President Obama
WASHINGTON — Speaking so Americans can understand what’s being said may not seem like a significant goal.
But given confusion, skepticism and downright hostility toward his health-care reform proposals, speaking clearly about what’s at stake for people is precisely what President Barack Obama hopes…
Rep. Clay
WASHINGTON — Could this have simply been a ploy to get liberals as riled up as conservatives?
Whatever the motivation, the Obama administration’s suggestion that they might drop the drive for a public option from health-care reform has left the impression…
WASHINGTON — Maybe, maybe not.
That’s more or less the response this afternoon at the White House when the question was asked whether President Barack Obama is aware of the protests in St. Louis tomorrow (6:15 pm Kiener Plaza) and across the country…
Tom Daschle
WASHINGTON — Some, but not nearly as much as if President Barack Obama had decided to stick with Tom Daschle as secretary of Health and Human Services, one of the critical jobs in this administration.
And not to the point of making the tax-ducking…
Bond
WASHINGTON – That air of bipartisanship wafting around the U.S. Capitol in the inaugural breeze has dissipated in a hurry.
Republicans are coming out left and right against the stimulus package and today, President Barack’s Obama’s announcement that could lead to more stringent auto emission standards…
Updated: Obama lifted the ban late this afternoon.
WASHINGTON — That’s the strong hint from White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, who told reporters moments ago to “stay tuned for a statement from the president” when asked about his immediate plans with regard to…
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts swears-in Barack Obama — again
WASHINGTON — That was among the questions that the new White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs, fielded in his first briefing this afternoon.
After all, it was unusual, to say the least, for…
WASHINGTON — New White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said that President Barack Obama (do those words sound odd?) arrived for work this morning in the Oval Office at 7:35 am St. Louis time and spent 10 minutes there alone.
During that time, he…
