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Oval Office makeover has design experts weighing in

Obamas went on vacation, and the decorators moved in

Laid-back elegance' to Oval Office redo

Congressional opponents, stubborn diplomats or wary heads of state, beware: The new Oval Office sofas look so comfy, you just might be lulled into a few reckless compromises.

Weekend mini-projects

In a couple of weeks, my niece will be getting married. I remember I visited her at the hospital on the day she was born. I was so excited about being an aunt for the first time that I sprinted from the parking lot to the nursery. That same day we got hit with one of the worst snowstorms I can remember. I used all of the added energy of being a new aunt to navigate my way home.

Wanda in Haiti: Pain, protest, planning for the future

There was high unemployment for Haitians, those educated with skills and the unskilled as well, prior to the earthquake. For a government official to tell a BAI representative that withholding food was a way to motivate lazy people looking for a handout to get to work is a gross misread of the problem.