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Today's Qs for O's WH - 11/17/2009

TAPPER: When the President is talking with President Hu about human rights, what is he asking for? What does he want to see? What is he encouraging the Chinese to do?

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November 17, 2009 in Current Affairs, Obama, Barack, Today's Qs for Obama's WH, Travel, White House Press Briefing | Permalink | User Comments (121)

Today’s Qs for O’s WH – 11/6/2009

Jake Tapper asks Press Secretary Robert Gibbs about health care during the White House briefing.

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November 6, 2009 in Today's Qs for Obama's WH | Permalink | User Comments (35)

Gibbs on Capitol Hill Protest: “I'm Sure There's a Jon Voight Joke in Here Somewhere”

Asked about the several thousand protestors who gathered on Capitol Hill today to protest Democratic health care reform legislation, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs joked about one of the actors who was a featured speaker at the rally, saying, “I'm sure there's a Jon Voight joke in here somewhere, given he was one of the featured speakers, but…my father always told me my mouth would get me in trouble, and I have a feeling if I acted on the line that I'd like to give you, I'm almost positive that it would.”

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November 5, 2009 in congress, Current Affairs, health care, Obama, Barack, Today's Qs for Obama's WH, White House, White House Press Briefing | Permalink | User Comments (142)

Today’s Qs for O’s WH – 11/3/2009

TAPPER: Working on good governance and anti-corruption (in Afghanistan) -- those are general goals. What are some specific things that you guys would be looking for?

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November 3, 2009 in Afghanistan, Current Affairs, Obama, Barack, Today's Qs for Obama's WH, White House, White House Press Briefing | Permalink | User Comments (36)

Today’s Q’s for O’s WH – 11/2/2009

TAPPER: President Obama last month in Pittsburgh said of the Afghan elections and the aftermath, "What's most important is that there's a sense of legitimacy in Afghanistan among the Afghan people for their government." Is there a sense of legitimacy in Afghanistan among the Afghan people for the Karzai government?

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November 2, 2009 in Afghanistan, Current Affairs, Obama, Barack, Today's Qs for Obama's WH, White House, White House Press Briefing | Permalink | User Comments (12)

Today’s Qs for O’s WH – 10/30/2009

TAPPER: When the American people hear the White House say that the recovery package has created 650,000 jobs, a million jobs, first of all, could you explain the difference between the claim of 650,000 jobs and -- and a million jobs?

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October 30, 2009 in Current Affairs, guantanamo bay, Iraq, Obama, Barack, Stimulus, Today's Qs for Obama's WH, White House, White House Press Briefing | Permalink | User Comments (19)

Today’s Q’s for O’s WH – 10/29/2009

TAPPER: Robert, is it the opinion of this White House -- has it been conveyed by this White House to Senate Democrats that the trigger mechanism for the public option would be a better way to get to 60 votes than the opt-in provision?

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October 29, 2009 in congress, Current Affairs, health care, Obama, Barack, Today's Qs for Obama's WH, White House, White House Press Briefing | Permalink | User Comments (10)

Today’s Qs for O’s WH – 10/20/2009

Tapper: It’s escaped none of our notice that the White House has decided in the last few weeks to declare one of our sister organizations “not a news organization” and to tell the rest of us not to treat them like a news organization. Can you explain why it’s appropriate for the White House to decide that a news organization is not one?

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October 20, 2009 in Current Affairs, Obama, Barack, Today's Qs for Obama's WH, White House, White House Press Briefing | Permalink | User Comments (932)

Today’s Qs for O’s WH – 10/19/2009

We were joined at the top of the briefing by Melody Barnes, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, and Jared Bernstein, chief economist and policy adviser to Vice President Biden, who heralded a new report indicating that the stimulus bill had created or saved roughly 250,000 jobs in education.

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October 19, 2009 in Today's Qs for Obama's WH | Permalink | User Comments (61)

Today’s Qs for O’s WH -10/14/2009

TAPPER: Just given the controversy in Afghanistan with President Karzai and the election, how important is it to the White House before you actually make any announcements about your strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, how important is it to you...

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October 14, 2009 in Today's Qs for Obama's WH | Permalink | User Comments (8)