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Robert Gibbs Takes a Beating

By | 02.03.09 | 2:18 pm

Today was not a good day to be the White House press secretary.

After two of President Obama’s prominent nominees withdrew from consideration because of tax concerns, Robert Gibbs took tough questions from the media at his daily press conference. And he didn’t enjoy a bit of it. More…

Obama Announces New Government Efficiency Post

By | 01.07.09 | 12:41 pm

President-elect Barack Obama today announced the creation of a new position to work in conjunction with the Office of Management and Budget to increase the “efficiency, transparency and accountability” of federal agencies.

During a news conference at the Obama-Biden transition office in Washington, Obama named Nancy Killefer, a former Treasury More…