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Obama Press Conference

So Cable News Apparently Hates The Turkish Prime Minister

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson and Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 05.16.2013 | Media

President Obama's press conference on Thursday was filled with news, and cable news networks naturally covered every bit of what he said about the IRS...

Obama Dismisses 'Fix' To Big Scandal

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.17.2013 | Politics

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official on Thursday to become ...

Obama Addresses AP Scandal During Press Conference

The Huffington Post | Ryan J. Reilly | Posted 05.17.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Thursday a "balance" should be struck between national security interests and freedom of the press, in respo...

Obama Press Conference Takes Awkward Turn

The Huffington Post | Gabrielle Dunkley | Posted 05.16.2013 | Politics

Things got awkward during President Barack Obama's joint press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayipp Erdogan on Thursday. While addre...

Howard Fineman

Obama's No-Win Presser

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 05.14.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Five years ago this spring, I was in Philadelphia watching candidate Barack Obama defuse a dangerous controversy over race in American l...

Obama On Benghazi 'Sideshow': 'There's No There There'

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.13.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday called reports that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups "outrageous" and said an...

Obama In Charge, But Not In Control

TIME | Posted 04.30.2013 | Politics

After the first 100 days of his second term, President Obama just can’t stop talking about the limits of his own power. ...

Howard Fineman

'Maybe I Should Just Pack Up And Go Home'

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The sunny, confident President Barack Obama who was the master of all that he surveyed at the White House Correspondents' Dinner last Sa...

Elise Foley

Obama Draws Line On House Immigration Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.30.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama attempted on Tuesday to give Congress space to work out immigration reform, but said he would draw the line at an...

Obama, Ed Henry Have A Moment

Posted 04.30.2013 | Media

President Obama and Fox News' Ed Henry shared a moment at Tuesday's press conference. The White House announced on Twitter this morning that Obama...

Obama Praises Jason Collins During Press Conference

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 04.30.2013 | Politics

During a Tuesday press conference at the White House, President Barack Obama praised NBA center Jason Collins for his decision to come out as gay, say...

Sam Stein

Obama: I Can't Force Congress To Behave

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday chastised Congress -- mainly Republicans -- for moving quickly to end flight delays caused by sequestr...

WATCH: Obama Takes Questions At News Conference

Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics

The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is planning a news conference Tuesday morning at the White House. The White House say...

Call It Corruption, Not Ideology

Dave Johnson | Posted 03.20.2013 | Politics
Dave Johnson

This week the president of the United States held a press conference with the DC elite press corps. They had the opportunity to ask the president what our government is doing about the nation's most serious problems.

Obama's Paltry Number Of Press Conferences

Posted 03.17.2013 | Media

President Obama conducted fewer press conferences during his first term than any president since Ronald Reagan, Politico reported on Tuesday. The w...

Obama's Line in the Sand

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.16.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

What happens now is going to be interesting, because Obama may have changed the whole narrative in this debate. If it works, Obama will emerge from the fight stronger politically. If it doesn't work, Obama risks being blamed himself for a debt ceiling catastrophe by the public.

Sam Stein

Biden Recommends Federal Trafficking Law In Gun Reforms

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.15.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- As part of a comprehensive package of proposals, Vice President Joseph Biden is recommending a law that could define gun trafficking as ...

Obama: I'm A 'Friendly Guy And I Like A Good Party'

Reuters | Posted 03.16.2013 | Politics

* Obama unsure it will help bridge partisan divide * "I like a good party" * Looking for somebody to play cards with ...

Sam Stein

Obama To Congress On Gun Control: Examine Your Own Conscience

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.15.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- In his last press conference of his first term, President Barack Obama began the salesmanship of his soon-to-be-revealed proposal of gun...

Sabrina Siddiqui

Obama: 'We Are Not A Deadbeat Nation'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 01.15.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama issued a strong warning to Republicans on Monday that he will not negotiate over the debt ceiling or allow Republ...

WATCH: Obama's Sharp Exchange With Reporter

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 03.16.2013 | Media

President Obama had a lively exchange with CBS reporter Major Garrett during his press conference on Monday. Garrett asked Obama why, if he and pre...

Obama Holding Press Conference

Posted 01.14.2013 | Politics

President Barack Obama is holding his last press conference of his first term in the East Room Monday at 11:15 a.m., according to the White House. ...

Obama: Climate Change Is Real, But Political Will Is Lacking

The Huffington Post | James Gerken | Posted 11.14.2012 | Green

President Barack Obama reiterated the need to address climate change on Wednesday in his first press conference since winning reelection, but suggeste...

Obama On Petraeus Scandal: No Evidence Of Security Breach

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 01.14.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Setting an unflinching tone for his second term, President Barack Obama on Wednesday accused two top Republicans senators of lobbin...

Luke Johnson

Obama Slams GOP Idea: 'The Math Tends Not To Work'

HuffingtonPost.com | Luke Johnson | Posted 11.14.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has rejected an idea put forward by House Speaker John Boehner and other Republicans to close unspecified tax loo...