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The Secret Service and Santa Claus

19 hours ago ago from American Presidents Blog

Christmas in the White House can be exciting. Jennie has been doing a good job highlighting some of the great White House Christmas celebrations of years past. Naturally, Santa Claus has been a part of many of these special days. With two children in the White House this year, the role of Santa Claus and the White House has gotten more complicated. Sources confirm that neither Sasha Obama (8) or Malia Obama (11) are on the Naughty List. ...

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Merry Christmas To All

21 minutes ago ago from Right Voices

I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  On that note, take a look at the ornaments on one of the White House Christmas trees: Why let a holiday season come between the White House and making some political statements? The White House pegged controversial designer Simon Doonan to oversee the Christmas decorations for the White House. Mr. Doonan, who is creative director of Barney’s New York h as often ...

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Can You Believe It’s Christmas?

16 hours ago ago from From Single To Married

Am I the only one who's completely blown away by the fact that tomorrow is Christmas?  That means that today, Thursday the 24th, is Christmas Eve.  Wow.  Where did the month go?  For that matter, where did the year go?  It seems like only yesterday we were in Georgia for the holidays, making wreaths and shopping for the perfect present . But this year, Christmas kind of snuck up on me and I am so not ready.  The funniest part is that it ...

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Gingerbread White House

3 hours ago ago from The Purple Menace

This vid is amazing. Every year, the White House pastry chef creates a gingerbread White House, and each year's design is different. For 2009, its gingerbread walls are covered in white chocolate, there's tiny chocolate furniture and chandelier, and Mrs. Obama's organic vegetable garden is made of marzipan. Adorable! Yeah, I know it's a big waste of taxpayer dollars, but every year I love it anyway!

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My Holiday Invitation from President Obama

5 hours ago ago from Breaking Our Silence

On December 3, I received a letter with my name handwritten from The White House.  Initially, I thought it was a Christmas card to thank me for including Tina Tchen and the White House Council on Women and Girls at my Second Annual National Black Women's Town Hall Meeting held at Howard University in September. You can imagine my surprise and honor when I began pulling out something that was much more formal and elegant than a holiday ...

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Obama White House Decorations: Traditional, With a Few Twists

13 hours ago ago from Politics Daily

The 50,000 guests at White House parties and tours in December saw the Obama family's holiday decorations were traditional but with a few unique touches. First Lady Michelle Obama said the 2009 theme for the decorations is "Reflect, Rejoice and Renew." "Christmas and the New Year has always been a time to reflect on our many blessings, to rejoice in the pleasure of spending time with our family and our friends, and to renew our commitment ...

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