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Obama’s Afghanistan Strategy To Include “Benchmarks” and “Off-Ramps,” Announcement Next Week

After a final two-hour meeting of his war council last night that an official described as "intense...everyone got to say their final peace," President Obama is expected to address the nation in prime time a week from today, Tuesday, December 1, to announce his new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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November 24, 2009 in Afghanistan, Clinton, Hillary, Current Affairs, Joe Biden, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (176)

Trick-or-Treating at the White House

DC area children: get your costumes ready. On Saturday, the President and the First lady will host a Halloween Party at 1600 Pennsylvanian Ave for 2,000 children from DC, Maryland and Virginia.

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October 30, 2009 in Current Affairs, Joe Biden, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (55)

Plouffe The Magic Delawarean

Excerpts of Plouffe's new book about the campaign, The Audacity to Win, were published this morning by Time.com.

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October 29, 2009 in 2008: Democrats, Joe Biden, White House | Permalink | User Comments (10)

First Lady, Dr. Biden Visit with Veterans Before World Series Game

ABC News' Karen Travers reports: First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden will attend tonight’s Game One of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees, but first on their New York agenda was a...

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October 28, 2009 in Joe Biden, White House | Permalink | User Comments (3)

The Af-Pak Debate

President Obama is right now meeting in the White House Situation Room with his national security team to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan, the fifth such meeting since September.

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October 14, 2009 in Afghanistan, Clinton, Hillary, Current Affairs, Joe Biden, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (6)

Vice President Biden to Step Up Role in White House Health Care Reform Push

Vice President Biden will step up his role in the Obama Administration's push for health care reform next week, with two speeches and a more concerted outreach to his former colleagues in the Senate, a senior administration official said Friday.

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September 18, 2009 in congress, health care, Joe Biden, Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (20)

Vice President Biden to Step Up Role in White House Health Care Reform Push

Vice President Biden will step up his role in the Obama Administration's push for health care reform next week, with two speeches and a more concerted outreach to his former colleagues in the Senate, a senior administration official said Friday.

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September 18, 2009 in congress, health care, Joe Biden, Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (1)

VP Biden Downplays Missile Threat to US From Iran

"I think we are fully capable and secure dealing with any present or future potential Iranian threat,"

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September 17, 2009 in Iran, Joe Biden | Permalink | User Comments (18)

Vice President Biden Lands in Iraq

Vice President Joe Biden landed in Iraq this morning on an unannounced trip to meet with Iraqi leaders and visit with U.S. troops

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September 15, 2009 in Iraq, Joe Biden, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (11)

Obama Gives Biden Iraq Assignment

Vice President Joe Biden will serve as a point of contact in the White House on Iraq, a senior administration official said today.

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June 29, 2009 in Iraq, Joe Biden, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (44)