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Without an Inclusive Job Policy, There Will Be No Recovery

Victor Corral | Posted 12.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Immigration Reform, Xenophobia, Jobs Summit, Lou Dobbs, Racism, Immigration, Center for American Progress, Immigration Policy, Immigration Debate, Politics News
Victor Corral

If we want to ensure a real and sustainable economic recovery, we must pass inclusive, comprehensive immigration reform that legalizes immigrants in the US.

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Obama's Afghan War Strategy Roll-Out: Behind-The-Scenes Pictures

Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Slidepoll, Slideshow, Obama Photos, White House, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Politics News

Most of President Obama's day on Tuesday was devoted to rolling out his Afghanistan war policy -- first to members of Congress and world leaders, late...

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Addressing Race at the White House Jobs Summit

Cynthia Gordy | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Keith Ellison, White House, Jobs, Unemployment, Robert Gibbs, Race, African Americans, Politics News
Cynthia Gordy

Young black men between the ages of 16 and 24 who are facing joblessness at 34.5 percent. It didn't strike me that the issue ranks particularly high on the White House radar.

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White House CEO Visit List: See Which Execs Dined With Obama

politico.com | EAMON JAVERS | | Posted 12.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Bloomberg, White House, Coca-Cola, Rahm Emanuel, Ceos, Banks, National Economic Council, Business News

The White House has made a quiet but extensive effort to reach out to corporate executives in a series of dinners and lunches at the White House with ...

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Sanctuary in Harmony: How Music is Saving Lives in LA

Lucia Brawley | Posted 12.03.2009 | Home

Read More: LA Philharmonic, White House, Margaret Martin, Michelle Obama, Community-Marketing-Blog-Off, Gustavo Dudamel, Arts Education, Harmony Project, Home News
Lucia Brawley

REPRINTED FROM THE COMMUNITY MARKETING BLOG-OFF, first published December 2, 2009. Please click on that site and comment there to help me win the cont...

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Ed Schultz Spars With Sen. Barbara Boxer Over Senate Health Care Bill

Posted 12.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Health Care Bill, Progressives, Ed Schultz, Joe Lieberman, Sen. Barbara Boxer, Senate, Lieberman, Barbara Boxer, White House, Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, Health Care, Media News

The Ed Show's Ed Schultz let it all out Wednesday evening and expressed the frustration that many progressives feel about attempts by Democrats to wat...

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Desiree Rogers, White House Social Secretary, Will Not Testify About Gatecrashing Salahis

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tareq Salahi, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, Congress, White House, State Dinner, Barack Obama, Secret Service, Michaele Salahi, Obama, Party Crashers, Salahis, Desiree Rogers, Testimony, Peter King, Politics News

WASHINGTON — White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi declined an invitation to testify to Congress about their caper at President B...

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White House: July 2011 Afghanistan Withdrawal 'Locked In'

CBS News | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

Read More: White House, President Obama, Robert Gates, Senate Armed Services, Afghanistan, Obama, Lindsey Graham, 2011, Drawdown, Withdrawel, World News

After the briefing, Gibbs went to the president for clarification. Gibbs then called me to his office to relate what the president said. The president...

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If I Had Crashed the White House Party, I Would Be in Guantanamo by Now

Sam Sedaei | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tareq and Michaele Salahi, White House, Tsa, Salahis, Barack Obama, President Obama, George Bush, Patriot Act, U.S. Customs, Secret Service, White House Party Crashers, Party Crashers, Joe Lieberman, Joe Biden, Border Security, Racial Profiling, Politics News
Sam Sedaei

Many of us were frustrated by the Patriot Act and the way in which it led to profiling and discrimination against minorities during the Bush administration. President Bush is gone, but his legacy lives on.

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In the Name of Rosa Parks: Arrest of 81-Year-Old on Fast, Mourning Mountaintop Removal

Jeff Biggers | Posted 12.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Appalachia, Dirty Coal, Human Rights, White House, Green Jobs, Civil Rights, President Obama, Mountaintop Removal, cop15, Rosa Park, Coal, Christmas Tree, Al Gore, Green News
Jeff Biggers

On the anniversary of Rosa Parks' historic act of civil disobedience, an 81-year-old veteran and anti-mountaintop removal activist was arrested by law enforcement authorities.

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Sam Stein

White House: Personnel Will Remain In Afghanistan Long After 2011 Drawdown

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, White House Personnel, Drawdown 2011, Benchmarks Obama, Troops Afghanistan, White House Forces, Obama Troop Buildup, Troop Drawdown, President Speech, 2011, Politics News

Senior White House officials said Tuesday night that while President Obama intends to start drawing down U.S. forces in Afghanistan starting in July 2...

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Emails To Michaele Salahi, Tareq Salahi From Michelle S. Jones Contradict White House Party Crashers

Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tareq Michaele Salahi, Tareq Salahi, White House, ABC News, President Obama, Michaele Salahi, Obama, Invited, Invites, State Dinner, Michelle S. Jones, Politics News

Emails sent between Tareq and Michaele Salahi and Pentagon official Michelle S. Jones show that the couple was never granted approval to attend last w...

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Obama 'Christmas' Party Season: 28 Events, 50,000 Guests

Politics Daily | Posted 12.01.2009 | Style

Read More: White House, Obama Holiday Party, White House Holiday Party, White House Christmas Party, Barack Obama, Obama Christmas Party, Style News

The Obama White House kicks off a giant holiday social season this week, I've learned: 28 parties and open houses planned for December, with more than...

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"The World Is Full of Crashing Bores": A Party Playlist for Tareq and Michaele Salahi

David Wild | Posted 12.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: White House, Miley Cyrus, Santana, The Today Show, The Donnas, Of Montreal, Alanis Morissette, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, Ben Harper, Leslie Gore, Radiohead, 50 Cent, Beck, Pete Townshend, Gwen Stefani, The Beatles, Warren Zevon, Lyle Lovett, Elton John, Fall Out Boy, David Bowie, Morrissey, Billy Mumy, B.B. King, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here's a playlist for America's latest fun couple to be used at the very next party they crash together.

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Salahis Know How To Get Publicity But Their Publicists Fail

Danny Groner | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media

Read More: White House, Public Relations, Larry King, Publicity, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, Michaele Salahi, Paul Gardner, Obama, Media, Mahogany Jones, Press, State Dinner, Washington City Paper, Larry King LIve, Media News
Danny Groner

If the Salahis were so methodical with their plan to get cameras into the White House dinner, how could they put their trust in this publicist and lawyer?

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Jason Linkins

White House Mocks 'Politico' With Super-Mean Email Forward

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Obama White House, White House, Politico, Media Criticism, Media Feuds, Media News

I'd describe Politico's brand of journalism as banality, added to Scientology, multiplied by the spasmodic frenzy of a tween who hasn't learned to displace their unfulfilled erotic needs onto emo vampires.

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White House Gate Crashing, From Andrew Jackson To Grace Slick

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Born in a Log Cabin, Jefferson Starship, President, White House, Tricia Nixon, President Obama, The People, Gate Crasher, Andrew Jackson, Obama, Campaign, State Dinner, Abbie Hoffman, Burned, History, Politics, Gate Crash, Richard Nixon, Inauguration, Tricky Dick, A Rock and Roll Memoir, Anti-Elitist, John Quincy Adams, Somebody to Love, Old Hickory, Lsd, Yippie, Man of the People, Dolley Madison, Hoffman, Gate Crashing, Acid, Fence Jumper, Finch College, Gate Crashing the White House, Barack Obama, Grace Slick, Jackson, White House Gate Crasher, Chris Weigant, Madison, British, Dosing Tricky Dick, Dose, Nixon, War of 1812, Jefferson Airplane, Finch, Politics News
Chris Weigant

While Washington is all a-twitter over two society climbers crashing the gates at an Obama soirée, in the grand sweep of history, it was a fairly minor event. No one was in danger, and no real harm was done, nobody got dosed with LSD.

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Obama Announces State Department Nominations For OSCE, Portugal And Others

Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Barack Obama, President Obama, Nominations, Ambassador, Obama Nominations, Obama Nominees, Obama Ambassador, State Department, White House, Politics News

President Barack Obama announced five nominees for administration posts on Monday, including several ambassadors. The full list, pending confirmation...

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Getting Into The White House

Elayne Boosler | Posted 12.01.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Michaele Salahi, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, White House, White House Security Breach, Comedy News
Elayne Boosler

You don't "breeze on past" White House security by simply "walking in with confidence." It's not a hotspot in the Meatpacking District.

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White House Emphasizes The Positive In Afghanistan, With Hopes Of Gaining Support For Troops

latimes.com | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, White House, Obama White House, Afghanistan Economy, Afghanistan, US Troops, Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan White House, Us Troops Afghanistan, World News

The United States is developing a set of benchmarks to ensure that Karzai fights corruption and inefficiency, instituting a "monitoring and verificati...

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White House Leaning Against Surge In Afghanistan's Police, Army Forces

Wall Street Journal | YOCHI J. DREAZEN and MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mcchrystal, Karzai, Afghan Army, White House, Surge, Barack Obama, Afghanistan Surge, Afghanistan, Troop Levels, Obama, Hamid Karzai, Afghan Police, Politics News

The Obama administration has soured on a call from its top commander to double the size of the Afghan police and army, reflecting the White House's co...

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Lawmakers From Both Parties Raise Concerns Over Afghan War Escalation

Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: War Surtax, Afghanistan War, Afghanistan, Economy, Troop Levels, Foreclosure Rate, David Obey, War Tax, Afghan War, House, Obama Decision, Dick Lugar, Carl Levin, Senate, Unemployment, White House, Barack Obama, Nato, Obey, Bernie Sanders, Politics News

WASHINGTON (Associated Press) - Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) voiced their concerns Sunday about the war in Afghanistan, it...

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Democratic, Republican Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over An Afghan War Escalation

LA Times | Greg Miller | Posted 11.29.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Karzai, Afghanistan, Economy, Troop Levels, Timeline, Obama, Troop Decisions, War Tax, Jack Reed, Deficit, Dick Lugar, White House, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Spending, Bin Laden, Obey, Levin, World News

The persistent skepticism from the president's own party, along with new doubts raised by Republicans who have generally supported broadening the conf...

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Cathy Hargraves, Former White House Guest List Chief, Says She Quit Over Changes Made By Desiree Rogers

Newsweek | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tareq Salahi, Cathy Hargraves, White House, Barack Obama, Manmohan Singh, Secret Service, Social Secretary, Assistant for Arrangements, Michaele Salahi, Obama, Bravo, State Dinner, Desiree Rogers, Real Houswives Dc, Politics News

The White House staff member whose job was to supervise the guest list for state dinners and clear invitees into the events says she was stripped of m...

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White House State Dinner: Shared Responsibility The Key To Global Security And Economic Growth

Mira Veda | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: India, Obama White House, Security, White House, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mira Veda

The state dinner comes at an ideal time when both countries have common interests, to spread democracy, economic growth, free markets and fight terrorism.

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