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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 2/5/2009
Obama plans primetime press conference Monday night
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WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Obama will hold the first official press conference of his presidency next Monday night, February 9, two weeks earlier than President Bush held his first White House press conference eight years ago. Obama is also slated to speak to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, February 24, in what is being [...]
online.wsj.com - 2/12/2009
Barack Obama Prescreens Reporters at Press-Conference
— online.wsj.com — About half-way through President Obama's press conference Monday night, he had an unscripted question of his own.... "All, Chuck Todd," the President said, referring to NBC's White House correspondent. "Where's Chuck?" He had the same strange question ... (more) Barack Obama Prescreens Reporters at Press-Conference

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Transcript: Obama Press Conference, February 9, 2009 From The White House
cbsnews.com - 2/10/2009
Transcript: Obama Press Conference, February 9, 2009 From The White House
— cbsnews.com — (CBS) A transcript of President Obama's Feb. 9 press conference, released by the White House: OBAMA: Good... evening, everybody. Please be seated. Before I take your questions tonight, I'd like to speak briefly about the state of our economy and why I ... (more) Transcript: Obama Press Conference, February 9, 2009 ...

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whitehouse.gov - 2/11/2009
Press Conference by the President
— whitehouse.gov — On Monday evening, February 9, 2009, President Obama gave his first White House press conference in the... East Room. (more) Press Conference by the President

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