This Yuengling’s for you, prime minister
Sending Yuengling to Canada may sound more like a balancing of the trade deficit than the honoring of a gentlemen's wager. But bets are bets — though all bets may...
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Who dat at Obama’s Super Bowl party?
President Barack Obama -- rooting for the Saints -- will host a bipartisan group for a Super Bowl party Sunday at the White House. A mere 30 to 40 guests...
Obama calls for ‘spirit of civility,’ lauds ‘higher purpose’ at prayer breakfast
President Barack Obama, making a pointed appeal Thursday for "a spirit of civility" at the annual National Prayer Breakfast, called on Americans to debate the most important issues without demonizing...
Super Bowl party at the White House
President Barack Obama — rooting for the Saints — will host a bipartisan group for a Super Bowl party Sunday at the White House. A mere 30 to 40 guests...
Thomson prison purchase included in Illinois funding
- A $237 million package would fund the purchase and upgrading of the state-owned Thomson Correctional Center in northwestern Illinois to use as a detention center for terrorism suspects. The...
Stockings stuffed for everyone at White House
Bo has a stocking. That is only part of what's to be revealed Sunday night on "Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special." The first family and the...
Bo Obama has a stocking? Yes, president and first lady tell Oprah
Bo has a stocking. That is only part of what's to be revealed Sunday night on "Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special."The first family and the first...
Pardon his pace: Obama slow to use clemency
A lot of things have moved pretty quickly in the Obama administration. Presidential pardons are not among them. In two and a quarter centuries, only four presidents have been slower...
President Barack Obama proving stingy with his pardon power
A lot of things have moved pretty quickly in the Obama administration. Presidential pardons are not among them. In two and a quarter centuries, only four presidents have been slower...
Obama negotiates at home, but he’s unwavering on hoops
President Barack Obama acknowledges that he and the first lady have faced some sensitive moments as to who does what, and why -- the woman or the man? "Five years...