Obama to join Diwali celebrations at White HouseOctober 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will personally join members of the Asian American community to celebrate Diwali, 'the festival of lights', at the White House next week. "At the East Room ceremony, the president will observe Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, a holiday celebrated across faiths on Oct 14," the White House announced Friday.
Blair's house sale to fetch him 270,000-pound profitOctober 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to make a 270,000-pound profit by selling his former house. Tony and Cherie Blair bought Myrobella House in County Durham for 30,000 pounds in 1983 when he was elected an MP for the area.
Obama to publish list of White House visitorsSeptember 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama announced Friday he will publicize a list of most visitors to the White House to provide more information about who has access and influences policy. The move was meant to satisfy demands by watchdog groups who have insisted on greater public transparency about the role of lobbyists in decision-making.
Arnie holds online Garage Sale to balance California's budget!August 28th, 2009 LONDON - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is holding an online "garage sale" in a bid to balance the 26-billion dollar deficit of the state budget. The "Governator" has put up 6,000 items including cars, computers and binoculars for sale on eBay and Craigslist.
White House says Obama will attend Asia-Pacific leaders' summit in Singapore Nov. 14-15August 13th, 2009 Obama to attend APEC conference in SingaporeWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will attend a meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders in Singapore in November. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs announced the trip Thursday.
Di's wedding dress' price reduced to £15,500 for quick sale amid recessionAugust 3rd, 2009 LONDON - The ongoing credit crunch has now taken a toll on the sale of Princess Diana memorabilia. Snippets of Diana's wedding dress are being advertised on eBay under the banner "Seriously reduced for quick sale!" with a "buy it now" price of 15,500 pounds.
Free beer at the White House for some, but CEOs were made to pay for lunchAugust 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The White House billed four corporate CEOS for having lunch with President Obama on Friday, a day after the latter organized a so-called "Beer Summit" with a black Harvard professor and a police sergeant where the drinks were on the house. According to Politico, the lunch was arranged in the private dining room located adjacent to the Oval Office.
Here's how much 'cool' Obama and his White House staff earnJuly 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - While Barrack Obama's job as the President of the United States earns him a cool salary of 400,000 dollars, his top White House staffers are also not doing too badly with almost half of the presidential income, a new list has revealed. A White House list sent to Congress revealed salaries of 487 "White House Office" staffers-capped at 172,200 dollars, the Chicago Sun Times reports.
White House staffers joke about Obama's 'evil eye'July 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - White House staffers have joked about the menacing glance that comes when President Barack Obama meets with world leaders who don't align with his progressive view. White House photographers have captured what they call the "evil eye" in recent weeks, during sessions with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Colombia's Alvaro Uribev.
Obama is still looking for a church: White HouseJune 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama continues "to look for a church home," and said that a magazine report that said that he has stopped is erroneous. "The president and first family continue to look for a church home.
Obama panned for following Bush's policy of keeping White House visitors logs secretJune 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has been criticized for embracing the policies of the former Bush administration, by denying public access to White House visitor logs. The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a complaint against the Obama administration in this regard.
White House creates new cyberspace watchdogMay 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The White House Friday moved to stem escalating cyber crime as threats to Internet security and wireless technology grow at an alarming pace. US President Barack Obama announced the creation of a White House office that will coordinate protection of government security, financial systems, air traffic control programmes and other systems.
Obama to host poetry party at White HouseMay 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has invited writers and musicians to perform in what is being billed as the first White House poetry party. Consolidating his reputation for cool after his performance as a stand-up comic on Saturday night, Obama has invited poets and writers, backed by jazz musicians, to perform in the East Room tonight.
Picasso's painting, Giacometti sculpture fail to sell at auctionMay 7th, 2009 LONDON - An auction in New York witnessed a sheer lack of buyers for a painting by Picasso and a Giacometti sculpture, despite the fact that they had been expected to fetch up to 16million pounds each. The two items that failed to sell at auction were Picasso's The Daughter Of The Artist At Two-and-a-half Years With A Boat, and Giacometti's The Cat.
Obama does not have swine flu, says White HouseApril 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama does not have swine flu, White House aides have said. The all clear on his medical condition came after rumors that he had acquired it during his recent trip to Mexico.
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