Jon Lovett, a former White House speechwriter that has left his job there to pursue screenwriting in Los Angeles. He won The Funniest Celebrity in DC Contest in 2010.

Former Obama Speechwriter to Pen White House Sitcom

The Washington-Hollywood connection strikes again

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National Christmas Tree Has Died Near White House

The National Park Service says the Colorado blue spruce died of “transplant shock.”

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WATCH: President Obama Outshines Jimmy Kimmel at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Do we laugh at the President because he’s funny — or because he’s the President and we have to?

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Reading While Eating for April 5: Great Debates

Thursday’s links delve into some contentious arguments, from golf to hip-hop.

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President Obama: ‘If I Had a Son, He’d Look Like Trayvon’

President Obama commented on the Trayvon Martin case Friday morning, saying it’s “absolutely imperative” that the federal government looks into the shooting.

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President Obama Sings ‘Sweet Home Chicago’ During White-House Concert

When blues legend Buddy Guy asks you to sing and Mick Jagger hands you a microphone, you sing. Even if you’re the President of the United States.

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Global Leaders React to the Death of North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-Il

World leaders reacted cautiously to the sudden news Sunday night that Kim Jong-Il, the despotic leader of isolated North Korea, had died of a heart attack while traveling aboard a train within the country on Saturday.

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What Sentence Could the Accused White House Shooter Face?

An Idaho man who was arrested for firing a bullet at the White House may spend the rest of his life in prison.

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White House: Sorry, But We Haven’t Found Aliens Yet

After 12,000 people signed an online petition demanding the President admit there are alien life forms here on Earth, the White House has responded.

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QUOTE: Michelle Obama Misses Shopping

“People realize and it’s amazing how people don’t recognize you. They don’t expect to see me at Starbucks or at Chipotle.” — MICHELLE OBAMA telling Al Rocker about how she likes to get outside the White House and shop (via MSNBC)