http://www.comcast.net?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_ AP - ap.online.gov.president.whitehouse News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:44:16 -0500 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:40:09 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Obama.Turkey.Pardon/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama.Turkey.Pardon 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-28d4 After 10 months in office, President Barack Obama on Wednesday granted his first pardon — to Courage, a 45-pound turkey spared from the Thanksgiving table. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:00:35 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Obamas.Turkey.Delivery/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obamas.Turkey.Delivery 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-746e The Obama family passed out turkeys, stuffing and other Thanksgiving favorites to people at a food pantry organization. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:26:45 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.BC.Obama.Thanksgiving.Proclamation/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.BC.Obama.Thanksgiving.Proclamation 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7448 President Barack Obama's Thanksgiving Day proclamation, as released by the White House: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:19:52 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/23/US.US.Afghanistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.US.Afghanistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-4131 President Barack Obama plans to announce a redrawn battle plan for Afghanistan, including what the military says could be a roughly 50 percent increase in U.S. forces, in a national address Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:21:23 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.US.Israel/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.US.Israel 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b41 The Obama administration on Wednesday welcomed Israel's decision to temporarily freeze new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank as a step toward resolving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:00:47 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/23/US.APNewsAlert/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.APNewsAlert 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-439e US welcomes Israeli decision to temporarily halt Jewish settlements in West Bank. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:54:22 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/23/US.US.India/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.US.India 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-4ade India's prime minister said Wednesday that Pakistan must do more to punish the masterminds of last year's terrorist attacks in the Indian financial capital. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:04:03 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/23/US.Obama.Preview/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama.Preview 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-4a9f President Barack Obama will publicly pardon a turkey in a Rose Garden ceremony Wednesday, honoring a Thanksgiving season tradition that dates to Harry Truman's presidency. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:05:13 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/24/US.State.Dinner.Guests/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.State.Dinner.Guests 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-31a1 Celebrities, major Democratic fundraisers and prominent Indian businessmen were among those scoring coveted invitations to President Barack Obama's first state dinner. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:04:39 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/24/US.State.Dinner/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.State.Dinner 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-32b6 Traditional evening gowns and vibrantly colored saris mixed with banded-collar dinner jackets and tuxedos at President Barack Obama's first state dinner. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:12:45 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.State.Dinner.Toast/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.State.Dinner.Toast 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-2ff8 President Barack Obama honored India's prime minister with a toast in which he called the United States' relationship with India a "great and growing partnership." Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:49:24 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.India.State.Dinner.Guest.List/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.India.State.Dinner.Guest.List 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-3022 The list of expected guests for President Barack Obama's first White House state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as provided by the White House. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:04:19 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/24/US.State.Dinner.Chef/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.State.Dinner.Chef 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-3353 On a damp, chilly Tuesday, guest chef Marcus Samuelsson was still out tromping around the White House garden picking herbs for that evening's state dinner at the White House. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:21:41 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/24/US.State.Dinner.Menu.Glance/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.State.Dinner.Menu.Glance 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-3376 The food and wines on the menu for Tuesday night's White House state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:32:45 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/24/US.Obama.India.State.Dinner/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama.India.State.Dinner 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-3d85 In the history of U.S.-India relations, there's been plenty of broken bread and even a few crumbled Triscuits. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:44:25 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/24/US.State.Dinner.Menu/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.State.Dinner.Menu 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-350e Unless you're one of the favored few, here's what you won't be eating for dinner tonight: green curry prawns and caramelized salsify with smoked collard greens and coconut aged basmati. That's just part of the menu for Tuesday's state dinner at the White House in honor of the prime minister of India. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:52:58 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/24/US.Obama.India.Pakistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama.India.Pakistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-36ed President Barack Obama says the United States is not responsible for resolving the long-standing conflict between Pakistan and India, but that America wants to encourage security and civil progress in both nations. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:18:53 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/24/US.State.Dinner.Entertainment/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.State.Dinner.Entertainment 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-39c8 It'll be a dreamy entertainment lineup for the first state dinner of the Obama White House: singer Jennifer Hudson is set to perform Tuesday night. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:05:32 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/24/US.Obama.Early.Departure/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama.Early.Departure 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-400f President Barack Obama is getting used to leaving events before they end — even when he doesn't have to. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:51:36 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/23/US.Zimbabwe.Rights.Award/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Zimbabwe.Rights.Award 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-4af5 President Barack Obama praised representatives of a women's organization whose members have been beaten by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's police force and face court trials for challenging Zimbabwe's government. He said their grassroots efforts could improve the African country. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:58:03 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/23/US.Obama.Afghanistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama.Afghanistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-486e President Barack Obama called his war council together Monday as he moves toward a decision on whether to add more U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:29:54 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/23/US.Obama.Science/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama.Science 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-46bf Hey kids, grab those beakers and Petri dishes, the White House is going to hold a science fair. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:07:54 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Obama.Night.Out/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama.Night.Out 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b4d President Barack Obama and his family spent a low-key night out at the home of a senior White House adviser after a whirlwind week spent on a presidential trip to Asia. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:01:06 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Obama.Jobs/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama.Jobs 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b4c President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:31 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Obama.School/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama.School 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b4b Fresh from his weeklong trip through Asia, President Barack Obama is taking time to catch up on dad duty. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:06:59 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Obama/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b4a President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip. On Saturday, two days after his return to Washington, the Senate plans a make-or-break vote on his hard-fought plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. Obama also confronts a difficult choice on strategy and troop levels in Afghanistan, which will be criticized no matter what he decides. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:48:54 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Obama.State.Dinner/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama.State.Dinner 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b49 It's the hottest ticket in town. Just don't ask the White House who got them. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:13:40 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/Obama/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_Obama 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b48 President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip. On Saturday, two days after his return to Washington, the Senate plans a make-or-break vote on his hard-fought plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. Obama also confronts a difficult choice on strategy and troop levels in Afghanistan, which will be criticized no matter what he decides. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:46:00 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Fort.Hood.Investigation/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Fort.Hood.Investigation 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b47 Trying to avert another tragedy like the Fort Hood shootings, Defense Secretary Robert Gates named a former Army secretary and former Navy chief to review a broad range of Pentagon programs, ranging from medical and personnel policies to how well military bases are secured. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:11:03 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Obama.9/11.Suspect/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_11.Suspect 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b46 President Barack Obama appeared to be taking a page from Richard Nixon's playbook Wednesday when he seemed to declare the suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed guilty and deserving of the death penalty. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:09:14 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Watergate.Missing.Notes/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Watergate.Missing.Notes 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b45 It seems history won't rest until someone fills in that 18 1/2-minute Watergate gap. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:37:49 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Sept.11.Trial/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Sept.11.Trial 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b44 From opposite ends of the globe, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder firmly rejected criticism Wednesday of the planned New York trial of the professed Sept. 11 mastermind and predicted Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would be exposed as a murderous coward, convicted and executed. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:50:34 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Sept.11.Trial.Holder/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Sept.11.Trial.Holder 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b43 President Barack Obama predicted that professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be convicted and executed as Attorney General Eric Holder proclaimed: "Failure is not an option." Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:08:31 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/Obama.Afghanistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_Obama.Afghanistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b42 President Barack Obama said Wednesday his upcoming strategy in Afghanistan will "put us on a path towards ending the war" and that his goal is not to pass the conflict on to the next president. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:54:15 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/15/Obama/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_Obama 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:982c171:124eefe5c6a:-65e4 President Barack Obama absorbed history's expanse Wednesday from atop the Great Wall of China, a manmade wonder of such enormity that Obama found himself putting daily life in perspective. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:27:56 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/17/US.US.Israel/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.US.Israel 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-7668 The White House rebuked Israel with heavy criticism Tuesday after the Jerusalem city government moved toward the construction of 900 additional housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem, which Palestinians claim for the capital of their future state. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:43:09 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Biden.Crash/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Biden.Crash 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b40 The Secret Service says a police advance car working ahead of Vice President Joe Biden's motorcade was involved in a traffic accident Tuesday evening in New York. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:01:48 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Fort.Hood.Shooting/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Fort.Hood.Shooting 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b3f Worried that the Army may have missed red flags about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, the Pentagon probably will open an inquiry into how all the military services keep watch on other volatile soldiers hidden in their ranks, officials said Tuesday. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:40:24 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Obama_s.Bow/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama_s.Bow 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b3e Some conservative commentators seized on President Barack Obama's deep bow to Japan's Emperor Akihito over the weekend, accusing the U.S. commander in chief of groveling before a foreign leader. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:01:54 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/politics/whitehouse/2009/11/25/US.Obama.Jobs.Forum/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_politics_whitehouse_US.Obama.Jobs.Forum 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c8728f0:1252c70aea7:-7b3d President Barack Obama will travel to Pennsylvania and other states next month after hosting a White House forum on creating jobs.