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Transcript of News Conference by President Obama
By Bruce DrakeNEWS CONFERENCEBY THE PRESIDENTJames S. Brady Press Briefing RoomFebruary 9, 2010; 1:38 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. I am glad to see that all of you braved the weather to be here. A little while ago I had a meeting with the Democratic and Republican congressional leaders, and it went ...
Former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder Calls for White House Staff Shake-Up
By Christopher WeberFormer Democratic Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder says if Barack Obama is to fulfill his promise of positive change in America, the president must "make some hard changes of his own" by replacing inexperienced members of his team with "others more capable of helping him govern." In an editorial for ...
Republicans May Skip White House Health Summit
By Patricia MurphyHouse Minority Leader John Boehner and the Republican whip, Rep. Eric Cantor, have notified the White House that Republicans may not participate in the president's bipartisan health care summit unless the ground rules of the meeting are changed. In a lengthy letter to White House Chief of Staff ...
Obama's Approval Rating for Handling the Economy Reaches a Low
By Bruce DrakePresident Obama's job approval rating for his handling of the economy has fallen to its lowest point since he took office with only 36 percent giving him positive marks on the issue, according to a Gallup poll conducted Feb. 1-3. Sixty-one percent disapprove of his performance. In March, 59 percent ...
Voters, Especially Independents, Sour on Obama and Congress
By Bruce DrakeVoters are in a sour mood both about President Obama and Congress, with a plurality disapproving of Obama's job performance and a significant percentage saying that if the 2010 elections were held today they would vote for a new candidate rather than their current representative, according to a ...
Is Obama's Search for 'Common Ground' Real?
By Robert Schmuhl
In the stagecraft of statecraft, Barack Obama keeps searching for his leading role. Throughout much of his first year as president, he continued to portray himself as he had in his campaign for the White House. The cool, cerebral, controlled figure of the hustings moved into the Oval Office -- but ...
Palin Holds Door Open to Presidential Run, Slams Obama
By Bruce Drake
Sarah Palin said Sunday she would run for President if she believed it was "the right thing to do" for the country and her family, and tore into President Obama for acting like he believed Americans should "shut up" and accept his policies Asked on Fox News Sunday "why wouldn't you run for ...
Candy Crowley: Incoming Queen of Sunday Morning Talk
By Bonnie Erbe'
This weekend, veteran CNN reporter Candy Crowley takes on a high-profile role in the often rough-and-tumble world of Sunday morning talk shows. As the new host of CNN's "State of the Union," Crowley will be the only female anchor in that time slot, and the first since Cokie Roberts stepped down as ...
Latest Round-Up of Obama Poll Ratings by State
By Bruce DrakeThe latest round-up of President Obama's job approval or favorability ratings by state updates or adds Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, and Texas. One notable finding in this round of polls: Rasmussen has been asking voters whether their ...
Scenes from the Tea Party: A Reporter's Notebook in Nashville
By Mary C. Curtis
The Birther Movement Lives Joseph Farah, editor of the conservative Website WorldNetDaily, opened his speech at the Tea Party convention in Nashville with jokes and questions about President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship. To loud approval from the crowd, Farah said his dream is that if Obama seeks ...
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