Pin Itemailprint Jay Carney, a former reporter for Time and communications director for Vice President Joe Biden, has been named the new White House Press Secretary. Bill Daley, President Barack Obama‘s chief of staff, made the announcement on Thursday along with several other changes on tap in an email to White House staff. Carney, who [...]
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The 2011 State of the Union will be unlike any other when it comes to interactivity. President Barack Obama will deliver the annual State of the Union address tonight at 9 p.m. EST. Obama’s speech is expected to be about one hour in length based on previous years. UPDATE: You can view video of the [...]
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Robert Gibbs is stepping down as White House press secretary after two years in the position. “It’s true,” he confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday. Gibbs will leave his post next month and plane to act as an outside political adviser to President Barack Obama. He also plans to do speaking engagements in the private [...]
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Authorities have grounded about five cargo planes, both in the U.S. and overseas, after suspicious-looking packages were found on board. President Barack Obama was alerted to the possible terrorist threat on Thursday night after the suspicious packages were first found aboard a plane in England and Dubai. As a result, extra security precautions were taken [...]
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was up to his old tricks on Thursday, delivering a speech that criticized Washington and all but blamed the United States for the September 11 terrorist attacks. Delegates from the U.S. walked out of the U.N. General Assembly, followed by delegates from other nations. Ahmadinejad claimed that there were three points [...]
Larry Summers, the White House’s top economic adviser, will be leaving his post at the end of the year and return to his position as a professor at Harvard University. Earlier on Tuesday, amid rumors of their pending departures, White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs said that President Barack Obama is “enormously pleased” with the performance [...]
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Happy Birthday, Mr. President! President Barack Obama turns 49 today. His family will not be at his side as First Lady Michelle Obama has taken their youngest daughter, Sasha Obama, to Spain. Their other daughter, Malia Obama, is currently attending summer camp. Obama has been pretty candid about his feelings with regard to his birthday, [...]
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Did Vice President Joe Biden really drop a live F-Bomb? It sure sounds that way. When Biden embraced President Barack Obama at the health-care reform signing earlier today, it sure sounded like he said, “This is a big f–king deal.” I suppose it’s possible that he could have said “freaking,” but it’s really hard to [...]
Sparks were flying at the White House on Wednesday. During a press briefing, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs compared April Ryan of American Urban Radio to an impatient child. The heated exchange began when Ryan persistently questioned Gibbs about White House social secretary Desiree Rogers‘ part at a recent state dinner, you remember, the [...]
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President Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize early Friday morning in a shocking decision meant to further prod his efforts to reduce nuclear arms and ease tensions with Muslims. Those in attendance were stunned by the surprise choice so early in Obama’s presidency, which only began just under 2 weeks prior to [...]
