http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com FOX News covers the White House. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:19:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en President Obama will have a full plate this Thanksgiving holiday -- with crucial domestic and foreign policy issues on the menu. On Saturday the democratic-led Senate will hold a test vote on a massive health care bill that is expected to be determined along party lines.  The vote will be ... http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/20/a-look-at-the-presidents-week-ahead/ Before leaving Seoul, the White House organized a quick trip to Panmunjom, the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone, otherwise known as the DMZ. We journeyed by bus out of the bustling, traffic-snarled capital northward on a highway called Unification Road, the first of many indications of how deeply South ... http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/20/travel-to-the-dmz/ The White House has posted some new photos of the President's trip to Asia....check them out here.. [caption id="attachment_5757" align="aligncenter" width="320" caption="The President 's motorcade makes its way through the mountains en route to the Great Wall of China outside of Beijing. November 18, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence ... http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/20/new-photos-2/ There are no public events at the White House today... The President returned from his Asia trip last night and he's got nothing on the schedule today... http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/20/the-day-ahead-41/ As his administration aims to move thaw U.S.-Cuban relations, President Barack Obama took some time to respond to questions posed to him by a young Cuban  blogger. Yoani Sanchez , whose blog 'Generation Y' is distributed through the website 'DesdeCuba.com', (From Cuba.com), explains that she wanted to ask the U.S. president ... http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/19/qa-president-obama-responds-to-cuban-blogger/             He’s been to some twenty countries so far in his first year in office, but for President Obama, the welcome he received in Seoul, South Korea Thursday was particularly colorful. He mentioned it two separate times to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, noting, "I have ... http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/19/video-president-obamas-colorful-welcome-to-south-korea/ It was clear there was warmth between President Obama and President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea when the two met in Seoul Thursday. But if there was any doubt, the two laid that to rest when they hugged at the end of their joint press conference. It’s not clear who ... http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/19/presidents-obama-and-lee-embrace-their-friendship/ Traveling with the President can be hectic for the press corps. Before you go on any international trip, there are a series of vaccines and medications you may need to get in preparation for that particular country’s health hazards. But it’s a different situation when you become the health hazard. ... http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/19/press-gets-spot-health-check-in-south-korea/    President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak told their respective citizens at a press conference in Seoul Thursday that there's nothing to fear in a US-Korea Free Trade Agreement beyond improved relations and economic conditions.   "American companies and workers are very confident in our ability to compete," Mr. ... http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/19/us-and-south-korea-forge-ahead-on-trade-despite-criticism/ GARRETT: Mr. President the Fox News Channel is very happy to see you. OBAMA: Good to see you  GARRET: And on behalf of the news channel, let me wish you, Michelle, Sasha and Malia a very happy and joyous 2009 holiday season. OBAMA: That's so nice, I appreciate it, to the Fox family ... http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/18/major-garrett-interviews-president-obama-transcript/