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You Want a Publicist? Pay For Him Yourself, Senator

Kelly Moore | Posted 03.21.2012

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Kelly Moore

Is this really what our tax dollars should be used for? To allow members of Congress to engage in such shameless self-promotion?

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Tony Blankley

Bob Franken | Posted 03.10.2012

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Bob Franken

Tony Blankley's home in Great Falls, Virginia, outside Washington, was routinely described as a "gentleman's farm", which was appropriate because Tony was the consummate gentleman, befitting his birth in London.

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Friday Talking Points [134] -- Some Reality For Gibbs

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Happy Friday the Thirteenth, everyone. It's actually a fitting day for this column, which I'll explain in a bit. Because before we get to that, we si...

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With Friends Like These...

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Robert Gibbs recently expressed his frustration with what he called the "professional left." Who would have thought that Obama's biggest problem in his first few years in office would be one of communication?

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Jose Antonio Vargas On The Obama White House's Efforts To Leverage New Media (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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Huff TV

Huffington Post Technology & Innovations Editor Jose Antonio Vargas appeared on PBS NewsHour last night to discuss the Obama White House's efforts to ...

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Quick Quiz For "Organizing For America" Members

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Organizing For America, which was born from the Obama campaign's emailing list, needs to identify the real source of its problems: the fact that Barack Obama is not making voters as enthusiastic as he once did.

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Gibbs: We Don't Have The Votes For Immigration Reform

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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The votes aren't there for the Obama administration to achieve its desired immigration reform, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Friday....

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Is Robert Gibbs The Funniest Press Secretary Ever?

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Whenever there's laughter in the James S. Brady Briefing Room -- by either the briefer or the briefed -- the official White House stenographer indicat...

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Gibbs: "I'm Not Going To Lie From The Podium"

CBS News | Peter Maer | Posted 05.25.2011

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From his first bill signing to a series of events trumpeting the reversal of Bush era policies, President Obama has maintained what even Press Secreta...

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Reading The Pictures: Dana's Shine(r), And More

Michael Shaw | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Shaw

2008-12-17-perino2.jpgBeyond evidence of the lingering indignity of Bush's Iraq farewell, I wonder if there might have been nearly so many tight close-ups if it was Fleischer, McClellan or Snow who got popped in the eye.

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