President Obama on Thursday nominated Allison M. Macfarlane, a professor of environmental science and policy at George Mason University, to be the next chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Macfarlane, a geologist by training, served as a member of the White House Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, which examined nuclear waste disposal. Read full article > >

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Facebook this week is getting pounded for dropping the ball on mobile . Well, the White House doesn’t want the government to drop it, too. President Obama issued a directive Wednesday that encourages federal agencies to make their Web sites and documents accessible on mobile platforms. Read full article > >

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For all of Mitt Romney’s talk of what he would do on Day One in the White House — Bomb Iran? Or was it Planned Parenthood? — there’s just as good a chance he would be tacking up two pictures on the wall. One would be of George H.W. Bush and the other of Jimmy Carter. They both became one-term presidents after they were challenged in the primaries. This is a lesson for Romney. Read full article > >

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The Romney you see is the one you’d get

For all of Mitt Romney’s talk of what he would do on Day One in the White House — Bomb Iran? Or was it Planned Parenthood? — there’s just as good a chance he would be tacking up two pictures on the wall. One would be of George H.W. Bush and the other of Jimmy Carter. They both became one-term presidents after they were challenged in the primaries. This is a lesson for Romney. Read full article > >

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White House counter-terror chief will choose targets.

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U.S. Announces New Drone Policy

“The Butler,” Lee Daniels’s adaptation of Wil Haygood’s 2008 Washington Post article about long-time White House butler Eugene Allen, has gained considerable heat at the Cannes Film Festival , where Nicole Kidman is said to be joining a cast that includes Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Jane Fonda. (Fonda will play Nancy Reagan; no word on who Kidman would portray.) Read full article > >

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Nicole Kidman said to star in White House butler movie

Before 9 a.m., a group of lobbyists began showing up at the White House security gates with the chief executives of their companies, all of whom serve on President Obama’s jobs council, to be checked in for a roundtable with the president. Read full article > >

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White House visitor logs provide window into lobbying industry

Five of Washington’s key Catholic institutions filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the White House’s mandate requiring employers to provide contraception coverage, part of an expanding national campaign against what some Catholic leaders characterize as an attack on their faith. Read full article > >

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The House approved a bill Friday that would provide $642.5 billion in defense spending for the next fiscal year, despite a veto threat from the White House, which objected to a series of provisions that would limit the president’s authority and challenge administration policies. Read full article > >

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The leaders said they discussed Europe’s economy, Afghanistan, Iran and Syria during a meeting at the White House.

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Obama Meets With Hollande Ahead of G-8 Meeting

President Obama welcomed new French President Francois Hollande to the White House on Friday, an initial meeting that comes as world leaders feel a renewed sense of urgency to contain the European debt crisis. Read full article > >

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Obama welcomes France’s Hollande to White House, outlines plan to fight African famine

The White House’s cybersecurity coordinator said Thursday that he is stepping down at the end of this month after a 2 1 / 2 -year tenure in which the administration has increased its focus on cyber issues but struggled to reach agreement with lawmakers on the best way to protect the nation’s key computer networks from attack. Read full article > >

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White House’s cybersecurity official retiring

Businessman Herman Cain formally endorsed Mitt Romney’s presidential bid in an event on Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon. The move marks Cain’s third endorsement since suspending his own White House run last December amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment and a 13-year affair. Read full article > >

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President Obama stopped by a Washington sandwich shop Wednesday to pick up some hoagies for a lunch with Capitol Hill leaders at the White House — and to make his latest pitch for Congress to support his economic agenda. Read full article > >

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Obama tries to sandwich Republicans on jobs plan, at a Washington deli

White House stresses giving “nonlethal” assistance.

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U.S. Helps Syrian Rebels