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National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony
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President Barack Obama and his family flipped the switch for the 90th annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree.
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Voters sound off on 'fiscal cliff'
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In the nation's capital, and across the country, it's a new and negative phrase in our political landscape. "I want 'fiscal cliff' to go flying off the cliff," says Mary Moran, visiting D.C. from Massachusetts.
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John Boehner meets with Tim Geithner over fiscal cliff
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House Speaker John Boehner met with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Thursday and accused Democrats afterward of failing to outline specific cuts to avert the "fiscal cliff" that threatens to send the economy into recession.
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Obama, Romney meet for lunch at White House
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The conversation during the hourlong meeting between Obama and Romney focused on America's leadership in the world and the importance of maintaining that leadership position. The lunch menu included white turkey chili and Southwestern grilled chicken salad.
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Secret Service: Man interferes with Romney's motorcade, arrested
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The Secret Service says a man, who has not been identified, became combative after he interfered with Romney's motorcade Thursday.
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White House Christmas: Zippers and "Bo-flakes" deck the White House
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"Bo-flakes" featuring the first dog and ornaments fashioned from zippers are among the new twists on traditional favorites at the White House this Christmas season.
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President Obama hosts Mitt Romney at private lunch at White House
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President Barack Obama will host his former political rival Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House Thursday, their first meeting since the election.
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'Fiscal cliff' hashtag released by White House
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President Barack Obama is introducing a new hashtag to the fiscal cliff debate.
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The hottest political scoop
CommentNikki Schwab, a columnist for the Washington Examiner, chatted with Natasha and Melanie about the newest gossip making its way around D.C.
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President to argue 'fiscal cliff' strategy, as he pressures GOP on tax increases
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President Barack Obama plans to make a public case this week for his strategy for dealing with the looming fiscal cliff, traveling to the Philadelphia suburbs Friday as he pressures Republicans to allow tax increases on the wealthy while extending tax cuts for families earning $250,000 or less.
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Obama, Maroney 'not impressed' photo goes viral
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A photo of the Olympic gold medalist gymnast and President Barack Obama doing her now-famous "McKayla Maroney is not impressed" face went viral Saturday after the White House posted it on Twitter.
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Secession advocates petition White House website to withdraw from USA
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In the wake of President Obama's re-election, thousands of Virginians and Marylanders are joining the movement to secede from America. And where do the petitions go? On the White House's "We the People" website.
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Robbery reported near White House
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After being robbed by three gunmen blocks from the White House early Friday morning, the victims got in a car and followed the suspects, but turned away when shots were fired at them. The search is on for a silver or white Lincoln with D.C. tags EC0424.
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Latino groups rally for immigration reform at White House
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After helping President Obama win re-election, Latinos want to make sure he makes immigration reform one of his top priorities. So, some of them took to the street in front of the White House today, to make sure the president is listening.
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Obama, Romney campaigns double down on Battleground Virginia
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At a Democratic rally in Bristow Saturday, singer Dave Matthews joined President Obama, Bill Clinton, and Tim Kaine. In Fairfax Sunday, Governor Bob McDonnell and two of Mitt Romney's sons rallied GOP voters.
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Letitia Baldrige, former White House social secretary, dies
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Letitia Baldrige, the White House social secretary during the Kennedy administration who came to be regarded as an authority on etiquette, has died.
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White House cancels annual Halloween celebration
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After three straight years of passing out goodies to area students and military children in the White House driveway, President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, broke their Halloween tradition this year because of superstorm Sandy that walloped the East Coast.
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Obama warns GOP not to undo Wall Street reform
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President Obama is warning congressional Republicans not to undo financial rules he signed two years ago. Watch the president's weekly Internet and radio address and the GOP weekly address here.
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