Obama to honor Carole King at White House concert

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is showing singer-songwriter Carole King that she has friends at the White House. In the East Room on Wednesday ...

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Obama nominee Penny Pritzker’s $80 million mistake

Emily Heil for The Washington Post 1 hour ago

Hey, these things happen: Penny Pritzker, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Commerce Department, understated her income by some $80 million and ...

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Some Obama Cabinet secretaries already framed in official portraits, while some Bushies aren’t

Emily Heil for The Washington Post 4 hours ago

When it comes to the official portraits of Cabinet secretaries, it seems some folks get framed faster than others. This spring has seen a mini-flurry ...

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Jonathan Capehart: Obama's gay inclusion at Morehouse

Jonathan Capehart for The Washington Post 7 hours ago

President Obama's commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta certainly has gotten a lot of attention. Quite a few Africans Americans don't ...

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