India, China boom pushing fuel prices: White House
Echoing President Barack Obama, the White House has said there is no short term solution to rising fuel prices in America with external factors like booming economies of India, China and Brazil drivin
Obama sings at White House blues show
President Barack Obama broke into song on Tuesday at a White House blues show, as Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger urged a reluctant US leader to step up and sing a few lines.
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Afghan Quran row: US tenders apology; calls incident horrific
Led by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, the US has apologised to the people of Afghanistan on the 'inappropriate treatment' of the holy Quran by American soldiers at the Bagram Airbase in a central Afg
Violent Afghan protests spread over Quran burning
Hundreds of Afghans threw stones, shouted ‘death to America’ and torched tyres, pouring onto streets on Wednesday for a second day of angry protests against NATO troops for burning copies of the Qura
US economy on road to recovery: White House
The United States economy is on the road to recovery with stronger job growth expected this year, but income inequality and Europe's debt crisis could still pose challenges, according to a White House
Indian American students to brief Obama on their work
Two Indian Americans are among 30 students who have been invited by the White House to brief US President Barack Obama on their breakthrough research in science, technology, engineering and math.
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US candidate Romney releases tax information: report
Under mounting pressure from rivals, US Republican White House candidate Mitt Romney released tax documents disclosing his multi-million-dollar income on Tuesday, according to the Washington Post.
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Smoke bomb thrown into White House
A smoke bomb was hurled inside the White House complex, prompting the Secret Service to deploy a robot to check it out. President Barack Obama and his wife were not at home, media reports said.
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White House chief of staff to step down: Official
President Barack Obama said on Monday his chief of staff Bill Daley, brought into the White House to repair tarnished ties with big business, was stepping down in an early election-year staff shake-up
Obama to ask U.S. firms to keep jobs at home
President Barack Obama will press U.S. business leaders next week to expand their industries at home rather than outsourcing jobs abroad, extending an election-year push to fight high unemployment.
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