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Ghosts and Goblins at the White House

Vija Udenans reports: The Halloween celebration at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue could not be missed on Saturday evening. The best house on the block was giving out treats! A gigantic, stuffed, black, furry spider, larger than a car, hung under the...

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October 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (13)

White House Gears Up for Disappointing Election Day

With Democrats poised to lose the governor's race in Virginia, and to possibly lose the governor's race in New Jersey and a special election for a House seat in New York, the White House has started insisting any pending losses...

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October 31, 2009 in White House | Permalink | User Comments (211)

White House Visitors Logs Show Boldface Names, Clout-Wielding D.C. Players

The White House visitors' logs released Friday afternoon represent just those names about whom inquiries had been made at Whitehouse.gov. Within the narrow construct of those 481 names released, one can catch glimpses of the world of celebrity -- George...

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October 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (32)

Obama Touts Good Economic News, Yet Warns More Job Loss to Come

ABC News' Jordyn Phelps and Sunlen Miller report: President Obama touted good news in the economic recovery in his weekly address, pointing to Thursday’s report that GDP has grown for the first time in over a year and credited his...

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October 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (46)

Obama Administration Invokes State Secrets Privilege…Again

The Obama administration invoked the controversial "state secrets" privilege again on Friday, arguing that if U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker were to permit a legal case against the government to proceed, he would be putting national security at risk. Attorney...

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October 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (24)

$160,000 Per Stimulus Job? White House Calls That 'Calculator Abuse'

Posting its results late this afternoon at Recovery.gov, the White House claimed 640,329 jobs have been created or saved because of the $159 billion in stimulus funds allocated as of Sept. 30. Officials acknowledged the numbers were not exact, saying...

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October 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (619)

White House Posts Visitor Lists – Is That THE Bill Ayers? (No)

Taking an unprecedented step in transparency, the White House released visitor logs today showing some popular names: William Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, R. Kelly, and Malik Shabazz visiting the White House.

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October 30, 2009 in White House | Permalink | User Comments (44)

Obama Strengthens Independence & Power of Intel Advisory Groups, White House Says

President Obama signed an executive order Wednesday that strengthened the independence and the information gathering powers of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) and its five-member watchdog sub-component, the Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB). There are three main reforms: The president...

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October 30, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Today’s Qs for O’s WH – 10/30/2009

TAPPER: When the American people hear the White House say that the recovery package has created 650,000 jobs, a million jobs, first of all, could you explain the difference between the claim of 650,000 jobs and -- and a million jobs?

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October 30, 2009 in Current Affairs, guantanamo bay, Iraq, Obama, Barack, Stimulus, Today's Qs for Obama's WH, White House, White House Press Briefing | Permalink | User Comments (19)

Trick-or-Treating at the White House

DC area children: get your costumes ready. On Saturday, the President and the First lady will host a Halloween Party at 1600 Pennsylvanian Ave for 2,000 children from DC, Maryland and Virginia.

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October 30, 2009 in Current Affairs, Joe Biden, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (55)