WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: ?Swag? rule doesn?t apply diplomatic circles bi13252170 HONOLULU ? Apparently the new House ?swag? rule doesn?t apply to diplomatic protocol. First lady Michelle Obama presented sterling silver orchid brooches and sterling silver cufflinks Hawaiian Koa Wood to the leaders and spouses who gathered for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. The gifts came only days after President Barack Obama signed an executive order banning ..

White House: pressure building on Syria's Assad bi13252170 HONOLULU (Reuters) - The House said on Monday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was increasingly isolated and reiterated Washington's position that he had lost legitimacy to rule and should go. "It clear that the Assad regime continuing to be isolated, that the political pressure on them building," said House spokesman Josh Earnest

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WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: As summit host native Honolulu, Obama squirms in bi13252170 HONOLULU ? Mahalo! Welcome to Hawaii. Where we natives don?t actually dress like this. President Barack Obama has been lauding the sunny hospitality of native Hawaii as he hosts the Asia-Pacific summit here. But he told an audience of business leaders on Saturday that business formal look feels ?a little odd.? Read full article >>..

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: No swag rule diplomacy bi13252170 ERICA WERNER Associated Press HONOLULU Apparently the new House "swag" rule doesn't apply to diplomatic protocol. First lady Michelle Obama presented sterling silver orchid brooches and sterling silver cufflinks Hawaiian Koa Wood to the leaders and spouses who gathered for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. The gifts came only days after President Barack Obama signed an ..

White House Defends Iran Strategy bi13252170 Under fire from the GOP for failing to contain Iran's nuclear weapon ambitions, the House defended policies

White House stands by press briefing bi13252170 WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Japan says prime minister was misquoted a House briefing about meeting the U.S. president but the House says plans no revision

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsWHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: bi13252170 HONOLULU (AP) - Apparently the new House "swag" rule doesn't apply to diplomatic protocol

BOOK REVIEW: 'December 1941' bi13252170 DECEMBER 1941: 31 DAYS THAT CHANGED AMERICA AND SAVED THE WORLD By Craig Shirley Thomas Nelson, $24.99, 656 pages When 1941 dawned, about half the nation wanted to stand aside from "Europe's wars," and about half thought "preparedness" was imperative to help the embattled British and rearm ourselves. Few actually ..

Strut on world stage puts some spring Gillard's faltering step bi13252170 John Howard's memoir runs for more than 700 pages, but devotes just a solitary paragraph to the political benefits of rubbing shoulders global leaders, including American presidents, on one's home turf - especially when you're trouble the polls

Canada, Mexico interested trans-Pacific trade pact bi13252170 KAPOLEI, Hawaii ? A U.S.-backed plan to forge a Pacific free trade bloc got a big boost Sunday when leaders of Canada and Mexico joined Japan expressing support for a deal that has received a cool..

Libya and Iraq: Mirror Images the Grip of Big Oil bi13252170 The U.N. Security Council?s mandate, authorized NATO?s military operations to ?protect civilians? Libya, was just as specious as the one that allowed the Bush administration to invade Iraq to destroy stockpiles of nonexistent weapons of mass destruction. Just..

Japan, U.S. at odds PM Noda's free trade comment bi13252170 HONOLULU (Reuters) - Japan has denied a House statement that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told U.S. President Barack Obama he would put all goods and services on the negotiating table for trade liberalization

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