On the other hand, the hotel executive said, the White House staff, no matter the administration, is marked by professionalism.

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Obama and the lawmakers planned to meet on neutral territory, with dinner scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at a hotel near the White House.

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Held at a hotel ballroom blocks from the White House, I was there.

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Obama and Hu greeted the CEOs in a room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (the mammoth building next to the White House that looks like a Victorian-era hotel) and made a few remarks before leaving for their presser.

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One was about how trivial Trump's decisions on "The Apprentice" were when compared with that of the POTUS. The second ridiculed Trump for what he would allegedly do to the White House if he won: turn it into a garish-looking hotel and spa.

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Calls for the ethics inquiry focused on allegations of news leaks from the Office of Independent Counsel and prosecutors' initial dealings with Monica Lewinsky the day she was detained at a suburban Washington hotel following a meeting with former White House aide Linda Tripp.

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