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In a Friday proclamation, President Obama ordered the flags on public buildings flown at half mast in honor of the victims of the shooting in Aurora, Colo "as a mark of respect." The order applies to the "White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in

The president arrived at Joint Base Andrews at 1:30 p.m. and headed for the White House where he is expected to meet immediately with top administration officials about the Colorado shootings. Press secretary Jay Carney told reporters traveling with the president that attendees will include

Politically I think the President should have a Prime time Oval Office chat about this port deal. Explain the false information that has been floating around and tell the people what the facts are. If I were advising him, I have even have him say something like, "I personally just learned of this deal a few days ago, but people in my administration have been looking at this for quite some time, im sorry that this has become such a political issue and I agree, we did a poor job of informing the public. These are the facts..." Something like...

Fox News Channel correspondent Geraldo Rivera has been given a one-way ticket back to Kuwait City. A spokesman for the cable news network said yesterday that Rivera has "volunteered" to return to Kuwait from the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq, where he had been reporting on the war. But the Pentagon already had said the controversial talk show host turned foreign correspondent was going to be removed from the troop after revealing too many details about its location in a Sunday night report. Rivera was allowed to report from Iraq yesterday while his case was reviewed by military officials. Though...