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This afternoon, in his second press briefing, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs fielded questions on energy independence, the stimulus package, and the auto industry.

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The Briefing Room

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Press Briefing 1/29/09

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Press Briefing by Dana Perino

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Dear Obama White House Web Team: This Is Not Acceptable
Oliver Willis — ... Sorry guys, but press briefing “highlights” don’t fly. While appealing from an aesthetic POV, the White House web site has been a clunker in the one department it can’t be: information. That means full transcripts of press briefings (and video), full text of presidential speeches, proclamations, etc. Its one of the few things the Bushies got right, and considering the resources afforded to the White House it isn’t acceptable for this kind of slacking. ...

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NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... February 2006, describes itself as "an independent media watchdog source providing information and commentary on the relationship between the press and the White House" that is not affiliated with the White House Correspondents' Association. Here's how the guys at WHPC reacted to a carefully excerpted press briefing posted to the WhiteHouse.gov site on Monday: After 4 days and 4 hours the whitehouse.gov web site finally released transcripts of a press briefing. Well, not exactly, as it turns out. "Selected ...