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White House at odds with bishops over abortionWASHINGTON -- The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. A top Obama... In this article: Harry Reid, White House, Beneficiary, Medicaid, and U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops |
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Details of state dinner scarce, White House mum
WASHINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the hottest ticket in town. Just don't ask the White House who got them. The White House is saying very little about next week's state dinner with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the first for...
In this article: Michelle Obama, Washington, John Boehner, Tim Kaine, Barack Obama, Virginia, Naan, and Thanksgiving
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STIMULUS WATCH: Did White House overplay job data?
...jobs linked to stimulus projects around the country. Despite warning signs that the numbers were flawed, the White House said the public could have confidence in them and they proved the administration was on track save or create 3.5 million...
In this article: Joe Biden, Darrell Issa, Timothy Geithner, George W. Bush, and Ray LaHood
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
White House backs off cancer test guidelines
...and make the decision that is right for you." Worried that the guidelines might complicate the health-care debate, the White House has swiftly reacted to the panel's decision. By Tuesday night, the rationing argument had made it to...
In this article: Breast cancer, Allegation, Anxiety, American College of Radiology, GOP, and Cancer
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White House: Israeli housing plans dismaying
WASHINGTON -- 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...
In this article: Jerusalem, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, East Jerusalem, Israel, Robert Gibbs, West Bank, and Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Reuters | 3 days ago
White House dismayed at Jerusalem settlement expansion
White House "dismayed" at Jerusalem settlement expansion The White House said on Tuesday that it was "dismayed" over Israeli approval to expand the Gilo settlement in Jerusalem and sharply criticized the ongoing evictions and demolition of...
In this article: Jerusalem, Robert Gibbs, Barack Obama, U.S., Yedioth Ahronoth, Benjamin Netanyahu, and George Mitchell
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
White House announces a jobs summit on Dec. 3
The Obama administration announced plans Monday to hold a forum on jobs and economic growth at the White House on Dec. 3, after which the president will go on the road to demonstrate his concern about the nation's rising jobless rate.
In this article: Small business, Asia, and Pennsylvania
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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:
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
- Area:
- 55,000 sq ft
- Architect:
- James Hoban
- Construction Start:
- October 13, 1792
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