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• Ex-‘Doctor Who’ & ‘Harry Potter’ Star Added To White House Correspondents’ Dinner Guest List – Update

  24-04-2015 23:06
  
  UPDATE, 2:06 PM: Looks like a former Time Lord and a Hogwart wizard will be sitting down for supper with President Barack Obama tomorrow night. The Guardian will be bringing ex – Doctor Who star David Tennant and Alan Rickman, who played Severnus Snape in the Harry Potter pics among his many roles, to the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington D.C. on Saturday. New appointed Guardian Editor-in-chief Katharine Viner as well as various staff members of the UK-based…
  
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• Ex-‘Doctor Who’ & ‘Harry Potter’ Star Added To White House Correspondents’ Dinner Guest List

  24-04-2015 23:06
  
  UPDATE, 2:06 PM: Looks like a former Time Lord and a Hogwart wizard will be sitting down for supper with President Barack Obama tomorrow night. The Guardian will be bringing ex – Doctor Who star David Tennant and Alan Rickman, who played Severnus Snape in the Harry Potter pics, to the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington D.C. on Saturday. New appointed Guardian Editor-in-chief Katharine Viner as well as various staff members of the UK-based paper will join the…
  
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• Several U.S. probes likely of drone strikes that killed hostages

  24-04-2015 22:56
  
  By Mark Hosenball and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Central Intelligence Agency's Inspector General will conduct what could be the first of several investigations into the CIA drone strikes that killed American and Italian hostages and two U.S.-born al Qaeda militants, U.S. government sources said on Friday. The Senate Intelligence Committee also is reviewing the attacks, a Congressional source said. Depending upon the results of the CIA watchdog's investigation, U.S. President Bara
  
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• Corrected - Christie's wife quits Wall St job amid speculation he will seek White House

  24-04-2015 22:50
  
  (Reuters) - (Story corrects description of Angelo Gordon in paragraph 2 to show it is a manager of hedge funds and alternative investments, not a hedge fund) Mary Pat Christie, the wife of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, resigned from her Wall Street job, his spokesman confirmed, as her husband contemplates a run for the White House in 2016. Her resignation from New York-based Angelo Gordon & Co, which manages hedge funds and alternative investments, is perhaps the clearest sign yet that
  
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• Christie's wife quits Wall Street job amid speculation he will seek White House

  24-04-2015 21:51
  
  (Reuters) - Mary Pat Christie, the wife of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, resigned from her Wall Street job, his spokesman confirmed, as her husband contemplates a run for the White House in 2016. Her resignation from New York-based hedge fund Angelo Gordon & Co is perhaps the clearest sign yet that Christie is likely to officially announce that he will be a Republican 2016 presidential candidate. "Mrs. Christie has decided to take a hiatus from her work in the finance world to spe
  
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• Christie's wife quits Wall St job amid speculation he will seek White House

  24-04-2015 21:42
  
  Mary Pat Christie, the wife of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, resigned from her Wall Street job, his spokesman confirmed, as her husband contemplates a run for the White House in 2016. Her resignation from New York-based hedge fund Angelo Gordon & Co is perhaps the clearest sign yet that Christie is likely to officially announce that he will be a Republican 2016 presidential candidate. "Mrs. Christie has decided to take a hiatus from her work in the finance world to spend more time with her
  
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• U.S., Japan make progress in trade talks but no deal seen yet - White House

  24-04-2015 21:13
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese negotiators have made "substantial progress" toward a deal on a major Pacific free-trade pact but President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are not ...
  
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• Scandal Blind Item: Olivia to Hire New Gladiator (It's Someone We've Met!)

  24-04-2015 20:46
  
  Olivia’s been Gladiating with a veritable skeleton crew on Scandal this season, but reinforcements are coming. TVLine has learned that Liv in the near-ish future will finally get down to the business of filling one of the two vacant positions left by the dearly departed Harrison and now-White House press secretary Abby. And in a twist,
  
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• No trade breakthrough expected with Japan during Abe visit

  24-04-2015 20:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House does not expect President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (shin-zoh ah-bay) to announce a final agreement next week on trade talks between the two nations.
  
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• Republicans seen scrapping Ryan Medicare plan in U.S. budget push

  24-04-2015 20:43
  
  Aiming to acquire more budget powers and take a swipe at Obamacare, Republicans will likely scrap a proposal that stirred controversy and helped launch Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan on the national stage: privatizing the Medicare health program. Ryan's bold Medicare "premium support" plan would be sacrificed to ensure passage of Congress' first full budget in six years and allow Republicans a rare opportunity to use a powerful procedural tool to ease passage of other legislation. Dropping the
  
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• After drone killings, pressure for a new hostage strategy

  24-04-2015 20:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The accidental killing of two hostages in a U.S. counterterrorism operation against al-Qaida has raised pressure on the White House to revise the nation's strategy for dealing with abducted Americans.
  
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• Obama readies annual stand-up routine for DC's A-list

  24-04-2015 20:16
  
  Once a year, the world's most powerful man becomes a punching bag for laughs, even throwing a few jabs at himself. On Saturday, US President Barack Obama will endure this light-hearted evisceration for the seventh time, appearing at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner. A spring ritual in Washington, anybody who is anybody in US public life shows up to eat, drink, schmooze and be seen. It all unfolds before an audience of 2,000-plus journalists, politicians and Hol
  
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• Russell Wilson Is Bringing His Grandma -- Not Ciara -- To White House Dinner

  24-04-2015 20:10
  
  Despite rumors that he is bringing Ciara, the Seahawks quarterback is actually bringing his grandmother.Keywords: NFL, Football, Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson, Ciara, White House
  
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• At cybersecurity gathering, the White House steps up charm offensive

  24-04-2015 19:44
  
  In San Francisco this week, White House cybersecurity czar Michael Daniel – clad in dark suit, government pin, and a yellow tie decorated with waving flags – sat across from Amit Yoran, president of the security firm RSA, who was sporting a tight zip-up workout shirt and jeans. Mr. Daniel and Mr. Yoran came together for one of the hundreds of events that took place this week during the RSA Conference, an annual megagathering for the cybersecurity industry.
  
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• White House seeks to smooth information for hostage families

  24-04-2015 19:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is looking at streamlining information given to families of terror hostages. That's in response to complaints about how the government has kept relatives of kidnapped Americans apprised about their status.
  
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• White House considering cross-agency team to handle hostage situations

  24-04-2015 19:09
  
  The White House is considering assembling a cross-agency team to handle situations involving American hostages being held abroad, spokesman Josh Earnest said on Friday. The idea is being floated in the midst of a review of the U.S policy toward hostages, which was criticized on Thursday by the family of Warren Weinstein, the American hostage killed in a U.S. strike while being held by al Qaeda on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
  
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• New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's wife leaves Wall Street job

  24-04-2015 18:55
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's wife has left her lucrative job at a Wall Street firm as her husband prepares for a potential run for the White House.
  
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• ‘Veep’ Star Tim Simons Psychs Himself Up for White House Correspondents’ Dinner (Video)

  24-04-2015 18:06
  
  In a new video released by Funny or Die, Simons spends the day leading up to the annual, star-studded event getting himself mentally prepared. Or is he? Hopefully screaming into a pillow is all it will take for Simons to feel comfortable going from the fake White House to the real thing.
  
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• ‘Veep’ Star Tim Simons Psyches Himself Up for White House Correspondents’ Dinner (Video)

  24-04-2015 18:06
  
  In a new video released by Funny or Die, Simons spends the day leading up to the annual, star-studded event getting himself mentally prepared. Or is he? Hopefully screaming into a pillow is all it will take for Simons to feel comfortable going from the fake White House to the real thing.
  
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• 10 Funniest White House Correspondents' Dinner Moments

  24-04-2015 16:56
  
  Comedian Cecily Strong is scheduled to host the 2015 White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night. Strong, a cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” will be the fourth woman to host “Nerd Prom.” “Her political humor is sly and edgy, and it comes with a Chicago accent,” WHCA President Christi Parsons said in a release. “Cecily grew up in suburban Oak Park, Ill. and got her start in Chicago’s comedy scene with stints at iO and Second City.”  As the evening’s ringleader
  
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• Cengage Learning Joins Obama Administration for Upskill America Summit, Announces Expanded Commitments to Support Front-Line Workers

  24-04-2015 16:21
  
  WASHINGTON, April 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cengage Learning today joined Obama Administration officials, including Vice President Biden, for the White House Upskill America Summit, a gathering of national business and education leaders to focus on efforts to train more front-line American workers. President Obama's State of the Union Address called for a renewal of economic opportunity in America and companies nationwide -- seeking commitments to implement practices that enable more front-line
  
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• The 6 Weirdest Celeb Moments to Go Down in Washington, D.C.

  24-04-2015 15:43
  
  As celebs descend on Washington, D.C., for the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, take a look at a few of the more memorable celeb moments that have taken place in the nation's capital.
  
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• The 6 Weirdest Celeb Moments to Ever Go Down in Washington, D.C.

  24-04-2015 15:43
  
  As celebs descend on Washington, D.C., for the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, take a look at a few of the more memorable celeb moments that have taken place in the nation's capital.
  
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• Glassdoor Launches 'On-The-Job Training Finder' in Conjunction With White House Upskill Summit

  24-04-2015 15:05
  
  With 8.6 million Americans still unemployed, Glassdoor, the world's most transparent jobs and recruiting marketplace, is launching On-the-Job Training Finder, a new interactive job search mapping tool ...
  
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• Skills.com Inc. Launches Platform That Makes Learning Practical Skills Universally Accessible

  24-04-2015 15:00
  
  WASHINGTON, April 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Skills.com today announced the launch of its community and platform focused on developing and sharing the world's practical skills to enhance peoples' careers and lives.  Skills.com launched at the White House Upskill Summit, joining 150 employers, labor leaders, foundations, non-profits, educators and tech innovators from across America who are answering the President's call to action and equipping workers of all ages with the skills they need to adv
  
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• Former White House Economic Advisor Gene Sperling Joins Renovate America as Senior Advisor

  24-04-2015 15:00
  
  SAN DIEGO, April 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Gene Sperling, a former principal economic advisor to both President Obama and President Clinton, has signed on with Renovate America as a senior advisor on policy and corporate strategy and growth.  Renovate America administers the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) Program, the nation's fastest-growing energy efficiency financing program, which has funded over a half billion dollars in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and water conservation
  
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• Former White House usher reveals of time he walked in on 'nude' Ronald Reagan

  24-04-2015 11:08
  
  Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): A former White House usher has revealed of the time when he walked in on naked President Ronald Reagan. Usher Skip Allen recalled the day when he went to deliver a top-secret document, designated "for the President's eyes only," to Reagan, the ABC reported. Allen said that when he knocked on the door and Reagan said "Come in," adding "and there he was getting out of the shower. Allen went up to Reagan's bedroom to deliver something to the president and after Nancy told
  
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• GOP presidential hopefuls say no thanks to White House Correspondents’ Dinner

  24-04-2015 11:00
  The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner is one of the hottest tickets in the political world — unless you’re a Republican hoping to win your party’s presidential nomination.
  
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• What to Watch This Weekend: Outlander, Syfy's Lake Placid vs. Anaconda, the Series Premiere of Happyish, and Game of Thrones

  24-04-2015 10:04
  What to watch on Friday, April 24... NEXT: Saturday, April 25 | Sunday, April 26 8pm, NBC Grimm A murder has ties to an ancient Wesen rite of passage in "Iron Hans." Elsewhere, Capt. Renard struggles with demons while Nick and Juliette each find support from surprising sources. 8:30pm, The CW Whose Line Is It Anyway? Reign star Adelaide Kane drops by to untangle the various diplomatic intrigues bedeviling the Whose Line court. Guest comic Jeff Davis will be angling to gain rule over a
  
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• Fix the Secret Service, Dammit

  24-04-2015 09:00
  
  We learned this week that the Secret Service dawdled for an entire year before fixing a broken security system at the home of former President George H. W. Bush. The Secret Service itself is looking pretty broken these days. A few weeks ago, two drunken agents returning from a party drove right through an active bomb investigation outside the White House. In 2014, the Secret Service somehow permitted an armed man with an arrest record to ride in an elevator with the president during a visit to A
  
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• From Hebron, Palestinian scarf resists... Chinese competition

  24-04-2015 08:55
  
  In 1961, their father Yasser Hirbawi, who sold keffiyehs he brought from Syria and Jordan, decided to set up his own production line. Each year, they sell around 30,000 scarves, of which two or three percent are sold locally while the rest go overseas with the main markets in Italy, France and Germany, most of which are ordered online, according to Juda Hirbawi. Paradoxically, it was the British who turned the keffiyeh into a widespread symbol of resistance during the time of Palestine under the
  
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• Hillary Clinton Heading To Hollywood On May 7 For Presidential Campaign Cash

  24-04-2015 07:33
  
  Less than two weeks after she formally announced her latest run for the White House, the former Secretary of State's first Tinseltown fundraisers have been set on the calendar. Hillary Clinton will be double dipping on May 7 with a lunch at Steven Bochco's and a dinner at Haim Saban's, co-hosted by Casey Wasserman. Tickets to both shindigs are $2,700 according to those organizing the events. That amount is the legal individual limit during the primary phase of the 2016…
  
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• US drone war under scrutiny after botched strike

  24-04-2015 07:27
  
  President Barack Obama's admission that a US drone strike accidentally took the lives of two hostages has raised fresh questions about the limits and the risks of the country's "targeted killing" campaign. Since taking office in 2009, Obama has relied heavily on drone raids to hunt down Al-Qaeda leaders and other Islamist extremists from Pakistan's tribal areas to Somalia and Yemen. The White House also admitted that US intelligence was flawed for another drone strike at
  
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• House passes second 'threat-sharing' cybersecurity bill

  24-04-2015 07:24
  
  The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to pass a bill that extends liability protection for companies that share information about cyber attacks, if they give the data to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The House voted 355 to 63 in favor of the bill, a companion to a measure the chamber passed on Wednesday making it easier for private companies to share information about cybersecurity threats with each other and the government without fear of lawsuits. The l
  
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• In Iowa for Faith & Freedom, Republican contenders face tricky balance

  24-04-2015 07:08
  
  When the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition plays host to nine Republican White House hopefuls this weekend, the conservative Christian group will simply be pursuing its stated mission to "take back our state and country." But the Republican contenders who will speak at the group's annual Spring Kick-Off face a more delicate balance: How to address pressure from the Christian group to toe the conservative line on a number of social issues such as abortion and gay marriage without
  
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• Brody Jenner and All the Other Celebs Who Scored Invites to the White House Correspondents' Dinner

  24-04-2015 07:00
  
  Finally, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will have her chance to corner reality star Brody Jenner! The two are both on the guest list for the 2015 White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday in Washington, D.C. News organizations have, for decades, invited a mix of journalists, athletes, politicians, and, yes, entertainers.
  
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• Brody Jenner and All the Other Celebs Going to the White House Correspondents' Dinner

  24-04-2015 07:00
  
  Finally, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will have her chance to corner reality star Brody Jenner! The two are both on the guest list for the 2015 White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday in Washington, D.C. News organizations have, for decades, invited a mix of journalists, athletes, politicians, and, yes, entertainers.
  
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• Obama avoids term 'genocide' in Armenian massacre

  24-04-2015 05:53
  
  US President Barack Obama described the World War I massacre of Armenians as "terrible carnage" but avoided the term genocide, as tempers flared between Armenia and Turkey ahead of the 100th anniversary. Friday marks a century since the start of the massacre waged by Ottoman forces, which Armenia says left 1.5 million people dead. "The Armenian people of the Ottoman Empire were deported, massacred, and marched to their deaths. The White House has avoided calling the incident a gen
  
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• Past and future hang heavy as Japan's PM heads to US

  24-04-2015 05:49
  
  Japan's leader heads to Washington eyeing the potential prize of a huge trade deal that would anchor his "Abenomics" plan for future economic revival, while still dogged by his nation's wartime past. Shinzo Abe will become the first Japanese prime minister to address a joint session of Congress next week, where he will showcase Japan's evolution from sworn enemy to loyal US ally at a time when China is on the march. On the table for White House talks with President Barac
  
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• Biden says U.S. will deliver new F-35 jets to Israel

  24-04-2015 02:32
  
  Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday promised Israel delivery of top-flight fighter jets to help it maintain its military edge in the Middle East and vowed any nuclear deal with Iran would ensure Israel’s security. As the White House sought to ease tensions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden told an Israeli Independence Day celebration that the United States would deliver new F-35 jets to its ally next year.
  
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• With Bush 41’s home security fail, more trouble for the Secret Service

  24-04-2015 00:55
  
  As if the US Secret Service needed any more controversy, it turns out that the protection it’s supposed to provide former presidents isn’t necessarily ironclad. Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general finds that the alarm system at former President George H.W. Bush's home in Houston was broken for at least 13 months before the Secret Service fixed it. "This adds to the growing list of significant concerns Congress has had with the management of the Secret Serv
  
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• Obama Critic Donald Trump to Once Again Brave White House Correspondents’ Dinner

  24-04-2015 00:43
  
  The impossible is happening at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner: Donald Trump is returning for the possibility of more punishment. Four years after Trump was repeatedly pummeled at the event not only by the night’s host, Seth Meyers, but by President Barack Obama himself, Trump is slated to be a guest of Fox. Whether Trump will attract the attention this time he did last time is uncertain. Four years ago, Trump was a possible presidential candidate and someone who repeatedl
  
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• Obama takes blame for strike that killed hostages

  24-04-2015 00:25
  
  The White House said Thursday that a US operation in January against an Al Qaeda compound near the Afghan-Pakistan border killed one American and one Italian hostage, along with an American member of the jihadist group. Another American, Al-Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn, was killed, "likely in a separate US government counterterrorism operation." "No words can fully express our regret over this terrible tragedy," the White House said, revealing the previously classified finding
  
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