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President Barack Obama's top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will lay out his strategy for the war in Afghanistan on Dec. 1 in a nationwide address from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell , U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue and onetime Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin were among those visiting the White House during President Barack Obama’s first seven months in office, according to records released today.
Washington Post: President's Handling of the Afghanistan Conundrum Has Been a Spectacle of Deliberation
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Raising the U.S. government’s $12.2 trillion borrowing limit tops an agenda of must-pass legislation that imperils Senate Democrats’ ability to pass a health-care bill this year.
Say you're a college football fan who still can't make up your mind. Then one day you discover your hair is on fire. When you pick up the phone, do you call: a.) The nearest fire department; or b.) your hairdresser? If you chose b.), congratulations! The folks who run the Bowl Championship Series are dying to meet you.
Traditional evening gowns and vibrantly colored saris mixed with banded-collar dinner jackets and tuxedos at President Barack Obama's first state dinner.
The third anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-Colombia free trade pact came and went this month with the Obama administration still negotiating the fine print, Congress showing little interest and business groups frustrated by the lack of action on trade deals.
The troop surge would be Obama's second since taking office.
Washington Elite and Hollywood A-List on Hand for Lavish Dinner - Curry and All - for Indian President Singh
Robert A.M. Stern ArchitectsFormer first lady Laura Bush said the library center will be 'human in scale.'
Which president started the tradition?
Inquiry into Britain's Role in Buildup to Iraq Invasion Reveals Iran, Libya Were Security Concerns, But Not Hussein Regime
The first state dinner of the Obama White House had it all: Oscar-winning entertainers, Hollywood moguls, a knockout guest chef and even a wardrobe malfunction.
A so-called purity test would require the G.O.P. to withhold money and endorsements from candidates who do not adhere to most of the principles on the list.
The Obama White House is addicted to the “unprecedented.”
Nothing a President Does Lends Itself More Easily to a Punch Line
President Obama says the relationship between the United States and India will be "one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century."
A Census worker found hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest staged his suicide to make it look like a homicide, police said.
President Obama said he would tell the American people about “a comprehensive strategy” next week.
The inquiry, expected to last 18 months, will see the testimony of powerful figures involved in Britain’s decision to join the war, a move which stirred deep opposition in Britain and in Europe.
