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Vice President Biden shares stories of senatorial nudity.

Why do people keep talking about getting naked in congressional gyms?

August 18, 2019 at 7:07 p.m.

Vice President Joe Biden shared some affectionate reminiscences this week about the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, including a tale in which the senior senator from Massachusetts introduced the then-young pup...

Laura Dowling, shown preparing an arrangement at the White House in May 2010, became chief florist in 2009. Her predecessor stayed for 30 years; Dowling left recently after six years.

War of the roses: Former White House head florist clashed with first lady

August 18, 2019 at 7:02 p.m.

Who knew centerpieces could be the center of so much intrigue? Earlier, we reported exclusively that Laura Dowling, the White House's chief floral designer, had left her high-profile position in...

The White House head florist is gone, and rumors are flying about why

June 23, 2019 at 10:49 p.m.

When White House chief pastry chef Bill Yosses left the executive mansion last summer, the president publicly mourned the loss of "the crust master's" mysteriously addictive pies. And when the...

Muslim women don’t feel confined

August 21, 2021 at 6:15 a.m.

Muslim women do not think they are conditioned to accept second-class status or view themselves as oppressed, according to a survey released last week by The Gallup Organization. According to...

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