As White House Memo on Sestak Raises More Questions, White House Refers to That Same Memo for Answers

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Tuesday would not say if there were multiple conversations with Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) about serving on a presidential advisory board in exchange for Sestak dropping out of the Democratic Senate primary race in Pennsylvania.

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As White House Memo on Sestak Raises More Questions, White House Refers to That Same Memo for Answers

Top Republicans to White House: Alleged Facts in Your Sestak Memo Appear to Document Lawbreaking

Three top House Republicans sent a letter to the White House counsel Wednesday saying they believe that a memorandum the counsel released purporting to explain the administration’s actions in offering to appoint Rep. Joe Sestak (D.-Pa.) to a federal position present a set of facts that appear to violate the law. 

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House GOP Unveils Website to Build Agenda

House Republicans unveiled an official government website Tuesday to solicit citizen ideas for a legislative agenda, a project they pledged would play no political role in their campaign to win a majority in midterm elections this fall.

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Stretched U.S. Military Stops Reef Cleanup Project

 West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP) – Military divers are being pulled off a project to clean up an artificial reef off the coast of Florida that turned into an environmental disaster.
 
The divers have spent the last three summers pulling up thousands of tires a mile off the beach at Fort Lauderdale.

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Republicans’ Efforts to Keep 9/11 Terrorists Off U.S. Soil Rejected by Democrats

In anticipation of the Obama administration’s move to close down Guantanamo Bay, House Republicans introduced legislation that would have prevented Gitmo detainees from being brought to the United States.

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Fox News Channel, Obama Administration Talking

The meeting came a day after Fox anchor Shepard Smith apologized for a “lack of balance” following a political report where the Republican candidate for New Jersey governor was interviewed and the Democratic incumbent wasn’t.

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Stimulus Jobs Overstated by Thousands

An early progress report on President Barack Obama’s economic recovery plan overstates by thousands the number of jobs created or saved through the stimulus program, a mistake that White House officials promise will be corrected in future reports.

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