POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: November 26, 2009
The CNN Washington Bureau s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political news: www.CNNPolitics.com. CNN: Feds: Couple crashed Obama’s state dinner Two people without invitations crashed President Obama’s first White House state dinner, the U.S. Secret Service said Wednesday. CNN: Obama to announce Afghanistan [...]
Obama pardons lucky turkey
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Google apologizes for results of ‘Michelle Obama’ image search
Type ‘Michelle Obama’ in the popular search engine Google, and one of the first images that turns up is a picture of the American first lady. (CNN) – For most of the past week, when someone typed “Michelle Obama” in the popular search engine Google, one of the first images that came up was a picture [...]
Oprah Winfrey to tape Christmas special at the White House
Oprah Winfrey will interview the president and first lady next month for a 60-minute primetime special, the talk show host announced Wednesday. (CNN) – Oprah Winfrey will interview President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, next month for a 60-minute program to air before Christmas, the talk show host announced Wednesday. “Christmas at the White House: [...]
CNN Radio: The Afghanistan announcement
CNN Political Editor Mark Preston and CNN’s John Lisk discuss President Obama’s announcement on Afghanistan next week… and talk a little turkey, too.
Secret Service agents visit winery to chat with state dinner couple
Washington (CNN) – Two Secret Service agents visited a Virginia winery Friday to question a couple whose appearance at a White House state dinner raised eyebrows this week, the winery manager told CNN. Diane Weiss, manager at the Oasis Winery, in Hume, Virginia, said the agents wanted to speak with Tareq and Michaele Salahi, but [...]
Secret Service acknowledges failure in state dinner snafu
President Obama meets the Salahis at Wednesday s state dinner. Washington (CNN) – An internal investigation into a couple who crashed the White House state dinner this week has found that Secret Service agents did not follow protocol at a security checkpoint, the agency said Friday. “The Secret Service is deeply concerned and embarrassed by the circumstances [...]
New group tries to convince Cheney to run in 2012
A new group wants Dick Cheney to challenge President Obama in 2012. Washington (CNN) – A new group wants former Vice President Dick Cheney back in the White House. The organization – “Draft Dick Cheney 2012″ – launched on Friday, and unveiled their new Web site. Their aim: To convince the former vice president to seek [...]
