Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Bonfire of the Emails

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Firefighters battled thick smoke and flames Wednesday inside the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next door to the White House, which houses the vice president's ceremonial offices. The building, built between 1871 and 1888, is also called the Old Executive Office Building. It was originally built for the State, War and Navy Departments and is an example of the French Second Empire style of architecture, according to a government Web site.

The building is the site of a number of events, including ceremonial signings, news conferences and photo opportunities.


Full "story" here



picture lifted from CNN.com

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dick was destroying the CIA torture tapes when the fire got out of hand.

Unknown said...

And they never really explained what happened. Smoke pours out of a building on the grounds of the White House and its not news. It has something to do with the VP's office, "ceremonial office" or not and it's not covered. Doesn't the White House have a special paper-burning furnace? Everywhere I looked the general responce was "Cheney was burning something and it got out of control".