Wed, 11/24/2010 - 09:52 by Rakhi
Washington -- Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has joined the lineup for this year's edition of the annual "Christmas in Washington" concert, TNT announced Tuesday.
The concert is to premiere exclusively on the cable network Dec. 17, with Ellen DeGeneres serving as host.
Bocelli will be performing selections from his double platinum CD, "My Christmas." He is the latest addition to a show that will also feature Mariah Carey, Miranda Cosgrove, Annie Lennox, Maxwell and Matthew Morrison, TNT said.
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are expected to attend the event, along with other Washington luminaries.
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Thu, 11/18/2010 - 09:48 by Rakhi
Washington -- Actor Kal Penn has resumed working at the White House in Washington after a brief break to shoot a third "Harold & Kumar" movie.
Penn, whose real name is Kalpen Modi, campaigned for Barack Obama during the 2008 election, and then went to work for the newly elected president in 2009. He took time off this year to shoot "A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas."
ABC News said Penne returned to work as a political aide Monday.
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Wed, 11/10/2010 - 00:32 by Prince damin
Seoul -- A South Korean trade official said free trade talks with the United States would continue one day before a presidential meeting on the issue.
With a Group of 20 summit beginning in Seoul Wednesday evening, Presidents Barack Obama and Lee Myung-bak are scheduled to hold a private meeting Thursday on the free trade agreement signed by both countries in 2007 but not yet ratified in the United States.
Yonhap reported Tuesday South Korean Deputy Minister for Trade Choi Seok-young confirmed talks between trade representatives Ron Kirk and Kim Jong-hoon would take place Wednesday.
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Thu, 10/28/2010 - 10:01 by Rakhi
Washington -- Barack Obama Wednesday taped his first appearance on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" since becoming president of the United States.
Obama was interviewed for the show four times before he was elected commander-in-chief in 2008, however.
Wednesday's appearance was scheduled during the series' week-long trip to Washington to provide viewers with "Indecision 2010" coverage of the midterm elections, Comedy Central said.
Show producers said this is the first time an episode has consisted of a single guest interview.
"Are we the people we were waiting for, or does it turn out those people are still out there -- and we don't have their number?" Stewart queried the president.
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Wed, 10/27/2010 - 10:05 by Rakhi
New York -- The New York City Health Department said the top baby names for the city in 2009 included celebrity- inspired choices such as Scarlett, Chanel and Miley.
The annual list of top name selections, released last week, was topped by Jayden for boys and Isabella for girls -- but further down the list were girl name No. 73 Malia, the name of one of President Barack Obama's daughters, and boy name No. 158 Usher, after the popular recording artist, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
Also included on the list were No. 104 Scarlett, as in actress Scarlett Johansson; No. 112 Miley, like singer and TV star Miley Cyrus; and fashion-inspired names including No. 139 girls' name Chanel, and boys' names No. 148 Dior and No. 150 Armani.
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Mon, 09/27/2010 - 10:01 by Rakhi
Washington -- U.S. President Barack Obama spent part of a drizzly Sunday playing a little basketball with his daughters Sasha and Malia.
The hour-plus outing to a nearby court in the Interior Department building was off-limits to the media but back at the White House when a reporter asked how his daughters had done, Obama replied Sasha and Malia "did good." Asked if they beat him, the president said "always."
It appeared a couple of other young women joined the Obamas on the outing.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Sun, 09/12/2010 - 15:26 by Anter Prakash Singh
The new legislation, Obamacare, introduced this year to provide extra benefits to clients, could increase costs for the companies and hike health insurance premium.
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Thu, 09/09/2010 - 00:27 by Prince damin
Cleveland -- "Good Morning America" co-anchor George Stephanopoulos has booked an exclusive interview with U.S. President Barack Obama, ABC announced.
The chat is to be conducted in Cleveland and is scheduled to air on Thursday's edition of "GMA."
ABC noted the interview comes as the president this week proposes new initiatives to rebuild the economy and create jobs.
Viewers are invited to submit questions for Obama at http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2010/09/what-should-i-ask-president-obam..., ABC said.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Sun, 09/05/2010 - 16:36 by Jamie Anderson
The BP owned oil well, which busted on April 20 and spewed an estimated 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, has finally been secured.
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Wed, 08/25/2010 - 16:08 by Jamie Anderson
A court order from a federal judge Monday temporarily barring the Obama administration government from funding the research on human embryonic stem cells has stunned one and all.
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Sat, 08/14/2010 - 17:42 by Jamie Anderson
After Herculean efforts spread over more than three months, BP Plc has finally succeeded in plugging the busted well, stopping the oil from leaking into the water.
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Wed, 08/11/2010 - 21:40 by Prince damin
Washington -- The U.S. trade deficit grew higher than expected in June, reaching $49.9 billion with exports falling by $2.3 billion, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said.
President Barack Obama set a goal in his State of the Union address in January to double U.S. exports within 5 years. Wednesday's report is a clear indication that such a goal has hurdles to overcome.
The bureau said the exports declined in capital goods by $1.4 billion, industrial supplies, down $1 billion, and foods, feeds and beverages, down by $300 million.
Exports of consumer goods and vehicles increased.
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