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White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian style and has been the executive residence of every U.S. President since John Adams. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the home in 1801, he (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe) expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades which were meant... read more
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Interpol: Qur'an Burning Would Increase Risk Of Terror Attacks
From Free Internet Press Dated 9 September 2010 Interpol, the international police agency, has warned of an increased risk of terror attacks if the planned burning of the Qur'an by extremist U.S. pastor Terry Jones takes place on Saturday. "If the burning goes ahead as planned there is...
Emanuel exit could start White House turnovers
From Daily Herald Dated 9 September 2010 Rahm Emanuel's expected departure as President Barack Obama's chief of staff may be just the start of wholesale personnel changes at the White House after what's predicted to be a devastating midterm election for Democrats.
White House weighs direct plea to halt Koran burning
From The Age Dated 9 September 2010 The White House Thursday weighed whether to appeal directly to a Florida pastor to call off a planned Koran burning ceremony amid mounting fears it will unleash a wave of violence.
Executive Indecision
From The New Republic Dated 10 September 2010 White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett would like to make one thing exceedingly clear: The Obama administration is not bad for business. No way. No how. Not one little bit. “We are not anti-business,” the president’s chief liaison to the...
Emanuel's exit could start wave of change, help White House set new course
From Fox News Dated 9 September 2010 Rahm Emanuel's expected departure as President Barack Obama's chief of staff may be just the start of wholesale personnel changes at the White House after what's predicted to be a devastating mi...
White House Expands On Executive Powers Once Criticized By Obama, No Doubt To The Delight Of The Base
From The Huffington Post Dated 9 September 2010 As you may have heard, in these last eight weeks of the campaign season, the Democrats are going to be ramping up efforts to remind voters of how bad things were for America during the Bush administration, and how newly...
Medal of Honor to go to Afghan vet killed in 2008
From Anderson Cooper 360 Blog Dated 9 September 2010 President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller for "conspicuous gallantry" and "heroic actions" in Afghanistan in January 2008, the White House announced Thursday.
Obama News Conference: What Would YOU Ask The President At His First Q&A Since May?
From The Huffington Post Dated 9 September 2010 Ahead of President Obama's White House news conference scheduled for 11:00 a.m. ET on Friday, the Huffington Post wants to know what YOU would ask the president at his first question and answer session with reporters since May.The White House...
Qur'an burning: Pastor's threat escalates into international crisis
From The Guardian Dated 9 September 2010 Threats by an obscure Florida pastor to burn copies of the Qur'an escalated into an international crisis today as Interpol issued a blunt warning that "violent attacks on innocent people would follow" if the stunt went ahead.The international police agency's...
White House Mulls Calling Koran-Burning Pastor- Terror Warning Issued Over Koran Burning
From Big News Network Dated 9 September 2010 Aug. 30: Rev. Terry Jones, seen here at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., says he plans to burn copies of the Koran to mark the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks despite the potentia...
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