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Doh! Oval Office Rug Gets Quote's Author Wrong

John Johnson — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:15:09 CDT

The new rug in President Obama's Oval Office includes famous quotations, including this from Martin Luther King Jr.: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." The only problem, reports the Washington Post , is that King borrowed the words (and made no secret of it)...

What Obama's Remodel Really Needed

Polly Davis Doig — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:28:27 CDT

Well, Obama's got himself a fancy new "redecorated man cave" (aka Oval Office) in the middle of the recession, gripes Maureen Dowd, in the latest "tone-deaf" move out of the communication-handicapped White House. "It might have been wise, given America’s slough of despond, to hark back to a time when...

Obama Redecorates Oval Office

Kevin Spak — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:41:00 CDT

While President Obama was off vacationing in Martha's Vineyard, his iconic office got its first makeover since George W. Bush left town. Viewers can see the new Oval Office in his speech tonight. Highlights, from USA Today : The rug, donated by a Michigan carpet manufacturer, has historical quotes around the...