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White House

 

 

The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. It is located Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.

 

The term White House is regularly used as a metonym for the Executive Office of the President of the United States and for the president's administration and advisers in general. Read More

Articles About White House

Keystone XL
Nebraska Landowners Sue Governor Over Keystone XL Pipeline Constitutionality

By IBTimes

The national debate on the Keystone XL pipeline enters the courtroom, as Nebraska landowners sue their state over how the pipeline project could be approved. (4:18 am)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, CRUDE OIL, COURT, MEXICO, SUPREME COURT, LAWYER

Obama to Air Force Grads: 'Today You Step Into a Different World'
Obama To Air Force Grads: Foreign Policy Will Bring About An 'American Century'

By IBTimes

Obama told the graduating class of 2012 that a "different world" includes less deployments, stronger alliances and a greater role in global affairs where the United States of America is more respected and safer than they ever were before --... (1:40 am)

MORE TOPICS: AL-QAEDA, BARACK OBAMA, IRAQ, JOE BIDEN, ISRAEL, LIBYA

Dania Suarez
Secret Service Prostitution Scandal in Colombia: Obama's Safety 'Threatened' by Officers 'Reckless Behaviour'

By IBTimes UK

Secret Service boss rejects accusations that his officers' involvement in a prostitution scandal in Colombia has put President Obama's life in danger. (7:44 pm)

coal
Coal Issue Catches Fire In Presidential Campaign

By IBTimes

The Obama administration is increasingly under fire this month for its policy on the nation's coal sector. (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, PENNSYLVANIA, RENEWABLE ENERGY, TENNESSEE

Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas
Ginnifer Goodwin And Josh Dallas: Did 'Once Upon A Time' Costars Spend Her Birthday Together? [PHOTOS]

By IBTimes

She doesn’t look a day over 29. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: TWITTER, HOLLYWOOD

Fighting Falcon
U.S. Sale Of F-16s To Taiwan More Likely, As Beijing Protests

By IBTimes

The U.S. sale of advanced F-16s fighter jets to Taiwan is looking more likely than ever of being formalized into law, after being approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, BARACK OBAMA, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, INVESTMENT

Iran nuclear demands
Senate Backs Tougher Iran Sanctions Ahead Of Baghdad Talks

By IBTimes

The measure grants President Barack Obama the power to impose sanctions against any country or company that enters into a joint venture or offers technology to assist Iran's uranium or oil industries. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, BARACK OBAMA, GERMANY, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, EUROPEAN UNION, RUSSIA, IRAQ

Facebook
Facebook Stock Plummets Post-IPO: 3 Ways Mark Zuckerberg Can Turn It Around

By IBTimes

After its successful IPO on Friday, Facebook was looking forward to its second day of trading, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg won't be too pleased to learn that his company took a big tumble on the stock exchange on Monday. Facebook shares (listed as "FB" on the Nasdaq) fell from $38. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: SEC, MORGAN STANLEY, MARK ZUCKERBERG, TWITTER, SOCIAL NETWORKS, FACEBOOK

Speaker Boehner
House Republicans Like '218 Frogs In A Wheelbarrow': Speaker Boehner

By IBTimes

Speaker of the House John Boehner rebuffed questions about his ability to lead a notoriously fractious Republican caucus, saying an influx of freshmen had made his job more difficult. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: ELECTIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONGRESS

G8 growth talk leaves wary markets awaiting action

By Reuters

A pledge by leaders of industrialized nations to help the troubled world economy is unlikely to herald quick new action by Europe on its debt crisis, meaning more uncertainty for nervous financial markets. (May 21)

MORE TOPICS: GERMANY, FIXED-INCOME, EUROPEAN UNION, ELECTIONS, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, NEW YORK