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Obama Confident That Sotomayor Will Be Confirmed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

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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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Obama No Closer To Supporting Investigation Of Bush Terror Policies

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

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Despite revelations that the CIA kept members of Congress in the dark about a covert intelligence program, and calls for an investigation into the mat...

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Grueling Schedules Taking Their Toll On West Wing Staffers

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear | Posted 08.12.2009 | Politics

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The White House mess -- the military-inspired term for the West Wing cafeteria -- opens at 7 a.m. each day. And each day, there is a long line of hung...

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The Manbag: Washington's Most Authoritative Accessory (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style

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D.C.'s politicos are always on the move, but how do they transport their prized possessions? With Washington's hottest accessory: the manbag. Call it ...

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Gibbs: President Would Rather Not Use Reconciliation For Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

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The White House declined to say on Tuesday whether it would support the use of a parliamentary maneuver to pass a health care in the Senate on a 50, a...

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Chuck Todd Interviews Robert Gibbs On "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Health Care Reform, Stimulus (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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NBC's Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd, filling for Chris Matthews as host of "Hardball" tonight, conducted a lengthy interview with White H...

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Obama: Gays Will Be Pleased By End Of My Administration

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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President Obama celebrated the anniversary of the Stonewall riots to at the White House Monday, and he used the opportunity to address some grumblings...

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Gibbs Won't Say Whether Obama's Health Care Tax Pledge Is Still Operative

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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The White House refused to say on Monday whether the president would sign or veto legislation that included a tax hike on businesses that provide heal...

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Obama Strains To Win Back Favor Of Gays With LGBT Event At White House

The Hill | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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President Obama, under fire from some gay and lesbian groups for what they see as slow movement on two of their most important issues, is taking steps...

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Who Is Washington's Best-Dressed Man? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 07.29.2009 | Style

The women of Washington D.C. aren't the only ones in the style spotlight! The lawmaking men on the hill are also expected to meet today's sartorial st...

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Fox News Reporter Tries, Fails To Get Revenge On Gibbs (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.27.2009 | Media

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It's Friday afternoon, so here's the marvelous story of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, getting tanked. That is, soaked in DUNK tank. As yo...

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White House Rescinds July Fourth Invites For Iran Diplomats

AP | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — An offer for Iranian envoys to attend U.S. embassy Fourth of July parties has been rescinded as the violent crackdown in Tehran con...

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White House Rescinds Fourth Of July Invites For Iran Diplomats

AP | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — An offer for Iranian envoys to attend U.S. embassy Fourth of July parties has been rescinded as the violent crackdown in Tehran con...

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Robert Gibbs, Former Earring Wearer (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

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MSNBC caught a gem in White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' college yearbook: a photo of the Obama spokesman wearing an earring in his left ear. ...

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Robert Gibbs On "Today Show": Discusses Iran, Rising Unemployment, Health Care Reform (VIDEO)

Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

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Ahead of President Obama's fourth press conference (his first not in prime time) this afternoon, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has been mak...

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White House Pushes Back: We're Doing Better Than Clinton On Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed concerns on Monday that the Obama administration has allowed Congress to take the the lead in craft...

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

The Hill | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

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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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White House: 'The President Is Not Going To Pick A Candidate In The Illinois Senate Race'

Huffington Post | Posted 07.19.2009 | Chicago

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News of a White House meeting between Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and President Obama fueled speculation that the administration is trying ...

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Politics Like Cancer

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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Politics is like cancer -- if you don't catch it in time, you don't have a chance. If the budget deficits and deficits in jobs from offshoring are not caught now, by 2012 we'll give it back to the Republicans.

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White House Defends Anti-Gay Marriage Brief Amid Furor

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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A week after the Justice Department filed a motion in support of the Defense of Marriage Act, White House Press Secretary reiterated the president's c...

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Where the People Lead, the Leaders Will Follow

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Gallup brings good news. Across the political spectrum, a growing majority of Americans favor allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the military.

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Biden Skipping Mayors' Event Because Of Picket Line

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Steering clear of a messy labor dispute, the White House on Friday said Vice President Joe Biden and other members of President Bar...

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White House: Bin Laden Timing Not Surprising

AP | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The White House says it's not surprised that Osama bin Laden has released a new audio recording threatening America just ...

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Inside The Obama White House: President, Gibbs, Emanuel At Work (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

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NBC News' Brian Williams went behind the scenes at the White House, getting footage of President Obama and his staff at work. His team 150 hours of fo...

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President Obama's "Spock" Rationale On Iraq War Investigation Untenable

Gail Vida Hamburg | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics

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The President's refusal to investigate the Bush administration's policies and actions relating to the Iraq War is the embodiment of Vulcan logic -- free from messy human emotions and moral obligation.

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