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Jay Carney's Debut as White House Press Secretary: No News, No Hits, No Errors
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyNew White House Press Secretary Jay Carney held his first briefing on Wednesday, drawing a standing-room-only crowd who sized up the man replacing Robert Gibbs, President Obama's longtime confidant, adviser and sidekick. Carney, brought into the Obama fold two years ago from Time Magazine, was seasoned as Vice President Joe Biden's spokesman. He did fine on the first day, mainly because he made no mistakes (watch video below). He was measured, affable, serious, and committed little news. He seemed a bit nervous. Carney was adroit in turning aside a hypothetical question about debt, but got ...
Jay Carney: Twitter Has Questions (and Jokes) for the New White House Press Secretary
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsAfter serving two years as Vice President Biden's communications director, Joe Carney is stepping up to the big stage "I really appreciate the turnout," joked Carney at his first outing as the new White House press secretary. "I've never seen this room so crowded." Carney made his debut Wednesday afternoon, officially replacing President Obama's longtime media representative Robert Gibbs. As is usually the case with trending public figures, Twitter has its share of questions and jokes to share -- in this case mostly jokes. This first one's a doozy: .bbpBox37931192393138180 ...
Obama Finally Returns Robert Gibbs' Tie During Salute to Departing Press Secretary
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyWhite House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs finished his 250th -- and last -- briefing on Friday. President Obama dropped by to return a tie he borrowed in 2004, and later reporters gathered round to say so long, some sipping champagne that materialized from wherever, and munching on rum cake and chocolate chip cookies. Gibbs was in a sentimental mood, both during and after the briefing. He promised to answer some questions he's been ignoring before he leaves the White House. He gave me a shout out -- noting that we have been battling for years -- but he said it very sweetly. Actually we have ...
Last Words: Robert Gibbs' Final Day as White House Spokesman
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyFour years ago today, Robert Gibbs started his day in Iowa Falls, Iowa, and ended it in Chicago, flying aboard then-Sen. Barack Obama's "Obama One" campaign plane on its first swing. Obama had officially launched his campaign a day earlier -- a freezing cold Feb. 10, 2007, in Springfield, Ill. Gibbs began working with Obama during the latter's general election campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2004, and ended up with him in the White House as press secretary. Friday is Gibbs' last day and his final briefing is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. Gibbs is leaving the White House, but not the Obama inner ...
White House: Basic Citizen Demands Unmet by Egypt
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The White House on Wednesday warned Egypt's leaders to expect unrelenting protests unless they start to show real reforms and a transition to a freer society, dismissing governmental concessions so far as not having met even the minimum threshold of what people want. Obama administration officials were also increasingly blunt in describing the limits of their leverage, reasserting that the United States is not seeking to dictate events in Egypt - and that it cannot. "We're not going to be able to force them do anything," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told ...
White House Challenges Mubarak to Show Who He Is
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Confronted by scenes of bloody chaos in Cairo, the White House on Wednesday challenged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to show the world "exactly who he is" by quickly leading a peaceful transition to democracy. That outcome seemed ever more elusive. An Egyptian official complained that the U.S. was pressing for Mubarak's swift departure even as President Barack Obama publicly urges an orderly transition. "There is a clear contradiction between an orderly process of transition and the insistence that this process be rushed," said the official, who was speaking for his ...
Egyptian Crisis Biggest Foreign Test Yet for Obama Administration
By Andrea Stone - Politics DailyWASHINGTON -- A week of protests in Egypt neared a climax as a million people prepared to march in Cairo and the army vowed to recognize "the legitimacy of the people's demands," all but spelling the end of President Hosni Mubarak's iron-fisted rule and signaling the start of a new strategic relationship for the United States. "Orderly transition means change," said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, explaining what Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meant when she said the United States was "ready to help with the kind of transition that will lead to greater political and economic ...
Officials: US Hoping Mubarak Skips Re-Election Bid in Egypt
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The United States has a vision for Egypt's transition to real democracy: President Hosni Mubarak ends the state of emergency that has underpinned three decades of iron rule and gives up any lasting ambitions on winning re-election. Administration officials said Monday that the U.S. government would prefer that Mubarak, 82, not run in presidential voting scheduled for September. But they won't say that publicly for fear of destabilizing Egypt amid increased signs that the regime may fall. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of diplomacy and ...
US to Review Aid to Egypt, White House Spokesman Says
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Increasing the pressure on Egypt's leaders, the Obama administration threatened on Friday to reduce a $1.5 billion program of foreign aid depending on President Hosni Mubarak's response to swelling street protests in Cairo and other cities. "Violence is not the response" to the demands for greater freedoms, said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs. Gibbs said President Barack Obama had been briefed extensively about the fast-moving events but had not tried to speak with Mubarak by phone. The White House spokesman's repeated calls for the government of Egypt to abandon violence ...
Jay Carney to Replace Robert Gibbs as White House Press Secretary
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyJay Carney, who put aside a career in journalism to become spokesman for Vice President Joe Biden, on Thursday was named the new White House press secretary. Carney, the former Washington bureau chief for Time magazine, will replace Robert Gibbs, who said last month that he would step down in February to become an adviser for President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley made the announcement in an e-mail to staffers that also listed a number of internal personnel moves. Gates is expected to stay in his current role through mid-February. "I believe these ...
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