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• Man who jumped White House fence in October takes plea

  17-04-2015 23:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland man arrested after scaling a White House fence last year has pleaded guilty in connection with the case.
  
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• Youth e-cigarette data prompts new calls to speed regulation

  17-04-2015 22:43
  
  By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public health advocates are stepping up pressure on the U.S. government to quickly regulate and restrict access to e-cigarettes after new data showed use of the products tripled among high school and middle school children last year. The figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday raised concern among health officials who fear e-cigarettes will create a new generation of nicotine addicts who may eventually smoke conventiona
  
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• Peevish or loaded for bear _ Obama getting tough on critics

  17-04-2015 22:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as Congress is hitting something of a bipartisan stride on such issues as Medicare, Iran and trade, President Barack Obama and his White House team have decided to go after their Republican critics, picking fights and scornfully calling them out by name.
  
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• Obama says will sign bill allowing Congress to review Iran deal

  17-04-2015 21:51
  
  (Adds Obama comments) By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday a bill allowing Congress to review a deal concerning Iran's nuclear program was a "reasonable compromise" he planned to sign, and he expressed confidence it would not derail talks with Tehran. Obama told a White House news conference that Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator Bob Corker and the panel's leading Democrat, Ben Cardin, had agreed they woul
  
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• Obama slams 'crazy' delay of attorney general confirmation

  17-04-2015 21:20
  
  US President Barack Obama lashed out Friday at Senate Republicans stalling his attorney general nominee's confirmation, calling it "crazy" and "embarrassing" that Loretta Lynch has yet to get a vote. "What are we doing here?" an exasperated Obama said at a White House press conference, referring to how Lynch has now waited for her confirmation vote more than five months. "There are times where the dysfunction in the Senate just goes too far. This is an exa
  
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• Obama urges Gulf nations to help with chaos in Libya

  17-04-2015 21:17
  
  President Barack Obama on Friday urged Gulf nations to help calm the chaotic political situation in Libya, saying that outside military action would not be enough to help reduce tensions in the war-ravaged North African country. After a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the White House, Obama said a political solution was needed in the oil-rich Mediterranean state, where two rival governments are fighting for control. "We're going to have to encourage some of the coun
  
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• White House plays matchmaker with local geeks and leaders to get more people into tech jobs

  17-04-2015 21:10
  
  In an effort to close the skills gap in tech, on Friday the White House hosted a confab with local tech meetup groups to build momentum for its TechHire initiative.
  
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• Libya stability key to migrant crisis: Renzi

  17-04-2015 20:52
  
  Restoring stability in Libya is the only way to solve the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Friday, as President Barack Obama warned re-establishing peace could not be achieved by military force. Speaking at a joint White House press conference after authorities in Italy confirmed more than 11,000 migrants had been rescued in the past six days alone, Renzi said the problem would only be solved by peace in Libya. The increasingly violent and chaotic sit
  
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• Obama, Italy's Renzi press Greece to make reforms

  17-04-2015 20:45
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Friday urged Greek leaders to make economic reforms as they continue to see additional financial aid to shore up its economy. "We must absolutely strongly work to achieve an agreement," Renzi told a news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House, adding that Greek "must do reforms." Financial constraints have become severe as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asks foreign creditors to offer new aid.
  
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• Hillary Scott Loses ACMs Dress in Bus Fire But Not Bible: 'I Can't Talk About It Without Crying'

  17-04-2015 19:52
  
  Lady Antebellum opened up to ET about their scary tour bus fire on Thursday, when a bus transporting Hillary Scott, her husband, and her tour manager caught fire while on their way to Dallas, Tex., for the Academy of Country Music Awards. An emotional Hillary shared that among other personal items, the dress she was supposed to wear to Sunday's ACM Awards was actually lost in the fire. "It actually was burned up and we got a replacement which is amazing, and I'm really excited ab
  
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• Fiorina aims to keep Clinton from playing the 'gender card'

  17-04-2015 19:51
  
  NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Carly Fiorina, the lone Republican woman eying the White House, wants to block Hillary Rodham Clinton from playing the "gender card" in the 2016 presidential race.
  
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• 9 Things That Will Happen If We Have a Female President

  17-04-2015 19:51
  
  Now that Hillary Clinton has officially announced she is running for president, it could happen: We could have a female president. So what should we expect, if she wins? Here are nine things that will happen if we have a female president: Getty Images 1. She’ll get sworn in during an inauguration. Where she’ll have to solemnly swear that she will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States. Also, that she will, to the best of her ability, preserve, protect and defend the
  
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• 11 Things That Will Happen If We Have a Female President

  17-04-2015 19:51
  
  Now that Hillary Clinton has officially announced she is running for president, it could happen: We could have a female president. So what should we expect, if she wins? Here are 11 things that will happen if we have a female president: Getty Images 1. She’ll get sworn in during an inauguration. Where she’ll have to solemnly swear that she will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States. Also, that she will, to the best of her ability, preserve, protect and defend the Co
  
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• Greece needs to initiate reforms, slash bureaucracy: Obama

  17-04-2015 19:49
  
  Greece must undertake reforms to bring stability to its shaky financial system, US President Barack Obama said Friday, adding that Washington is open to flexible policies that nudge the European nation's economy toward recovery. "Greece needs to initiate reforms," Obama said at a joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the White House. They have to reduce their bureaucracy, (institute) more flexible labor practices," Obama added. Greece and its inte
  
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• Democrats square off over trade negotiating bill

  17-04-2015 19:46
  
  Obama said during a news conference that some Democrats and labor unions would oppose the pact, while others "believe that we cannot stop a global economy at our shores." But he said previous trade agreements reached during his presidency did not divide the party. Congressional Democrats drew battle lines on Friday over a new bill that would give the White House "fast track" authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with 11 other Pacific Rim countries, with s
  
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• Solution to migrant crisis is stability in Libya: Italy PM

  17-04-2015 19:44
  
  Restoring stability in war-wracked Libya is the only way to put an end to the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Friday. The problem in this moment is the situation on the ground in Libya," Renzi told a joint press conference with US President Barack Obama at the White House, saying "peace and stability of Libyan institutions" needed to be restored. Renzi was speaking after authorities in Italy said more than 11,000 migrants had been resc
  
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• Obama, Italy's Renzi say military strikes not answer to Libya

  17-04-2015 19:19
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Friday urged a political solution to the conflict in Libya, saying foreign military operations were unlikely to solve the crisis there. "Libya is obviously an area of great concern," Obama said. He earlier said he and Renzi did not discuss possible drone strikes during their meeting at the White House. "We will not be able to solve the problem with just a few drone strikes or a few military operations," he
  
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• Obama, Greek finance chief share 'brief interaction' in Washington

  17-04-2015 19:07
  
  US President Barack Obama and Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis had a "brief interaction," after the finance chief caused a stir by saying he would meet with the US leader. Media darling Varoufakis had announced a tete-a-tete with Obama, which the White House later challenged, saying there was no private bilateral meeting on the books. "The president and Finance Minister Varoufakis did have a brief interaction along the rope line on the margins of yesterday's Greek Inde
  
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• Obama says bill on Iran will not derail negotiations, will sign it

  17-04-2015 19:05
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday he does not see proposed legislation in Congress derailing negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program, calling the bill allowing Congress to review any deal a "reasonable compromise" that he planned to sign. In a news conference at the White House, Obama said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator Bob Corker and the panel's top Democrat, Ben Cardin, have offered assurances that they would protect the
  
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• Obama urges 'major progress' this year on US-EU trade pact

  17-04-2015 19:02
  
  Obama also dismissed concerns that the controversial negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), as well as another key trade pact with Asian nations, would cause deep political fissures in the United States, saying the pacts would "absolutely" benefit American workers. "Now that Congress is considering bipartisan legislation, TTIP negotiations need to make major progress this year," Obama told a joint press conference alongside visiting Italian
  
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• Italy's Renzi says must work toward agreement with Greece

  17-04-2015 18:50
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Friday said Europe must work to reach an agreement with Greece and that the vote of citizens in Greece must be respected. "We must absolutely strongly work to achieve an agreement," Renzi told a news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House, adding that Greek reforms are needed. (Reporting by Jeff Mason, Julia Edwards and Susan Heavey; Editing by Will Dunham)
  
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• Obama urges movement on trade talks with Europe this year

  17-04-2015 18:27
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday said trade talks with Europe need to make major progress this year following an agreement on trade promotion authority in Congress. "Now that Congress is considering important bipartisan legislation for trade promotion authority, TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) negotiations need to make major progress this year," Obama said at a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the White
  
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• The Latest: White House hopefuls gather in New Hampshire

  17-04-2015 17:23
  
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• Obama, Italian Prime Minister Renzi meet at White House

  17-04-2015 17:03
  
  President Barack Obama and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi compared notes Friday on a range of issues, including Ukraine, Libya and Islamic State militants. They were also expected to discuss Europe's ...
  
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• Pope considering visiting Cuba in September: Vatican

  17-04-2015 16:15
  
  Pope Francis is considering making a visit to Cuba in September as part of a trip that will also take him to the United States, the Vatican announced on Friday. "The Holy Father has taken into consideration the idea of carrying out a leg to Cuba on the occasion of his upcoming visit to the United States" between September 22 and 27, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said in a statement. During the trip, he will also speak before the United Nations in New York, become the first pontif
  
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• ‘Veep’ Cast Improvises a Very Special Episode

  17-04-2015 16:00
  We all know how funny HBO’s 'Veep' is, but what would happen if the stars had no script? Yahoo TV asked them to improvise the outline for a very special episode that begins with a power outage at the White House.
  
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• Obama invites Mideast leaders to White House, Camp David

  17-04-2015 15:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has invited the heads of Gulf Cooperation Council countries to the White House and then to Camp David. Negotiations over Iran's nuclear capabilities and the turmoil in Yemen are topics high on the agenda.
  
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• Darrelle Revis will go to White House with SB champion Patriots

  17-04-2015 15:44
  
  Darrelle Revis is a member of the New York Jets, but apparently that won't stop him from going to the White House to meet President Obama with his former New England Patriots teammates. As the Super Bowl champs, the Pats are scheduled to head to D.C. next Thursday for their meeting with the President. Revis was only with the Patriots for the one year, having signed with them last offseason mere hours after being released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
  
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• Obama to host Gulf leaders in May

  17-04-2015 15:34
  
  US President Barack Obama will welcome the six leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdoms to the White House on May 13 and to Camp David on May 14. "The gathering will be an opportunity for the leaders to discuss ways to enhance their partnership and deepen security cooperation," the White House said.
  
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• The Latest: GOP White House hopefuls gather in New Hampshire

  17-04-2015 15:33
  
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• Obama to meet with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders May 13-14: White House

  17-04-2015 15:32
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with leaders from Gulf Cooperation Council countries at the White House on May 13 and at the presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland the following day, the White House said on Friday. The summit, to include leaders from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, will be an opportunity for Obama to discuss concerns about the deal reached with Iran on its nuclear program, as well as the military campaign in
  
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• Pope Francis may visit Cuba as add-on to U.S. trip, Vatican says

  17-04-2015 12:08
  
  Pope Francis may add a trip to Cuba on to the itinerary of his visit to the United States in September, the Vatican said on Friday, adding that discussions with Cuban authorities were still at an early stage. A stop in Cuba during a trip expected to include visits to the White House and Congress as well as the United Nations would underline the role the Vatican has played in helping restore diplomatic relations between Havana and Washington that have been frozen for more than half a century.
  
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• China suspends bank-technology rules that sparked backlash

  17-04-2015 10:40
  
  China's bank regulator temporarily suspended this week new financial industry cybersecurity rules after feedback from banks, showing the practical challenges of the nation's long-term effort to cut dependence on entrenched foreign technology. Although U.S. technology firms, business lobbies and the White House have been the most vocal critics of the new rules, analysts say key opposition also likely came from within Chinese banks themselves, which like their peers around the world run critical o
  
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• Pope Francis may visit Cuba during U.S. trip, Vatican says

  17-04-2015 10:39
  
  Pope Francis may include Cuba on the itinerary of his visit to the United States in September, the Vatican said on Friday, adding that discussions with Cuban authorities were still at an early stage. A stop in Cuba on a trip expected to include visits to the White House and Congress as well as the United Nations would underline the role the Vatican has played in helping restore diplomatic relations between Havana and Washington that have been frozen for more than half a century.
  
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• Pope to visit Cuba in September

  17-04-2015 10:16
  
  Pope Francis is planning to visit Cuba in September as part of a trip that will also take him to the United States, the Vatican announced on Friday. "The Holy Father has taken into consideration the idea of carrying out a leg to Cuba on the occasion of his upcoming visit to the United States" between September 22 and 27, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said in a statement. The 78-year-old leader of the world's Roman Catholics confirmed late last year that he would visit the Un
  
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• Pope to visit Cuba in September: Vatican

  17-04-2015 10:01
  
  Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis is planning to visit Cuba in September as part of a trip that will also take him to the United States, the Vatican announced on Friday.
  
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• GOP contenders gather in NH: 5 things to watch for

  17-04-2015 09:09
  
  NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Nearly 20 Republican White House prospects will court primary voters in New Hampshire this weekend at a GOP meeting in Nashua.
  
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• Obama, Italian Prime Minister Renzi to meet at White House

  17-04-2015 06:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is getting an audience with President Barack Obama.
  
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• U.S. lawmakers agree on wording of bill key to Pacific trade deal

  17-04-2015 04:16
  
  By Krista Hughes WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. lawmakers reached agreement on Thursday on the wording of a bill aimed at giving the White House "fast track" authority to negotiate a Pacific trade pact that is central to President Barack Obama's strategic shift toward Asia. The agreement, over six months in the making, sets the stage for a bruising legislative battle over Obama's proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and similar trade deals, with many Democrats opposed
  
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• Countdown to the 2015 Academy of Country Music Awards Begins!

  17-04-2015 02:32
  
  The Academy of Country Music Awards are almost here, and this year, they're bigger than ever – literally! Co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton, the 50th ACMs will host the biggest country stars at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, a space almost 55 times the size of the White House! ETonline has a super-cool time-lapse video of the gigantic stage being set up – and as part of our countdown to the big event, here are some of the most fascinating facts about the massive stadium and what we c
  
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• Emerging countries blast US for not backing IMF reform

  17-04-2015 01:50
  
  The emerging economies of the G-24 group sharply criticized the United States on Thursday for holding up what they see as critical reforms of the International Monetary Fund. Speaking at the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank, the group said the failure after five years of the US Congress to ratify the reforms was undermining the effectiveness and legitimacy of the global crisis lender. "We reiterate our deep disappointment with the lack of progress in implementing the IMF quota and
  
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• Super Bowl champs to be honored at White House

  17-04-2015 01:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Super Bowl champion New England Patriots will be honored at the White House.
  
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• U.S. lawmakers' bill holds key to Pacific trade deal

  17-04-2015 00:46
  
  Senior U.S. lawmakers reached agreement on Thursday on a bill to give the White House "fast track" authority to negotiate a trade pact with 11 other Pacific nations that is central to President Barack Obama's strategic shift toward Asia. The agreement, over six months in the making, sets the stage for a tough legislative battle over the rules for Obama's proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The pact would connect a dozen economies by cutting trade barriers and harmonizing standards covering
  
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