White House stories from Top sites:
Work begins on Flight 93 memorial
Nov 7th, 2009 - Washington Post
"Let's roll," Salazar said, borrowing a phrase from Todd Beamer, the passenger who led a revolt against terrorist hijackers. The memorial is set to open by Sept...House poised to pass historic health-care reform bill
Nov 7th, 2009 - MiamiHerald
WASHINGTON -- With a personal push from President Barack Obama, the House of Representatives Saturday inched closer to passing historic health care legislation that would guarantee virtually all Americans access to care.
Obama seeks health care votes on Capitol Hill
Nov 7th, 2009 - Boston.com
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama has ended his Capitol Hill meeting with House Democrats as he tries to round up Democratic votes for his health care overhaul. The House plans to vote Saturday evening...
Obamas to attend Fort Hood memorial Tuesday
Nov 7th, 2009 - Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will attend a memorial service in Fort Hood, Texas, on Tuesday for victims of a mass shooting. The White House announced the trip on Saturday...
Obama Urges Congress To Pass Health-Care Reform Bill
Nov 7th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--President Barack Obama urged the U.S. House to pass far-reaching health-care overhaul legislation in a brief address at the White House Saturday...
White House videos from YouTube:
- Vanessa Carlton - White HouseMelhor Clipe de Vanssa Carlton
- Esperanza Spalding Performs...Musician and rising star Esperanza Spalding performs Tell Him on the double bass at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word on May 12, 2009. (public domain)
- 11/6/09: White House Press Briefing[Note: the date on-screen is incorrect--this is the November 6th briefing]. White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing. (public domain)
- Awadagin Pratt Performs...Concert pianist Awadagin Pratt performs JS Bachs Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 at the White House Evening of Classical Music on November 4, 2009. (public domain)
White House stories from Digg:
Obama, Netanyahu to meet on Monday
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday evening, Israel Radio reported overnight Saturday, following weeks of uncertainty and speculation of whether such an encounter would materialize.(Political News)
jerusalemhostsSun, Nov 8th, 20093 Diggs, 0 CommentsFormer Executive Director of the White House Athletic Center
One of America’s top fitness management consultants, Ted Vickey has joined the editorial team of Life and Fitness Magazine Ireland. Ted is the former Executive Director of the White House Athletic Center under the Bush, Clinton and George W Bush administrations. (Health)
derryodonnellSat, Nov 7th, 20091 Diggs, 0 CommentsMedia Return to Reality: NY-23 Loss Was a "Disaster" for GOP
it’s very rare for the party controlling the White House to flip control of a seat that way. Owens’ victory in New York’s 23rd was the first time since 2001 and only the sixth time in the past 30 years that has happened. And not since 1980 had a Democratic White House claimed a special election victory in a Republican-held district. (Political Opinion)
sarahleeSat, Nov 7th, 200923 Diggs, 2 Comments
White House from WikiPedia:
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian style and has been the residence of every U.S. President since John Adams. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the home in 1801, he (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe) expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades which were meant to conceal stables and storage.
In 1814, during the War of 1812, the mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. Reconstruction began almost immediately, and President James Monroe moved into the partially reconstructed house in October 1817.
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