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White House picks first five economic ‘Promise Zones’

The official said the first five “Promise Zones” will be San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

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White House marks 50th anniversary of poverty war

The White House says that although progress has been made in reducing poverty, government can still play a positive role in reducing hardship and increasing economic opportunity.

White House seeks enviro policy council chair

The White House is looking for someone to succeed Nancy Sutley as head of the Council on Environmental Quality.

 
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White House: No response to Dennis Rodman ‘outburst’ on North Korea

The White House is not happy with the former Chicago Bull’s trip to Pyongyang.

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Gates: Obama grew frustrated over Afghanistan

(Charles Dharapak, File / Associated Press)

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserts in a new memoir that President Barack Obama grew frustrated with U.S. policy in Afghanistan and that Vice President Joe Biden has been wrong on nearly every foreign policy and national security issue. He also accuses members of Congress of inquisition-like treatment of administration officials.

White House responds to Gates’s criticism of Biden

The White House responded to former defense secretary Robert Gates’s comments on President Obama’s leadership and criticism of Vice President Biden.

 

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