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A milestone birthday Sunday for White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who turns 50 today.
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WASHINGTON -- The White House confirmed Friday that President Obama met the couple who crashed Tuesday's state dinner --wannabe reality-show stars Michaele and Tareq Salahi -- releasing a picture of Michaele Salahi shaking hands with the president in a receiving line that included first lady ...
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Barack Obama
Washington, D.C
WASHINGTON--A White House official just confirmed for me that President Obama met the couple who crashed Thursday's state dinner as they went through the receiving line.
The Secret Service on Friday was taking full blame for the incident in a statement issued by director Mark Sullivan. An ...
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Barack Obama
United States
Andrew Sullivan
From the White House..
On Friday November 27, the First Lady will be presented with the Official White House Christmas Tree, which this year comes from Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The 18 ½ ft Douglas-fir will arrive on the traditional horse drawn carriage to the North Portico. The tree ...
White House
Michelle Obama
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 25, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, AND ...
White House
Barack Obama
Washington, D.C
ABC News
The Obama White House on Thursday released the Thanksgiving Day menu the First Family is enjoying with about 50 guests--friends, family and staff, according to Mrs. Obama's press office. Mrs. Obama's press office announced Wednesday that the menu would not be released then changed their plans ...
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Barack Obama
Turkey
WASHINGTON--President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted their first state Tuesday night, including their closest friends from Chicago among the guests honoring India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharon Kaur, with Chicago songsters Jennifer Hudson and Kurt Elling ...
White House
Barack Obama
Washington, D.C
Steve Spielberg, Alfre Woodard, Blair Underwood (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Gayle King (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Deepak Chopra (photo by Lynn Sweet)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and husband Paul (photo by Lynn Sweet)
David Geffen (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Jeffrey ...
White House
Barack Obama
Nancy Pelosi
David Geffen
President Obama, Malia and Sasha at Thanksgiving turkey pardon ceremony at the North Portico of the White House. (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Courage, the pardoned Thanksgiving turkey. (photo by Lynn Sweet)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary ...
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Barack Obama
Turkey
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2009
President to Attend Copenhagen Climate Talks
Administration Announces U.S. Emission ...
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Barack Obama
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 24, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
In the morning, the President will receive ...
White House
Barack Obama
Turkey
Washington, D.C
Rep. Jan Schakowsky and husband Robert Creamer at the Obama state dinner (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Chicago business executive John Rogers at the Obama state dinner ( photo by Lynn Sweet)
Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker at the Obama state dinner (photo by Lynn Sweet)
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Barack Obama
Rahm Emanuel
Michelle Obama
White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers at the Obama State Dinner
(photo by Lynn Sweet)
WASHINGTON--First Lady Michelle Obama wore a floor-length gold and cream strapless dress with a wrap by designer Naeem Khan.
White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers wore a floor-length ...
White House
Michelle Obama
Joe Biden
Washington, D.C
Washington Post
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 24, 2009
Below is a list of expected attendees at tonight's State Dinner:
The President & ...
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Washington, D.C
Barack Obama
Michelle Obama
United States
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the First Lady
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For Immediate Release November 24, 2009
REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY
AT INDIAN STATE DINNER PRESS PREVIEW
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Michelle Obama
Barack Obama
Sample table setting for Obama first state dinner. (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Guests will be at tables of ten.
Linens: Apple green
Flowers: Deep purple
hydrangea, garden roses and sweet peas in a palette of deep plum purple and fuchsia
Services and Place Settings
From the White ...
White House
Barack Obama
China
Place card at the Obama first state dinner (photo by Lynn Sweet )
Desert plate, Obama first state dinner (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Potato and Eggplant Salad
White House Argula with onion seed vinaigrette
2008 sauvignon blanc, Modus Oprendi, Napa Valley, California
Red lentil soup ...
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Barack Obama
Perfomances by
Kurt Elling, jazz vocalist
Jennifer Hudson, singer
Marvin Hamlisch conducting the National Symphony Orchestra
A.R. Rahman, Indian film composer
United States Marine Band
White House
United States
Barack Obama
Among those present at the White House welcoming ceremony for India Prime Minister Singh:
CNN's Sanjay Gupta, actress Alfre Woodard, actor Blair Underwood, Rep. Joseph Crowley of New York, and a couple helpful photographers told your pooler they spotted Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, ...
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India
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Obama
From: Lalit K. Jha
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 10:29 AM
To: Singh, Priya
Subject: Foreign Pool Report -- India
Foreign Pool Report
Hi,
I am adding to what the main pool would have written, adding to the color: --
1. A large number of Indian Americans came from various parts ...
