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Gibbs Criticizes Spill Commission Reports

By | 10.07.10 | 2:15 pm

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Jane Lubchenco will send a letter today to the national oil spill commission responding to many of the accusations in a series of reports released by the commission yesterday.

One of the draft reports released by More…

White House Makes a Push for Immigration Reform, But Offers No Timetable

By | 08.13.10 | 2:02 pm

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano visited the White House’s press briefing today to discuss the $600 million border security bill signed into law this morning. She argued the bill would bolster border security and echoed statements by President Barack Obama and other Democrats who have said the next More…

Ellison Calls for Resignation of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

By | 08.10.10 | 4:47 pm

Rep. Keith Ellison called for the resignation of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs after he said the “professional left” would only be satisfied with the Obama administration after “we have Canadian healthcare and we’ve eliminated the Pentagon.”

Immigration Issues Score Political Points For Both Parties

By | 08.03.10 | 4:37 pm

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said at the press briefing today that Republicans pushing for hearings on the citizenship of American-born children are just posturing for the November elections.

White House: We’ll Push for Another Unemployment Extension in November

By | 07.20.10 | 8:58 am

Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs indicated that President Obama might push for another unemployment extension in November, when the extension the Senate plans to authorize today expires.

The Senate is taking a cloture vote today, and hopes to push through a majority-rules vote as soon as possible thereafter. More…

Gibbs Dodges Questions About EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulation

By | 07.19.10 | 6:08 pm

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs dodged questions from a reporter at today’s daily briefing on whether President Obama would push the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions if Congress does not cap emissions in energy legislation.

EPA regulation of emissions is the worst-case scenario for Republicans and More…

Obama Unlikely to Use McChrystal Flap to Change Course on Afghanistan

By | 06.23.10 | 6:00 am

By the time you read this, Gen. Stanley McChrystal may very well have lost his command in Afghanistan. McChrystal is headed to a White House Situation Room meeting with President Obama on Wednesday; Time’s Joe Klein reported Tuesday afternoon that the general offered to resign after making disrespectful comments More…

‘Angry’ President Will Meet McChrystal Tomorrow, but Strategy Likely to Remain the Same

By | 06.22.10 | 1:43 pm

“He was angry,” White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said just now about President Obama’s reaction after reading Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s comments to Rolling Stone disrespecting several senior administration officials. Gibbs said he didn’t want to “prejudge” tomorrow’s Situation Room meeting between the general and the president to see More…

In Oil Spill Address, Obama Offers No Answers on Climate Bill

By | 06.16.10 | 12:00 am

In his speech to the nation from the Oval Office Tuesday night, President Obama laid out a three-step plan to mitigate the damage from the BP oil spill and compensate affected residents along the Gulf Coast.

Missing from his address, however, was a concrete proposal for how to wean More…