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McCain refers to the bill as "cap and tax," calls the climate legislation that passed the House in June "a 1,400-page monstrosity" and dismisses a cap-and-trade proposal included in the White House budget as "a government slush fund." Full Article at Treehugger
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On energy efficiency, the two countries have agreed to create building efficiency codes and labels, industrial energy efficiency benchmarking and harmonizing test procedures and performance metrics for consumer product standards, the White House said. Full Article at Treehugger
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U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)(2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(2nd R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President B... View Photo »
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As a new Communications Director steps into The White House, an able young man named Dan Pfeiffer, I "hope" that he can find the magic that lies waiting in words. Leaders need "Loft." Full Article at Treehugger
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The White House Farmers' Market has been one of the more high profile food events of the past year. Full Article at Treehugger
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Global Green Sustainable Design Awards Toasts Cooper Union, PG&E, Sebastian Copeland and More
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Actor Tate Donovan (Damages, The OC) with his bike The awardees, from the worlds of design, policy, industry and finance, said Matt Peterson, president of Global Green, had followed Gorbechev's "inspiring" example and "done a tremendous amount to help... Full Article at Treehugger
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L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House fol... View Photo »
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Ever since Obama's stimulus bill was first announced, false rumors an melodramatic criticism (Bobby Jindal and his made-up train to Disneyland, anyone?) have spread like wildfire--and they haven't let up yet. Full Article at Treehugger
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As the last round of "intersessional" climate talks before Copenhagen opened yesterday in Barcelona, all eyes were looking in the same direction they were when we left Bangkok three weeks earlier: at the United States. Full Article at Treehugger
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Cathy Zoi, assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy, says the administration needs to "create more seeing is believing" success stories. Full Article at Treehugger
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By Damian Paletta Senate Democrats sought to paint a picture of unity on Sunday after they secured 60 votes to begin full debate on health-care legislation, but differences remained over various aspects of the bill, including whether to include a... Full Article at Wall Street Journal
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In 1968, not long after the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bobby Kennedy, Louis Armstrong went to the ABC Records studio to record “What A Wonderful World.” It was written by George David Weiss and legendary producer Bob Thiele (Coltrane,... Full Article at Firedoglake
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Reporting from Washington - With the Senate's 60-39 vote to proceed to debate, after Thanksgiving, on a healthcare bill that the president is seeking by year's end, the debate of the 2010 midterm elections has been joined. Full Article at Los Angeles Times
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Bill Moyers offers up a fascinating hour of history that is a must listen/watch for those of us who are seriously interested in considering the question of what to do in Afghanistan. Full Article at The Moderate Voice
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Barack Obama's healthcare reforms will be debated in full by the US Senate. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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An interesting situation is brewing in Philadelphia regarding this "lovely" image to the left. It was given to a middle school algebra class on a math worksheet to illustrate an assignment question. The image itself is hideous. Full Article at Pam's House Blend
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STEPHANOPOULOS (voice-over): Good morning, and welcome to “This Week.” (UNKNOWN): The motion is agreed to. STEPHANOPOULOS: Sixty votes, and the debate begins. (UNKNOWN): Doing nothing is not an option. (UNKNOWN): These bills don’t reform health care. Full Article at CQ Politics
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"I think they've turned a corner," Brown said on CNN's "State of the Union." "The focus next year is all about creating jobs and I think we'll begin to see changes." Full Article at The Hill
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President Obama has announced he is going to convene a White House jobs summit in December bringing together business executives, economists, financial experts, and union leaders. Full Article at NBC 17.com
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McCain refers to the bill as "cap and tax," calls the climate legislation that passed the House in June "a 1,400-page monstrosity" and dismisses a cap-and-trade proposal included in the White House budget as "a government slush fund." Full Article at Treehugger
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With Michelle, Sasha and Malia and Obama in the White House and in the post-Cosby Show era, people can't say these are the only images out there.
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Three elections guaranteed the 60 votes: 2006 and 2008, which gave Democrats the White House and large Hill majorities, and 2009
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The difference between the White House’s determination and many lawmakers’ perception is that President Obama and his advisors do not want to consider the massacre as an act of terror ‘yet’ while Senator Joe Lieberman and other legislators in both houses do see it as an ideologically motivated terror ac...
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the White House and Congress were right to structure the package as a mix of tax cuts and spending, rather than just tax cuts as Republicans prefer or just spending as many Democrats do.
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Days before India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to be welcomed in the White House for his first state visit with President Obama, two perceived missteps by the Obama administration have concerned Indian officials that New Delhi suddenly has been relegated to the second tier of U.S.-Asian relations.
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Congress and the White House (and the media) have Monsanto checks stuffed in their ears.
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With Michelle, Sasha and Malia and Obama in the White House and in the post-‘Cosby Show’ era, people can’t say these are the only images out there ... Black people are able to say ‘Precious’ represents some of our children, but some of our children go to Yale.
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I'm getting tired of saving Obama's can in the White House ... nothing to write home about.
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The allegations uncovered by the Inspector General were very serious, and they deserved to be fully investigated, not swept under the rug ... It seems a lot of people might have been interested in protecting the AmeriCorps program and the Mayor of Sacramento from an IG who was discovering some unpleasan...
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I nearly fell out of my chair reading [Rove's op-ed]. It was, after all, Karl Rove's signature move -- release bad news late on Friday afternoons, in the hopes it would generate less attention. Rove is going after the president's team for occasionally using the same media trick Rove personally perfected...
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Every modern White House has put out news on contentious issues late on Friday in the hope that doing so will bury it, or reduce the amount of critical scrutiny it would otherwise receive. What is unusual is the degree to which this White House has relied on this tactic.
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Every modern White House has put out news on contentious issues late on Friday in the hope that doing so will bury it, or reduce the amount of critical scrutiny it would otherwise receive. What is unusual is the degree to which this White House has relied on this tactic.
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White House is starting to use the Senate in the same way that the Bush administration used China - as a scapegoat for doing too little. You don't get to blame the Senate if you haven't pushed the Senate as hard as you possibly can.
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Although President Obama's job approval rating is below 50 percent for the first time nationally, it is not statistically different from his 50 percent approval rating in October. Nevertheless, in politics symbols matter and this is not a good symbol for the White House.
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And that's why the White House and many top congressional Democrats like [Senator] Harry Reid and [Speaker of the House] Nancy Pelosi are trying so desperately to disguise what they're doing
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The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul
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They made it up at the White House
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Rep. Peter DeFazio, one of the most outspoken Democratic critics of the White House economic team, said he plans to press the 27-member Congressional Populist Caucus to back his call for their ouster ... The Oregon Democrat created a stir on Capitol Hill after an appearance on MSNBC Wednesday during whi...
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The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they search for ways to pay for costly health care overhaul plans.
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While our President enjoys high polling numbers because of his leadership in the war against terror, we cannot look the other way when he elevates homosexuals and homosexual sympathizers to key positions within the White House and within the GOP.
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Pity the poor American car when Congress and the White House get through with it -- a lightweight vehicle with a small carbon footprint, using alternative energy and renewable resources to operate in a sustainable way. When I was a kid, we called it a Schwinn.
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The Office of the Chief of Protocol, working closely with the White House, provides advice on protocol matters for presidential travel abroad. Protocol, in general, is about respecting the customs and traditions of a host country. The president was simply showing respect.
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Later in their meeting ... (Atta) told her he wanted to buy an aerial picture of Washington that hung in her office. He pulled out a wad of cash and threw money on her desk, even after she said she would not sell it. He asked about the White House and Pentagon, and she pointed them out.
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Whenever you go through the White House, you see stories about Abraham Lincoln, pictures of the first ladies ... You say ‘Wow – President Obama. We just got to hang out with him. The way he handles himself around us was he was another one of the guys.
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