politico.com - 12/19/2008
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That's how many Barack Obama has taken at press conferences since Election Day. The Washington Times Christina Bellantoni is keeping a running count , and reports that Obama's easily shattered the transition record with 11 press conferences.
Averaging three to four questions in each, ...
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 12/18/2008
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Open For Questions will probably be a vehicle
for the Obama grassroots groups to organize support around...
White House priorities. It will help him get political cover for more controversial items that he wants to tackle, and it has the side ...
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Daily Kos —
... effort will yield satisfaction on either end of the spectrum--John Q. Public may have as difficult a time getting answers out of government officials as representatives of the mainstream media do. But to get a glimpse of how bypass-the-press might work, look no further than the Bush administration. Fair enough. Let's take a look. George W. Bush held 9 news conferences during his transition. As of Thursday, President-elect Obama has held 12 -- more than any other incoming president ever. It's true that Bush had an abbreviated ...
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