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Bob Woodward and the White House argue over the sequester
Why are Bob Woodward and the White House arguing over the sequester? The blame-game over who’s responsible for the “sequester” and its automatic spending cuts – which everyone agrees is a terrible way to run Washington’s business – finds journalistic icon and Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward at the center…
David Axelrod: White House made ‘mistake’ in releasing draft immigration bill
A former top adviser to the president said Monday that the White House had made a “mistake” in distributing a draft bill on immigration reform, as Republicans attacked the leaked blueprint as an attempt to sideline bipartisan input. “The mistake here was to disseminate it so widely within the administration…
Report: White House immigration plan contains 8-year path to residency
The 11 million undocumented immigrants residing in the U.S. could have a chance to earn U.S. residency status within eight years, according to an immigration bill being crafted by President Barack Obama’s administration. USA Today reported on Saturday that a draft of the White House’s proposal calls for immigrants to…
White House issues doomsday survey of sequestration impacts
The White House warned Friday that billions of dollars in automatic budget cuts set to kick in on March 1 were a “blunt” instrument that could wreak deep damage to the already fragile US economy. In the latest and most vehement warning over the impending cuts to domestic and defense…
White House says promised immigration push will begin next week
Immigration reform: White House says promised push begins next week President Obama will begin his push for sweeping reform of the nation’s immigration laws – a major campaign promise that was embraced by Latino voters in November – on Tuesday in Las Vegas, the White House announced on Friday. The…
‘Empire’ strikes back at White House over petition
Claiming “overwhelming military superiority,” the “Galactic Empire” from the Star Wars film series answered the White House’s decision not to begin construction of its own galactic fortress in a statement on the franchise’s official website on Tuesday. “It is doubtless that such a technological terror in the hands of so…
White House answers petitions demanding secession from union: ‘No’
We the People website, which prompted discussion of Piers Morgan and a US Death Star, leads to official response The United States are set to remain united for the foreseeable future, after the White House issued a polite “no” in answer to calls for secession from parts of the South.…
White House petition urging building of Death Star rejected because ‘administration does not support blowing up planets’
The US government has rejected a petition urging it to build a “Death Star”, claiming it was too expensive, conceptually flawed and did not fit in with the policy of not blowing up planets. The online petition, created on 14 November 2012, urged the White House “to secure funding and…
Congress sets Obama ‘State of the Union’ speech for February 12
US President Barack Obama will give his annual “state of the union” speech to Congress on February 12, the White House said Friday. The administration agreed to House Speaker John Boehner’s formal invitation to the president to address both chambers of Congress barely three weeks after Obama is sworn in…
NRA: White House has ‘agenda to attack the Second Amendment’
The top US gun lobby group Thursday accused the White House of caring more about ending gun rights than protecting children, after its representative met Vice President Joe Biden. The National Rifle Association representative met Biden along with other firearms lobby groups as part of the vice president’s search for…
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