What will Putin do if U.S arms Ukraine?
That prospect is increasing as the United States openly accuses its former Cold War foe of sending tanks and troops in unmarked uniforms across the border into eastern Ukraine, boosting…
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Obama speaks at National Prayer Breakfast, Dalai Lama in audience
An encounter between the two leaders would be the fourth meeting of the two leaders. And each encounter proves an exercise in diplomatic finesse, with the White House always stressing…
White House: Draft War Authorization Language Heading To Congress ‘Soon’
WASHINGTON — The White House signaled again Wednesday that it plans to send draft language to Congress for a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force against the Islamic…
Long-serving Obama staffer leaving post
“Dan has been beside me on every step of this incredible journey, starting with those earliest days of the campaign in 2007,” Obama said in a statement on Wednesday. “And…
Longtime Obama Aide Dan Pfeiffer To Step Down
Dan Pfeiffer, President Obama’s senior adviser and one of his longest-serving aides, has told Mr. Obama he intends to leave the White House as soon as the end of this…
Robbie Rogers Praised By Obama For Gay Rights Efforts During LA Galaxy’s White House Visit
LA Galaxy’s Robbie Rogers got a special shout out from President Barack Obama during the soccer team’s visit to the White House this week. Obama praised Rogers, who came out…
Ferguson Voters Have Historic Chance To Overhaul Town Government
FERGUSON, Missouri — The Ferguson City Council is heading for a historic election this spring. Less than a year since the nation focused on racial tensions in this small St….
White House changes immunization funding
The White House budget, released on Monday, cuts $50 million from the Department of Health and Human Services’ 317 Program. The 317 Program provides vaccines at no cost to underinsured…
Obama Just Quietly Sent His Chief Of Staff To Count Homeless People In San Francisco
It’s not every day a top-ranking White House official gets hands-on in a local operation — especially with very few cameras around. But last Thursday evening, Denis McDonough did just…
Manhunt under way for suspect in 5 Georgia deaths
Lee, who is believed to be the husband of one of the victims, is described as a 26-year-old white male with blue eyes. He stands 6-foot-3-inches tall and weighs about…
Angry Florida Man Smashed Car Into Woman On Horse: Cops
A Florida man is accused of ramming his truck into a woman on horseback after an argument early Sunday morning. Authorities say that a group of horseback riders were taking…
Kitten Sees Snow For First Time, Wants Those Darn Flakes
Darn you, unattainable little white thingies falling from the sky! – H/T Laughing Squid
Not The Way White Girls Do
Girls of color don’t have films made about them. Especially not in the way white girls do. There’s no Mean Girls featuring a black co-lead, or a Ten Things I…
All The Celebrity Cameos ‘SNL’ Has Planned For Its 40th Anniversary Special So Far
“SNL” will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a three-hour special on Feb. 15, and in TV spots that aired during and after the Super Bowl, NBC announced some celebrities who…
The big dangers of ‘big data’
“Big data” and “evidence-based policy” are the dominant ideas of our moment. A May 2014 White House report put it this way: “Big data will become an historic driver of…
Drones Will Be Everywhere Watching, Listening, And…Planting Millions Of Trees?
More and more people are getting to know drones, and not just the military kind. Drones were one of the hottest gifts over the holidays because they’re not only getting…
White House budget: Time to lift up the middle class
The White House has touted a growing economy and shrinking deficits as the impetus for proposing a range of measures aimed at helping low- and middle-income families. These would be…
Obama To Propose Taxing Companies To Pay For Public Works Upgrades
President Barack Obama’s budget will propose an ambitious six-year, $478 billion public works program of highway, bridge and transit upgrades, half of it financed with a one-time mandatory tax on…
White House Grapples With Fraught Terrorism Language
Twice this month, the White House has publicly grappled with the politically fraught language of terrorism. In the days after a deadly terror spree in Paris, President Barack Obama was…
Mike Pence’s very bad week
It amounted to a very bad week for Pence at a time when other candidates took clear steps toward 2016 runs for the White House. After two years of complex…
Ramarley Graham’s Family To Receive $3.9 Million From NYC For Police Shooting
New York City agreed Friday to pay $3.9 million to the family of a black Bronx teenager shot to death by a white police officer in 2012. The deal settled…
Hagel: U.S. Ground Troops Could Be Needed In Iraq
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in an interview on Friday the United States might eventually need to send non-combat ground troops to Iraq to…
Hagel: Gitmo transfers caused friction with some at White House
Those comments come just one day after reports surfaced that a Guantanamo detainee released as part of the deal that freed American POW Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl may have sought to…
White House: Science Indicates Parents Should Vaccinate Kids
Amid the measles outbreak stemming from California, the White House is telling parents that science indicates they should vaccinate their children. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says…
This Might Be The Best Vintage Shopping Site Ever
Online vintage shopping has long been a crap shoot: You’re usually faced with rows and rows of white, headless mannequins weighed down under Size 0 sequined jackets that are probably…
White House deletes blurred Mitt Romney-Suge Knight tweet
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Friendship And Race And Knowing Your Place
that’s Facebook, what can it really tell you about someone’s life? Sure, you might go over to your friend’s place for a barbecue or a Super Bowl party and realize…
Just when New England had dug out…more snow
It dumped feet of white. Worcester, Massachusetts, for example, received a record 34.5 inches from Monday through Wednesday. – Though not as mighty, the coming clipper system’s gusts combined with…
Gunman storms Dutch TV station
Video from inside the studio shows a man with a weapon, pacing and wearing a black suit with a white shirt, black tie. Police can then be heard shouting and…
Senate Democrats Pressure Obama On Overtime Reforms
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, Senate Democrats joined a growing chorus of progressive economists and politicians urging the White House to be aggressive as it expands overtime pay to more U.S….