Oval Office

A Hero From Providence

Anthony Amore | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Quran, Oval Office, Afghanistan, United States, Laghman Province, United States Armed Forces, Koran, World News

Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't a large number of Americans already paid -- with their lives -- to bring freedom from zealous theocracy to the oppressed people of Afghanistan? Allow me to introduce just one.

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President May Have To Vacate Oval Office Next Year

Washingtonian | By Carol Ross Joynt | Posted 01.27.2012

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Barack Obama, Newt Gingrich, and Mitt Romney are already knee-deep in what many observers are saying could be the nastiest presidential bid in decades...

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PHOTO: President Obama's iPad Case

Posted 11.30.2011

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President Obama's iPad apparently has a new accessory. A Thanksgiving White House photo captured the commander-in-chief sitting at his Oval Office...

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Newt Gingrich Will Be the GOP Nominee in 2012 - Bet on It

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 01.21.2012

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The Tea Partiers have found their candidate. And in these times, where the Tea Party goes, as the debate ceiling debacle showed showed the world, so goes the Republican Party. Republicans, say hello to your nominee: Newt Gingrich.

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Obama and Perry Stop Folking America

Mark Steinberg | Posted 11.14.2011

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A quick read of President Obama's 4,000 word jobs speech to Congress on September 8 reveals that he has apparently decided there are no folks in Ame...

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Watch: Rockwell Civil Rights Painting Hung Outside Oval Office

Posted 10.25.2011

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A Norman Rockwell Painting, "The Problem We All Live With," which depicts a powerful image from the civil rights struggle, has been hung outside the o...

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Is That An iPad On Obama's Desk?

The Huffington Post | Steven Hoffer | Posted 06.28.2011

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From chatting with Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook employees to dining with Steve Jobs, Barack Obama is no stranger to the major players in Silicon Valle...

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Obama Laments Lack Of 'Cool' Phones

AP | By JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 06.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Turns out President Barack Obama would like a phone upgrade. The president, in an unscripted moment with donors in Chicago, was talking...

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Why South of the Border Matters North of the Border

Rick Sanchez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Air Force One, Jan Brewer, Latin America, Oval Office, Rio De Janeiro, Obama Latin America, Hispanic Voters, US Foreign Policy, Republicans, Latino Voters, Brazil, Hispanics, Communication, World News

President Obama, by going to Latin America this past week, you showed the region -- and Latinos here at home -- that we matter. Thank you for doing the right thing.

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Obama "Still Looking For Right Way" to Ask Clinton to Leave White House

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama assumed that once the former president wrapped things up with reporters yesterday, he would say his goodbyes and depart in a waiting car, "but that kind of didn't happen," an aide said.

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Obama Agrees to Extend Republicans' Custody of His Balls

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mr. Obama said that extending Republican custody of his balls through 2012 "was like the Holy Grail for them, but I'm keeping my eyes on the North Star," adding, "I have no idea what any of that means."

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Donald Trump's Hair and the Presidency

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Trump is trying to better others' lives. During an election season when everyone is saying Americans are voting squarely on jobs and nothing else, Trump is sending the right message.

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A French Oval Office: Fit for a King

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, at Paris' Biennale des Antiquaires, a venerable family of French antique dealers showed how the Oval Office would look if it were in France.

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All The Presidents' Bestsellers

AP | DOUGLASS K. DANIEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Already in distinctive company as an American president, George W. Bush seeks to join an even more select group: president and top-...

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The Audacity of Taupe

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obamas' redecoration of the Oval Office is very cautious, neutral, inoffensive, neither one thing nor the other -- the Audacity of Taupe. But I applaud the switch from flowers to a bowl of fruit on the new coffee table.

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Oval Office Redesign: The Audacity Of Taupe

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Oval Office has been tweaked, in a makeover orchestrated by the California decorator Michael Smith. In response, television audiences and the blog...

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Oval Office Gets A Makeover (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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By MARK S. SMITH, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - When President Barack Obama addresses the nation on Iraq Tuesday night, his Oval Office set...

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How About a Press Conference, Mister President?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama were taking questions on a regular basis and forcefully standing up for his ideas and his perception of day-to-day issues, he would do a much better job of making his case to the American people.

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Friday Talking Points [128] -- Merry Bartonmas!

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christmas has come in June for the Democratic Party. Republican Joe Barton just delivered a huge, nicely wrapped present to Democrats. The only ques...

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20 Thoughts on 20 Billion Bucks

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

The oil-company spill-containment plans must be working better than we thought -- there hasn't been a single dead walrus washed ashore yet.

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How Not to Give an Oval Office Speech

Robin Lakoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama totally missed his opportunity to ask for, or even demand, sacrifice; specifically, that all of us immediately go into rehab for our oil addiction.

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Soft and Gentle Oval Office

Bob Franken | Posted 05.25.2011

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All I can say is thank heaven for my DVR. Otherwise I would have missed the first couple of innings of the Washington Nationals game. And for what?...

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President Obama: Give Us Our Future Back

Philip Radford | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tonight, Obama owes America the unflinching, spin-free truth: The only way to avoid more fossil fuel disasters is to move aggressively away from dangerous energy sources like oil and coal. This is a turning point of immense historical significance.

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Obama's Pivotal Week

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama was slow to react to the disaster. Luckily for him, the disaster itself is happening in slow motion as well. It is definitely not too late for Obama to lead. He can still redeem himself and his image.

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The Debacle of Fox News With Greta and Her Interview With Governor Brewer

Michelle Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Governor Jan Brewer was just on Fox News live with sweet Greta questioning the legitimacy of the meeting she just came from in the Oval Office. Greta ...

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