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A truce was announced this weekend between the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan army after a quarter-century of civil war. But fighting continues despite government claims that it has ...

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Today, President Obama meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for the first time since either leader took office. On the agenda will likely be whether Mr. Netanyahu wi...

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Vice President Joe Biden is in charge of implementing the White House’s $787 billion economic stimulus package. In his first quarterly accounting to President yesterday, he gave the ...

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Cities around the country are shrinking their mass transit systems in the face of economic woes. Charlotte, NC, is bucking that trend, though. They are in the process of tripling the ...

Takeaway correspondent Andrea Bernstein is in Charlotte, North Carolina, looking at how the stimulus is affecting people's lives. She spoke with the mayor, employees of the big banks ...

As part of The Takeaway's ShovelWatch project, Correspondent Andrea Bernstein is in banking capitol, Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite Wachovia's announcement that is was laying off ...

I'm just dying to know if POTUS told VPOTUS "Do NOT tell people to stay off trains and planes." Aren't you?

From today's White House Pool:

Pool Report No. 1
May 5, 2009

Barack and Joe dine out

Forget about "12:30 lunch in Oval Office, closed press" per daily guidance. POTUS and VPOTUS hit the road -- to Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, VA (Wilson Blvd).

Pool was called last minute for an OTR, extra-large motorcade departed White House at 12:26 p.m. Arrived at Ray's at 12:31. POTUS and VPOTUS entered thru the front door, pool entered thru the back. Obama and Biden waited their turn in line. After a few moments, Obama looked toward pool and said, "Who's taking orders here? My treat to the pool."

"Who wants a burger?" Obama said.

Then, to Caren Bohan of Reuters: "You're in charge of taking everybody's orders."

New York, NY —

A group of democratic state senators and government watchdogs is chiding Governor Paterson for limiting access to the decision making process for stimulus spending. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

REPORTER: In a letter to the Governor being released today, Bronx Democratic Senator Jose Serrano and 14 co-signers ...

The White House is still sweeping up after Vice President Biden’s biggest whoops to date — telling Americans to stay off mass transit for the duration of the swine flu outbreak. Shame...

The White House is still sweeping up after Vice President Biden's biggest whoops to date -- telling Americans to stay off mass transit for the duration of the swine flu outbreak. Shame, that, because he's done so much in his short tenure to own the transit issue. ...

In his prime time press conference last week, President Obama credited his Economic Recovery Act with the creation of 150,000 jobs. It's an astonishing number. But is this a case of s...

New York, NY —

The White House has apologized to anyone who was "unduly alarmed" by Vice President Joe Biden's remarks about avoiding travel on subways, and airplanes, because of swine flu. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

On the today show, the Vice President was asked about what he'd tell ...

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New York, NY —

A preliminary city study says a Paris-style "bike-sharing" program could be an integral part of New York's transit system. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

REPORTER: In Paris, for a nominal fee, a bike rider can pick up one of 20,000 bikes at kiosks around the city ...

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