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Obama to “Newcomers” of Classical Music: Michelle Tells Him When to Applaud

“It’s been a busy day for classical music here at the White House,” President Obama said this evening. He is right: tonight’s concert in the East Room follows a long day of classical musical seminars, awards programs and an afternoon concert which culminated in this evenings ensemble of some of the nation’s best classical musicians.

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The Biden Gambit

Instead of campaigning in a low-key way, emphasizing local issues and Owens’ strengths, Biden picked up the gauntlet thrown down by national Republican figures such as Sarah Palin and Gov. Tim Pawlenty, and conservative pundits such as Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh, and agreed that the special House race was of national relevance.

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Italian Court Levies Judgment on U.S. Rendition Program

The US intelligence gathering program known as “extraordinary rendition” was essentially put on trial for the first time - in Italy - and this week the court rendered a guilty verdict.

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Mrs. Obama Goes Classical

Calling classical music a “timeless” art form, First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off the fourth part of the White House music series. The White House invited 120 middle and high school musicians from across the country for a day of classical music workshops at the White House – which Mrs. Obama referred to as the “classical music superstars of tomorrow.”

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POTUS tells Wisconsin: "It’s Time to Make Education America’s National Mission”

Speaking to about 500 students, teachers, and officials in a small gymnasium at James C. Wright Middle School, President Obama promoted the administration’s efforts to “make education America’s national mission.”

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Axelrod to ABC News on Voters' Economic Anxiety: "There is a Heavy Burden That Falls on the Governing Party. That's Just Something You Accept. That's Part of the Deal"

This afternoon we spoke with White House senior adviser David Axelrod about the election results.

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White House on NY-23: 'Anger Can Get You 45% of the Vote'

Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs today said that Republican gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey do not portend anything for President Obama, but the dynamics and the Democratic candidate's success in the...

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Election 2009: The View from the White House

It was a message of nonchalance: asked last night if President Obama was watching the election returns, a White House spokesman said he was not. Another White House official hypothesized that the president might have been more interested in the...

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The Presidential Planner

From Sunlen Miller: On the anniversary of his election, President Obama will spend part of the day today in Madison, Wisconsin. In a closed-door ceremony the President will first participate in credentialing ceremony for foreign ambassadors in the Oval Office....

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