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U.S. will be out of Afghanistan by 2017: White HouseWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not be in Afghanistan eight years from now, the White House said on Wednesday, as President Barack Obama prepared to explain to Americans next week why he is expanding the war effort. After... In this article: Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Robert Gibbs, United States, White House, Tax, Unemployment, Mike Mullen, and Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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Reuters | 8 hours ago
Uninvited guests crash White House dinner
Reuters top ten news stories delivered to your inbox each day. Uninvited guests crash White House dinner Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:02pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Secret Service is investigating how an uninvited couple was admitted to...
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Times Online | 9 hours ago
White House state dinner gate-crashed by reality TV wannabes
...blonde dressed in a red and gold sari and accompanied by her tux wearing husband arrived at the White House on Tuesday night, announcing they were guests at the state dinner honouring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, no questions...
In this article: Facebook, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Washington, India, Office of Professional Responsibility, and Rahm Emanuel
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washingtonpost.com | 15 hours ago
Surprise 'Housewives' dinner guests not invited, White House says
...be illegal, according a law enforcement source, a potential trespassing charge -- unless someone from inside the White House staff slipped them in. The Salahis, both in their 40s, showed up about halfway through the guest arrivals. A Marine...
In this article: Facebook, Michelle Obama, Bravo, Marine, and Rahm Emanuel
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FACTBOX: White House lays out Copenhagen emissions proposal
...that sets a 17 percent reduction target for emissions by 2020 from 2005 levels. A Senate version is shooting for a 20 percent cut. The White House said its 2020 targets would be flexible based on the outcome of final legislation, but it...
In this article: Copenhagen, United States, European Union, House of Representatives, Climate change, Gary Locke, and Environmental Protection Agency
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AP Online | 20 hours ago
AP Newsbreak: Health interests' White House visits
...early and often with lobbyists, Democratic political strategists and other interests with a stake in a national health care overhaul. The White House on Wednesday provided AP with 575 health care-related visitor records covering the period...
In this article: Barack Obama, American Hospital Association, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, and David Axelrod
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White House reviewing sensible options to spur jobs
White House reviewing "sensible" options to spur jobs The White House said on Monday it was reviewing options to spur economic activity and job creation, but stressed any action would be taken in the context of the fiscal challenges facing...
In this article: Barack Obama, Recession, Robert Gibbs, Unemployment, and U.S.
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The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian style and has been the residence of every U.S. President since John Adams. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the home in 1801, he (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe) expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades which were meant to conceal stables and storage.
Today, the White House Complex includes the Executive Residence (in which the First Family resides), the West Wing (the location of the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, and Roosevelt Room), and the East Wing (the location of the office of the First Lady and White House Social Secretary), as well as the Old Executive Office Building, which houses the executive offices of the President and Vice President.
The White House is made up of six stories—the Ground Floor, State Floor, Second Floor, and Third Floor, as well as a two-story basement. The term White House is regularly used as a metonym for the Executive Office of the President of the United States and for the president's administration and advisors in general. The property is owned by the National Park Service and is part of the President's Park. In 2007, it was ranked second on the American Institute of Architects's list of "America's Favorite Architecture."
- Name:
- White House
- Location Country:
- United States
- Location City:
- Washington, D.C. 20500
- Area:
- 55,000 sq ft
- Architect:
- James Hoban
- Construction Start:
- October 13, 1792
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