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huffingtonpost.com - 11/25/2008
Obama Press Conference Media Divided Into Cubs And White Sox Sections
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In a nod to Chicago's rival baseball teams, the news media's seats at the Obama transition team's Monday press conference have been divided into two sections: White Sox and Cubs. The Sox, Obama's favorite team, are the South section, while the Cubs section comprises the North seats. From ...

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Think Progress — ... During yesterday’s press conference with President-elect Obama, the journalists was divided into a White Sox section and a Cubs section. The pool reporter lamented that he — “a genuine White Sox fan” — was assigned to the Cubs section. During today’s press conference, Obama apologized to the reporter and took a shot at the Bush administration’s unwillingness to admit error: ...

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by Frank James President-elect Barack Obama apologized to McClatchy reporter Steve Thomma at today's press conference for his staff placing the reporter in the "Cubs," not "White Sox" section of the press seating area. Thomma, a White Sox fan, noted the indignity of it all in the pool ...
Obama Press Conference Media Divided Into Cubs And White Sox Sections — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
In a nod to Chicago's rival baseball teams, the news media's seats at the Obama transition team's Monday press conference have been divided into two sections: White Sox and Cubs. The Sox, Obama's favorite team, are the South section, while the Cubs section comprises the North seats. From ...