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President Schools Hoops Analyst in H-O-R-S-E

Retired Indiana Pacer Clark Kellogg of CBS lets down his guard

(Newser) - CBS basketball analyst Clark Kellogg knows pressure—he played for Ohio State and the Indiana Pacers before moving to the TV studio—but he appears to have let his guard down on the White House court. In a game of H-O-R-S-E—renamed P-O-T-U-S, a common abbreviation of "president of...

'Kumar' Bails on White House Gig

Kal Penn leaves Obama administration to resume acting

(Newser) - Kal Penn is done with politics: The actor will resign as President Obama's associate director of public engagement to return to show business, starting with a new Harold & Kumar movie that begins shooting in June. The film will see the two buddies reunited at Christmastime under the direction of...

Malia, Sasha Thrive in White House: Dad

First daughters 'unbelievably well-adjusted kids': President Obama

(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama's determination to keep their daughters' daily routines as normal as life in the White House can be is paying off, the proud president says. "Malia and Sasha have just turned out to be unbelievably well-adjusted kids," Barack Obama said this morning on the Today...

White House Renews Seder Tradition

(Newser) - Among the families around the world gathering tomorrow to celebrate the beginning of Passover with a dinner, or seder, will be a high-profile group: the Obamas. The White House seder tradition started on the campaign trail in 2008, when then-senator Barack Obama surprised three staffers by showing up for their...

US-Israel Clash Marks Limits of American Clout

But shifting sands unnerve Israel supporters

(Newser) - The clash between the US and Israel over East Jerusalem settlements is underscoring the shifting sands of the nations' relationship and highlighting the limits of America's clout with Israel. It's also raising concerns among Israel's supporters because US leaders appear to be linking Israeli positions to imperiling American lives. Gen....

Meet Marcelas Owens, 11, Health Reform Activist

Seattle fifth-grader lost uninsured mother to illness, became activist

(Newser) - That little boy standing at President Obama’s right hand as he signed health care reform legislation into law is, somewhat improbably, one of the nation’s preeminent reform advocates. Marcelas Owens, 11, has been sharing the story of his mother since she died in 2007, uninsured and unable to...

Oh, Joe: Biden Drops F-Bomb
 Oh, Joe: Biden Drops F-Bomb 
Mar 23, 2010 12:27 PM CDT

Oh, Joe: Biden Drops F-Bomb

VP reminds president health care reform is a big deal

(Newser) - Get out the equipment you used to break down the Zapruder film, and set it to "lip-read"—did Joe Biden really remind President Obama that signing health care reform bill is "a big f---ing deal"? Talking Points Memo asks—and White House press secretary Robert Gibbs...

Obama Signs Health Reform Into Law

Battle over $938B measure sets tone for midterm elections

(Newser) - A broadly smiling President Obama signed a historic $938 billion health care overhaul this morning at the White House. The measure guarantees coverage for 32 million uninsured Americans and will touch nearly every citizen's life, representing the biggest shift in US domestic policy since the 1960s. A joyous crowd of...

Next Up: Selling Historic Reform to Skittish Public

  Next Up: 
 Selling Historic 
 Reform to 
 Skittish Public 
2010 Campaign starts now
Mar 22, 2010 7:54 AM CDT

Next Up: Selling Historic Reform to Skittish Public

Obama push to up bill's public approval starts now

(Newser) - Now that the bill has passed, on to the PR blitz: The White House is planning a multi-phase campaign to turn around public opinion of health care reform ahead of the midterm elections, in the hopes of backing the GOP into a corner. In the next few days President Obama...

'We Are Still Capable of Doing Great Things': Obama

President calls health reform bill 'a victory for common sense'

(Newser) - President Obama says the health care legislation the House passed tonight is "a victory for the American people" and "a victory for common sense." The bill "will not solve every problem" in the health care system, the president said, but "moves us in the right...

Rush Jams White House Phones: It's 'Ballgame'

He urges listeners to call about health care reform

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh helped snarl the White House switchboard today when he gave listeners the toll-free numbers and urged them to call to chat about health care reform. “The system is being overwhelmed by calls,” one employee told Roll Call this afternoon. It's only the second time Limbaugh has...

The Real Reason Desiree Rogers Is Leaving

Obama's social secretary thinks he hung her out to dry

(Newser) - Desirée Rogers is leaving the White House with a chip on her shoulder. In a profile in today’s New York Times , a host of sources close to Rogers say that Obama’s outgoing social secretary feels the administration hung her out to dry in the Salahi dust-up. “...

US Begins to Believe in Iran Opposition

White House shifting strategy, but activists aren't thrilled

(Newser) - With President Obama's attempts to negotiate with Tehran going nowhere, the White House is looking to a new approach to pressuring Iran on nuclear weapons: backing the Iranian opposition movement. The US administration is now convinced the Iranian opposition is here to stay, and hopes to boost it while further...

Inside Rahm's Time of Turbulence


 Inside Rahm's 
 Time of 
 Turbulence 
ANALYSIS
Mar 9, 2010 10:17 AM CST

Inside Rahm's Time of Turbulence

Emanuel more determined than ever as Obama agenda stalls

(Newser) - These are tough times for President Obama's combative chief of staff, but don't expect him to walk away from the job any time soon, writes Peter Baker in a detailed look at the White House's inner workings. Health care reform still hangs in the balance and if it fails, Rahm...

Jay-Z, Beyoncé Hit White House Situation Room

Hip-hop's first couple get tour, meet Obama

(Newser) - Hip-hop’s first couple got a look at the DC digs of the nation’s first family this week, with Jay-Z and wife Beyoncé getting cozy in the White House Situation Room as they waited to meet President Obama. The rapper, who’s bragged in lyrics about close relations with...

Karl Rove: Poor Handling of Iraq War Was My Fault
 Karl Rove: Poor Handling 
 of Iraq War Was My Fault  
POLITICAL MEMOIR
Mar 3, 2010 10:09 AM CST

Karl Rove: Poor Handling of Iraq War Was My Fault

In memoir, Bush aide regrets not defending war to public harder

(Newser) - Karl Rove says in a new memoir that the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq badly damaged the Bush administration's credibility and led to dwindling public support for the war. The former White House political adviser blames himself for not pushing back against claims that President Bush...

DC Consensus: Obama Should've Listened to Rahm

As big ticket failures abound, Emanuel's practicality could have helped

(Newser) - From health care reform to unemployment to Guantanamo Bay, many Washington insiders think President Obama would be much better off today had he listened to his brash-but-practical chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel. Top staffers like David Axelrod have a “strong view of the historic character Obama is supposed to...

White House Overhauls Nuclear Strategy

New focus on arms control, nonproliferation

(Newser) - As the White House hammers out details of Obama's nuclear strategy, it's clear the president is making an about-face on many Bush policies, but not it's clear whether his approach will be dovish enough to please his base. The new strategy will commit the US to not developing any new...

Obama's New Social Secretary Is Veteran Fundraiser

Julianna Smoot has strong ties to donors

(Newser) - The new social secretary of the White House is a Washington insider and veteran political fundraiser. Julianna Smoot, who served as finance director for President Obama's 2008 campaign, will replace the outgoing Desiree Rogers , reports the Hill . The move is good news for the president's wealthy donors, says Ben Smith...

White House Social Secretary Will Step Down

Desiree Rogers presided over state dinner that drew party crashers

(Newser) - White House social secretary Desiree Rogers will leave her position next month. Rogers says she feels comfortable leaving because her principle goal—changing the White House into a more open "people's house"—had largely been achieved, she tells the Chicago Sun-Times . But her tenure will be best remembered...

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