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Hacker breaks into 49 House sites, insults Obama

A hacker broke into 49 House websites of both political parties overnight to post a crude attack on President Obama.

 

Third uninvited guest attended White House dinner

Third uninvited guest attended White House dinner

A third uninvited guest made it into a White House state dinner in honor of the Indian prime minister, but there is no evidence the person had contact with the president or first lady, the Secret Service said on Monday.

 

White House picks new cyber czar

White House picks new cyber czar

After months of wrangling and delays, President Barack Obama has chosen a national cyber security coordinator to take on the task of organizing and managing the nation's digital networks.

 

Obama heads to Copenhagen as climate talks falter

Obama heads to Copenhagen as climate talks falter

An "empty" U.N. climate deal would be worse than no deal at all, the White House said on Thursday as President Barack Obama prepared to fly to Copenhagen to help secure a global warming agreement.

 

Obama is sued for White House visitor list

The group Judicial Watch has sued the Secret Service for access to the list of visitors to the Obama White House.

 

Obama: Open to every 'good idea' to reverse job loss

Obama: Open to every 'good idea' to reverse job loss

President Obama kicked off a White House jobs forum Thursday by saying he is "open to every demonstrably good idea" to reverse ...

 

Panel sets Thursday hearing on White House breach

The Secret Service director and the couple who crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner have been called to testify ...

 

State dinner crashers met President Obama

The Secret Service says it's 'deeply concerned and embarrassed.' The agency is looking into how such a security breach happened at the White House and whether Michaele and Tareq Salahi broke any laws.

President Obama met face to face with the Virginia couple who crashed this week's state dinner at the White House, officials acknowledged Friday, as the Secret Service said that it was "deeply concerned and embarrassed" by the breach of security.

 

Obama to give primetime speech on Afghanistan

President Barack Obama will unveil his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan in an address to Americans on December 1, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Wednesday.

 

Obama eyes domestic spending freeze

Obama eyes domestic spending freeze

The White House has told domestic agencies to assume their budgets will be frozen or even cut by 5 percent as it signals a big push to take on the deficit next year.

 

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