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Gibbs Pumps Up Obama's Chances

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.27.2011

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President Barack Obama's campaign adviser Robert Gibbs said the president could "absolutely" be re-elected despite high unemployment and a struggling ...

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Gibbs Doesn't See A 'Come To Jesus' Moment On Earmarks Between Obama And Reid

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration isn't shying away from the president's threat to veto any piece of legislation that includes earmarks, despite ...

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Obama Left Largely Helpless As Judicial Vacancies Reach Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration is aware of the growing alarm over its inability to fill long-standing judicial vacancies. White House officials frequently v...

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'Professional Left' Saga Says More About Media Than Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week's feud between White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and the so-called "professional left" did more than just open a window into the fray...

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Thank You, Robert Gibbs

Marty Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama's standing will depend on how well he can hold on to what he learned from House Democrats riled up by Gibbs: that he can do more for the country not by holding hands with Mitch McConnell, but by taking names and kicking butt.

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All-In In Jersey: Biden, Clinton To Stump For Corzine

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In yet another indication that the White House sees a potential victory in the tight New Jersey gubernatorial race, Vice President Joseph Biden is pla...

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Obama To Campaign For Corzine Next Week

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama will visit New Jersey next week to campaign on behalf of Gov. Jon Corzine, the governor's office tells to the Huffington Post. Obama ...

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Gibbs: State Of The Union Won't Coincide With Premiere Of 'Lost'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was coy on Friday when it came to offering a date for the president to deliver the upcoming State of the Unio...

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Obama Confident That Sotomayor Will Be Confirmed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The White House is confident that Judge Sonia Sotomayor will be confirmed, after two days of rigorous questioning in which the Supreme Court nominee o...

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Gibbs: Obama Stands By DOJ's Use Of State Secrets Privilege

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The President fully supports the Department of Justice's citing of the state secrets privilege to brush aside lawsuits targeting officials who oversaw...

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Gibbs: Not Interested In Popularity Contest Among Newspaper Economists

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration is not in the business of winning "a popularity contest among economists that are interviewed by newspapers," the president's...

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Obama Basketball Habit: Plays Almost Every Day

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama without a basketball? His press secretary says there are very few days he doesn't see the commander in chief either h...

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Gibbs Gives Insider Look At Obama's First Days: "He Loves It"

US News & World Report | Posted 05.25.2011

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs generally arrives at his spacious but unadorned office in the West Wing (he hasn't had time to decorate yet) ...

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Obama White House Losing Patience On Stimulus

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Underscoring the reality that GOP opposition to the stimulus seems firmly entrenched, the Obama administration mounted a more aggressive stance in fav...

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Fleischer: Obama, Gibbs Won't Bring Transparency

USA Today | Posted 05.25.2011

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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs clashed with reporters Thursday over anonymous sources and access to President Obama, just one day after Obam...

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Obama's Ethics Policy Upsets Would-Be Staffers

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The decision by Barack Obama to restrict lobbyists from working on the same subject in his administration for two years was greeted with nearly unanim...

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Obama's Inner Circle (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama's inner circle of advisers who will guide him in the White House represents a mix of longtime political associates from Chicago and well-connect...

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Face Of Obama White House: Expect Gibbs-isms, Pratfalls

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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On one of his last nights on the campaign trail, Barack Obama was agitated. He was backstage and face-to-face with a traveling aide after giving a spe...

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