44: March 22, 2009 - March 28, 2009
One-Time Cabinet Nominee Assails Obama Budget Plan
By Philip Rucker While President Obama used his weekly radio and Internet address today to...
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| March 28, 2009; 5:14 PM ET |
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Obama Settles on 3 More Senior Officials for Treasury
By Philip Rucker President Obama today announced his intent to nominate three senior officials to...
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| March 28, 2009; 4:51 PM ET |
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Obama Sets International Climate Forum
Calls April meeting of sixteen world leaders on energy and climate.
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| March 28, 2009; 4:42 PM ET |
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Obama Says U.S. 'Must Respond' to Flood Potential in Midwest
By Michael D. Shear President Obama used his weekly radio and Internet address today to...
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| March 28, 2009; 6:00 AM ET |
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Obama Town Hall Questioners Were Campaign Backers
President Obama has promised to change the way the government does business, but in at least one respect he is taking a page from the Bush playbook, stocking his town hall Thursday with supporters whose soft -- though far from planted -- questions provided openings to discuss his preferred message of the day.
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| March 27, 2009; 6:38 PM ET |
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Holbrooke on Afghanistan and Pakistan
During today's briefing on President Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, a reporter asked a question that elicited an unusual nonanswer from Richard Holbrooke, the special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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| March 27, 2009; 6:16 PM ET |
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Obama Taps Mabus for Navy Secretary
By Philip Rucker President Obama will nominate former Mississippi Governor Ray Mabus to be secretary...
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| March 27, 2009; 5:03 PM ET |
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Local High School to Get a Commencement Visit from the First Lady
First lady Michelle Obama will be the 2009 commencement speaker at a local District public charter school, the White House announced today.
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| March 27, 2009; 2:00 PM ET |
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For Holder, a Second - and Symbolic - Swearing In
Rolling out the pomp and circumstance before a crowd stocked with members of the city's legal elite, President Obama this morning welcomed "my friend, Eric Holder," as the 82nd attorney general of the United States.
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| March 27, 2009; 11:50 AM ET |
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Biden Travels South
Vice President Biden, taking Air Force Two for another workout, left Washington yesterday with his wife, Jill, for a short trip to Costa Rica and Chile.
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| March 27, 2009; 10:49 AM ET |
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POTUS Events: Afghanistan
Updated, 12:35 p.m. By Emily Kotecki President Obama will announce today at 9:30 a.m. ET...
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| March 27, 2009; 8:40 AM ET |
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Obama Shifts Focus to Afghanistan
By Ben Pershing After a week focused almost entirely on domestic matters -- including a...
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| March 27, 2009; 8:20 AM ET |
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Gibbs Trashes GOP Alternative Budget
House Republican proposed a budget alternative, which was met with instant ridicule from the White House.
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| March 26, 2009; 6:06 PM ET |
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Lawmakers Hear Obama Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy
Updated 5:35 p.m. By Karen DeYoung and Michael D. Shear President Obama briefed congressional leaders...
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| March 26, 2009; 5:35 PM ET |
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Normalizing the Internet
By Jose Antonio Vargas When it comes to holding online events, especially via live streaming...
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| March 26, 2009; 3:57 PM ET |
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Frustration Over Ticket Process for Easter Egg Roll
By Timothy Wilson The White House began distributing tickets online today to this year's Easter...
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| March 26, 2009; 3:50 PM ET |
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Obama Commemorates Camp David Accords 30th Anniversary
At a time when peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors appears in some ways more remote than ever, President Obama commemorated the 30th anniversary of the U.S.-brokered Camp David accords today with a nod to his theme of persistence.
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| March 26, 2009; 2:25 PM ET |
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Live from the White House, a Familiar Town Hall Format
President Obama holds a town hall-style meeting to discuss the economy with about 100 invited...
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| March 26, 2009; 1:58 PM ET |
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Battle Lines Blurred in Budget Fight
By Ben Pershing When the budget fight comes to an end in the next few...
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| March 26, 2009; 8:15 AM ET |
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POTUS Events: More Questions
President Obama, speaking at last night's press conference in the East Room of the White...
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| March 26, 2009; 7:46 AM ET |
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Questions Pour in for Obama's Online Chat
By Jose Antonio Vargas Tens of thousands of people have submitted questions they hope to...
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| March 26, 2009; 7:06 AM ET |
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Obama No. 2 EPA Pick Withdraws Name
President Obama's pick for the No. 2 spot at the Environmental Protection Agency withdrew his name from consideration today.
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| March 25, 2009; 7:21 PM ET |
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Obama Headlining Two Fundraisers Tonight
President Obama is scheduled to headline his first political fundraisers since becoming president tonight.
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| March 25, 2009; 6:34 PM ET |
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Obama on the Hill -- and on the Budget
After President Obama came to a Senate Democratic Caucus meeting to sell his 2010 budget...
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| March 25, 2009; 3:21 PM ET |
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Will Slow and Steady Win the Race?
There is a distinct clash between the culture of cable, which demands instant action and renders instant judgments, and the style of the new president, which is to try mightily to resist succumbing to those pressures.
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| March 25, 2009; 2:19 PM ET |
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Obama, Seeking a Stronger NATO, Meets With Its Secretary General
"We are confident that we can create a process whereby NATO, which is already strong, becomes stronger; where we become even more effective in coordinating our efforts in Afghanistan," Obama told reporters after today's meeting.
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| March 25, 2009; 1:09 PM ET |
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Analysts: Giving by Wealthy Would Decline Slightly Under Obama Budget Proposal
Two independent analysis centers concluded that the administration's proposal could decrease giving by as much as $3.87 billion to the nonprofit sector.
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| March 25, 2009; 11:28 AM ET |
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For Obama and Senate Dems, a Negotiation on the Budget
President Obama is scheduled to troop to Capitol Hill early this afternoon in an effort to rally support among Senate Democrats for his proposed $3.6 trillion budget for next year.
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| March 25, 2009; 11:03 AM ET |
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POTUS Events: Fundraiser in Chief
Then President-elect Obama pats Gov. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on the back at a press conference,...
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| March 25, 2009; 8:30 AM ET |
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Presser Yields Little News, Mixed Reviews
By Ben Pershing With so much going on at home and abroad, with the public...
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| March 25, 2009; 8:20 AM ET |
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Live Blogging Obama's Press Conference
President Obama takes questions tonight in the East Room, in his second prime-time televised news...
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| March 24, 2009; 9:30 PM ET |
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Obama: 'Signs of Progress' on the Horizon
President Obama has released excerpts of his opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, at tonight's...
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| March 24, 2009; 8:07 PM ET |
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White House Announces It's 'Open for Questions'
Obama will answer questions online on Thursday.
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| March 24, 2009; 7:40 PM ET |
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Notre Dame Obama Commencement Speech Stirs Catholic Opposition
By Michael A. Fletcher More than 87,000 names have been added to an online petition...
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| March 24, 2009; 7:12 PM ET |
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Obama Talks to the Space Station
President Obama placed a congratulatory phone call to the astronauts who just installed new solar wings at the International Space Station.
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| March 24, 2009; 1:05 PM ET |
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Obama Reaches Out to the World With Op-Ed on Global Economy
President Obama arranged for an op-ed "on the urgent need for global economic cooperation" to run in more than 30 papers around the world, under distribution from Tribune Media Services.
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| March 24, 2009; 12:14 PM ET |
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POTUS Events: Question Time
President Obama, receiving his daily economic briefing with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, and Federal...
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| March 24, 2009; 8:46 AM ET |
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On Economy, Obama is Salesman in Chief
By Ben Pershing Twelve hours from now, President Obama will walk to the podium in...
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| March 24, 2009; 8:25 AM ET |
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Grading WhiteHouse.gov
By Jose Antonio Vargas So is WhiteHouse.gov making the grade? A few weeks ago we...
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| March 24, 2009; 6:34 AM ET |
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The End of the Global War on Terror
The end of the Global War on Terror -- or at least the use of that phrase -- has been codified at the Pentagon.
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| March 23, 2009; 4:08 PM ET |
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Obama Sits Down with '60 Minutes'
President Obama sat down with sat down with Steve Kroft of CBS for an interview that aired last night on "60 Minutes."
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| March 23, 2009; 11:18 AM ET |
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Should AIG Be Allowed to Go Bankrupt?
Post columnist David Ignatius argues the case at Post Global.
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| March 23, 2009; 10:52 AM ET |
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A New Week, A New Economic Plan to Sell
By Ben Pershing It's the start of a new week, and that means it's time...
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| March 23, 2009; 8:25 AM ET |
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POTUS Events: Assessing the Health of the Nation
File Photo -- President Obama introduces Nancy-Ann DeParle, as director of the White House Office...
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| March 23, 2009; 6:35 AM ET |
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