Posts Tagged ‘welcome’

What’s in a name? Obama to welcome leader of ‘Myanmar,’ not ‘Burma’

Straight up: This will only be of interest to foreign policy nerds and people interested in the fate of U.S. relations with this particular Asian country (Shoutout: Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Republican senate minority leader and resident expert in Congress on this issue). The White House announced Wednesday that President Barack Obama will welcome President [...]

Obama to welcome UK PM Cameron to White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to the White House for talks on subjects ranging from Syria's civil war to preparations for a coming summit of the world's leading industrial nations in Northern Ireland. Tweet This Post

American Voices: Cardinal Says Catholic Church Should Welcome Gays

While admitting the Vatican would not change its opposition to same-sex marriage, Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan said the Church should be more welcoming of gays and lesbians, arguing that Catholicism needs to modernize how it presents its message. The Onion Tweet This Post

Obamas welcome children to annual Easter Egg Roll

WASHINGTON (AP) — An amused President Barack Obama read a children's book to a gathering of boys and girls at the White House then peppered them with questions: Had any of them lost a tooth? Had any climbed trees? Had any fallen after climbing? Tweet This Post

Welcome To Miami

By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES OBAMA’S SUNSHINE STATE SPEECH: President Obama travels to Miami today to promote his economic agenda. According to the White House the president will visit PortMiami where “he will tour a tunnel project before delivering remarks on ways to create jobs… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Sequester at Home: Welcome to Washington

Sure, the men and women who voted for sequestration won’t take a hit in their paychecks, but nowhere will the federal government’s $ 85 billion budget cuts be felt more acutely than inside the beltway. Visitors to Washington, D.C., and locals alike are already beginning to… Tweet This Post

Sequester at Home: Welcome to Washington

Sure, the men and women who voted for sequestration won’t take a hit in their paychecks, but nowhere will the federal government’s $ 85 billion budget cuts be felt more acutely than inside the beltway. Visitors to Washington, D.C., and locals alike are already beginning to… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Welcome to the first annual post-apocalypse Daily Kos year in review!

Welcome the inimitable Kossack, Andy Cobb and our most esteemed Congressional-procedure-geek-turned-radio-host David Waldman to help round up one hell of a year. In a fun way. Tweet This Post