans announcement at Miami Freedom Tower: report

  03-04-2015 14:53
  
  Potential U.S. presidential candidate Republican Senator Marco Rubio will host his April 13 event, where he is expected to reveal his plans for the 2016 election, at the iconic Freedom Tower in downtown Miami, the Miami Herald reported on Friday. Rubio of Florida on Monday told Fox News that he would announce on April 13 whether he plans to seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination or run for Senate re-election, but had not previously confirmed the expected location. Pressed on whether he
  
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• Richard Nixon's Western White House on sale for $75M

  03-04-2015 12:06
  
  Washington, Apr 3 (ANI): US's 37th President, Richard Nixon's 1969 Western White House in Southern California is up for sale for 75 million dollars. According to Orange Country Register, retired Allergan CEO, Gavin S. Herbert, the current owner of former American president's oceanfront San Clemente estate, decided to sell the 5.45-acre house after owning the property for 35 years. The western White House property, which is set behind private walls and fences, has some 15,000 square feet among al
  
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• US state changes law discriminating against gays

  03-04-2015 10:16
  
  Washington, April 3 (IANS) The Indiana state's House of Representatives has announced that it will amend the state's controversial law on religious freedom, which has engendered much criticism for allowing discrimination against homosexuals. The head of the lower house, Republican Brian Bosma, said on Thursday he wanted to make it "very clear" that the law permitted no leeway to "allow discrimination", Efe news agency reported. Indiana Governor Mike Pence, also a Republican, last week signed the
  
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• Iran Nuclear Deal Framework Announced

  03-04-2015 09:04
  
  After exhausting and contentious talks, Iran and six world powers have agreed on a framework for a deal that would curb Iran's nuclear programme. Speaking at the White House, President Barack Obama called it a "good deal" that would address concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called it a "win-win outcome". Among some of the key points to the pending deal was Iran's agreement to halt construction of any new uran
  
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• REFILE-Netanyahu tells Obama Iran deal threatens Israel; to convene top ministers

  03-04-2015 07:56
  
  (Corrects to delete tag in headline) JERUSALEM, April 3 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to convene senior ministers on Friday to discuss the framework deal reached between world powers and Iran, which he told U.S. President Barack Obama Israel "vehemently opposed." The White House said Obama called Netanyahu to discuss the agreement reached with Iran to limit its nuclear programme, saying it represents significant progress toward a lasting solution that cuts off all Iran's
  
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• Netanyahu tells Obama Iran deal threatens Israel; to convene top ministers

  03-04-2015 07:55
  
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to convene senior ministers on Friday to discuss the framework deal reached between world powers and Iran, which he told U.S. President Barack Obama Israel "vehemently opposed." The White House said Obama called Netanyahu to discuss the agreement reached with Iran to limit its nuclear programme, saying it represents significant progress toward a lasting solution that cuts off all Iran's pathways to a nuclear weapon.
  
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• URGENT-Netanyahu tells Obama Iran deal threatens Israel; to convene top ministers

  03-04-2015 07:50
  
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to convene senior ministers on Friday to discuss the framework deal reached between world powers and Iran, which he told U.S. President Barack Obama Israel "vehemently opposed." The White House said Obama called Netanyahu to discuss the agreement reached with Iran to limit its nuclear programme, saying it represents significant progress toward a lasting solution that cuts off all Iran's pathways to a nuclear weapon.
  
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• Obama channels Frank Underwood from 'House of Cards' in April Fools' Day clip

  03-04-2015 06:42
  
  Washington, Apr 3 (ANI): US President Barack Obama recently made an attempt to impersonate Frank Underwood from 'House of Cards' in a belated April Fools' Day clip. Obama in the video, attempting a Southern accent and staring at the camera amid a backdrop of a painting of President Abraham Lincoln, says, "Hello, everybody, this is not Frank Underwood. This is Barack Obama. The footage is part of a video posted on the White House's YouTube page on April 2 to commemorate the fifth anniversary of t
  
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• Obama meets with Mormon church leaders during Utah visit

  03-04-2015 06:31
  
  President Barack Obama met with top leaders of the Mormon church shortly after arriving in Utah on Thursday to discuss immigration reform and other issues, his spokesman said. Obama is spending the night in Utah, home of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, during a short domestic trip to highlight economic issues that included an earlier stop in Kentucky. "The president is pleased to meet with top LDS leaders as so many presidents before him have done," White House spokesman Eric Sc
  
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• 'House of Cards' ready for another term

  03-04-2015 06:17
  
  Frank Underwood's murderous and Machiavellian pursuit of power will be extended for another term after acclaimed political drama "House of Cards" was confirmed for a fourth season on Thursday. The return of the award-winning Netflix series, starring Kevin Spacey as the scheming US politician who plots a path to the White House, was confirmed on the show's Twitter feed. The series showrunner and writer Beau Willimon meanwhile added on Twitter: "Official - S4 of @HouseofCa
  
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• Historic Iran nuclear deal spells good for India too

  03-04-2015 06:04
  
  Washington, April 3 (IANS) In what promises to be a good deal for India and other major importers of Iran oil, six world powers have reached a "historic understanding" with Tehran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. "It is a good deal, a deal that meets our core objectives," President Barack Obama said in a speech from the White House Rose Garden shortly after diplomats reached the "framework for an agreement" after a marathon stretch of late-night negotiations in Lausanne, Switzerlan
  
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• Obama reassures Israeli PM over Iran n-deal

  03-04-2015 03:36
  
  Washington, April 3 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the US was committed to ensuring that Iran obtained no nuclear weapon, even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the framework nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers posed "a grave danger to Israel". "The President emphasised that... the framework represents significant progress towards a lasting, comprehensive solution that cuts off all of Iran's pathways to a bomb and verifiably ensures the pea
  
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• Obama reassures Israel over Iran n-deal

  03-04-2015 02:59
  
  Washington, April 3 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Thursday reassured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one of the main sceptics of the Iran nuclear talks, that the US is committed to depriving Iran of any ability to make nuclear weapons, the White House said. "The President emphasised that, while nothing is agreed until everything is, the framework represents significant progress towards a lasting, comprehensive solution that cuts off all of Iran's pathways to a bomb and verifiabl
  
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• Obama to Netanyahu: Iran deal is 'significant progress'

  03-04-2015 01:35
  
  Netanyahu had bitterly opposed an agreement between the world powers and Iran. The White House said Obama spoke to Netanyahu from aboard Air Force One to discuss the framework agreement that would see Iran scale back its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
  
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• Obama calls Israel's Netanyahu about Iran deal: White House

  03-04-2015 01:00
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to discuss the agreement reached with Iran to limit its nuclear program, the White House said. Obama told Netanyahu that the deal represents significant progress toward a lasting solution that cuts off all of Iran’s pathways to a nuclear weapon, the statement said. Obama also said the progress on the nuclear front did not diminish concerns about "Iran’s sponsorship of terrorism and threats towards Israel
  
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