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NYT: Facebook courting Robert Gibbs for spokesman position

Is Robert Gibbs about to leave Team Obama for Facebook? That's what the New York Time reports: Mr. Gibbs, who left the White House in February after two years on the job, had been planning to help establish President Obama’s re-election campaign before taking a private sector job, these people said. Read More

The risk that 2/11/11 will end up like Iran's 2/11/79

It looks like 2/11/11 will go down in history with 11/9/89, not 6/4/89. 6/4/89 is when the Chinese military obeyed orders to massacre protesters in Tienanmen Square; 11/9/89 is when East German leaders announced the opening of the Berlin Wall and declined to order border guards to shoot the Berliners who began dismantling the barrier that had stood for 28 years. Read More

Robert Gibbs can now say he's not a White House press secretary

Our "Age of Antagonism" has finally come to an end, with Robert Gibbs stepping down from his post as White House Press Secretary. Below, witness a fantastic mashup from Politico that chronicles Gibbs explaining that the reason he can't comment on whatever issue is because he is not an expert:   Read More

Free Robert Gibbs! (Because why pay more?)

President Obama flew to Wisconsin today to continue delivering his speech from last night. En route, press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked when he might be airborne from the West Wing. Q: Is the President any closer to finding your replacement and springing you? Read More

Obama focuses on jobs while GOP ponders health care

Buoyed by rising poll numbers and a boost in the nation's financial outlook, President Obama is refocusing on the economy as he prepares to formally announce his re-election bid. Saying Obama is likely to file papers soon for 2012, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs -- departing the administration to consult for the campaign -- said Obama hopes to build on recent improvements. Read More

Obama focuses on jobs while GOP ponders health care

Buoyed by rising poll numbers and a boost in the nation's financial outlook, President Obama is refocusing on the economy as he prepares to formally announce his re-election bid. Saying Obama is likely to file papers soon for 2012, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs -- departing the administration to consult for the campaign -- said Obama hopes to build on recent improvements. Read More

Obama hires new team to freshen efforts on economy

President Obama's choice of prominent Chicago banker William Daley to serve as his new chief of staff signals a strong shift for the administration as the White House intensifies its efforts on the economy. Obama also is set to announce his new economic team Friday to coincide with the release of the first unemployment figures of the new year. Read More

WH's Gibbs: Obama's vote against raising the debt ceiling was insincere

That's what outgoing White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs tells ABC's Jake Tapper, anyway: Read More

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs stepping down

Robert Gibbs was easily the most disliked White House press secretary since Scott Mclellan and his departure had been rumored for months, so this isn't too much of a shock. Read More

Be thankful Obama broke his promise on Guantanamo

"We're going to close Guantanamo," said candidate Barack Obama at a June 2007 campaign fundraiser in San Antonio, Texas. "We're going to close Guantanamo," Obama said at a rally in Fairfield, Iowa, 10 days later. "We're going to close Guantanamo," Obama said in a speech in Chesapeake, Va., in August 2008. Read More
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