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President Obama welcomed Burma’s president, Thein Sein. Obama repeatedly referred to the nation as Myanmar--new acknowledgement of a "diplomatic courtesy" allowing "limited use of the name" to describe the former pariah state.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said Denis McDonough, President Obama's chief of staff, was among a handful of senior aides informed of the Treasury inspector general's findings that the IRS was targeting conservative groups for heightened scrutiny in their tax-exempt application process.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said on Monday that President Obama is endorsing a federal shield law for reporters seeking to protect their confidential sources, and “is very happy to see the Senate take it up again."

The day after tornadoes killed two people in Oklahoma, a new tornado was spotted on the ground in Newcastle.

A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending some of the worst sectarian violence the country has seen

Russian TV aired video of the U.S. Embassy employee, Ryan Fogle,at Moscow airport. The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has refused to comment on spying allegations against Fogle.

President Obama told graduates of Morehouse College Sunday to take the power of their example — as black men graduating from college — and use it to improve people's lives.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says recent controversies over the IRS, Benghazi, and the seizure of Associated Press phone records amount to a "trend line" pointing to a "culture of cover-ups and intimidation" at the White House.

Associated Press CEO Gary Pruitt called the Justice Department's seizure of some AP telephone records "unconstitutional," saying "I really don't know what their motive was, I know what the message they are sending was — if you talk to the press we are going to go after you."

White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer defends administration's handling of recent controversies, says "partisan fishing expeditions" won't distract the White House from pushing President Obama's policy agenda.

Using a team of twelve skilled painters, watch as crew from house painting company Wow1Day transforms a house in Chantilly, Va. in only eight hours.

Sam Havrilak said, “If I would have known then what people know now.”e

Bruce Laid said, “The term was snapper.”

Maxie Baughan said, “I don’t regret one minute of it.”

The CEO of AOL’s Brand Group and former Gilt Groupe CEO shares a leadership lesson from her career.

On Monday, the scaffolding surrounding the Washington Monument was topped off, and workers are set to repair damage from the 2011 earthquake.

With more people cutting cable in favor of Web TV, The Post’s Hayley Tsukayama runs through potential new services in the battle for Internet viewers.

A summary of the highlights from today’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the Benghazi attacks.

Laura Alonso, a current member of Congress in Argentina, joins our leadership video series.

Washington Post photojournalist Melina Mara talks about her behind the scenes photos of Vice President Biden. Mara received unprecedented access to the vice president as he rode in his limousine and met privately with advocates, politicians and civil rights leaders.