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White House stories: 410 news summaries

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Work-Life Balance Elusive at 'Family-Friendly' White House

Long hours thwart efforts to make life easier for White House's working parents

Jul 4, 09 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama says he wants to make the White House a family-friendly place for his staffers, but he can't change the simple reality: It's just not a great place to work if you've got kids. The New York Times takes a look at the struggles of Obama aides, from Rahm... More »

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White House • parents • family • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Helen Thomas has covered a lot of presidents, and she’s not much of a fan of how the current one manages the press. The 89-year-old reporter tells CNS that Obama’s White House tries to stage-manage news conferences and other media events like no other. “Nixon didn’t... More »

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media • White House • reporter • Helen Thomas • Robert Gibbs • President Obama • White House press corps

OPINION

Dems Put Pragmatism Before Policy

Desperate to pass
bills, Congress quick to forgo ideals: Brooks

Jun 30, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democrats learned lasting lessons from the Clinton health care battle: Let Congress, not the White House, write the bills; don’t try to fight the corporations; and avoid failure at all costs. As a consequence, writes David Brooks in the New York Times. the party has taken a “... More »

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health care • Congress • Democrats • cap and trade • White House • health care reform • Vince Lombardi • David Brooks • bill • Obama administration

Obamas Treat Lawmakers
to White House Luau

Gibbs, Emanuel dunked as guests sip Mai Tais

Jun 26, 09 1:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - America's first Hawaiian-born president gave the annual congressional picnic yesterday a decidedly Pacific flavor, the AP reports. Tiki torches lined the White House grounds as lawmakers and their families sipped drinks under potted palm trees. "I wish I could give you all trips to Hawaii," the president said.... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • Hawaii • picnic • President Obama • luau

analysis

 Emanuel's Media Blitz 
 Goes 'Relentlessly' 24/7 

'Aggressive,' 'relentless' Rahm 'in constant touch'

Jun 23, 09 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rahm Emanuel is “in constant touch” with journalists, offering a “round-the-clock offensive” on behalf of the White House, writes Howard Kurtz in the Washington Post. “He calls, drops a few F-bombs, makes his point and hangs up,” says one commentator. Brief he may be, but “... More »

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media • White House • press • Rahm Emanuel • David Axelrod • Obama administration • chief of staff • Howard Kurtz

(AP) - President Obama today declared the United States and the entire world are "appalled and outraged" by Iran's violent efforts to crush dissent, a clear toughening of his rhetoric as Republican critics at home pound him for being too passive. Obama condemned the "threats, beatings, and imprisonments of the... More »

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Iran • White House • violence • civilians • President Obama • Iranian election • Iranian protests • condemnation • global community

Obama Invites Gay Advocates to White House

But angered rights campaigners want
more than just talk

Jun 23, 09 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has invited gay rights leaders to the White House next Monday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the New York protests seen as the start of gay liberation. It's unclear whether Obama will address the strong criticism he's recently faced from gay and lesbian advocates.... More »

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Barack Obama • gay rights • lesbians • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • White House • Stonewall Rebellion • Defense of Marriage Act

(Newser) - Do you—or does someone you love—have Bo fever? Are you one of the apparently considerable number of people who have bombarded the White House with requests for info about him? Michelle Obama's press staff has heard your call. Send a request (and preferably an SASE), and your new... More »

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pets • Michelle Obama • White House • baseball cards • trading cards • Obama administration • First Dog • Bo Obama • East Wing

 Super Fly 
 No Match 
 for Obama 
 Death Slap 

Lightning-fast prez pulverizes persistent fly during White House interview

Jun 17, 09 2:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fly that invaded a CNBC White House interview yesterday was no match for the leader of the free world, the Christian Science Monitor reports. After repeatedly warning the fly to get out of there and let him discuss financial regulation in peace, President Obama delivered a surgical strike, dispatching... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • insects • pests • President Obama

 Italy to Take 3 Gitmo Detainees 

Obama, Berlusconi discuss range of issues

Jun 16, 09 8:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi, seeking to restore some shine to his tattered international image, yesterday agreed to take three detainees from Guantanamo Bay. The Italian PM praised President Obama for his "deep knowledge" after a 2-hour-plus meeting at the White House, the AP reports. The leaders discussed topics ranging from... More »

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White House • Italy • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • Silvio Berlusconi • detainees • Obama administration • President Obama

Obama's Cell Phone Plea Helps Clear War Funds

Last-minute tensions healed; measure set to pass next week

Jun 12, 09 7:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional leaders settled on a $106 billion spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan last night, but it took a last-minute intervention by President Obama via Rahm Emanuel's cell phone. When talks got bogged down over the release of detainee photos, Emanuel rushed to the Capitol and had... More »

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Congress • White House • Guantanamo Bay • auto industry • Guantanamo prisoners • spending bill • flu • defense spending • Iraq war spending • torture photos

OPINION

 6 Conservatives 
 Worth Obama's Time 


Jun 10, 09 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - There are a few in the conservative camp who the Obama administration respects. “By respect, I mean, quite simply, the degree to which the White House responds to their worries and needs and believes that the time spent responding is useful and necessary,” Marc Ambinder writes in the... More »

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John McCain • White House • Richard Lugar • Olympia Snowe • Republican Party • Susan Collins • David Brooks • Obama administration • President Obama • Jack Goldsmith

(Newser) - Notoriously crusty Simon Cowell personally called Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle to comfort her, vowing to support her unconditionally and offering to rip up her tour contract if it would ease her stress. “Simon told her she had done brilliantly and that she was a great singer... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • reality TV • White House • Simon Cowell • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

 Obamas' 
 Marriage 
 Once 
 'Frosty' 

He was too ambitious; she was cold and ungrateful, says new book

Jun 3, 09 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - It may be hard to believe now, but Barack and Michelle Obama have weathered "frosty" times in their marriage because of politics, according to a new book. During a painful stretch in 2000 "there was little conversation and even less romance," said Renegade author Michael Wolffe, who... More »

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Barack Obama • parenting • politics • Michelle Obama • White House • marriage • gender roles • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama

(Newser) - It's almost a political rite of passage at this point: Bob Woodward is writing a book about the Obama administration, reports Gabriel Sherman in the New Republic. No word on the focus, but Sherman notes that Woodward has a knack for making administrations nervous. “Every White House... More »

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White House • Bob Woodward • Election 2008 • reporting • Obama administration • President Obama • investigative journalism

Boehner's No. 1 in Obama's Online Suggestion Box

GOP leader plays
along with new tool

May 29, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Minority Leader John Boehner didn’t like how the House Democrats were operating, so where did he appeal? The White House, of course. More specifically, reports Politico, Boehner used the White House online suggestion box to ask the president to back a 72-hour review period before any spending bill... More »

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White House • House of Representatives • John Boehner

OPINION

Ooops: Socialist Quote Sure to Dog Sotomayor

Princeton yearbook cites would-be prez Norman Thomas

May 27, 09 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conservatives are likely to go crazy any second now, when they realize that Sonia Sotomayor is a (gasp) socialist. Sotomayor’s Princeton yearbook quote—“I am not a champion of lost causes, but of causes not yet won”—is from Norman Thomas, a six-time presidential candidate of the... More »

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White House • socialism • Socialist Party • US Supreme Court • Obama administration • President Obama • Sonia Sotomayor • Norman Thomas

Obama's Inclusive Message Extends to White House Walls

Call for art includes minority painters, abstract works

May 22, 09 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - More change is coming to Washington, and this time it’s aesthetic. President Obama’s request for works from African-American, Hispanic, and female artists to adorn the White House walls stems from a desire to “round out the permanent collection” and “give new voices” to non-traditional or low-profile... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • White House • art • modern art • minorities • National Endowment for the Arts • Jay-ZTV

OPINION


 'I Wasn't Meant 
 to Be Here': Michelle 

First Lady puts tries to do things differently

May 21, 09 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama often says she “wasn’t meant to be” in the White House, but those watching her “natural” progression to international figure might beg to differ, write Nancy Gibbs and Michael Scherer in Time. Most First Ladies get asked about what they’re “really like”—... More »

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Michelle Obama • White House • children • first lady • interview • Obama administration

(AP) - In a White House meeting today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is ready to resume peace talks with the Palestinians immediately, but any agreement is contingent on their acceptance of Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. Netanyahu and President Obama met for more than two hours... More »

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White House • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Obama administration • President Obama • two-state solution

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