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D.C. Council asks Obama to use 'taxation without representation' license plate

A petition on the White House website urges President Barack Obama to put the D.C. 'taxation without representation' license plate on the presidential limo. Now, two members of the D.C. City Council are meeting with White House officials to discuss that very issue.

Tags: mark segraves, white house, petition, taxation without representation, license plates

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Activists, those grieving hold a vigil at the White House

On Friday evening, activists and those wanting to offer support to the families and victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting gathered outside of the White House for a vigil.

Tags: gun control, kyle cooper, white house, vigil

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PETA: Spare a turkey, eat vegan this Thanksgiving

Two PETA members, dressed as turkeys, handed out dozens of boxes of vegan meals to spread the message that there are Thanksgiving meal options for people who would prefer to spare a turkey's life.

Tags: peta, turkey, Thanksgiving, white house, andrew mollenbeck

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Virginians, Marylanders petition to secede

Dozens of states have started petitions to secede from the Union. But don't expect the number of stars on the U.S. flag to shrink any time soon.

Tags: U.S. Constitution, white house, Bob McDonnell, secede, government reform, hank silverberg

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Police release surveillance video after robbery in Northwest D.C.

D.C. police have released surveillance video of people wanted for questioning related to a Friday robbery in which the victims sought help from the Secret Service near the White House.

Tags: D.C., white house, car chase

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Trumpeting for action: PETA protests use of circus elephants

Protesters from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals donned elephant costumes and demonstrated against allegedly abused circus animals - like elephants - outside the White House Friday.

Tags: peta, protest, circus, white house

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Wade eager for White House trip to see Obama

Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat are waiting to hear when they'll make the traditional champion's trip to the White House.

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Supporters chant 'Obama' outside White House (VIDEO)

Hundreds of Obama supporters chanting "four more years," waving Obama campaign posters and wearing T-shirts with the president's face, swarmed outside the White House gates early Wednesday morning.

Tags: election 2012, white house, obama, Stephanie Steinberg

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White House discourages layoff warnings

The White House is going to great lengths to discourage defense contractors from sending layoff warnings to employees in the days before the presidential election, an effort Republicans are denouncing as politically motivated.

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13 AIDS activists arrested outside White House

Thirteen AIDS activists were arrested outside the White House after tying dollar bills and pill bottles to the executive mansion's fence and calling for better funding of HIV and AIDS programs.

Tags: AIDS, white house

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