07.24.2009 11:18 am

Does Obama regret voicing his opinion on Gates arrest?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Does President Barack Obama regret weighing in on the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr.?

A reporter asked Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs that question this morning, and got an indirect answer. According to the Associated Press, Gibbs “told reporters that the…

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01.14.2009 10:31 am

Does it matter if White House reporters are black or white?

By Steve Parker

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A debate of sorts has emerged over whether it matters that the group of reporters still assigned to covering the White House is mostly white.

Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby says it doesn’t. In an article on boston.com, he says:

“Barack Obama will…

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Does Obama regret voicing his opinion on Gates arrest?

Does it matter if White House reporters are black or white?

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