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The start of the traditional Easter egg roll at the White House was delayed for 90 minutes on Monday as angry storm clouds delivered thunder and rain on the assembled guests. AP reports more than 40,000 people — 10,000 more than last year — were expected to play a part in the festivities and coax hard-boiled eggs across the lawn to a finish line.

He has not only inspired folks to open their wallets, he has also helped raise a small army of newbie activists. Folks like English teacher Natalie Rebetsky, who never thought of herself as a political person or partisan activist. Until now. Before Trump, Rebetsky was known as the colorful chair of the English department at Linganore High School in Frederick, Md., whose only involvement with the White House was a mild obsession with the annual White House Easter Egg Roll — the largest annual public event at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., with 35,000 people attending last year. When her kids were...

Many in the White House press corps have a raging case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. It flared up again when the White House released images of the commemorative eggs that will be available for purchase to celebrate the annual White House Easter Egg roll. Pastel versions of the official egg are $8.50. A gold version is $14.95. The eggs will feature the signature of President Trump and First lady Melania Trump. The seemingly innocuous announcement triggered public hackles from mainstream media reporters. New York Times reporter Julie Davis: “Forget those silly pastel/rainbow colors of White House East Egg Rolls past;...

MACON, Ga. - An annual Easter egg hunt in central Georgia has been canceled after organizers say parents became violent while trying to collect eggs for themselves and their children in past years. This will be the first time in years that the Easter Bunny won't be visiting children during the annual egg hunt at Central City Park in Macon, traditionally one of the largest Easter events in central Georgia.

Perhaps it's the Ken Burns documentary that has me talking this way, but I don't think it hyperbole to suggest that NBA Jam left an indelible mark on children of a certain generation. The game action was too lively not to let it get to you, and the personalities behind the game were as large as their comically oversized heads. However, bigger than anything else from the original, beyond the throwdowns and 3-point bombs, were the rumors. Could you find a way to put Michael Jordan on the Bulls? (No.) Did the back-and-forth in any way resemble an NBA game?...

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Hidden in this post is an Easter Egg. Easter it is, of course; and so the egg’s theme is appropriate for this day. It’s not the most cleverly designed puzzle. Since this is Easter, I’m trying not to do any real work. Naturally, readers should remember that I used to be—in another life, long ago—a cryptographer. Once, that is, a creator of (electronic) codes; not a breaker of them. Too tough a clue? Hidden Easter Egg Here’s a hint: this is a pre-math code. Extremely easy, actually. Really, it’s the kind that, when you see it, you’ll smack your head...

The Obama administration announced on Tuesday it has reserved 3,000 free tickets to the annual White House Easter Egg Roll for students in D.C.-area public and charter schools, but not for children who attend private or parochial schools. Why exclude children in private and parochial schools, asked the father of a parochial school student at Tuesday’s press conference where U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty announced the ticket giveaway. “These tickets are from the White House to public schools, and we’re appreciative, but there may be other things unrelated to this press conference,” Fenty...

(Fox News) - This year’s White House Easter Egg roll will be eggs-actly what the bunny ordered. The environmentally concerned bunny, that is. A White House announcement Monday said the eggs at this year’s April 5 roll will be made from paperboard that contains no wood fibers from endangered forests, is recyclable and features vegetable-oil based inks and a water-based coating. What’s more, they’ll come in purple, pink, green and yellow and feature the stamped signatures of both President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

AN EASTER EGG hunt ended in disaster when a teenage girl tripped an illegal hunting trap baited with birds' eggs. Carina Faerber, 13, mistook the bait for chocolate eggs, setting off the hair trigger of a vicious razor-sharp gin-trap that left her hand hanging by a thread. Her wrist was broken and almost severed altogether when she tried to pick up the eggs - used to lure weasels in woods near her house in Weisskirchen, Austria. Her screams alerted local walkers who dialled emergency services, as reported by the Austrian Times. Police say the eggs were left as bait by...

Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan received a Laura Secord Easter egg. PANJWAYI-ZHARI, Afghanistan (AFP) - With a bombing that killed two soldiers, rockets attacks and a suspicious parcel, Easter passed almost unnoticed for Canadian troops at this base in southern Afghanistan. The past few days were significant: besides the Christian celebration of Easter, it was the Afghan New Year -- marking the start of spring, and the anniversary of the birth of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed. But this did not mean a let-up in attacks by rebels in the Panjwayi-Zhari area, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Kandahar city and...

Clifford the Big Red Dog and Sesame Street's Cookie Monster will provide the Bush administration's first line of defence as the White House Easter Egg Roll is flooded by hundreds of protesting homosexual parents. Faced with the prospect of the 128-year-old tradition being hijacked by gay pride advocates, aides to President George W Bush have carefully scripted the event to limit the political damage. Homosexual parents seeking public acceptance of their families have already secured many of the 15,000 tickets available to the public. But it was clear yesterday that protesters would be kept far away from the First Lady,...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush left the White House last Thursday for a long weekend at Camp David. The President and his family enjoyed an early Easter dinner today before returning to Washington. The family's Easter meal included two kinds of ham, spinach salad, macaroni and cheese, asparagus, deviled eggs, fresh fruit and biscuits. For dessert, could choose between double coconut layer cake and lemon curd trifle with fresh berries. Unfortunately, on this lovely day when Christians everywhere celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, the Left will not restrain itself from turning even the...

Got chocolate? : A man stands next to a giant Easter egg made by Belgian chocolate-maker Guylian in a bid to establish a new world record in Sint-Niklaas. (AFP/BELGA/Lieven Van Assche)