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• The White House just trolled Benjamin Netanyahu on Twitter

  08-04-2015 22:33
  
  President Barack Obama's administration found a...
  
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• The White House just trolled Netanyahu on Twitter

  08-04-2015 22:33
  
  The Obama administration found a creative way...
  
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• Obama and Castro to break Cold War ice in person

  08-04-2015 22:20
  
  US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro will have a historic face-to-face encounter at the Summit of the Americas this week, breaking the ice after decades of glacial relations. While the meeting will mark a major milestone -- no Cuban leader has attended a Summit of the Americas -- the two sides have yet to reopen embassies and lingering differences have been evident at negotiations that started in January. A major sticking point has been Cuba's inclusion on a list of state s
  
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• Obama telephones US senator to discuss Iran nuke agreement

  08-04-2015 22:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama and the head of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee have discussed the tentative agreement to limit Iran's nuclear program.
  
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• White House says it's always a target amid reports of hack

  08-04-2015 21:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's spokesman says the White House is always going to be a target for hackers.
  
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• White House will not name those behind 2014 cyber attack

  08-04-2015 21:40
  
  The White House said Wednesday it would not name those behind a cyber attack on official Washington targets last October, after reports blamed Russia. "Our investigators have concluded that it's not in our best interest to identify the entity that may be responsible for this specific activity of concern," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. Asked why the administration was refusing to disclose who was behind the hack when Washington accused North Korea of attacking Sony last
  
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• The Latest: White House says video 'awfully hard to watch'

  08-04-2015 21:16
  
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• Meet Wilma Mankiller, the Woman Who Could Be on $20 Bills

  08-04-2015 20:38
  
  Mankiller, the first woman to be elected chief of a major American Indian tribe, is one of four finalists chosen by the campaign W20, whose goal is to present the White House with a woman candidate to replace Andrew Jackson on the paper currency. Mankiller's honorary nomination is significant because she wasn't added to the final ballot by vote but by "strong public sentiment" that a Native American woman should be an option to replace Andrew Jackson, W20 organizers wrote on
  
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• Obama telephones Corker to discuss Iran nuke agreement

  08-04-2015 20:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama and Sen. Bob Corker have discussed the tentative agreement to limit Iran's nuclear program.
  
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• Rand Paul promises to leave NH alone if he wins presidency

  08-04-2015 20:13
  
  MILFORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday promised New Hampshire voters — and quite a few political tourists from neighboring Massachusetts — that if he wins the White House, he would protect the state from federal intrusion.
  
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• A third of Republicans support Iran nuclear deal - poll

  08-04-2015 19:53
  
  By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thirty-one percent of U.S. Republicans favour a new nuclear deal with Iran, creating a challenge for their party's lawmakers who largely oppose the framework accord sealed between Tehran and world powers, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Wednesday. Another 30 percent of Republicans oppose the pact, while 40 percent are not sure, according to the poll, which revealed a sharp split in the party as its leaders ramp up opposition to the deal championed by Pres
  
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• Obama called Republican Senator Corker to discuss Iran: White House

  08-04-2015 19:52
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called Republican Senator Bob Corker on Wednesday to discuss the framework agreement reached last week to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions, the White House said. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama administration officials have been talking to members of Congress from both parties about the terms of the deal reached by the United States and other world powers with Iran. Corker is the sponsor of a bill that would require Congress to app
  
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• White House: Police shooting video 'awfully hard to watch'

  08-04-2015 19:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says a bystander's video of the fatal shooting of a black man by a white South Carolina police officer shows how body cameras worn by police officers could help build trust between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.
  
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• Reddit user says a ‘mix up’ got his random friend into a meeting with Obama

  08-04-2015 19:25
  AP/Carolyn Kaster President Barack Obama participates in a roundtable about clean energy at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Seated with the president starting with the president and going clockwise are: Obama, Judy Fisher, Marvin Lance Futch, Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Harry Briesmaster III, Thaniel Bishop, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and Michelle Fisher. When President Barack Obama visited Utah last Friday, he held a closed-door meeting with some very high-powered pe
  
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• 5 things to know about White House state dinners

  08-04-2015 19:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Guess who's coming to dinner at the White House?
  
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• Sofia Vergara Goes Topless for 'Vanity Fair': 'I Wish I Had Fake Boobs'

  08-04-2015 19:11
  
  Sofia Vergara is baring her famous physique for Vanity Fair. The 42-year-old Modern Family actress stuns on the cover of the magazine's May 2015 issue -- shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz -- in which she talks about everything from her voluptuous figure, her relationship with fiance Joe Manganiello, and how she was able to amazingly turn her signature accent into an asset. Vanity Fair Surprisingly, Sofia says her enviable curves aren't desirable. "My whole life, buying a
  
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• White House criticizes ruling on Obama's immigration action

  08-04-2015 18:28
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The White House is criticizing a federal judge's decision to keep a temporary hold on the president's executive action that sought to shield millions of immigrants from deportation.
  
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• Jeremy Bernard to Step Down as White House Social Secretary

  08-04-2015 17:41
  
  Jeremy Bernard is stepping down from his role as social secretary at the White House, a post in which he was tasked with organizing entertainment and events featuring foreign dignitaries and celebrity figures, along with official state dinners. Bernard has been in the post since 2011, when President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama chose... Read more »
  
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• Ceding nothing to Bush, Clinton lays groundwork in Florida

  08-04-2015 17:25
  The presumptive Democratic candidate is taking early campaign steps in a state Republicans likely need to win the White House.
  
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• Dudley says does not oppose making NY Fed head a presidential pick

  08-04-2015 16:49
  
  New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said he did not oppose a Congressional proposal to make his successor a presidential appointee that would require Senate confirmation. The New York Fed president's outsized influence, with a permanent voting role on monetary policy, oversight of major banks, and responsibility for market operations, has led to calls that the post be put on a par with members of the Fed board of governors. Regional bank presidents currently are appointed by their
  
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• Watch live: The future of the Iranian cyberthreat

  08-04-2015 16:21
  
  Iran's interim nuclear deal with the P5+1 negotiators has been hailed at the White House and greeted with ambivalence in the halls of Congress.
  
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• White House advisor says U.S. to continue to press China on currency

  08-04-2015 15:48
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will keep pressing China to move toward a market-determined exchange rate, White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason Furman said on Wednesday. In a speech before an event hosted by the Brookings Institution, Furman said U.S. diplomacy has already yielded some benefits with China, but Washington will "continue to push" Beijing on currency policy. (Reporting by Jason Lange; Editing by Will Dunham)
  
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• Jon Stewart Mocks Rand Paul’s Endlessly Long Presidential Announcement (Video)

  08-04-2015 15:46
  
  Jon Stewart covered Rand Paul’s never-ending presidential announcement Tuesday, going through the slew of people Paul had introduce him before speaking himself. “At this point, even Hillary Clinton was like, ‘just announce already,'” Stewart joked as he showed person after person speaking and singing before the Kentucky Senator came out to make his bid for The White House official.
  
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• First male White House social secretary plans own exit

  08-04-2015 15:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The first man to ever serve as White House social secretary is now planning his own exit.
  
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• Rand Paul Is Running for President: 5 Obstacles Between Him and the White House

  08-04-2015 11:24
  
  "Today, I announce with God’s help, with the help of liberty lovers everywhere, that I am putting myself forward as a candidate for the United States of America," Paul said at an event in Louisville, Kentucky. Over the past year, Paul, 52, has tried to expand the reach of the Republican Party by appealing to a diverse demographic, going into urban communities to court African American voters, courting Silicon Valley donors, and speaking to young college students on privacy issues.
  
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• Texas judge refuses to lift block on Obama immigration plan

  08-04-2015 10:59
  
  (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas has refused to lift a temporary block on a White House immigration plan that would have shielded millions of illegal immigrants from deportation, court documents show. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville, a city along the border with Mexico, rejected a U.S. Justice Department request to remove a ban on the plan he issued in February. Twenty-six U.S. states filed a lawsuit alleging Obama had exceeded his powers with executive orders that would let
  
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• White House System Hacked By Russians - Report

  08-04-2015 10:54
  
  Russian hackers who compromised computers in the US State Department used the foothold to target the White House computer system, it is claimed. Computer experts allegedly backed by the Russian government penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system, CNN and other US news networks cited senior officials as saying. The hackers routed their attacks through computers around the world to hide their origins, but investigators say tell-tale codes point to hackers working for the Russi
  
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• Nations Obama has honored with White House state dinners

  08-04-2015 09:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has held seven state dinners so far and plans at least two more this year. The list of countries and years the dinners were held:
  
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• Fewer White House state dinner invites under Obama

  08-04-2015 09:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An invitation to a White House state dinner has always been one of Washington's most sought-after tickets. There's the elegant setting, VIP guests in tuxedos and designer gowns and a four-course meal served up by America's most famous kitchen.
  
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• Russia implicated in hack on un-classified White House computer system

  08-04-2015 08:42
  
  Washington April 08 (ANI): According to reports, Russian hackers who breached the US State Department system for months have gained access to an un-classified White House computer system.
  
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• A third of Republicans support Iran nuclear deal -Reuters/Ipsos poll

  08-04-2015 07:00
  
  Thirty-one percent of U.S. Republicans favor a new nuclear deal with Iran, creating a challenge for their party's lawmakers who largely oppose the framework accord sealed between Tehran and world powers, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Wednesday. Another 30 percent of Republicans oppose the pact, while 40 percent are not sure, according to the poll, which revealed a sharp split in the party as its leaders ramp up opposition to the deal championed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. The White H
  
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• Russia hacks the White House

  08-04-2015 06:31
  
  Russian hackers penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system after intruding at the US State Department in recent months, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing US officials briefed on the matter.
  
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• Watch Fifth Harmony Sing Happy Birthday at the White House

  08-04-2015 06:00
  
  Fifth Harmony sang a very important version of Happy Birthday at the White House this week.
  
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• Obama reiterates support for India as UNSC member

  08-04-2015 05:14
  
  Washington, April 8 (IANS) President Barack Obama has reiterated US support for India's membership of a reformed UN Security Council as he considers it a foreign policy priority to continue to strengthen India-US relationship. "What the President said was that he said in the context of a reformed Security Council that the President would support the inclusion of India in that process," White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Tuesday. "So that continues to be our policy and one th
  
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• Inside 'Glamour's Photo Shoot With Michelle Obama, Kerry Washington & Sarah Jessica Parker

  08-04-2015 03:42
  
  ET went inside the real Oval Office with First Lady Michelle Obama, Kerry Washington and Sarah Jessica Parker for a Glamour magazine photo shoot. "This is the best cover shoot we've ever done," Kerry gushed. NEWS: Michelle Obama Reveals What She Won't Miss About Being First Lady Prior to the photo shoot, the actresses were given a tour of the White House. SJP wore Oscar de la Renta and heels from her own shoe line for the event, while Kerry and Mrs. Obama both wore Narciso Rodriguez. One part yo
  
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• Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wins 2nd term in runoff victory

  08-04-2015 03:24
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won a second term Tuesday in a runoff election campaign that hinged on serious financial challenges facing the nation's third-largest city and the brusque management style of the former White House chief of staff.
  
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• Emanuel opens big lead over Garcia in race for Chicago mayor

  08-04-2015 03:07
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel opened a double-digit lead Tuesday over his challenger in Chicago's first mayoral runoff, a campaign that hinged on serious financial obstacles facing the nation's third-largest city and the brusque management style of the former White House chief of staff.
  
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• Cybersecurity Stocks Quiet Following White House Computer System Hack

  08-04-2015 02:48
  
  Shares of cybersecurity stocks were quiet in the after-market following news that Russian hackers penetrated the White House computer system. "While the White House has said the breach only ever affected ...
  
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• COLUMN-Iran's oil exports likely to rise in 2016: Kemp

  08-04-2015 02:01
  
  The nuclear negotiations in Lausanne have already produced three separate fact sheets, issued by the United States, Iran and France, each highlighting different aspects of the emerging agreement. By reading the fact sheets side by side, however, the outlines of an eventual deal between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) are now reasonably clear. The basic bargain allows Iran to maintain and gradually develop a complete fuel cycle in exc
  
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• Power line break puts out the lights in Washington, D.C

  08-04-2015 01:30
  
  By Lisa Lambert and Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A power line broke loose at an electrical substation near Washington on Tuesday, briefly dimming the White House, emptying museums and cutting electricity to government buildings and the U.S. Capitol for hours. The Justice Department and State Department were among thousands of customers whose power was cut in the early afternoon, along with the University of Maryland and some World Bank offices.
  
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• White House says classified systems not hacked

  08-04-2015 00:38
  
  US officials insisted Tuesday that a cyber attack late last year did not compromise White House classified systems, but refused to confirm reports Russia was behind the breach. "There was an event last year," said deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes. CNN earlier reported that Russia was behind the October attack that originated at the State Department, but was confirmed to have hit the White House too. National Security Council Spokesperson Mark Stroh told AFP the report was &q
  
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• Obama faces Democrat defiance in Congress over Iran deal

  08-04-2015 00:37
  
  By Susan Cornwell and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are aligning with Republicans to support a bill giving Congress the opportunity to approve or reject sanctions relief in an Iran nuclear deal, and are close to forming a veto-proof majority that U.S. President Barack Obama says could undermine the delicate final stage of negotiations. The support for the legislation by lawmakers in Obama's party illustrates the depth of concern in Washington over the threat posed by Iran an
  
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• Anti-establishment Rand Paul joins US presidential race

  08-04-2015 00:34
  
  Conservative US Senator Rand Paul on Tuesday formally launched his 2016 White House bid, the second Republican to join what is expected to be a crowded contest for the party's nomination. Paul, a conservative libertarian who was elected to the Senate in 2010 with strong support from the Tea Party movement, wasted no time in lashing out at the traditional political establishment, including his own party. "The Washington machine that gobbles up our freedoms and invades every nook and cra
  
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• Obama aide: White House classified computer system secure

  08-04-2015 00:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top aide to President Barack Obama says the White House's classified computer systems are secure while acknowledging vulnerabilities in its unclassified system.
  
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