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The independent
| 1 year ago
As a result of the recent exposure for Louise Mensch, she has spent rather a long time on Twitter dr... Despite the current euphoria over Burma, the reality is a depressing picture...Khalil 'Ken' Dale was a British aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan...
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Leader Post Online
| 1 year ago
That was the parting message Barack Obama's re-election team had Wednesday for the former U.S. House Speaker, who finally suspended his Republican presidential campaign after a protracted curtain call that began last week. Gingrich made his decision...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
Arguing that President Obama's policies have harmed small businesses and divided Americans, Mitt Romney pledged Wednesday that he would ease regulations, increase domestic energy production and reduce taxes to right the nation's economy...They just...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
The political War Over Osama (WOO) heated up in recent days as the Obama campaign aired a video that touted the president's decision to launch the mission. Mitt Romney weighed in Monday diminishing the decision, saying, even Jimmy Carter would have...
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Boston Globe
| 1 year ago
I commend those who planned and conducted the bin Laden raid a year ago, and I applaud President Obama for approving the mission, Romney, an infrequent tweeter, said on the social networking site. I commend those who planned and conducted the bin...
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Reuters
| 1 year ago
He's funny," Ann Romney, the Republican presidential candidate's wife, told "CBS This Morning" on Tuesday, defending her husband against public perceptions that he is inaccessible and has a "likeability gap" with voters. "I still look at him as this...
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Jerusalem Post
| 1 year ago
Presidential Cool 05/01/2012 16:04 This week: Obama oozes cool with Jimmy (Fallon), trades comic barbs with Jimmy (Kimmel), and Gingrich prepares to drop out. Photo: Supplied After spending a week in the doghouse , US President Barack Obama decided...
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The Hill
| 1 year ago
Pressed about what some of those mischaracterizations were, Ann said that there was a perception her husband was "stiff," but that "he's not he's funny." "There's a wild and crazy man inside there," Romney continued. Ann, who herself has turned into...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
The Obama campaign today launches a tough new hit on Mitt Romney 's record on jobs and his personal wealth, raising for the first time in paid advertising the fact that the Republican had assets in a Swiss bank account. The ad buy, which a campaign...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
In our Monday Fix column, we argued that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney faces a very narrow path to the 270 electoral votes he needs to claim the presidency in November. What we were most struck by while writing the piece was the fact that...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Media mogul Arianna Huffington called an Obama 2012 campaign ad with former President Bill Clinton "despicable" for questioning whether or not GOP rival Mitt Romney would have made the same call President Obama did to capture and kill Osama bin...
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National Public Radio
| 1 year ago
Arnie Seipel Throughout the Republican primary campaign, opponents of Mitt Romney have handed President Obama lots of potential general-election fodder in their attacks on the front-runner. And now that Romney is the presumptive GOP nominee, he's...
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KSAZ
| 1 year ago
President Barack Obama said Monday that his administration's decision to mark the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death has been "entirely appropriate." "I hardly think that you've seen any excessive celebration taking place here," he...
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
| 1 year ago
News about Seattle City Hall, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, Seattle and King County government and more Mitt Romney was taking the weekend off, but President Obama was taking off on Mitt Romney at Saturday's White...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
That's a good deal, as President Obama put it as he and Bill Clinton teamed up for the first time for his reelection effort Sunday. Four years ago at this time, Clinton was still campaigning hard against Obama on his wife's behalf in the Democratic...
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National Public Radio
| 1 year ago
Former President Jimmy Carter was no doubt minding his own business, which these days usually means being some place in the world doing good works, when his name came up in the 2012 presidential campaign, and not in a good way...The ad questions...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Former President Bill Clinton was in campaign mode at a Sunday fundraiser with President Barack Obama to make the case for his reelection and double-team his likely Republican rival Mitt Romney. Share This Story While praising Obama for "beating the...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Jimmy Kimmel had the ballroom at Washington Hilton roaring with laughter at the White House Correspondents dinner, but the comedian had tough competition from another major speaker. Share This Story After a performance last year in which he roastedg...
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ITN
| 1 year ago
President Barack Obama gave a humorous speech, poking fun at Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. Looking back over his four years in office, he remarked on how much more grey there is in his hair. The president also pointed...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
Electing Mitt Romney would bring retro U.S. Republican policies "on steroids," Bill Clinton said with Barack Obama in their first joint campaign fundraiser. "This is crazy -- he's got an opponent who basically wants to do what they did before, on...
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Denver Post
| 1 year ago
Once a tense rivalry, the relationship between President Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton has evolved into a genuine political and policy partnership. Both sides have a strong incentive in making the alliance work, especially in an...
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The Hill
| 1 year ago
The two presidents once had a frosty relationship, as Clinton was a strong advocate for his wife then Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) as she battled Obama for the 2008 Democratic nomination. At Sunday's event, however, President Clinton was full of...
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Scoop
| 1 year ago
Remarks by the President at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner Washington Hilton Hotel Washington, D.C. 9:57 P.M. Thank you. (Applause.) Good evening, everybody. Good evening. I could not be more thrilled to be here tonight --...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
The UK has now plunged into a double dip recession, according to figures released Wednesday...Suggested Topics It was the annual White House correspondents' dinner on Saturday, hosted by the late-night talk star Jimmy Kimmel, and the Comedian-in-...
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The Guardian
| 1 year ago
US president Barack Obama enjoys his non-serious speech at a White House dinner event. USA-KT/Corbis He joked about eating dog but Barack Obama 's main course at the White House correspondents' dinner was the tender flanks of Mitt Romney . The US...
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The Tribune
| 1 year ago
Obama quips jokes at annual DC press dinner Obama quips jokes at annual DC press dinner President Barack Obama poked fun at his Republican rivals Saturday night, but didn't spare his own Secret Service, secretary of state or even his past indulgence...
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The Hindustan Times
| 1 year ago
Voters are unlikely to have that on their minds when they vote coming fall...Barack Obama unleashed a string of wise-ones Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents' dinner as the Romney campaign strove to show their candidate can be...
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Kansas City Star
| 1 year ago
But over the past two decades it's morphed into a star-studded affair featuring movie and TV stars and sports figures...We've got men in tuxes, women in gowns, fine wine, first-class entertainment. I was just relieved to learn this was not a GSA...
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The Dish Rag
| 1 year ago
While Obama took a crack at Congress members in the audience, saying, "I want to especially thank all the members who took a break from their exhausting schedule of not passing any laws to be here tonight," Kimmel limited himself to innocuous things...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
President Barack Obama turned Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner into a roast of his likely 2012 presidential election campaign and his widely predicted Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, while also taking jabs at his staff,...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
In the conversation following President Obama's appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon , particularly the president's participation in the segment Slow Jam the News, Mitt Romney 's campaign aimed to portray Obama as too cool to lead. On Saturday,...
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People.com
| 1 year ago
Who Was Funnier at the White House Correspondents' Dinner? Sunday April 29, 2012 11:00 AM EDT The dinner was delicious and so were the jokes at Saturday evening's White House Correspondents' Dinner. Held in the Washington Hilton ballroom, the event...
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USA Today
| 1 year ago
Last year at this time -- in fact, on this very weekend -- we finally delivered justice to one of the world's most notorious individuals. (Photo of Donald Trump appears on overhead screens)." -- "It's great to be here this evening in the vast,...
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Pop Crunch
| 1 year ago
President Barack Obama poked fun at GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the recent Secret Service prostitution scandal at Saturday night's star-studded White House Correspondents' Dinner. The black-tie dinner,...
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TMZ
| 1 year ago
Phone Number (required): -- Enter your phone number...White House Correspondents' Dinner Sarah Palin , Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton were all on the receiving end of shots from President Barack Obama at last night's White House Correspondents'...
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ecorazzi.com
| 1 year ago
At last night's White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Barack Obama once again proved that he is a very funny man. More than more than 2,000 politicians, celebrities, and journalists jammed into the basement ballroom of the Washington Hilton...
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Voice of America
| 1 year ago
President and Reuters correspondent Caren Bohan (C) watches at the White House Correspondents Association annual dinner in Washington, April 28, 2012. Hollywood celebrities are not usually seen mingling with Washington's elite, but Saturday night was...
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The Tribune
| 1 year ago
Obama's re-election campaign has put Bill Clinton on notice that he will be used as a top surrogate, further evidence of how far the two camps have come since the bitter days of the 2008 Democratic primary between Obama and Hillary Clinton, now his...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
and the White House Correspondents' Dinner. With Washington and media elite in attendance, along with a sprinkling of celebrities, President Obama wasted no time in taking aim at political rivals during his speech, making sure to save some barbs for...
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CNN
| 1 year ago
President Barack Obama poked fun Saturday at everything, from the Secret Service scandal to the lavish spending by the Government Services Administration, to the upcoming general election. However, it was a spoof about Mitt Romney and his dog Seamus...
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Leader Post Online
| 1 year ago
Cheered by Hollywood stars, President Barack Obama late Saturday lampooned Mitt Romney's wealth and mined a shaggy dog story about his foe, striking a rare light note in the bitter White House race. Obama used an annual star-studded dinner with White...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
President Obama poked fun at himself and his likely Republican opponent at the 98th annual White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday night. Referring to a recent flap over his eating dog meat as a child, Obama asked the audience, "What's the...
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Zee News
| 1 year ago
Obama jabs at Romney at WH Correspondents' dinner Washington: US President Barack Obama poked fun at his likely presidential rival Mitt Romney and Republican opponents in Congress on Saturday night, including a dig at Romney's treatment of a pet dog,...
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Chicago Tribune
| 1 year ago
President Barack Obama laughs at comedian Jimmy Kimmel at the White House Correspondents Association annual dinner in Washington April 28, 2012. President Barack Obama poked fun at his likely presidential rival Mitt Romney and Republican opponents in...
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E! Online
| 1 year ago
The President began his comedy routine this year not at the podium but offstage, in a stunt involving a backstage "open-mic" with Obama tossing out lines such as: "Why is she [Kim Kardashian] famous anyway?," "I'm like a five on the 'Just for Mens'...
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Just Jared
| 1 year ago
The 44-year-old late night talk show host served as the host for the evening's festivities and gave a 25 minute speech. Jimmy targeted many politicians during his speech, including President Obama , Newt Gingrich , Mitt Romney , and New Jersey...
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The New York Times
| 1 year ago
Delivering the traditionally comic remarks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, the president seemed to enjoy needling Mr. Romney just days after the general election contest effectively got underway. The highlight was a...
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Popeater
| 1 year ago
We love the White House and we love Hollywood. So you can imagine we adore the White House Correspondents' Dinner , where politicos, media power players and L.A.'s brightest stars come together in completely imperfect, bizarre (dis)harmony.
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
The 98th annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, held Saturday evening at the Washington Hilton, is intended to celebrate those journalists who inform the American public about important events and discussions in the nation's capital. But the...
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The Hill
| 1 year ago
He took also took aim at the legislative branch. "I want to thank all those members of Congress who took a break from their exhausting schedule of not passing any laws to be here tonight," he joked. He even worked Jimmy Kimmel, the professional...
