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Apr 19, 2012

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Exclusive: Obama to renominate Republican to nuclear panel
Reuters
By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will renominate Republican Kristine Svinicki to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, defying opposition from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a White House official told ...
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Turmoil at US nuclear regulator spills into Congress
Reuters
Senate Republican leaders want the White House to renominate Kristine Svinicki, a Republican whose term expires in June. Republicans believe the process is being held up because she, along with three other commission members, accused the current NRC ...
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US House votes again to approve Keystone XL pipeline
Reuters
* Fourth for House on pipeline from Canada * White House has threatened to veto bill * Representative Terry - 'It may not be the last rodeo' * Sixty-nine Democrats approve bill By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - The US House of ...
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Obama to award Summitt the Medal of Freedom
USA TODAY (blog)
By David Jackson, USA TODAY The White House announced today that President Obama will award the Medal of Freedom to former Tennessee women's basketball coach and Alzheimer's cure advocate Pat Summitt. Summitt, who tops college basketball in all-time ...
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Accounts still open for 38 ex-White House hopefuls
USA TODAY
By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Until they close their bank accounts, the 2012 presidential campaigns of Republicans Rick Santorum and Herman Cain still exist. But did you know the doors aren't completely shuttered on the presidential bank accounts of ...
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USA TODAY
Rick Perry leaning toward White House bid in 2016
USA TODAY
By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he's leaning toward another run for the White House, vowing to give a second presidential bid "a good examination." "2016 is way down the road, but I'll assure you one thing, if I decide to run ...
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USA TODAY
Exclusive - Obama to renominate Republican to nuclear panel
Malaysia Star
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama will renominate Republican Kristine Svinicki to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, defying opposition from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a White House official told Reuters on Thursday ...
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Malaysia Star
Obama's day: Crimson Tide football, fundraiser
USA TODAY
It is the Tide's second White House visit in three years. "The president will also continue his tradition of honoring sports teams for their efforts both on and off the field by recognizing the efforts by the Crimson Tide to give back to their ...
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New Nebraska route proposed for Canada-to-Gulf XL pipeline
USA TODAY
By Michael Winter, USA TODAY TransCanada has proposed a new Nebraska route for the disputed XL oil pipeline that skirts the environmentally sensitive Sand Hills and an aquifer. The company submitted its revised route today to the Nebraska Department of ...
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USA TODAY
Obama, Romney Trade Criticism on Economic Policies
Voice of America
April 18, 2012 Obama, Romney Trade Criticism on Economic Policies Dan Robinson | White House President Barack Obama returned to the US Midwest on Wednesday, making his case that Republican economic proposals would harm America's middle class.
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GOP targets demographic groups that backed Obama in 2008
WBIR-TV
File photo by Tim Dillon, USA TODAY/ George P. Bush addresses the 2004 Republican National Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York. By Jackie Kucinich, USA TODAY George P. Bush hopes dissatisfaction with the Obama White House will help him draw ...
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WBIR-TV
Bowing Out of Presidential Campaign Puts Debt Burden on Santorum
BusinessWeek
If former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich concedes the nomination to Mitt Romney, he'll be staring down about $4.5 million in debt, according to his campaign's estimates. As of the end of February, his unpaid bills included private jets, tour buses, ...
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Obama partisans taunt Tea Party goalie
USA TODAY (blog)
So naturally some Capitals fans wore Obama masks and waved pro-Obama signs at Thomas during Monday's game at the Verizon Center, a mere nine blocks from Obama's residence at the White House. "Hey Tim!," read one sign with Obama's picture.
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USA TODAY (blog)
Lawmakers call for sweeping reforms at GSA
The Journal News | LoHud.com
The White House tapped Tangherlini on April 2 to replace Administrator Martha Johnson and clean up the agency as GSA Inspector General Brian Miller released a scathing report documenting widespread waste and mismanagement, especially at GSA's Region 9 ...
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Three leave Secret Service amid Colombia sex scandal
USA TODAY
File photo by H. Darr Beiser,, USA TODAY Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan testifies before a House Homeland Security Committee in 2009. File photo by H. Darr Beiser,, USA TODAY Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan testifies before a House ...
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Rick Perry wants to run for president again
Tucson Citizen
by USA TODAY feed on Apr. 19, 2012, under USA TODAY News Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he's leaning toward another run for the White House, vowing to give a second presidential bid “a good examination.” “2016 is way down the road, but I'll assure you one ...
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Panetta apologizes over latest military scandal
Christian Science Monitor
The White House called the two-year-old photos "reprehensible," joining Panetta and other top military officials in expressing regret for the latest in a string of embarrassing missteps by the USmilitary in a war that's built on earning the trust and ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Romney Says Election About 'Jobs Not Dogs'
ABC News (blog)
“You recognize of course that some members of the media, and certainly the DNC and the White house itself are going to do everything in their power to divert the attention of the voter from the failure of the president to try to turn around the economy ...
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ABC News (blog)
CBS: 3 Secret Service Employees Removed After Scandal
W*USA 9
On Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he would "clean house" at the agency in the wake of the incident, which had become a growing election-year embarrassment for the White House. "The right thing to do is to remove people ...
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EXCLUSIVE — Obama to come to Denver area next Tuesday
Denver Post (blog)
White House officials declined to say whether the president would be delivering a speech or a town hall, whether he'll be in the suburbs, or at an airport hangar, like his last stop in January. This will be the fourth time the president has visited ...
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Rubio's immigration push a potential lift for GOP
BusinessWeek
Joaquin Castro, a Democratic member of the Texas legislature and a candidate for the US House, said Rubio must be troubled by the GOP anti-immigrant talk. "It must be difficult for a Hispanic Republican to sit there and listen to all of the harsh ...
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MSD Reports Phase III Study Results Evaluating Anaemia Management Strategies ...
MarketWatch (press release)
MSD is a tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., with headquarters in WhitehouseStation, NJ, USA Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than ...
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Three agents forced out of US Secret Service over prostitute scandal
Telegraph.co.uk
All 11 of the men reportedly have reportedly been asked to polygraph tests as the US government struggled to contain a scandal that has caused major embarrassment for the White House. The Secret Service has also reportedly widened its investigation ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Al-Qaeda expands its reach to 'like-minded' groups in Africa
USA TODAY
The White House said it has been paying attention to militants in Nigeria and Mali for a long time. Tommy Vietor, spokesman for the National Security Council, said al-Qaeda is trying to take advantage of the instability in Mali but that the main Tuareg ...
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Pat Summitt To Receive Medal Of Freedom
SB Nation
David Jackson of USA Today reports that Summit will be awarded the Medal of Freedom, the highest honor that a United States civilian can receive. TheWhite House announced on Wednesday that President Obama will present the award to the legendary coach.
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Photos of US troops with dead Afghans roil Pentagon
The Journal News | LoHud.com
White House spokesman Jay Carney said the conduct depicted in the photos is "reprehensible" and does not represent the standards of the US military. President Obama believes the situation needs to be investigated and those responsible should be held ...
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As Secret Service scandal roils, support builds for Sullivan
Appleton Post Crescent
On Wednesday, one day after the White House said Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan has the president's confidence, the likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney seconded Obama's support for the director. "We are a nation, after all, under law, ...
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Secret Service Pre-Planned Party at Colombian Hotel
ABC News (blog)
I don't blame Obama, but I do think it could be a reflection of the tone set by the White House. Consider the pictures of Hillary and her crew partying it up as well. Consider Obama's tasteless gifts, etc. to other nations. They seem to have no sense ...
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ABC News (blog)
MORE ON THE STORY
RT
During Monday morning's address from the White House, President Obama drove home his demands that millionaires and billionaires need to start paying higher tax rates that America's middle class. The only catch here is that they already do.
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US troops pose with maimed Afghan insurgent ... - Stabroek News
By Stabroek staff
While it was too soon to say whether the photos – which date from 2010 – would cause a violent backlash in Afghanistan, they extend a series of events that have embarrassed the White House and complicated President Barack Obama's South ... In recent months, a video circulated of Marines urinating on corpses that were apparently those of Afghan insurgents; U.S. troops burned copies of the Koran, the Muslim holy book, prompting riots; and a U.S. soldier left his base in a rural ...
Stabroek News
White House Games Guru Wants To Know What Makes Players Tick ...
By Kate Cox
And it seems that the United States government knows how big a deal they are, too. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has a senior analyst whose job is video games. Her name is Constance Steinkuehler, and her job ...
Kotaku Australia
President Obama Honors Tony Stewart's ... - The White House
Watch the Enhanced Video ... President Obama greets White House visitors... I also want to welcome the rest of the drivers who are with us -- the best of the best ...
www.whitehouse.gov/.../president-obama-honors-tony-stewart...
President Obama Speaks on Skills for American ... - The White House
Watch the Enhanced Video ... President Obama greetsWhite House visitors ... I meet ...
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President Obama and President Santos Hold a ... - The White House
Watch the Enhanced Video ... President Obama greetsWhite House visitors ... Colombia ...
www.whitehouse.gov/.../president-obama-and-president-santos...
White House has vowed to veto U.S. legislation ... - Yahoo! News
News: a move the White House has vowed to shoot down. ... Explore news,videos, and much more based on what your friends are reading and watching.
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The Obamas welcome children to White House Easter celebrations ...
The US president's family hosted the annual Easter egg roll on the White House lawn on ...
www.guardian.co.uk/world/.../obamas-white-house-easter-vide...
White House to Syrian Rebels - US News & World Report
White House National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor listed in a statement to U.S. News & World Report the things the administration is doing about ...
www.usnews.com/.../white-house-to-syrian-rebels-youre-on-y...
White House threatens to veto GOP business tax cut - US News and ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House threatened Tuesday to veto an effort by House Republicans to cut taxes for millions ... US News & World Report Politics ...
www.usnews.com/.../white-house-threatens-to-veto-gop-busin...
White House Drug Policy Shifts Strategy
US News & World Report Health ... Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, said during a news conference Tuesday ...
health.usnews.com/.../white-house-drug-policy-shifts--strategy
White House Easter Egg Roll 2012: Cutest Moments | Video - ABC ...
White House Easter Egg Roll 2012: Cutest Moments. President Obama, first lady roll eggs, play ...
abcnews.go.com/.../white-house-easter-egg-roll-2012-cutest-m...
Video: Barack Obama does press-ups at White House Easter egg ...
Barack Obama does press-ups at White House Easter egg roll. US President and basketball ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Barack-Obama-does-press-ups-at-Whi...
Santorum ends White House bid | The Sun |Video|News|Sky News
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www.thesun.co.uk/.../Santorum-ends-White-House-bid.html
Santorum Leaving GOP Race for White House - One News Page ...
Santorum Leaving GOP Race for White House.. News video on One NewsPage[ US] on Tuesday, 10 April 2012.
www.onenewspage.us/.../Santorum-Leaving-GOP-Race-for-W...
US News, Santorum ends White House bid | Lycos Video
Santorum ends White House bid. U.S. conservative Rick Santorum dropped out of his presidential campaign on Tuesday after falling far behind front-runner Mitt ...
video.lycos.com/.../santorum-ends-white-house-bid-g4943398...
White House criticizes U.S. drug policy | News - Channel3000.com
The U.S. government's drug strategy should focus more on treating addiction and less on imposing harsh prison sentences, the White House said.
www.channel3000.com/news/White...U.../-/index.html
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