Monday, September 21, 2009

Morning Fix: The White House Plays (Political) Hardball
Washington Post
David Paterson faces a difficult path to re-election in 2010, leading the White House to intervene. Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images The White House's ...
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Who's the Liar Now, Mr. Obama?
The New American
Before the night was out, Wilson had been pressured to call the White House to apologize. Not content that Rep. Wilson apologized directly to the White ...
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The Associated Press
SPIN METER: $2 trillion in health savings? Where?
The Associated Press
The White House event on May 11 clearly had political significance. It was an early sign that the same interest groups that helped derail President Bill ...
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Obama: Health care overhaul won't burden middle class
Austin American-Statesman
As the Senate Finance Committee prepares to vote on the legislation this week, the White House is trying to hold together fractious Democrats, ...
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New York Times
A Sunday Morning Obamathon: Five Interviewers, One Message
New York Times
In photos provided by the White House, President Obama spoke with, clockwise from center left, Bob Schieffer of CBS, George Stephanopoulos of ABC, ...
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White House dismisses Fox News as 'ideological outlet,' renewing feud
Washington Examiner
... who was a top aide to former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. The White House indeed took aim at Fox, with a spokesman saying, “We figured Fox would ...
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New York Times
Paterson Says He Will Run Despite White House Pressure
New York Times
David A. Paterson insisted on Sunday that he would continue his campaign for governor, despite urgings from the White House that he step aside for the good ...
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The Caucus The President's Best Hope in the GOP
New York Times
“Two-thirds of the costs for covering new people will be paid for by taking waste out of the system,” Mr. Obama said in an interview at the White House. ...
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White House seems to give Cuomo cover to go for governor
Newsday
The White House's stunning "stand-down" message to Gov. David A. Paterson seems to give Attorney General Andrew Cuomo just the cover he needs to chase the ...
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Healthcare Package: Obama Ignores Scathing Rhetoric
THISDAY
A vote in his committee could occur as early as next week, but many hurdles remain in the House and Senate. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs called ...
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Chris Wallace Whines That The White House Are A Bunch Of Crybabies ...
By Nicole Belle
(h/t David N.) Poor widdle Chris Wallace. That mean ol' Barack Obama won't come on his show but he's appearing on virtually every other Sunday show...including Univision, fer cryin' out loud. Univision! Oh, the humiliation of being ...
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White House dismisses Fox News as 'ideological outlet,' renewing ...
By Alan Suderman
President Obama's Sunday media blitz of five networks deliberately left out Fox News, with the administration calling it an “ideological outlet.” But by passing over “Fox News Sunday” with host Chris Wallace, Obama skipped over an ...
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Despite Pressure from the White House, Paterson Says Will Run | HULIQ
By Michael Santo
It's been reported that President Barack Obama has asked an increasingly embattled Gov. David Paterson to bow out of the 2010 New York governor's race. On Sunday, however, Paterson said he plans to run anyway.
HULIQ - Citizen News Review - http://www.huliq.com/
White House Eyeing Phasing Out of Fossil Fuel Subsidies ...
By Sue
(ChattahBox)---Ending subsidies to dirty fossil fuel industries is on the agenda for the upcoming G-20 summit to be held in Pittsburgh later this month. And the.
ChattahBox News Blog - http://chattahbox.com/
Berkeley Lab Scientist Nominated by White House to Head Key DOE Agency
The White House announced its intention to nominate Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley engineer and scientist Arun Majumdar to become the first director of the U.S. Department of Energy's ...
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Obama: Health insurance mandate no tax increase - Yahoo! News
Sep 17, 2009 ... Obama's network interviews were taped Friday at the White House. He became the first president to appear on five Sunday network shows in the ...
BBC NEWS | Americas | White House rejects racism claim
The White House dismisses comments by ex-President Jimmy Carter that criticism of Barack Obama is based on racism.
The Obama Plan Stability & Security for all Americans | The White ...
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A page from 'Dear Leader' playbook
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The fracas erupted over the accompanying lesson plans, or "menu of classroom activities," assembled by the White House and the federal Department of ...
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Women's rights a priority for Obama panel
ABC News
By Mimi Hall, USA TODAY A new White House Council on Women and Girls is assessing every government agency to see if its programs do enough to benefit women. ...
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White House renews regulatory push on anniversary of economic meltdown
The Hill
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs on Friday said Obama's message will be to ensure Americans that “what happened a year ago, never happens again. ...
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New York Times
Lawmaker Says No New Apology for Outburst
New York Times
Mr. Wilson also called the White House and reached Rahm Emanuel, the president's chief of staff, who accepted an apology on behalf of Mr. Obama. ...
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The Associated Press
AP Top News at 8:15 pm EDT
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The White House and members of Congress on Sunday played down an immediate role for a government health insurance option and turned attention ...
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Obama to speak on financial crisis one year later
Newsday
... the markets into turmoil, as part of the White House's effort to rekindle bank regulatory reform efforts that have petered out recently on Capitol Hill. ...
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Obama Heads to Wall Street, Turns Attention to Financial Reform
Washington Post
The toughest challenge to the administration's agenda is likely to arise in the Senate, where few legislators seem obligated to follow the White House's ...
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Obama "Indoctrinates" Our Children with Neutral Ideology
ToTheCenter.com
For example, I've heard the complaints that the White House had not originally planned to post the speech in advance, and about the original idea, ...
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CNN: Gibbs on Whether Race Impacts Obama's Detractors
Washington Post
WHITE HOUSE PRESS SEC. ROBERT GIBBS: I don't think the president believes that people are upset because of the color of his skin. ...
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FOXNews
Senators Dismiss House Health Plan, as White House Sends Mixed Signals
FOXNews
But the White House would not go so far. It continued to send out mixed signals over whether it believes the most controversial element of the House bills ...
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White House Dismisses Dowd Claim That Wilson Outburst Was Race ...
By Last Best Hope
Is the WH blind or crazy? Joe Wilson is clearly a white guy so of course he's racist. PROVE HE'S NOT you gop nazis. wink http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/13/white-house-dismisses-dowd-claim-wilson-outburst-race-based/ ...
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Washington Post Home Page Buries Massive 9-12 Rally in Teeny-Weeny ...
By Tim Graham
With Beck and the White House having a daily e-mail relationship, I wonder if the "save-the-date" e-mail Beck sent regarding the 9/12 Project protesters marching on DC and the White House, on 9/12, slipped through the cracks. ...
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White House Spokesman Suggests 30% Cut in Medicare Spending ...
By Rutabaga Ridgepole
While discussing some relatively minor cuts in Medicare spending featured currently, or formerly, or in the future of one of the many, many different versions of Obamacare floating incomprehensibly around in Congress, White House ...
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White House Changes its Position on ObamaCare Abortion, Wants ...
By Dan Perrin (Profile)
If I understand what has happened this week in the fur-ball-fight known as ObamaCare, the left got rolled. The White House says: 1) there will be an explicit ban on health benefits for illegal aliens; 2) there will be an explicit ban on ...
Dan_Perrin's blog - http://www.redstate.com/dan_perrin/
The Raw Story » Santorum mulling run for White House: Reports
By Daniel Tencer
As The Hill reported Sunday, Santorum appears to be doing more than just "thinking about" a White House run, as LifeSiteNews reported -- he appears to be taking direct logistical steps towards one. The Philadelphia Bulletin reported ...
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White House stiffens against illegal immigrants - Yahoo! News
The White House strengthened its stand against health care coverage for illegal immigrants Friday, and a pivotal Senate committee looked ready to follow its ...
White House cautiously optimistic on stimulus jobs - Yahoo! News
White House economists said Thursday that the Obama administration's recovery efforts have saved or created more than 1 million jobs, an estimate that ...
White House Dismisses Furor Over Obama Speech to Students as ...
Sep 4, 2009 ... The White House said earlier this week that the president's address Tuesday is intended to be an inspirational, pro-education message to all ...

Friday, September 11, 2009

ABC News
Obama's Back-to-School Controversy The White House Defends Speech ...
ABC News
The firestorm surrounding the planned speech erupted when the White House put out lesson plans suggesting that students write a letter about how they could ...
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The Associated Press
INSIDE WASHINGTON: Labor board in gridlock
The Associated Press
Those vacancies have lingered into President Barack Obama's first term, despite the Democrats being in power in the White House and Congress. ...
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Van Jones: Cursing aide left voluntarily, White House said
Chicago Tribune
By Peter Wallsten Tribune Newspapers WASHINGTON — - White House officials said Sunday that the presidential environmental adviser Van Jones resigned this ...
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White House Draws Limited Role For Public Option
Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON - Amid political battles over the role of government in health care and other functions, White House officials Sunday offered carefully drawn ...
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The Money Times
Obama to post White House visitor logs on the Web
The Money Times
“For the first time in history, records of White House visitors will be made available to the public on an ongoing basis,” Obama said in a statement. ...
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Los Angeles Times
Obama is fast losing white voters' support
Los Angeles Times
A White House official acknowledged Sunday that Jones had been vetted less rigorously than other officials. In another episode, some conservatives have ...
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FOXNews
Jones' Resignation Could Embolden Administration Critics
FOXNews
Now that White House green jobs adviser Van Jones has stepped down, Republicans are raising concerns about the administration's reliance on "czars. ...
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Obama and unions still working it out
Kansas City Star
By RANDOLPH HEASTER Organized labor has been waiting for this for years, perhaps even decades: There's a Democrat in the White House, and Democrats have ...
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White House Lesson
Washington Post
Moreover, the White House's promise to post the full text of the speech online Monday should be further reassurance that the president's interests are ...
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New York Times
White House Names Manufacturing Adviser
New York Times
President Obama has named Ron Bloom as the administration's senior counselor for manufacturing policy, the White House said Sunday night. ...
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White House Names Manufacturing Adviser - The Caucus Blog ...
By By Derrick Henry
Ahead of President Obama's planned remarks at the AFL-CIO's annual Labor Day picnic, he chooses Ron Bloom as senior counselor for manufacturing policy.
The Caucus - http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/
The White House shows off its green thumb
By Steven Hodson
One of the things that Michelle Obama wanted to do once she got to the White House was to provide an example to the American people that having a garden which you could use to help feed your family was a good thing.
The Inquisitr - http://www.inquisitr.com/
Chalabi aide: I went from White House to secret U.S. prisoner ...
Lami said he'd visited the White House with Chalabi in November 2005 and met with a senior administration Mideast expert. By August 2008, however, when Lami was arrested at the Baghdad airport, the U.S. command considered him a ...
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Fact Checking the White House: Special-Needs Patients Face Fewer ...
By Gerrit Lansing
Fact Checking the White House: Special-Needs Patients Face Fewer Choices. Posted September 6th, 2009 at 11.34am in Health Care. Since many Americans with special needs, or their caretakers, use Medicare Advantage plans as a way to pay ...
The Foundry - http://blog.heritage.org/
When Will This White House Learn You Cannot Negotiate With ...
By jackturner
Too often, this White House has sent the signal that it seeks common ground and conciliation with parties interested in its total destruction. From my point of view, negotiating with ignorance, fear, hate and irrationality is insane. ...
Jack & Jill Politics - http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/
Obama yields on White House visitor logs - White House- msnbc.com
Sep 4, 2009 ... The Obama administration says it will release information on most visitors to the White House, starting at the end of this year.
White House Adviser Van Jones Resigns Amid Controversy Over Past ...
White House environmental adviser Van Jones resigned late Saturday after a simmering controversy over his past statements and activism erupted into calls ...
White House public health care plan is negotiable Yahoo News
White House officials said Sunday a government health insurance option is negotiable, signaling a potential compromise on an issue that President Barack ...
The White House Blog Post The Story of the White House Garden
Since groundbreaking and initial tilling in March weve been documenting the progress of the first garden on White House grounds since Eleanor Roosevelt's ...
The White House Press Office MEDIA ADVISORY President Obama to ...
As children across America go back to school, President Obama will deliver a national address directly to students on the importance of taking ...
White House Fires Back After Cheney Calls CIA ProbePolitical ...
White House Press Secretary Roberts Gibbs broadly dismisses former Vice President Dick Cheney's comments on.