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WASHINGTON - The folks who sneaked into the president's state dinner are part of a long tradition of people showing up as they please at the People's House. It's just that the tradition vanished ages ago. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - He's the Nobel Peace Prize winner who just ordered 30,000 more troops to war. He's the laureate who says he doesn't deserve the award. He's not quite 11 months on the job and already in the company of Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - The residence floor of the White House was heavy with sleep and "quiet as death." Through open windows the listener could hear the splash of a fountain, a distant barking dog. Full Story »
A glance at changing public access and security at the White House through history: Full Story »
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama plans to go to Capitol Hill on Sunday to rally Democratic senators at a crucial time in the health care debate. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States' relationship with Afghanistan is going to begin changing in July 2011. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States has not had good intelligence on the whereabouts of terrorist Osama bin Laden in years. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - A 2008 Supreme Court ruling giving Guantanamo Bay prisoners the right to challenge their indefinite detention does not apply in the case of two detainees who committed suicide, the Obama administration says in newly filed court papers. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - The United States and Russia said Friday they had agreed to maintain the provisions of a major nuclear arms control treaty just hours before the pact expired after being in force for 18 years. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - The White House on Friday named a top aide to Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia to lead a federal agency that regulates the auto industry. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Officials say Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed the first orders deploying troops to Afghanistan under President Barack Obama's new surge strategy. Full Story »
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She arrived in Washington with more of a splash than any White House social secretary before her, and no wonder: Desiree Rogers had obvious style, wealth, a Harvard MBA, years of corporate experience, and friends at the top, most importantly Barack and Michelle Obama. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is looking to press in early January for a new round of United Nations sanctions against Iran for its continued defiance of demands to come clean about its nuclear program, U.S. officials said Friday. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is considering widening missile strikes on al-Qaida and the Taliban inside Pakistan and is planning to bolster the training of Pakistan's forces in a key border battleground where militants fuel the escalating Afghan insurgency, according to U.S. officials. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Gen. David Petraeus says the Marine Corps offensive launched Friday in southern Afghanistan is part of preparations for the arrival of 30,000 new U.S. reinforcements. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - AP source: Obama changing timing of Copenhagen visit to build on climate steps by China, India. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration will spend at least $3.5 billion to push local officials around the country to close failing schools and reopen them with new teachers and principals. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - The No. 2 official at the Justice Department announced Thursday he is leaving the job after less than a year. A person familiar with the decision said he was asked to leave by Attorney General Eric Holder. Full Story »
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