Obama officially threatens to veto Cut Cap and Balance

The White House on Monday warned President Obama will veto GOP legislation to cut, cap and balance� spending and the budget.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/171997-obama-officially-threatens-to-veto-cup-cap-and-balance

Obama Tells Republicans to Stop Blocking Jobs Bill

President Obama made a statement today on the White House South Lawn blasting Senate Republicans for obstructing aid to small businesses.

Obama said, "When Congress reconvenes, this jobs bill will be the first business out of the gate. And the Senate Republican leadership needs to stop its efforts to block it."

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http://www.politicususa.com/en/obama-jobs-bill

Obama to host Ramadan meal FridayWhite House

US President Barack Obama will Friday join an evening meal to break the daily fast observed by Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan, the White House said.

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http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100813-286584/Obama-to-host-Ramadan-meal-FridayWhite-House

Wikileaks Exposing US And NATOs War Crimes In Afghanistan

Today, The White House sternly condemned the release by Wikileaks� of nearly 92,000 secret US military documents about the conflict in Afghanistan as irresponsible.

The files were made available yesterday by the whistle-blower website, and includes details of covert operations against top Taliban, unreported civilian killings.....

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http://newsjunkiepost.com/2010/07/26/wikileaks-exposing-us-and-natos-war-crimes-in-afghanistan/

3 Out of Every 4 Oil Gas Lobbyists Worked for Federal Gov

Key lobbying hires include 18 former members of Congress and dozens of former presidential appointees.

For other senior management positions, the industry employs two former directors of the Minerals Management Service, the since-renamed agency that regulates the industry, and several top officials from the Bush White House.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/21/AR2010072106468.html

Winners and Losers

The State Department, a repository of underused talent, should not be the White House annex for non-critical affairs.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/opinion/16iht-edcohen.html

White House Preparing National Online ID Plan

"That path forward will hinge on a new draft of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, due to be released Friday for the first time to the public, for a three-week comment period."

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http://www.pinewswire.net/2010/06/white-house-preparing-national-online-id-plan/

White House says no laws broken in US Senate race row

A White House source said the former president was asked by President Barack Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel to gauge whether Joe Sestak would drop out of his ultimately successful challenge to veteran Senator Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania.

The offer was based on the assumption that Sestak would stay in the House of Representatives.

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http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0528/white-house-says-no-laws-broken-in-us-senate-race-row/

White House defends offshore drilling plan

The White House defended its offshore oil drilling plan on Thursday, in the wake of the disastrous BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and said any drilling plan would be assessed thoroughly to minimize risk before going ahead.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSWEN393120100429?type=marketsNews

Obama distances himself from toxic Giannoulias

Democratic U.S.

Sen. Dick Durbin, [Senate candidate Alex] Giannoulias campaign chairman, expressed concerns over a lack of White House commitment to the candidate to Washington-based Politico after a recent meeting with President Barack Obamas chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel.

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http://dailycaller.com/2010/04/24/obama-distances-self-from-toxic-illinois-democrat-giannoulias/

White House kills Hillary SCOTUS buzz

The White House moved quickly today to squelch the widening speculation that Hillary Clinton could be nominated to the Supreme Court, as Senator Orrin Hatch suggested this morning.

"The President thinks Secretary Clinton is doing an excellent job as Secretary of State..."

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http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0410/White_House_kills_Hillary_SCOTUS_buzz.html

Obama finds 20B in cuts

President Barack Obama will propose cutting or changing some 120 items in his budget for fiscal 2011 that will help save $20 billion this year, the White House said on Saturday.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60T21S20100130?type=politicsNews