A White House official says the Virginia couple who attended a state dinner without an invitation met President Barack Obama in the receiving line. ...more

November 27, 2009

Bill Maher says he is a little surprised when people walk out during one of his concerts over something he has said. ...more

November 27, 2009

Two fledgling political action committees that support allowing some illegal immigrants to become citizens are raising more money than their immigration-control counterparts, signaling a possible fundraising shift ahead of next year's congressional races. ...more

November 27, 2009

What began as a harvest celebration between European settlers and indigenous communities nearly four centuries ago has become our cherished tradition of Thanksgiving. ...more

November 26, 2009

The Secret Service says it's looking into its own security procedures after determining that two people crashed Tuesday night's state dinner at the White House. ...more

November 25, 2009

Putting his prestige on the line, President Barack Obama will personally commit the U.S. to a goal of substantially cutting greenhouse gases at next month's Copenhagen climate summit, insisting America is ready to tackle global warming despite intense disagreement in Congress. ...more

November 25, 2009

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today that several NATO nations will jointly offer 5,000 more troops for Afghanistan, as London and Washington push allies to take on a greater share of the war burden. ...more

November 25, 2009

Celebrities, major Democratic fundraisers and prominent Indian businessmen were among those scoring coveted invitations to President Barack Obama's first state dinner. ...more

November 25, 2009

Letters to the editor from Nov. 25 West Pasco editions. ...more

November 25, 2009

loves to stiff him, play him along and manipulate him. He's the world's celebrity ingenue, the slender naif perpetually undone by the recalcitrance of foreign leaders. ...more

November 25, 2009